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10-Day Dive Fest Set To Kick Off July 6

WEDNESDAY, 28 MARCH 2007

Roseau, Dominica – With a continued focus on the sport of scuba diving and an honor roll of sponsors in place, Dominica is pleased to announce that the 14th Annual Dive Fest will take place July 6-15, 2007.

Different from years past, this year the Dominica Dive Fest will incorporate photography workshops, a photo contest and new equipment demonstrations. Dive Training Magazine will host photography workshops with two of their staff photographers and writers, Barry and Ruth Guimbellott. Additionally, Barry and Ruth Guimbellott will be the guest judges of the photo contest, sponsored by Dive Training.

Welcoming back Cable & Wireless as the premier sponsor of the Dive Fest, and the continuing sponsorship and support of Dominica Watersports Association, the Fest will feature many activities for divers and non-divers alike including a wine & cheese cruise, whale watching, treasure hunt, traditional boat races, happy hour dances and the award dinner featuring great prizes including cases of Dominica’s award-winning Kubuli Beer.

Oceanic, another sponsor of the Dive Fest will be showcasing 20 of their all-new HUD (Heads Up Display) masks which allow divers to read their dive profile including air pressure on a digital display in the mask. Dive Fest participants will be some of the first consumers to try these masks, which were unveiled in mid-February, in open water.

SeaLife/Pioneer, also sponsoring the Dive Fest will host a demonstration of their all new amphibian digital camera. Dive Fest participants will be given the opportunity to test the new camera and will even receive a photo CD of the pictures that they take while trying out the camera.

Known as “The Nature Island” and located between the French islands of Guadeloupe and Martinique in the Eastern Caribbean, the independent nation of Dominica (pronounced "Dom-in-eek-a") is the largest and most mountainous of the Windward Islands, encompassing an area of nearly 290 square miles. Of volcanic origins with mountains reaching heights of nearly 5,000 feet, rainforests that are considered among the last true oceanic rainforests in the world, more than 365 rivers, waterfalls, boiling lakes and pristine coral reefs, Dominica’s natural diversity is truly unique. Dominica is also home to the last remaining settlement of the Indigenous Peoples of the Caribbean – The Carib Indians. A place where man and nature live in harmony, adventurers and nature lovers alike will revel in the Island’s eco-tourism options which include scuba diving, snorkeling, mountain biking, kayaking, horseback riding, nature tours, hiking/trekking, whale, dolphin and bird watching, sailing and fishing.

Dominica continues to be recognized for its attributes and sustainable tourism efforts, including being the first country in the world to receive Benchmarking designation from the prestigious eco-tourism organization Green Globe 21 and ranking as the only Caribbean destination in the top five happiest countries on earth in the Happy Planet Index (compiled by Britain’s New Economics Foundation).

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