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#4400
Falmouth Mass this June, seeking dive sites
BeekeeperGreg - 2/12/2017 10:47 PM
Category: Travel
Replies: 5

On vacation this June staying in Falmouth area.
Have boat and dive gear.
Need dive spots—-Does anyone have suggestions?
SCUBA or Freedive , boat or shore.

Thanks
Greg
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LatitudeAdjustment - 2/13/2017 8:39 AM
Good morning Greg, on the Cape that’s going to depend on which direction the wind is blowing but the other side isn’t that long of a drive. When I was stationed at Otis AFB I had just started SCUBA and was looking for beach dives but never found anything but sand and in the 60’s there wasn’t a LDS or dive boat.

We did a whale watching trip out of P-town and even that on a big boat got blown out 3 days :(
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DiverfromBaskingRidge - 2/13/2017 8:56 AM
Falmouth area has better fishing than diving from what I remember. Lots of blues and stripers but you may want to find some fish reports before you go. Not sure of the regulations either it has been a while. But a RI license may work in MA...

May look into some shore dives like Fort Wetherill RI or Cape Ann (Gloucester) MA - not sure if it is worth trailering the boat to either place since shore diving is fairly easy.
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Seeteufel - 2/16/2017 9:55 PM
Hi Greg. Search "Port Hunter/ Hedge Fence Shoals ". It’s a WW1 cargo ship that went down in 1918 on the shoals between Falmouth and the Vineyard. It was in a collision with another ship, the captain managed to run it up on the edge of the shoal. If I recall its in the 40-80’ depth range. Visibility not bad, definitely a slack tide dive though. Rests somewhat upright, has large railroad car wheels chained to the deck.
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Seeteufel - 2/16/2017 9:57 PM
Mass.gov website has coordinates...
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BeekeeperGreg - 2/16/2017 10:11 PM
Rick,
Are the Coordinated accurate?
If you are looking for a buddy that week keep me in mind.
We will plenty of divers but would welcome more.
Thanks
Greg