Boat Dive Sites

Holland Rock

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A small pinnacle on the outer edge of the Whelps. So called due to a group of Dutch divers visiting the site many times over several years, it was one of their favourite dives. Covered in life, competing with some of the best reefs around Cornwall.

It is slowly becoming a favourite of the locals that have dived it.

Jun 25

Lath Rock

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Tags: boat dive, lath rock, reef dive

Lath Rock is situated close to the centre of Veryan Bay. It is a pinnacle reef system that slopes down from around 7m down to 26m, even deeper as it slopes off more gently.

Covered in a range of marine life, it is a very scenic dive. Worthy of several visits, to explore it properly.

Jan 05

H.M.S. Primrose

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The HMS Primrose was a sailing gunship that hit the Manacles in 1809. Over the years it has been subject to various types of salvage, many times. What remains now are just a few cannon balls and some encrusted items. Every now and then something new is found but nothing of any great significance for a long time.

At the church in St Keverne there is a carronade, removed from the HMS Primrose, it is visible from the road in front of the church.

Wessex Archaeology recently surveyed the Primrose, trying to work out if it was worth protecting, along with our help. They decided there wasn’t enough left to designate it as a protected site.

HMS Primrose cannonball

Jun 07

City of Ghent wreck

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Tags: city of ghent, wreck dive

The City of Ghent was a 616 ton, 64m long motor vessel. It hit Black Head but managed to get off, it was taking in water and started to list, then sank near the Lizard point on 15/11/1953.

It now lies upside down and although the superstructure has collapsed, it is reasonably intact. An excellent dive where tide timings are important. Maximum depth is around 35m.

City of Ghent today

Oct 18

Dive Site List

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Tags: boat dive, boat dive sites, dive sites, reef dive, wreck dive

Wreck	Area	Lost	Depth in M
01. ss Stanwood	Carrick Roads	1939	18-26
02. Epsilon	Falmouth Bay	1917	24
03. Sevra	Falmouth Bay	1941	16
04. Caroni Rivers	Falmouth Bay	1942	26
05. N.G. Petersen	Falmouth Bay	1918	22
06. H.M.T. Rinovia	Falmouth Bay	1941	52
07. Jersey Queen	Falmouth Bay	1940	52
08. Andromeda	Porthmellin Head	1915	7
09. sv Hera	Veryan Bay	1914	18
10. Lady of the Isles	Gerrans Bay	1904	52
11. Rock Island Bridge	Helford	1928	13
12. Volnay	Porthallow Bay	1917	22
13. Bay of Panama	Porthallow Bay	1891	9
14. Lady Dalhousie	Manacles	1884	12
15. SS Mohegan	Manacles	1891	26
16. Andola	Manacles	1895	10
17. H.M.S Primrose	Manacles	1809	17
18. Port Chalmers	Lowland Point	1886	12
19. Pindos	Chynalls Point	1912	12
20. Rose	Chynalls Point	1866	12
21. SS Veritas	Coverack	1907	38
22. Godolphin	Black Head	1888	10
23. Plantagenet	Black Head	1897	10
24. Clan Alpine	Black Head	1873	12
25. Gunvor	Pedn Boar	1912	12
26. Carmarthen	Kennack Bay	1916	23
27. Citrine	Kennack Bay	1955	23
28. Bellucia	Kennack Bay	1917	19
29. Socoa	Kennack Bay	1906	11
30. Clan Malcolm	Lizard	1935	16
31. Adolf Vinnen	Lizard	1923	13
32. Czar	Lizard	1859	18
33. Hansy	Lizard	1911	11
34. Mosel	Lizard	1882	14
35. Ilston	Lizard	1917	46
36. Spyridion Vagliano	Manacles	1890	18
37. Ponus	Falmouth Bay	1916	7
38. UC92	Falmouth Bay	1921	6
39. UBs 86, 112, 97, 128, 106	Falmouth Bay	1921	8
40. City of Ghent	Lizard	1955	34
41. Carmalina	Manacles	1917	54
42. Eric Calvert	Falmouth Bay	1917	58
43. Bretonne	Falmouth Bay	1923	58
44. Great Eastern	Falmouth Bay		58
45. Cape Finistere	Falmouth Bay	1917	60
46. Sommeina	Falmouth Bay	1917	59
47. Spital	Falmouth Bay	1918	58
48. Plane	Gerrans Bay	1942	32
49. Unknown Wreck	Lizard		58
50. Eskdale	Falmouth Bay	1943	70
51. Rubaan	Lizard	1939	25
52. Eastfield	Dodman	1917	48
53. Butetown	Dodman	1918	49
54. UB113	Dodman	1920	58
55. Lord Snowden	Falmouth Bay	1942	59
56. Hansey	Lizard	1911	12
57. UB118	Dodman	1920	68
58. Tug	Falmouth Bay	1944	25
59. Vinlake	Falmouth Bay	1917	58
60. Dispatch	Black Head	1809	10
61. Briel	Black Head	1791	10
62. Active	Lizard	1942	32
63. Brest	Lizard	1906	12
64. Leon Martin	Falmouth Bay	1940	14
65. Bomber	Manacles		51
66. Brett	Lizard	1989	40
67. Ibis	Lizard	1918	34
68. Lydie	Falmouth Bay	1918	65
69. Ben Asdale	Falmouth Bay	1978	0-5
70. HMS Torrid & The Queen	Carrick Roads		8

