No description of the site itself was found in the sources consulted.

The name almost certainly refers to gorgonian sea fans, for which Flinders is well known. Mike Ball describes Flinders as vertical walls dropping more than 300 m with soft corals and massive sea fans, including the 5 m 'Gigantus Gorgonia' at Cod Wall, and marinelife.org.au records fans up to 4.5 m across at nearby China Wall. A site named for its fans in this company is likely to be a wall or slope where large gorgonians grow in the current.

If so, divers can expect gorgonians in reds, oranges and yellows, often hosting hawkfish, feather stars and possibly pygmy seahorses, with soft corals and sea whips between them. Along the wall, anthias swarm and reef sharks patrol, and pelagic fish such as trevally, tuna and barracuda pass. Visibility of 40 m or more is common at Flinders.

Depths, orientation and position are not documented, and the description of fans is inferred from the name and from neighbouring sites. The crew briefing will be the best guide. It suits intermediate divers comfortable on a wall. Divers are reminded that large gorgonians are fragile and slow-growing: keep fins, gauges and camera rigs clear, and avoid kicking up sediment near them.

Liveaboard only, from Townsville. Mike Ball's Spoilsport visits Flinders on its 7-night Yongala & Coral Sea expedition (depart Breakwater Marina, Townsville, Thursday evening, finish in Cairns) and the 10-night Coral Sea Odyssey; the overnight crossing is about 140 nautical miles (260 km), passing Myrmidon Reef on the outer Great Barrier Reef. Private expedition yachts anchor behind the main sand cay in about 30 m over sand.

Fan Fair is listed among the Flinders sites on Mike Ball's Yongala & Coral Sea itinerary and is dived from a mooring or tender drop.

The Flinders Reefs lie about 250 km off the Queensland coast, roughly 140 nautical miles north-east of Townsville, beyond the outer Great Barrier Reef. The crossing is made overnight through open ocean and is uncomfortable in SE trades over about 20 knots (common June–August). The main sand cay gives some shelter from the trades, and the lagoon pinnacles are more protected than the outer walls.

Currents can be strong through the reef gaps and over the mid-reef bommies. September–December usually gives the calmest seas and 40 m-plus visibility; December–April is cyclone season.

No published dive plan. Follow the crew briefing; expect a wall dive among sea fans with a turn at half gas and ascent along the wall.

Mike Ball Dive Expeditions (Spoilsport) – 7-night Yongala & Coral Sea (Townsville–Cairns) and 10-night Coral Sea Odyssey, a few departures a year; otherwise private expedition yachts only.