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Cape Town Dive Festival
Explore our beautiful reefs and oceans off the South Peninsula at this two day aqua event
Cape Town’s azure waters off the South Peninsula attract tens of thousands of divers every year, who flock to the sea to catch a glimpse of some stunning, and sometimes rare, creatures on the reefs. With so many adventurers wanting to explore our waters, there is a two day festival dedicated to making this easier and even more exciting. The Cape Town Dive Festival takes place on Saturday, 30 April and Sunday, 1 May 2016 at Seaforth Beach in Simon’s Town.
This is the third festival of its kind where our spectacular reefs and shipwrecks will be showcased to all the local and international scuba divers who attend the event. 10 boats will facilitate hundreds of coordinated dives into our deep waters, allowing you to get closer to some magnificent marine life.
The organisers – a committee drawn from local dive shops, dive clubs and charter operators – will also run advanced technical diving courses on the days leading up to the actual festival and even a ‘Discover Scuba’ programme for those who have no experience but would love to learn how to scuba.
Meet and interact with like-minded divers in a sociable setting, and tuck into the delicious potjiekos on the Sunday, after the competition prize giving. This weekend affair will make you fall in love with our oceans all over again.
PROGRAMME FOR THE 2016 DIVE FESTIVAL IN SIMON’S TOWN
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Date |
Time |
Activity |
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Thursday, 28 April |
9am |
Tech familiarisation dive at Smits wrecks |
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1pm |
2nd tech familiarisation dive (if required) at Smits wrecks |
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1pm – 5pm |
Tech divers fill cylinders in preparation for Trimix dives |
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Friday, 29 April |
9am |
Tech Trimix dive at the SATS General Botha wreck |
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1pm |
2nd tech Trimix dive (if required) at SATS General Botha wreck |
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1pm – 5pm |
Tech divers fill cylinders in preparation for Trimix dives |
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2pm |
Local dive operators and sponsors set up gazebos and displays at Seaforth Beach |
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Saturday, 30 April |
7am |
Dive Control Desk opens for registration, bookings, collection of registration tags and entering competitions |
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8am – 3pm |
Diving as per the dive schedule |
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9am |
Discover Scuba Diving programme starts (with DSDs starting every 30 minutes) |
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3pm |
Professional Cannon Dive Race |
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4pm |
Bring and braai |
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Sunday, 1 May |
7am |
Dive Control Desk opens for registration, bookings, collection of registration tags and entering competitions |
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8am – 3pm |
Diving as per the dive schedule |
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9am |
Discover Scuba Diving programme starts (with DSDs starting every 30 minutes) |
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3pm |
Open Cannon Dive Race |
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4:30pm |
Closing ceremony and prize giving. Potjiekos catering to follow. |
TICKETS TO THE 2016 DIVE FESTIVAL IN SIMON’S TOWN
Entry to this aquatic affair is free but divers will have to pay for each dive they sign up for. Dives cost between R150p/p and R200p/p.
For more information, email grant@blueflash.co.za or phone +27 (0)73 167 6677.
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Interested in other ocean-themed events on this weekend? Check out the Lambert's Bay Crayfish Festival.
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