Photograph · Sina Ritter
Journal
Field notes.
What the island, the boats and the people who dive here have taught us. Written by the people who do the booking.
The island taught him. Then he wrote it down.
Ibbeyz learned to read tiger sharks the way everyone on Fuvahmulah did: years in the water beside someone who already knew. Then he built the course that had never existed.
Seeing a tiger shark, and understanding one
Anyone with an Open Water card can dive with tigers on Fuvahmulah. Learning to read what you are looking at is a different thing, and it is taught on the island.
What to have ready before your first Fuvahmulah dive
Certification card, dive insurance, a signed waiver and your sizes. We collect all of it at checkout, and there is a good reason it is not left until the dock.
Three tiger dives in one day: how the maths actually works
Ask any dive centre on Fuvahmulah for three tiger dives in a day and the answer is no. They are right, and it is still possible. Here is why.
Why Fuvahmulah's tiger sharks don't leave
Almost every shark encounter in the world is seasonal. Fuvahmulah's tigers are resident, and the reason is the shape of the island itself.