July 11, 2009
This year there were two Victorinox/Swiss Army 500m dive watches being raffled. One for Divemasters and Instructors and one open category. Congratulations to Ursula Lawrence who won the professional category and to Frederique Huard who won the open category. In the biggest surprise of the night Delphis Ltd. stepped forward to declare a third category of “full time DMs and Instructors” sponsored by Delphis. After a few names were drawn Delphis had to step forward and (blindly) drew out the name of Curt Benoit! Congrats to Curt a longtime dive industry employee and ambassador.
Winner of the 500m Dive watch from Victorinox/Swiss Army 500m dive watch, Curt Benoit. Sponsored by Delphis Ltd.
Winner of the 500m Dive watch
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July 11, 2009
Saturday night was time for the second annual Jewellers International/Victorinox/Swiss Army Dive Industry Cocktail Party. Dive shops owners, local Divemasters and instructors, hoteliers and others were invited to enjoy an evening of good fun and to try their luck in their annual raffle for Victorinox/Swiss Army Dive watches.
The mermaids were present and elegantly posed for fun photos with the industry! This classy event was also a lot of fun and it is good to see the Dive industry enjoying each other’s company and sharing many good laughs.
Posing with the mermaids
Mermaid and Mermaid in training!
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July 13, 2008
Dive Fest sponsors Jewellers International and Victorinox/Swiss Army hosted a Cocktail Party for the local dive industry Saturday evening at the Jewellers International store on the Bayfront.
Victorinox/Swiss Army Sales Representative Emily Kiefer was on hand to display their line of dive watches.
The Jewellers International staff were enthusiastic promoters!
Jewellers International Staff
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July 12, 2008
Friday, July 11th was the official launch of Dive Fest 2008.
It began with a 10 am press conference in front of Jewellers International (one of Dive Fest’s headline sponsors). Cable & Wireless Dominica , also a headline sponsor, handed over a check to the Dominica Watersports Association to show their continued support for this annual event held here in Dominica.
Hon. Ian Douglas (Minister of Toursim), Simon Walsh (Pres., DWA), Jeffrey Baptiste (Ag. Head of Operations, C & W)
Friday evening the festivities got rolling with the annual kick-off event, Happy Hour at the Fort Young Hotel featuring the Swinging Stars Band. Cable & Wireless had their usual Quiz with lots of prizes and give-aways.
I didn’t know what I was missing! We had a really great time, Swinging Stars was in rare form!
What a great way to start Dive Fest 2008!
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July 14, 2007
Thursday evening found many Dive Fest revelers at O’Byrnes Pub n’ Grub in Roseau.
In standard Pub Quiz format, five teams answered questions ranging from “How many Taxi Cabs are there in New York City” to “In what year was the first Dive Fest held?” The Quiz was conducted by Quiz Master Steve McCabe of Delphis Ltd.
Sponsored by Kubuli, this event also had the boys from ScubaRadio.com on hand, recording for their upcoming broadcast about Dive Fest. Be sure to listen on Saturday, July 14th & July 21st from 3 to 5 pm EST – you can hear it on the internet through their website ScubaRadio.com.
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July 8, 2007
Happy Hour is the traditional kick-off to the ten-day Dive Fest event here in Dominica. Hosted by the Fort Young Hotel, the evening’s sponsors were Cable & Wireless and Carib Beer.
Minglers enjoyed Happy Hour prices all night long as they socialised and then danced to the beat of Dominica’s premier band – The Swinging Stars.
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July 9, 2006
Despite some clouds and a little rain, this new addition to Dive Fest was great fun! The weather put a damper on the trail walks, but many brave participants took to the row boats and kayaks to enjoy themselves in the unique environment at the Freshwater lake.
Meanwhile, we all enjoyed the Jing Ping music…
The afternoon concluded with kayak races. Two lucky racers won handsets from Cable & Wireless. Congratulations!
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er, Fort Young hosted the first official event of Dive Fest 2009. Happy Hour from 6 pm to 8 pm, followed by The Swinging Stars who played until 2am. While the crowds of previous Dive Fest did not turn up the dance floor was crowded all night and the drinks were flowing at the bar. The mermaids seemed to enjoy their time out of water!!
