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Sail Rock Location: North of Koh Pha-ngan,
Koh Tao, Thailand Description: Huge rock island Depth: 32
metres max (105 feet) Visibility: 10 - 30 metres (30 - 100
feet)
Sail Rock is a large granite pinnacle which is
situated mid
distance between the islands of Koh Tao and Koh Pha-ngan. The
pinnacle emerges 12m above the water surface and goes down to around
28m in places. Great for all types of divers. PADI Advanced Open
Water
A large granite rock that has no interest from
the surface. That all changes as soon as you go under the surface,
it's full of fish and various hard and soft corals. The dive site is
suitable for all levels of diver going to a depth of around 32m,
this is the site I did my deep dive for my Advanced Open Water.
There is a nice training ledge at approx. 10m where the divers enter
the water. Another feature is the "chimney"; you enter this at 18m
and can exit through a window at about 10m or go to the top and come
out at 5m. Two divers at a time can come up the chimney, take care
when entering so you cause no damage and look out for small shrimps. If you are really
lucky you can see whale sharks at this site, I saw my first and only
one up to now in August of this year. Visibility is usually between
10m and 20m. Current is usually mild at worst, have had one dive
there when I found it strong but I am not the strongest of swimmers.
Overall would recommend this site. Macro fans take your
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