Noranders Reef?

Celeus · Post by **Celeus** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 2:53 pm

My PNW Current and Tides book (great book, btw) has a listing for Noranders Reef, but I can find no reference to it on the web. It shows it as right on Bainbridge island.

Anyone know anything about this site?

WylerBear · Post by **WylerBear** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 2:55 pm

I've never dove there. But I know you can get some info by going to nwscubamom's website-pnwscuba.com-and checking out the Dive Site Maps section. Norranders Reef is listed there.

enchantmentdivi · Post by **enchantmentdivi** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 5:30 pm

I have dove Norrander's Reef 3-4 times. It is an easy dive with little/no current--there can be a bit of a current on an ebb tide. I recommend that you do your first dive there on a low tide as the tide is starting to come in for that reason and for another one. The second reason is that there is a fool-proof way to find the reef, but it can be hidden under the surface on really high tides. There is a small crab pot buoy attached to a line that is attached to another line that leads straight out to the reef. On high tides, that buoy is sometimes submerged.

I've seen many types of fish there (it can look like an aquarium), lots of nudibranches, octos, and even a wolf eel.

Parking is extremely limited--5-6 cars max!

Jenn