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Water Sports
You can paraglide or hire jet skis. If you would like to
go snorkelling or scuba diving you may go to one of the man-made
reefs. More than a dozen artificial reefs lie within a 15
mile radius of Captiva and Sanibel.
One of the largest is the Edison Reef, created from the
rubble of a former mainland bridge. It was built less than
15 nautical miles from the Sanibel Lighthouse in 42 feet of
water.
Closer to home, the Belton Johnson Reef, about 5 nautical
miles off Bowman's Beach, was named after a well-known local
fishing guide. A yellow and white marker shows the location
of the reef, constructed of concrete culverts.
Peagus/ Charlie's Reef is the newest reef installed in July
1999, located 28 miles due west of Red Fish Pass. A large
tug boat was added to several railroad hoppers that already
have quite an assortment of residences, including barracuda,
cobia, nurse shark, grouper, amber jack and a moray eel.
You can book full scuba training facilities at Sea Horse
Scuba on (239) 472 9656. You can buy masks; goggles etc at
the Bait Box telephone (941) 472 1618.
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