Sinai
Diving Guide
Alberto Siliotti
The Sinai has become in only a
few years one of the most popular destinations, and probably the most
frequented, for scuba divers from all over the world. In fact, in Sharm
el-Sheikh alone, the tourist capital of the region, an average of more than one
thousand dives are done every day that are unfortunately concentrated on only a
tenth dive sites.
The increase in scuba divers, however, is inversely proportional to the
knowledge of those who guide and present the sites and who no longer have the
time and possibility to increase their knowledge.
In times when the scuba diver has to transform himself from a simple 'tourist'
to an explorer of the undersea world in order to not only understand it but to
respect and protect it, this book, a real diving atlas which has been elaborated
over more than ten years of diving experience, illustrates clearly and easily
the topography as well as the 'secrets' of all major dive sites of the South
Sinai.
Cover Paparback with large flaps; matt lamination+UV serigraphy; title in gold with embossing, 17x24 cm, 352 pp full colour
52 diving sites with detailed 3D plan (328-240 cm), 550 photos, more than 100 drawings.
Contents
How to Use This Guide
The Red Sea
- The origin of a name
- The Red Sea in figures
- Small dictionary of geographical terms
The Red Sea in the history
Origin and geology
The climate
The winds and breezes
- Beaufort Wind Scale and
effects observed on the sea
- Gulf of Suez
Waves
Currents and tides
The Coral Reef
- The world of the reef
- Coral bleaching
Architecture of the coral reef
- The growth of the coral reef
Morphology of the coral reef
The Reef´s Marine Fauna
- Sharks and scuba divers in the Red Sea
- Typical species of the Red Sea
Dangerous organisms
Diving in the Red Sea
Shore dives
Boat diving
- The shamandura
- The nautical charts
- Small dictionary of nautical terms
- On board items
- International Signal Code
Communication on board
- Hertz waves
Safety
- Risk factors and precautions
- DAN
- Emergency telephone numbers
The Protection of the Marine Environment
- Regulations of the Park
Monitoring the Reef
- Natural factors
- Man-induced factors
- Environment
- Fauna
Reef Indicators
Underwater Signals
Conversion Table, Weights and Measures
Bibliography - Internet Sites
The Dive Sites
Strait of Tiran
- The wrecks of Tiran 70
- The island of Tiran 71
Jackson Reef 72
Kormoran 76
Laguna Reef 78
Woodhouse Reef 80
Thomas Reef 82
Gordon Reef 84
Sharm el-Sheikh Local Dives
Ras Ghamila
92
Ras Nasrani 94
Ras Bob 96
White Knight 98
Shark's Bay 100
Far Garden 102
Fiddle Garden 104
Middle Garden 106
Near Garden 108
Sodfa
110
Tower
112
Pinky Wall 114
Amphoras 116
Turtle Bay 118
Paradise
120
Ras Umm Sid
122
Temple
126
Ras Katy
128
Ras Mohammed
- The National Park of Ras Mohammed
Ras Ghozlani 134
Ras Za'atar 138
Ras Burg
142
Jackfish Alley 144
Eel Garden 146
Shark Observatory 148
Shark & Yolanda Reef 150
- Fauna distribution at Shark & Yolanda Reef
153
Strait of Gubal
The Alternatives
160
Dunraven (Beacon Rock) 163
Small Crack (Small Passage) 166
Shag Rock (Kingston) 170
Thistlegorm 173
Sha'ab Abu Nuhas 180
Ghiannis D. 182
Carnatic
188
Marcus (Wreck of the Tiles) 192
Kimon M. (Wreck of the Lentils) 198
Dahab
Ras Abu Galum 206
North Ras Abu Galum 208
South Ras Abu Galum 210
Blue Hole - El Bells 212
The Canyon 218
Ras Abu Helal 222
Eel Gardens 224
Lighthouse 226
The Islands 228
Napoleon Reef 230
Moray Garden - Golden Blocks 232
Three Pools 234
The Caves 236
Gabr el-Bint 238
North Gabr el-Bint 240
3-D Atlas of the Dive Sites
Also avialble in German and Italian