Dive the Coast is scheduled to take place in June 2013 and will be the largest mass dive in history. It involves organizing hundreds of scuba divers to dive as much of the coastline as possible, raising money for conservation organizations along the way.

The idea for Dive the Coast originated in Santa Cruz in August 2011, and organizers have since been reaching out to dive clubs and dive shops, and forming partnerships with non-profit organizations to help pull off this epic adventure.

On Oct. 15, 2011, divers from five different California counties held a kick-off event in Monterey to calibrate dive distance, depth and tank time. More calibration dives and test runs up and down the coast will be held in the coming months.

The ultimate goal of Dive the Coast is to bring divers across the state together for a common goal and to raise money for conservation organizations. But it will also provide an opportunity for divers to explore areas of the state where they would otherwise not go, and gives exposure to the sport as a whole.

For more information, email Kim White at kim@divethecoast.com.