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| Crown Bay Marina (St. Thomas) |  
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Description:
Located two minutes from the airport, Crown Bay Marina is the largest Marina on the island of St. Thomas. It is the major hub for megayachts operating in the US and British Virgin Islands. The marina has excellent facilities and is located just minutes away from historic downtown Charlotte Amalie, the capital of the US Virgin Islands. | |
| Details: |
 Nearest commercial airport: Cyril E. King Airport |
| Average watertemp: Min 20 - Max 25 oCelcius. |
| Average visibility: 25 Horizontal metres |
| Bottom composition: Sand, Corals, Rocks |
| Dive conditions: Ocean/Sea, Salt water |
| Seasonality: Tourist season officially starts October first. People generally seek the warmth of Virgin Islands diving during the colder months up in the States. However, during the winter, the water temperature drops to as low as 75 degrees Farenheit and winds blow constantly at between 15 and 20 knots. Those in the know come to the Virgin islands to dive in the summer months. From late July through late November, the tradewinds fall off, making the surface waters calm, and the water temperature can rise to 85 degrees Farenheit. This time of year, however is the heart of hurricane season, so watch the weather channel carefully before you head down to the VI. |
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Marinelife in the area:
| Species | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | | | Coral Spawning |  | | | | | | |  | | | | |  | | Many different species of coral can be seen year round in the Virgin Islands. Spawning, however only takes place on one or two nights every year. On or immediately after the full moon at the end of August you can, with a little luck, observe the various species of corals releasing their gametes in... (More)
| | | Eagle rays |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Spotted eagle rays can be seen cruising over reefs on occasion, and are seen more frequently on the deep water wrecks. Divers can count themselves lucky if they get to swim with these graceful creatures whose wingspan can reach up to 10 feet.
| | | Hawksbill turtles |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Smaller hawksbill sea turtles are frequently seen on in shore reefs, many of which lie in waters where the turtles are protected by the Virgin Islands government. Larger hawksbills up to several hundred pounds can be seen on deeper wrecks and reefs.
| | | Hawksbill turtles | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Abubdance of tropical species, from damsels to larger reef fish. Hawksbill and logger head turtles pretty common. Night dives bring out an array of sting rays, trunk fish, barraccudas, lobsters, octopus and other nocturnal creatures.
| | | Moray eels | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Black and white spotted moray eels are everpresent year round and are seen on almost every dive. The green and goldentail varieties are more rare, but still observed with some frequency.
| | | Nurse sharks | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Nurse sharks are present year round, but are most active in the months of May, June, and July. This time of year is their peak breeding season and they regularly return to the same breeding sites every summer.
| | | Stingrays | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Southern stingrays can be seen with great frequency year round. They sleep in the sand flats that border the inshore and deepwater reefs and wrecks. They can often be seen foraging in the sand for the invertebrates that make up the majority of their diet.
| | Probability of encounter:  0%,  0 > 60%,  60 > 90%,  90 > 100%
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