March 2026

With the toughest months of winter behind us, we are now looking forward to spring and finalizing plans for this summer’s programs. We have decided to grow our programs this year and will run two first-time diver programs with eight teens with disabilities on each one. These will be our largest programs so far, and we have already confirmed the 16 teens who will be joining us. We will run the first program (August 3 – 9) from Hotel Indigo, one of the newest hotels in Cayman and a new sponsor of our programs. In recent months, we have been working with Yann Gillet, the General Manager, to work through the logistics, and are grateful for their support. Gwena and Gerry Herman, long-time coaches of the Bennett Blazers and good friends of Stay-Focused, will bring six of their athletes to Cayman, and we have two additional athletes who will join their program. The second, first-time diver program (August 12 – 18) will be sponsored by The Ritz-Carlton, a generous sponsor of Stay-Focused for many years.

Our goal this summer will be to certify all 16 participants as PADI SCUBA Divers, bringing our total number of alumni to 184. In addition to our hotel sponsors, we are fortunate to have Red Sail Sports and Sunset Divers as our diving operations partners, Majestic Tours providing local transportation, and a host of restaurants sponsoring our lunches and dinners.
On May 10, 2026, I will be in Switzerland running the Geneva Half Marathon and, as a birthday fundraiser, raising funds for our programs. I have dual nationality with Switzerland, and I am looking forward to being in Geneva and celebrating my 77th birthday. I know it will be a memorable experience.

Summer 2026 is shaping up to be memorable as well. This will be year 23 for us, as we continue to build on our success, offer our divers amazing experiences, and have a lot of fun.

 

 

 

 

 

Roger Muller
Founder and President, Stay-Focused