Kubuli Carib Canoe Race at Soufriere – Sunday, July 16, 2006

This year’s Kubuli Carib Canoe Race was a great success, 20 teams battled for supremacy and the right to claim the trophy for 2006. This years winner, the first team to ever “threepeat” was Dominica Brewery, despite a strong challenge from second place “Team NDC” and third place finishers “Domlec”. Winning teams claimed cases of Kubuli from United Distributors Ltd, cell phones from Cable and Wireless, drums of fuel from National Petroleum, Soca Rum from Belfast Estates and other great prizes.

The crowd that cheered them on was one of the biggest ever and with good music, fresh fish and Kubuli flowing the vibes were excellent.

This brings to an end a hugely successful Cable and Wireless Dive Fest 2006, organized and presented by The Dominica Watersports Association. Until next year.

Red Bull Wacky Triathalon – Saturday, July 15th 2006

The Red Bull Wacky Triathalon was held at Portsmouth Beach on Saturday. This event was brand new to Dive Fest this year. Organised by Cocorico and Cabrits Dive Center, it was sponsored by Red Bull and Kubuli.

Whale Watching Trip – Saturday, July 15th, 2006

This year’s Whale Watching Trip was SOLD OUT! Whale watchers departed from Anchorage Hotel & Dive Center Saturday morning for the excursion. To the great delight of all, whales and dolphin were sighted!

Discover Scuba Diving in Coulibistrie – July 12th, 2006

Discover Scuba Diving was held on the West Coast on Wednesday at Sunset Bay Club in Coulibistrie. More than 80 people attended the festivities!

Jewellers International Scuba Diving Treasure Hunt – Wednesday, July 12th 2006

This year’s underwater Treasure Hunt was held at Champagne Reef. Divers departed from Dive Dominica in Castle Comfort at 2 pm.

Starting from aboard Arienne, the 2-diver teams descended in the sandy shallows near Champagne Reef to search for special coloured stones hidden on the sandy bottom. The team to return to the boat with coloured stones totalling the most number of points within the 30-minute time limit would be crowned the winner.

Prizes were awarded to first, second and third-place finishers.

• 1st Place: Two Dive Watches from Jewellers International
• 2nd Place: Two Cable & Wireless Bags with an MP3 Player, b-Mobile t-shirt & a Top-Up.
• 3rd place: Dinner for 2 at the Fort Young Hotel and b-Mobile t-shirts.

Wild Card prizes included breakfast at Cartwheel Cafe, lunch at Cornerhouse Cafe, dinner at Green Flash Grill, a Corona Cooler containing 2 six-packs of Corona & t-shirts, and 2 bottles of Soca Rum. What great treasure!
Congratulations to the First Place Winners: Karen & Vince!

And congrats to all the treasure hunters who participated this year.
We hope to hear from some of you in person, right here on this blog.

Discover Scuba Diving in Portsmouth – July 8th, 2006

Discover Scuba Diving in Portsmouth continues to grow in popularity with 34 participants taking the plunge and exploring the joy of breathing underwater!

Of these, 11 took the next step and signed up for the beginners dive on Sunshine Reef. All participants agreed that it was a fabulous experience and they had no idea how beautiful it is underwater!

Jing Ping Ting at the Freshwater Lake – Sunday July 9th, 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!

Cocorico Wine & Cheese Cruise – Saturday, July 8th

Saturday evening’s Wine & Cheese cruise was a huge success – nearly Sold Out! Departing from the Roseau Ferry Terminal, this sunset cruise was thoroughly enjoyed by all those aboard.

Dive Fest Kicks Off – Friday, July 7th 2006

Dive Fest started with a bang this year at the Fort Young Hotel’s Happy Hour.

The Look Us Band serenaded guests during the evening, until the ever-popular Swinging Stars took to the stage. Guests danced the night away while headline sponsors Cable & Wireless handed out giveaways and built up the suspense for the Grand Prize raffle.

Discover Scuba Diving – Saturday, July 8th 2006.

Discover Scuba Diving
As with every Dive Fest, one of the main goals is to raise awareness about scuba diving and Dominica’s marine environment. What better way than to get people involved and teach them how to dive for a day! That is the aim of Discover Scuba Diving, which was held at the Anchorage Hotel in Castle Comfort and the Purple Turtle Beach Club in Portsmouth.

The process is simple:

Watch a Video, Listen to a Lecture, Practice Skills in the Pool.

Beginners Dive on the Reef

After going through the teaching, newbie divers were ready to take the plunge for real and go for a dive on a reef.

A Great Splash
More than 100 kids and adults took part in Discover Scuba in the pool. Forty participants went on to make a dive on the reef, experiencing Dominica’s underwater beauty for the very firsrt time. Congratulations to all you new divers!