Water Sports

From “busy” Marsh Harbour to elegant Green Turtle Cay to the exclusive private island of Walker’s Cay, these islands offer rich, shallow reefs and encounters with friendly fish. Explore old wrecks and beautiful stands of Elkhorn corals while snorkeling below the many cays. Rent kayaks, Hobie cats, or jet skis for sports that are actually on the water.

Water Sports Operators

Snorkeling Sites in The Abaco Islands:

• Sandy Cay Reef - watch for spotted eagle rays and huge southern stingrays.
• Hope Town Reef - Elkhorn, brain coral and plenty of schooling fish.
• Fowl Cay Reef - the most famous resident here is “Gillie,” the friendly grouper.
• Mermaid Reef - home to schools of snapper and big green moray eels.
• The Pillars - huge pillars of corals and fairy basslets darting over the reef.
• Angelfish Reef - angelfish swarm around the reef in less than 20 feet of water.
• Elkhorn Park - huge acres of Elkhorn coral rise and many octopus here.
• Pelican Park - sea turtles come here to rest and eagle rays patrol the area.
• Blue Strip Reef - fish spawning area with tropical fish and blue-striped grunts.
• Sanka Shoal - lots of puffer fish that blow up like spiked basketballs.
• Meghan’s Mesa - a plethora of corals of every type and small plume worms.
• Smugglers Rest - plane wreck sits upright; porcupine fish have taken the controls.
• Hobias Head - watch for long-spined sea urchins and sea stars.
• Crawfish Shallows - the best place to find lobster; watch for sleeping nurse sharks.
• Wreckers Reef - where pirates once plundered ships; watch for sea turtles.
• Jeanette’s Reef - home to barracudas, garden eels, and small invertebrate critters.
• Spanish Cannon - Spanish galleon with cannons among the ballast stones.
• Pirate’s Cathedral - labyrinth of arches and caverns with safe swim-throughs.
• White Hole - numerous grottos and caverns surround a well-protected coral basin.
• Spiral Cavern - large numbers of grouper congregate here.