The boys U11 team from the Turks and Caicos ‘Footballing School of Excellence’ has been coached by the dedicated and experienced Philip Shearer, captain of TCI mens Team and of Big Blue Unlimited for the past 2/3 years. The team played their last game of the season against a much larger and stronger National U14 Girls Team on June 29th. Some truly inspirational football was witnessed, and the boys, who played a passing a moving game with a footballing maturity beyond their years triumphed an impressive 6 goals to 2. Bring on next season. We can’t wait and are honored to support this talented group of young stars!
2012 whale season has well and truly kicked off! It seems like all our trips are coming back with whale stories and encounters. The best encounter so far has to be Captain Dave and Laura with their guests while diving at Pine Cay’s football field. The singing could be heard as soon as the divers got in the water. Indeed it was so loud everyone knew the whale was close by. After the dive the singing could be heard while standing on the boat! Our divers then managed to get in the water and watch the whale sing in the head down position. Brilliant.
After much anticipation the Humpbacks finally arrived in the last week of Jan! Brent and Lynn were the first to see them as they left Leeward on the way to North West Point. The excitement level is growing.
Chris and his private charter group took the opportunity to venture further afield to west sand spit and scored big time. Not only did they have outrageously good diving with excellent visibility and animal life, sharks, eagle rays and tons of fish but they were treated to a pod of bottlenose dolphins in flat calm seas between dives as well and 2 pilot whales on the way home. needless to say all were thrilled!
Its official. If you don’t already know. Small groups rule! Laura (our dive instructor) and Jay Noddle and friends (Big Blue guests) were diving off Grace Bay on Aquarium and were closely eye balled by 2 large Bottlenose Dolphins. THE PERFECT DIVE!
Big thank you to Wes Matweyew (kite), Norma, Cardi (boat captain) and Calroy (kayak guide) for helping to collect the garbage that was left behind and drifted onto Leeward Point and Little Water Cay.
We will continue to try to keep these areas as clean as possible. So we build up piles and collect them when we have the time.
Staff from Big Blue Unlimited (CHESTER, JACKIE LYNN AND LAURA) were out tagging turtles for the Marine Conversation Society (MCS) & Department of Environment and Coastal
Resources (DECR). Following a presentation at the DECR, coral heads around Turtle Cove and Coral Gardens were searched for Green and
Hawksbill sea turtles last weekend in hopes of catching them to support research about the local turtle populations.Turtle sizes were measured, samples from the skin and shell (Hawkbill) were taken, then numbered tags were place on both front flippers. 3 turtles were caught in total. Their DNA is compared to other turtles around the Caribbean to give an indication on where they originated from
and to see their migration routes. 60% of Green Turtles in our waters were born in Costa Rica! Many thanks to Amdeep for getting us involved – we hope to help out again in the near future! Check out more of the research at MCS here: www.mcsuk.org
In November 2009, Aaron Sales of Kiteboarding Magazine, Sam Light, the UK # 1 and top watersports photographer, Bill Doster joined our team for 10 days on a memorable adventure over and under the water. What we got was magical. Even though the wind was un cooperative, through sheer persistence and hard work we nailed the cover shot with Sam on it and an 8 page spread in the magazine. Big shout out to Wes, Hope, Jackie and Philip for a strong team effort. Pick up the Kiteboarding magazine Feb/ March Issue.
We have added the ultimate beach escape to our guests this year. Live out your dream of being on a deserted island with your love one. We will drop you off on a deserted beach, leave you to it and pick you up later. For more information see Beach Escape under Private Charters.
Last week a 12 foot long hammerhead shark was seen by Jackie and a couple of her guests while they were snorkeling in only 8 feet of water at French Cay on the ‘Edge of the banks’ snorkel trip.
