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Saba Diving
Saba's most defining characteristic is its steep rise from the ocean. As such, its dive sites showcase dramatic drops into the deep blue, making the scuba diving deep and somewhat challenging. The challenge is worth it: awaiting divers are sponges of all colours, hard corals, a variety of fish, turtles and -- if you're lucky -- a ray or shark.
There are several shallow dive sites around the shoreline, but this isn't the real attraction. By contrast, in Saba there are no wrecks at all. Ships have sunk there, but within a short distance of land the waters plummet hundreds of metres beyond diving range.
With no beaches on the island, most of the outings are boat dives. Luckily for divers who sit nervously on a boat holding back seasickness and wondering if the dive will justify the long boat ride, few dive sites are more than a 15 minute boat ride since Saba is so small. Offshore dive maximum depths range from 25 to 120 feet.
Most amazing is Third Encounter, also known as Eye of the Needle. Third Encounter is an underwater mountain with a coral plateau at 100 feet featuring plunging, seemingly endless walls... an absolutely stunning dive.
Water temperature is 77° to 80° Fahrenheit in the winter months, and 80° to 85° Fahrenheit in the summer.
SABA MARINE PARK
Saba Conservation Foundation http://www.sabapark.org
Formally established in 1987, the Marine Park manages and strictly enforces Saba's dive sites to ensure that all 28 permanently moored sites remain pristine. Don't expect to take home any underwater souvenirs; the rule is leave what you find in the ocean.
HYPERBARIC CHAMBERS
Saba has an excellent emergency hyperbaric chamber facility. A hyperbaric master's program at Saba University School of Medicine prepares medical students and on-call volunteers to treat diving accidents, barotraumas and wounds. The Saba Conservation Foundation is responsible for the overall management and maintenance of the Saba Hyperbaric Facility.
SABA Marine Park Hyperbaric Facility
Saba University School of Medicine
Address: P.O. Box 1000
The Bottom, Saba
Phone: +599-4163456
Fax: +599-4163458
DIVE SHOPS
Three dive shops operate on the island. They all dive at the same sites, but, like all dive shops, each has its own operating style. Daily diving rates range from $5 to $35. Nitrox diving is popular.
Saba Deep Dive Center
PO Box 22
Fort Bay
Saba, Netherlands Antilles, Dutch West Indies
Telephone: 011-599-416-3347
Fax: 011-599-416-3397
Email: diving@sabadeep.com or sabadeep@unspoiledqueen.com
U.S. Mail Address:
Saba Deep-Box 22
Mike Myers
P.O. Box 025526
Miami, FL 33103-5526
Saba Divers and Scout's Place Dive-Hotel
Barbara & Wolfgang Tooten
P.O. Box 543
Windwardside
Saba, Netherlands Antilles
Telephone: ++ 599 / 416-2740
Fax: ++ 599 / 416-2741
Email: info@scoutsplace.com
Sea Saba Advanced Dive Center
Lynn Costenaro and John Magor
PO Box 598
Windwardside
Saba, Netherlands Antilles
Telephone: 599-416-2246
toll free USA: 1-800-883-SABA
Fax: 599-416-2362
Email: info@seasaba.com
DIVER INFO
DAN Divers Insurance
Their Website
Depths
Green Island: 50-60 feet
Torren's Poin: 10-40 feet
Hole in the Corne: 50 feet
Hot Springs: 25-40 feet
Diamond Rock: 30-80 feet
Tent Reef Wall: 60-80 feet
Babylon: 60-80 feet
Shark Shoal: 100-120 feet
Twilight Zone: 90-110 feet
Third Encounter: 110 feet