Scuba Divers
Warsaw Reef is one the top reef dives. It's an artificial hole with concrete rubble & tire bundles. The hole is loved by the fish, who travel to nearby wrecks like Black Bart.
For dives at various levels of difficulty, look to Scuba Dive Panama City Beach. Whether you are on a family vacation, couples retreat or solo adventure, their passionate divers can craft an optimal experience. Feel the rush of descending to exciting depths in optimal, expertly-selected locations.
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Warsaw Reef is one the top reef dives. It's an artificial hole with concrete rubble & tire bundles. The hole is loved by the fish, who travel to nearby wrecks like Black Bart.
The Panama City Beach has a variety of great dive sites, suitable for both beginners as well as experienced divers. Over 50 artificial reefs can be found within miles of the World's Most Beautiful Beaches. There are also bridge spans, boats, bridges, and hundreds upon hundreds of natural limestone reefs. The depths range from 18 feet to 110ft.
The St Andrew's Park Jetties are the best place to start shore diving in Panama City Beach. You can walk from the parking lot to reach the beach in a few minutes and you will soon be in the water. There is no boat traffic on the beach-side. If you decide to cross the channel, make sure to bring your dive flag. There are many tropical fish living in the jetties' rocks. High slack tide is the best time to dive. This means visibility and current are better. St Andrew's Park jetties is also a great place to snorkel in Panama City Beach.
The El Dorado is Panama City Beach’s newest wreck. Hurricane Michael blew the ship ashore in October of 2018. She sat derelict off the Hathaway Bridge as a constant reminder of the storm’s deadly wrath through winter and spring. In May of 2019, she started her life as a premier dive site.
The Black Bart is an 180-foot vessel that was used as an artificial reef in 1993. Vulcano del Golfo was named in 1977 in honor of Charles' Black Bart' Bartholomew (Navy Supervisor of Salvage Captain), who drowned while diving off Panama City Beach, in 1990. His achievements include leading the Navy's cleanup after the Exxon Valdez oil leak.
Never hold your breath
As every good entry-level dive student knows, this is the most important rule of scuba. And for good reason — breath holding underwater can result in serious injury and even death. In accordance with Boyle's law, the air in a diver's lungs expands during ascent and contracts during descent.
As you become a qualified scuba diver, you learn the basics of an essential scuba system. A cylinder, weights, an exposure suit, regulators, BCD gauge and timing device, mask and fins are the bare essentials.