About Us: Meet Our Dive Operators

Tortuga Divers – Highly Trained Dive Operators in Grand Cayman

Tortuga Divers by Red Sail Sports is located onsite at Morritt’s Tortuga Club and Resort in our island’s beautiful East End. We are proud to provide the finest snorkelling experiences and dive trips in Grand Cayman. So, if you’re searching for great Grand Cayman dive shops, look no further!

In 2002, Red Sail Sports invested its capital and expertise in Tortuga Divers, becoming the only premier operation delivering dive and watersport services island-wide. Our philosophy has remained the same throughout the years: Give the customer the highest quality service possible.

Tortuga Divers has exceptional Grand Cayman dive shops and we are here to serve your diving, snorkelling, and watersports needs. We are committed to fun diving and snorkelling with a heavy emphasis on safety. We are dedicated to protecting our fragile marine environment for future generations.

Our team does whatever it takes to provide each guest with a positive experience and to leave having gained a little more knowledge. All our staff members are certified instructors with current Emergency Response and O2 training.

People come to the Cayman Islands because of the beautiful clear water, soft sandy beaches, and year-round sunshine. They dive and snorkel with us because we offer the friendliest crew and the best equipment to best enjoy these attractions.

Let our fun, knowledgeable, and professional staff make your vacation a memorable one. Please don’t hesitate to get in touch if you have any questions.

The Team at Our Grand Cayman Dive Shops

James

Manager | Boat Captain | PADI Course Director

Favorite Marine Life: Sharks of all kinds

Favorite Dive Site: Pat’s Wall

About:

James left his decade-long career as Director of Food & Beverage for Hyatt to follow his passion for diving. He quickly found his niche teaching new divers but wasn’t settled until he was training the next generations of Instructors. James thrived as a PADI Course Director, the highest level of professional certification.

He found teaching divers with disabilities to be the most rewarding act of his career. James has travelled the world and worked in some of the most beautiful countries, including Australia, the Maldives, and the Cayman Islands.

Elliott

Boat Captain | PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor

Favorite Marine Life: Sharks

Favorite Dive Site: Pat’s Wall

About:

Elliott has been working as a PADI Instructor since 2006 in locations like Cyprus, the UK, the Bahamas, the Canary Islands, and the Cayman Islands. His first dives were in a dry suit and with 10-foot visibility, far from the 85°F and 100-foot visibility we have here in Grand Cayman.

Elliott is our head boat captain with a decade of experience running the channels of the East End. You can relax with him at the helm.

Vee

PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor

Favorite Marine Life: Ornate Eagle Ray

Favorite Dive Site: Black Rock Drop-off & Dragon’s Lair

About:

Vee has been a PADI Instructor since 2015 teaching free and scuba diving in Malta, the Maldives, the Bahamas, Thailand, and the Cayman Islands. She is one of our most passionate teachers who loves the ocean as much as she does training great divers.

While Vee spends most of her time on scuba, you’ll often find her ditching the tank on the weekends and opting for the silence of freediving.

Patrick

PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor

Favorite Marine Life: Spotted Eagle Rays & Puffers

Favorite Dive Site: The Lost Wall of East End

About:

Patrick is our newest PADI instructor, since 2023, and our token Yank. He’s a natural teacher and encyclopedia of diving theory. Patrick started in Grand Cayman dive shop working the desk and reservations, so he’s happy to itemise your receipt, but be careful, the last people who asked ended up owing him money.

Chris

PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer Instructor | Service Technician

Favorite Marine Life: Thresher Sharks

Favorite Dive Site: Ω Reef

About:

Chris is from London, England and on a quest for sunshine moved to the Caribbean and became a PADI Instructor in 2014. He has experience diving and teaching in Utila, Australia, and the Cayman Islands.

Chris has a keen eye for the smaller creatures on the reef and seems to always find nudibranchs; though, we think he hides them in his pockets.

Pierre

PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor

Favorite Marine Life: Sharks

Favorite Dive Site: Tarpon Terrace

About:

Pierre has been teaching as a PADI instructor since 2012 from the Maldives to Mexico, Turks & Caicos, Bahamas, and the Cayman Islands. He enjoys combat sports such as kickboxing and MMA, though Pierre hails from the more peaceful hills of Bordeaux. Naturally, he’s a bit of a wine snob and is happy to teach your course in French whether you speak it or not.

Enjoy the Cayman Islands…Contact Tortuga Divers!