But this event is about more than taking on a challenge - it’s about raising vital funds for your local air ambulance and highlighting an issue that deserves far more attention: women are less likely than men to receive bystander CPR in public. Studies suggest this may be partly due to concerns about touching or exposing a woman's chest in an emergency.

Participants will swim topless in the water to help start important conversations around chest access in an emergency while raising vital funds to help keep your local air ambulance flying and saving lives, with the option to take part in swimwear if preferred.

DARE to BARE is designed to be more than a fundraising event. It is a chance to:

• Take on a bold personal challenge
• Support life-saving missions across Dorset and Somerset
• Learn more about CPR and defibrillator awareness
• Help challenge stigma around chest access in an emergency
• Be part of a supportive, empowering community experience

Spaces for the DARE to BARE topless sponsored swim hosted by Dorset & Somerset Air Ambulance are limited, so book your space early to avoid disappointment.

IMPORTANT! Please visit the DARE to BARE page on the charity's own website for more information on the event - terms and conditions apply.

Participants must be women aged 18 or over. The event is open to both Vobster Quay members and non-members.

The event has been created to provide a safe, supportive and welcoming environment in which women can experience the freedom of topless swimming, learn CPR and Defibrillator skills, and connect with others while raising funds for charity.

Women are less likely than men to receive bystander CPR in public. By creating this event, we hope to encourage open conversations, challenge stigma around chest access in an emergency and build confidence in life-saving CPR skills.

The event aims to raise awareness of the fact that women are less likely to receive bystander CPR in public. Swimming topless is a symbolic way of challenging stigma around women's chests and encouraging conversations about the importance of acting quickly in an emergency.

The swim itself is designed as a topless swimming event to support the awareness campaign and its message. However, being topless is not compulsory, you can wear swimwear while in the water. Participants are also asked to wear clothing, robes or swimwear before entering and after leaving the water.

To help ensure the event remains safe, supportive and respectful for all participants, spectators are not permitted. If you require an assistant or carer, they are welcome to attend with you.

Yes. There will be some men present on site in official capacities.

IMPORTANT! This event can only be booked via the Dorset & Somerset Air Ambulance's own event page. You cannot book via our own booking system.