Dive Pirates celebrate 20 years of piracy in Cayman Brac To help commemorate its monumental 20th year of serving the adaptive dive community, the Dive Pirates Foundation is once again returning to Cayman Brac with a new batch of students, adaptive buddies, instructors, and volunteers on June 15-22, 2024. “This year we celebrate our 20th…
2024: New Year, New Possibilities Hello Pirates! Happy New Year! We hope this message finds you well and that you had a wonderful holiday season. As we begin 2024, we wanted to take a moment to reflect on our fundraising activities, new recipients, new chapters, and opportunities to join us on our 20th adventure in…
Booty is a breeze in the Big Easy! Current and new Members have a chance to win a trip! Hello Pirates! As you know membership is very important to the crew, as it cements your loyalty and pays for the dive equipment and the training for our recipients and their buddies. So last year we…
Dive Pirates Foundation Announces 10th Annual Treasure Hunt for DEMA Show 2023\ After last year’s success of our renowned treasure hunt with a virtual map, pirate hats, and photo fun, the Dive Pirates will venture to New Orleans to do it again; offering convention goers a chance to network with vendors and enter to win…
Dive Pirates Foundation nominated for DEMA’s Community Champion Award, asking for DEMA Members Dive Pirates Foundation is proud to announce it has been nominated for DEMA’s 2023 Diving Community Champions award. The Foundation is asking all DEMA members to support the crew and vote to recognize the great efforts achieved in 2023! Specifically, DPF is…
Former Lance Corporal Kenta Otawa, USMC Kenta began his military career right out of high school and after basic training studied at a Marine Corps culinary school. During the 2011 Japan Earthquake and Tsunami, he was deployed to the island nation and supported the humanitarian effort by coordinating food service for his fellow Marines. It…
Dive Pirates return to Cayman Brac for 19th Annual Dive Trip with Adaptive Divers Gearing up for its annual trip sharing the fun, accessibility, and comradery of scuba diving with people of various mobile abilities, the Dive Pirates Foundation is offering a fundraising challenge as well as a raffle to help its recipients reach their…
Former Corporal Jason Kelley, USMC credits an ultimatum from his grandfather as the motivation to get after his life. He told Jason “Get a job, go to college, or join the military!”. At the time the high school graduate wasn’t too interested in sitting in a classroom, jobs were scarce, so he went to sign up…
Dive Pirates Foundation Announces 9th Annual Treasure Hunt at DEMA Show 2022 After last year’s success retooling the treasure hunt with a virtual map, pirate hats, and photo fun, the Dive Pirates will venture to Orlando to do it again; offering convention goers a chance to network with vendors and enter to win great pirate…
Retired Sgt. Joshua Hamilton, US Army Josh Hamilton knew from a very young age he wanted to serve his country and follow in the footsteps of his grandfather, father, and uncle, he just never guessed there were going to be so many obstacles in the way to reaching that goal. Diagnosed with stage 3 melanoma as a child, the military…