WELCOME TO
CARIBBEAN CUP 2024
FREEDIVING COMPETITION
JULY 30th to AUGUST 3rd
Each competition day, athletes will be free to choose in which discipline to compete (FIM / CWT / CWT-BF / CNF)
EVENT LOCATION
WEST BAY BEACH
West Bay is the beach where the event will take place. The diving platform will be located 3 minutes by boat from our headquarter, the “SAN SIMON BEACH CLUB”.
SAN SIMON BEACH CLUB
at MAYAN PRINCESS RESORT
This Beach Club has opened their doors to the freediving community and allowed us to use the club as the event headquarter.
At this venue, we will host the following amenities:
- Registration area and Office Space / WI-FI.
- Room for staff/helpers.
- Judges Room.
- Room for Event Committee.
- Safe storage / lockers.
- Showers and changing rooms.
- Full bar and restaurant.
- Lounge chairs and hammocks.
DIVE SITE
The site proposed for the competition is 0.70 m from shore ( N 16° 16 ́ 577 ́ - W -86° 36 ́ 365 ́ ), located in front of West Bay Beach and within 3 minutes by boat from our headquarter at San Simon Beach Club.
Two moorings are permanently installed on a large submerged sand patch, at a depth of 189 meters (620 feet). These moorings will then anchor the competition platforms and boats for athletes, staff, spectators and media.
Two moorings are permanently installed on a large submerged sand patch, at a depth of 189 meters (620 feet). These moorings will then anchor the competition platforms and boats for athletes, staff, spectators and media.
MARINE INFRASTRUCTURE, PLATFORMS AND TRANSPORTATIONS
- Two competition line.
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Queen Victoria is a newly built catamaran boat, 60 ft in length, 24 ft wide. This comfortable boat will be anchored and offer dry space in the competition area (shade, fresh water showers, bathrooms, bar) to athletes, staff, media, Diveye Team and spectators; who can also observe the athletes performances from surface with masks and snorkels in a specially delimited area.
- A transfer boat with a capacity of up to 20 people will be permanently available to ferry competitors, judges and staff from shore to the competition catamaran. (3 minutes boat ride).
- One additional boat will be permanently by the dive platform for the exclusive use of emergency evacuation.
SAFETY AND MEDICAL PROTOCOLS
WE WILL HAVE
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- 6 Experienced, trained safety divers per competition line.
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Deep safety diver with underwater scooter.
- 1 Doctor/medic on the platform per line.
- Traditional counter balance system capable of 2+m/s assisted ascent .
- High resolution sonar.
- 1 Fully equipped ambulance on standby at our headquarter San Simon Beach Club, provided by "Alert International Rescue".
- Emergency evacuation boat.
- Medical clinic 200 meters from our headquarter San Simon Beach Club .
- Advanced medical center and decompression chamber at 15 minute drive.
EXPECTED WEATHER CONDITIONS
AUGUST 2024
Air Temprature
25 – 30 C (77 – 86 F)
Water Temprature
27 – 29 C (80 – 84 F)
Water temperature decreases about 2 degrees at 100 mtrs.
Currents
Null to moderate.
Visibility
24 – 40 meters (80 – 120 feet).