A pod of sperm whales descending through the deep blue off Dominica

Soufrière · Dominica

No Waves.
No Current.
No Depth Limit.

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One bay · three ways to dive deeper

A place to learn to freedive. A place to train to your limit. The host of a world-class competition.

Freedive with us

Coaches and students at the platform in Soufrière Bay Beginner → Instructor courses
01 — Courses

Learn to Freedive

AIDA & Molchanovs pathways, from first breath to instructor. Comfort and safety first, depth second — guided every metre by world-class instructors.

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Freediver ascending the line toward the light, flanked by two safety divers Autonomous & Elite
02 — Training

Train to Your Limit

Autonomous or full elite support — counter-ballast mainline, sonar, in-water safety and deco O₂. Train at depth with total confidence.

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Competitor ascending the mainline toward the sunburst, safety divers alongside CWT · CNF · CWTB · FIM
03 — Competition

Compete with the best

Multiple events throughout the year, with our Flagship World Record status events in November and May, both CMAS and AIDA.

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Freedivers preparing on the platform in the clear water of Soufrière Bay

Why Blue Element

The conditions do half the work.

26–30°C
Coolest March · warmest September
20–30m
Visibility
Zero
Current
150m
Max platform depth
100%
World-record-rated
Jonathan Sunnex in his wetsuit holding a carbon monofin, snow-capped mountains behind

Antarctica

Jonathan Sunnex

Founder · Depth Chief · −110m CWT

Meet the team

Built on passion & professionalism.

Founded and run by record-holding freedivers who compete, coach and safety-dive at the highest level.

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Harry McCahill smiling in his black Double K wetsuit with the Blue Element logo, Soufrière Bay behind

Soufrière, Dominica

Harry McCahill

Co-Founder · MD · 3× UK CNF record holder

Aerial of Scott's Head — the peninsula reaching into the deep blue at the southern tip of Dominica

The annual competition

Where the world comes to go deep.

A world-record-rated event in Soufrière / Scott's Head Bay — six dive days, four disciplines, the world's best on the line.

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Next official top
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09:00 · 10 November 2026 · Soufrière Bay
Nov 8–17
2026 edition
150m
Max depth
4
Disciplines
6
Dive days
WR
Record status
Aerial panorama of Dominica's southern coastline — rainforest mountains dropping into deep blue sea at Scott's Head

Scott's Head · Dominica

Discover Dominica

The Caribbean's Nature Island.

Rainforest, crater lakes and waterfalls meet a coastline that drops straight into the deep.

  • Inside the Soufrière / Scott's Head Marine Reserve
  • Emerald Pool, Titou Gorge, Trafalgar & Victoria Falls
  • World-class hiking, canyoning and whale watching
Plan your trip
Aerial view of Scott's Head village on the isthmus between the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic
Emerald Pool — a waterfall pouring into a turquoise pool deep in Dominica's rainforest
Fishing boats moored along the green shoreline of Soufrière
Looking down over Soufrière Bay from the hillside, the dive platform on the calm water below

Island partners

Discover Dominica logoDiscover Dominica
DWA logoDominica Watersports Association
Dominica Tourism logoDominica Tourism
Jungle Bay logoJungle Bay
Coulibri Ridge logoCoulibri Ridge

Come join us in the bay

Find your depth.

Tell us where you're starting — first course, deep training block, or a place at the competition — and we'll map the path.

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