Darting out into the cold waters of the North Atlantic is a small peninsula of land called Cape Ann. Cape Ann comprises the towns of Gloucester and Rockport, about 35 miles north east of Boston, MA, at the northern end of Route 128. This is full 7mm wetsuit country where the "at depth" water temperatures range from mid 40's in the spring and fall to low 60's in the summer.
Cape Ann was first sighted by the European explorer Samuel de Champlain in 1605. Because the area abounded in lush, thick shellfish beds and had many sheltered coves, he named the place "Beauport" or The Good Harbor. The 1650's brought the fishing industry to this area. It has been the life of the people living here to this day.
Because of the unique geography, Cape Ann offers diving in all types of weather. If storms are coming up the coast (wind out of the southeast), we dive the northwest side. Diving is on the southeast side when the fair breezes out of the northwest blow. There are many interesting
places to dive
on Cape Ann. Shore dive, wreck dives, shallow, deep. There's a dive to fit everybody's interest and skill levels.
Dive Sites on Cape Ann:
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Folly Cove
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Gap Cove
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Pebble Beach
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Paddock Rock
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Chester Poling
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Old Garden Beach
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