Dive Review of Epic Diving / Greenwood Resort, Cat Island/Greenwood Beach Resort in
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Epic Diving / Greenwood Resort, Cat Island/Greenwood Beach Resort: "High voltage shark diving", May, 2015, by Phil Johnston, Bayswater, AU ( Sr. Contributor 26 reports with 25 Helpful votes). Report 8231.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity	N/A
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	Epic Dive run a number of shark diving trips to different areas of the Bahamas during different times of the year- Tiger sharks off Grand Bahama Island, Great Hammerheads off Bimini, & Oceanic White-tips from April to June, operating as day trips out of Greenwood Beach Resort in Southern Cat Island. The Oceanic White-tip program delivers exactly what it promises - Oceanic White-tips, every day, for hours on end. Photgraphers will obtain dramatic, close-up shots of these beautiful, impressive animals. Only those who are comfortable with very close interactions with large (7+ foot) sharks should consider this operation. Unlike almost all other sharks I've seen, the Oceanic White Tips here are very bold - expect to be bumped, or at very least experience multiple very close passes from the white-tips. All of the diving was done in deep blue water, this trip is not for inexperienced divers who don't like open-ocean diving. The operators of Epic Diving - Vincent & Deborah - are clearly passionate about sharks & giving divers opportunities to experience the Bahama's impressive array of sharks. I do however have some reservations about their operation - a guest asked Vincent if he hand-fed the Oceanic White-Tips, he advised not, on account of safety reasons. I did however see Vincent hand-feed the sharks the next day, he also showed me a photo of him hand-feeding a huge Tiger shark at Tiger Beach. I don't think it is a good idea at all for Oceanic White Tips or Tiger sharks to start associating human hands with food. I enjoyed the close interactions with these magnificent animals & would hate to someone get hurt as a result of an accidental bite. The other negative - I saw little else other than a handful of reef sharks & a barracuda or two. Deborah advised me that they had seen marlin, a great hammerhead shark & a tiger shark during their Oceanic White-Tip trips this year, I didn't see any of these. Overall, I enjoyed my 4 days with Epic Diving, but encourage them to maintain the high safety standards required for this sort of diving. I also make mention of Greenwood Beach Resort - it isn't a 5 star resort but has a great atmosphere, the food was great & it is situated on a long stretch of pristine beach, I loved the place.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Australia, Fiji, Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, Malaysia, Indonesia, Cozumel, Cocos Island, Galapagos, Tonga, Mozambique, Tahiti, Maldives
Closest Airport	New Bight Airport	Getting There	Couple of flights per day from Nassau, pretty easy to get to.
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, dry	Seas	choppy, no currents
Water Temp	28-29°C / 82-84°F	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	20-25 M / 66-82 Ft
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	Don't approach the chum box too closely. Depth restrictions were not necessary as all the action occurred within 30-40 feet.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	no
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	None	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals	N/A	Tropical Fish	N/A
Small Critters	N/A	Large Fish
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Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	If you want dramatic pictures of Oceanic White Tip sharks this is the place. Apart from a couple of Caribbean reef sharks not much other subject matter however. Epic Diving's boat (the Thresher)isn't large & has basic facilities for post-dive rinses but not much else.

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Dive Review of Epic Diving / Greenwood Resort, Cat Island/Greenwood Beach Resort in Bahamas/Cat Island

Epic Diving / Greenwood Resort, Cat Island/Greenwood Beach Resort: "High voltage shark diving", May, 2015,

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Dive Review of Epic Diving / Greenwood Resort, Cat Island/Greenwood Beach Resort in
Bahamas/Cat Island