It all starts with our matriarch Irma. The Reef Gliders logo is a tribal shark, a blue shark to be specific. It is one of Irma's favorite sharks in fact. Since she has been a lover of the ocean and sharks in particular from a very early age due to her dad being an avid fisherman, free diver and ocean lover himself. The blue shark caught her eye because of its elegance and the fact that female blue sharks have skin three times thicker than the males....... So when Irma decided on her first tattoo it was exactly what she wanted, a tribal blue shark. It was one of our team members (Victor) that pointed out to her that, that should be our logo and we all instantly loved the idea.

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What is it like to dive Roatan's most popular wreck? All you need to know about 'El Águila' Wreck

Diving 'El Águila' wreck in Roatan

The most popular wreck dive off the coast of Roatan is without question the El Águila (The Eagle) and it is easy to see why. The El Águila is a 200 foot cargo ship that was purposefully sunk in 1997 due to growing diver interest in wrecks. She was positioned close to the reef at about 110 feet. However, a couple of weeks later, Hurricane Mitch came along and split the wreck into three distinct pieces and that is how she remains today at a 45 degree angle. 

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