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A14 LOCAL
Thursday 14 sepTember 2017
September 15 - 25:

Bonaire Deepsea Challenge and Caribbean Mermaid Festival

maid Parade on the island and parents have been
with a free entrance for all invited to march together
participants. All the people with the athletes and the
on Bonaire, including kids organization team, starting

KRALENDIJK, BONAIRE - from all over the world will complete freediver of 2017.
Deepsea freediving school compete in the following There will be a world Re-
invites everyone to the 3rd freediving disciplines: Stat- cord Attempt: Carolina
Annual Freediving Event; ic (STA), Constant Weight Schrappe (BRA) will be at-
Bonaire Deepsea Chal- (CWT), Constant No Fins tempting a new female
lenge 2017 on 16th-25th (CNF) and Free Immersion Variable Weight (VW)
Sept in the Dutch Carib- (FIM), with no maximum World Record. According
bean. The third edition of depth, during 6 days of to schedule, the first official
the Bonaire Deepsea Chal- competition. Giving them attempt will take event on
lenge will be an event to the opportunity to break September 16th. Following
remember! national, continental, and Attempt days are: Septem-
even world record depths. ber 20th, and 24th.As part
There will be competition At the end of the competi- of the closing ceremony
in four disciplines with no tion, the athlete that’s most for Bonaire Deepsea Chal-
maximum depth: Athletes outstanding in all disciplines lenge 2017’s we are pre-
from different countries and will be announced the most paring the first Ocean Mer-

from Park Tului from 4pm-
7pm, along Playa, until El
Mundo Restaurant. It will
be a unique and beautiful
pro ocean life conserva-
tion carnival of colors for
people of all ages, who
will be showing off their
marine life inspired outfits
while different activities for
the kids are taking place.
The Parade is a friendly
artistic event designed to
express yourself by mak-
ing your own creative art
and outfit to celebrate the
conservation of the ocean
life and the mysterious my-
thology about mermaids
and tritons. The event aims
to create awareness on
how humans contribute
to ocean pollution as well
as coral reef damage and
call to take more actions
to work actively to protect
and prevent this. Ocean
pollution is an ever-increas-
ing global concern that
threatens marine life, our
environment, the econo-
my, and human health.
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