Reefs	Area		Depth (M)
100. The Old Wall Reef	Gerrans Bay		8 – 36
101. Bizzies Reef	Gerrans Bay		7 – 18
102. Outer Bizzies Canyon	Gerrans Bay		15 – 32
103. Lath Rock	Veryan Bay		7 – 24
104. East Narrows Wall	Carrick Roads		14 – 36
105. Shore’s Rock	Gerrans Bay		2 – 8
106. Wrigglers Inner Pinnacle	Falmouth Bay		28 – 54
107. Vase Rock	Manacles		7 – 36
108. Pen Wyn Reef	Manacles		4 – 46
109. Half Way Rocks	Manacles		10 – 32
110. Raglans Reef	Manacles		8 – 38
111. Foam Rock	Lowland Point		5 – 22
112. The Razers	Black Head		10 – 26
113. Pencra & Tol Peg	Falmouth Bay		8-30
114. Killigerran Head	Gerrans Bay		8
115. Helford River MCZ	Helford		8
116. Helford Pool and Drift	Helford		18
117. Carn Du	Manacles		6-36
118. Fraggle Rock & Cave	Falmouth Bay		8
119. Newporth Head	Falmouth Bay		7
120. St Just Pool/Kat’s Wall	Carrick Roads		30
121. Trefusis Head	Carrick Roads		8
122. Turnaware Bar	Carrick Roads		18
123. The Whelps	Gerrans Bay		6-30
124. Cannon Ball	Falmouth Bay		21
125. Seal Caves	Falmouth Bay		9
126. Puskeys	Falmouth Bay		17-34
127. Maenland	Manacles		5-23
128. August Rock	Helford		3-12
129. East Davas	Lowland Point		6-14
130. Vrogue Rock	Lizard		5-21
131. Cannons	Gerrans Bay		15
132. Gull Rock Caves	Gerrans Bay		10
133. Holland Rock	Gerrans Bay		26-18
134. The Manacles	The Manacles		0-44
Species Specific	Area		Depth (M)
135. Sea Grass	Falmouth		1-10
136. Maerl	Falmouth		4-10
137. Pink Sea Fans	Falmouth		18-70
138. Grey Seals	Falmouth		0-10

Aug 18

Pen Wyn Reef

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Tags: boat dive, falmouth bay, manacles, penwyn, reef dive, wall dive

Pen Wyn is one of many pinnacles on the Manacles Reef, sitting next to Vase Rock. The top of the rock is around 6m, with the sea bed as far away as 44m. Covered in anemones and corals, it is often described as an underwater garden. One of the U.K’s best reefs. It is so close to Vase rock that one dive could encompass both sites.

Aug 14

Half Way Rocks

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Tags: boat dive, halfway rocks, manacles, penwyn, reef dive, vase

Half way rocks is so called because it is part way between Vase Rock and Maen Voes. It is the most dramatic of all the pinnacles on the Manacles with one side being almost vertical, from 12m to 37m. It is quite often confused with PenWyn although it is around 50m away. The top of the rock is around 12m, with the sea bed as far away as 37m. Covered in anemones and corals, it is also often described as an underwater garden. One of the U.K’s best reefs. read more →

Jul 26

Gull Rock Caves

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Tags: boat dive, cave dive, gull rock, reef dive

Lying between Gerrans Bay and Veryan Bay, Gull Rock stands high just 600m from shore. On the south side is a much smaller rock, the Gull Rock Calf. read more →

Jul 15