[Email] Rapa Nui Reef events June 5, 6, 7

[Denise Bogner]

Rapa Nui Reef

	

 





Rapa Nui Reef Making Waves in Deerfield Beach 



A new and unique dive site is taking its place at the bottom of the ocean in
Deerfield Beach, Florida on June 7, 2015. The man-made reef will be an
underwater sculptural environment for divers to explore and marine life to
inhabit. The Rapa Nui Reef is expected to quickly become an international
dive sensation. 
  
About Rapa Nui 
Rapa Nui are the native Polynesian inhabitants of Easter Island.  The
artistic reef serves as a tribute to the stone figures (Moai) on that remote
island. The 15 Moai, ranging from heights of six to 22 feet, are displayed
over concrete structures organized to facilitate the growth of marine life.
The entire sculpture is affixed to a 150' by 45' by 9' steel barge to allow
for stability, transportation and sinking. This new reef will be sunk in 70
feet of water between the second and third reef directly off of the
Deerfield Beach International Fishing Pier.  
  
The City of Deerfield Beach, the Women's Club of Deerfield Beach, Dixie
Divers and benefactor Margaret Blume would like to invite the media and the
public to a weekend long celebration that concludes with the sinking of the
mighty Rapa Nui Reef.  Below is the scheduled list of events to celebrate
this momentous occasion. Media instructions are also included for those who
are interested in photo opportunities with the Moai before they are sunk and
press coverage of the actual sinking of the barge. 
  
The following is the list of scheduled events, weather permitting: 
  
The Voyage! 
Thursday & Friday, June 4th & 5th, 2015 
The Rapa Nui Reef barge will make its voyage along the Intracoastal waterway
beginning from Stuart Florida and ending at 2 Georges at the Cove, 1754 SE 3
Ct, Deerfield Beach, Florida 33441. The Mighty Moai are expected to arrive
at about 12:00 pm. Follow the journey of the barge at
www.towboatusmiami.info/rapanuireef 
  
Media Interviews with Benefactor Margaret Blume, Artist Dennis MacDonald and
Dixie Divers Owner Arilton Pavan (Reporters & Photographers will have the
opportunity to get up close to the Moai) 
Friday, June 5, 2015, 2pm 
2 Georges at the Cove 
1754 SE 3 Ct, Deerfield Beach, Florida 33441 
Contact City PIO Rebecca Medina Stewart if you plan to attend 
954-480-4417 
  
Discover Rapa Nui Reef Happy Hour & Celebration 
Friday, June 5, 2015, 4pm-7pm 
2 Georges at the Cove 
1754 SE 3 Ct, Deerfield Beach, Florida 33441 
  
Dixie Divers Deerfield Beach International Fishing Pier Clean-up 
Saturday, June 6, 2015 at 9am-noon 
200 NE 21st Ave, Deerfield Beach, Florida 
  
Public Viewing of Rapa Nui 
Saturday, June 6, 2015, noon-5pm 
Public invited for viewing-coordinated by the Deerfield Beach Woman's Club 
2 Georges at the Cove 
1754 SE 3 Ct, Deerfield Beach, Florida 33441 
  
Public Art Fundraiser 
Saturday, June 6, 2015, 6pm-9pm 
Fundraiser for the Greater Deerfield Beach Chamber of Commerce to benefit
public art 
www.deerfieldchamber.com 
2 Georges at the Cove 
1754 SE 3 Ct, Deerfield Beach, Florida 33441 
  
Sinking of Rapa Nui Reef 
Sunday, June 7, 2015 
Ceremony begins at 10:00 am 
The sinking will take place directly east of the Deerfield Beach
International Fishing Pier. 
Sponsored by the Woman's Club of Deerfield Beach www.dbwc.org 
200 NE 21st Ave, Deerfield Beach, Florida 
  



	

 

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