Get to the Point

I park in the grass and step out of the car. They're here all right , assembled in scattered groups with backs toward me. Every one of them , backs to me staring intently at the waters of the Old Sow. They're watching and waiting for the tide to go slack at Deer Island point of course. After all , that's what divers do at The Point , watch and wait and dive. That word, wait . It's ubiquitous in descriptions of Deer Island Point diving. Things like , wait for the ferry , wait for slack tide , " wait till you see this ! ", surface repeatedly in conversations about diving The Point.
A Deer Island Point dive does require some patience. You may have to wait in line for the beautiful half hour ferry ride to Deer Island. Getting to The Point early is a must as divers can not depend completely on the tide tables. Divers then watch and wait for the tell tale slowing of water which indicates that slack tide approaches. At this point the waiting is pretty much over. It's don the dive gear and into the water.
The walls and shelves of Deer Island Point are absolutely worth the wait. The structures here are swarmed, suffocated with everything the bay has to offer. You can't put your hand down without touching something alive! Things like encrusting sponges , finger sponges , yellow sponges , and brown sponges. It's like a U- Pick for fruits and vegetables with sea potatoes spouting from every rock out crop and sea peaches nestled into more protected surroundings. The stars are always out , especially those purple sun stars that to me always seem so confused and unorganized. Checked in to their respective pigeon holes you'll find wolf fish , lobster , and red fish. Often , in the summer months , there are schools of harbor pollock swimming out from the wall and up in the water column.
Usually to soon the impatient tide sends divers to the shore. At The Point a dive can last between twenty and forty plus minutes and that's it , because as we all know , " the tide waits for no man " .

Enjoy diving

Story supplied by: David Logan