Jupiter, Florida, United States

Bow and Arrow

Bow and Arrow is a natural-reef ledge dive off the Jupiter coast, named for two stretches of broken reef shaped like a bow and an arrow when seen on side-scan sonar. The site sits in 18 to 24 metres on the inshore line of reef close enough to the Gulf Stream that currents reliably push divers along at one to three knots; it is dived as a drift with surface markers and a live boat. Marine life is excellent year-round: large hawksbill turtles use the ledges as cleaning stations and feed on sponges; lemon sharks pass through in winter; bull sharks come in across summer; goliath grouper aggregations form in late summer; queen and grey angelfish, schools of horse-eye jacks, scrawled filefish, large green moray eels and stingrays are routine. Visibility 18 to 30 metres. Strong currents, often heavy boat traffic, and a deep-bottom drift make this an advanced site requiring SMB and current discipline.