Tinker's Shoal

Information

Position: Area South West of Great Mewstone

Depth : 30m of water

Tinker's shoal is a reef south of Plymouth Breakwater. Depending on the tide, you can use either East or West Tinker shoal buoys to drop down to the bottom. There are reefy gullies which have quite a lot of kelp growth on them. However if you are prepared to grub in the gullies then there are still a few objects to be found. A good spot to dive are the margins where rock meets sand. This seems to concentrate items washed out of the sound and makes for an interesting ‘Scranny’ dive.

Always use an SMB on this site as wind conditions sometimes make it difficult for the skipper to keep tabs of the diver’s bubbles and divers being divers rarely keep to the direction of swim intended!