Utila, Bay Islands, Honduras

Ted's Point

Ted's Point is a north-shore Utila wall dive on the western half of the island, named after a long-time local divemaster and a regular feature in the rotation of Utila Town operators. The site begins on a coral plateau at 10 meters with stands of brain coral, sea rods and large barrel sponges, then drops to a steep wall running from 18 down past 35 meters. The wall is heavily decorated with rope sponges in oranges and purples, deep-water gorgonians, tube sponges and clusters of black coral. Marine life is consistently rich: hawksbill turtle, queen angelfish, schooling creole wrasse, midnight parrotfish, spotted moray and the occasional spotted eagle ray. The deeper wall is a reliable spot for Caribbean reef shark passages during the cooler months. Conditions are typically mild with visibility of 22 to 30 meters.