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Make Plans for PADI® Women’s Dive Day 2017
As momentum for PADI Women’s Dive Day 2017 swells, stakeholders across the dive industry are invited to take part in this growing event. For the past two years, divers from every corner of the globe have come together on PADI Women’s Dive Day to bond over their love of the ocean and a passion for diving. Gaining in popularity year after year, this budding tradition will continue on 15 July 2017 with aims to further strengthen and support the dive community by attracting new divers and bringing inactive divers back to the sport.
Since its launch in 2015, the PADI Women In Diving initiative has gained widespread adoption and support. By the second year, participation had doubled, growing from 335 events in 2015 to 703 events in 2016. PADI Dive Centers and Resorts hosted a range of activities across 77 countries, including everything from high tea on the high seas to shark dives and underwater cleanups.
“All our female PADI Instructors get just as excited about this event as the women divers who join us,” says Hayley-Jo Carr of Stuart Cove’s Dive Bahamas. “The day is about getting together to learn and share our passion for exploration, education and conservation.”
Worldwide media also championed the cause, garnering nearly 400 million media impressions for PADI Women’s Dive Day 2016, with inclusion in outlets such as The New York Times, Huffington Post and The Boston Globe.
“By coming together to celebrate women in diving, we’re seeing a tangible increase in the number of women learning to dive and their level of engagement with the dive industry. We’re attracting new customers for PADI Dive Centers and Resorts and the industry as a whole,” says Kristin Valette, PADI Worldwide Chief Marketing and Business Development Officer. “As a female dive industry executive, my personal desire is to champion a female-friendly dive community that will empower and inspire women of all ages to become divers for life and lifelong advocates for the ocean.”
You’re encouraged to take part in PADI Women’s Dive Day 2017 and there are a number of ways you can get involved:
- Contact your local PADI Dive Center or Resort or visit com/women-dive to find an event near you.
- Follow PADI’s social channels to get inspired and share stories of women making an impact on the sport and the planet, like those of the Inspiring PADI Women Contest Winners. Use #PADIWomen and #PADIWomensDiveDay be part of the conversation and share the excitement.
- Plan an event. PADI Dive Centers and Resorts can add events to the PADI Women’s Dive Day 2017 event locator. If you aren’t affiliated with a PADI Dive Center or Resort but would like to host an event, share your event information with your PADI Regional Headquarters (PADI Americas: womendive@padi.com; PADI Asia Pacific: marketing@padi.com.au; PADI Europe, Middle East and Africa: emea@padi.com).
For additional information about PADI Women’s Dive Day 2017, visit padi.com/women-dive.
Source: divenewswire.com
Last Thursday, Oyster Diving transformed Mercers Lake into a hauntingly unforgettable underwater realm for their inaugural Halloween Scuba Party. Approximately 20 intrepid divers plunged into the darkness, weaving through a mesmerising scene of spectral decorations, glow sticks, and eerie underwater pumpkins.
After the thrilling night dive, participants gathered to feast on a ghoulish spread of pumpkin soup, chilli con carne, and decadent fudge brownies, perfect fuel for the frightful festivities.
With a resounding success, Oyster Diving is excited to announce plans for this event to become an annual tradition. Next year, look forward to a fully licensed bar and live music, promising an even spookier celebration under the moonlit waters.
Join us next Halloween for an experience that promises to be a haunting delight!
Find out more about Oyster Diving at oysterdiving.com.
After a two-year tour of UK art galleries, community spaces and aquariums, the Shark Trust’s acclaimed Oceanic31 exhibition takes its final bow at the Royal Geographical Society later this month. And the unique collection of artwork, depicting 31 species of oceanic sharks and rays, donated by 31 artists, is now open for bids from art lovers and shark enthusiasts. The online auction, launched today, will close on the 7th December at 8pm (BST). The money raised will support the Shark Trust Oceanics Programme.
People can now bid on 27 of the artworks by visiting this website:
https://superstars-auctions.com/sharktrustauction
It is a chance to own a beautiful piece of original art and to support the Shark Trust. The timing of the auction also means that these would make a very special Christmas gift for any shark-lover.
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- Bigeye Thresher Shark by Janina Rossiter
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- Carcharodon carcharias by Jimmy Higgs
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- Croc VR 2030 by Tom Mead
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- Oceanic Whitetip by ATM
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- Silky Street by ScapaJoe
The diversity of pieces mirrors that of the sharks and rays they represent. You can bid on paintings, digital creations, sculptures, mixed media and more. You can pick your favourite artist or species of shark. Or you can select the perfect artwork to make a statement in your home or office. Whichever you choose, you will be supporting the work to protect these amazing animals.
One of the pieces of art has been selected to be auctioned live by Steve Backshall at the For the Love of Sharks event at the Royal Geographical Society in London on the 29th November. In addition to this, two further pieces will be raffled at this event, giving people a chance to win an incredible piece of shark art. For the Love of Sharks is the Shark Trust’s flagship evening. A night to celebrate sharks. Steve Backshall is the headline speaker at this event that will see other prominent shark advocates join him on stage.
Tickets for the event can be snapped up here:
https://thesharktrust.org.uk/Event/flos24
Those that would like to see the Oceanic 31 exhibition have one final chance. It is being displayed at the Pavilion at the Royal Geographic Society from 26th November until the 7th December. Entry is free.
Find out more here:
https://www.rgs.org/events/upcoming-events/oceanic-31
Paul Cox, Shark Trust CEO, Said “This exhibition has given us the opportunity to reach out to a new audience. And inspire more people with the wonderful sharks and rays on which our Big Shark Pledge campaign is based. We are immensely grateful to the 31 artists who have worked so hard to create these works.”
Bid for your favourite Oceanic 31 artwork here:
https://superstars-auctions.com/sharktrustauction
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