Women’s Dive Day, held each year in Cayman to raise money for the Breast Cancer Foundation, will see divers searching a West Bay dive site for ‘treasure’ on Saturday, 19 July.
From 9:30 to 1pm, divers – both men and women – are invited to try to find pink rocks that will be scattered on the reef and seabed at Cobalt Coast. Each rock has a unique number that represents a prize at the end of the dive.
Jo Mikutowicz, owner of Divetech, which operates the dive shop at the site, said, “We host Women’s Dive day annually to celebrate women in diving and also celebrate this special day by giving back to the community.
One hundred percent of the proceeds from the day will be donated to the Cayman Islands Breast Cancer Foundation.
“With the support of other dive operators, divers, and all businesses around Cayman either participating in the event, donating prizes for our raffle and scavenger hunt, donating money if they can’t make it on the day, and donating tanks for the event, we usually raise over $10,000,” Mikutowicz said.
“We aim to beat that amount this year so we encourage everyone to come join us on the day. Even if you aren’t a diver, everyone is welcome, and help us raise as much money as we can for the Breast Cancer Foundation.”
This year, participants will again have a chance to indulge – or suffer, depending on your cold-temperature tolerance – in the ice bath challenge at the Cobalt Coast Divetech site, as well as take part in a raffle with a wide range of donated prizes.
Divetech has been hosting the event since PADI launched Women’s Dive Day in 2015.
Over the years, the local event has grown from a small all-women two-tank boat trip to a full-day fundraising extravaganza hosting hundreds of divers and snorkellers of all genders, ages and backgrounds.
In 2018, Divetech began partnering with the Breast Cancer Foundation for the event, to help raise funds to treat and assist people with a disease that is one of the most common cancers in the world.
To pre-register for the dive on Women’s Dive Day, email [email protected]. For more information, click here.
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