Hello From Antigua

[Antigua Sam]

Hi All,

Have browsed this site over the last six months but never joined. I live in Antigua, originally from the UK though.

I started freediving properly about 6 months ago but have always had an interest in it. I get out most weekends and typically dive around the 50' mark and enjoy swim throughs because Antigua is quite shallow and the depth is harder to find. Most of the time we dive we swim with reef sharks which was quite scary when we first started but they are not to big and tend to ignore us most of the time.

If anyone is passing through or visiting Antigua, I would be happy to meet up, head out on the boat and do some diving.

Cheers,

Sam

 

[guybly]

Most of the time we dive we swim with reef sharks which was quite scary when we first started but they are not to big and tend to ignore us most of the time.

the problem is when they dont ignore you

I used to dive with lemon sharks back when I lived in miami but lemon sharks are the puppies of the sea(not the same thing as reef sharks).

Antigua sounds like an awesome place.

 

[Antigua Sam]

Yes we have had two close encounters so far and now tend to take an old speargun with us just in case to use as a poking device if they get too frisky.

They are quite sneaky though both times they have come very close they always come from behind and very high in the water almost near the surface which is typically not where we are looking!!

 

[Salehthefish]

Hello and welcome on DB

All best