Michael R. Ange
Capt.
Mike Ange is Technical Editor for
Rodale’s SCUBA Diving, the author of
Diver Down: Real World SCUBA
Accidents and How to Avoid Them,
Managing Director for The Americas
Division of the Professional SCUBA
Association International and the MD for
Waterproof Gear’s US Division. A
photojournalist, Advanced Diver Medic (IBUM),
and USCG Licensed Master, Mike is an
experienced expedition diver including
the U.S.S. Monitor (’96 & ’97) and the
Sub-Aquatic Survivor Expeditions in 2002
through 2005. He holds numerous
instructor trainer certifications
including TRIMIX, various Rebreathers
and Technical Wreck and is the author of
6 diver training textbooks
Dan Nafe
is the developer of Scuba-Training.net’s
online training system, the first in the
scuba industry. Nafe is also developer
of mixed gas decompression software
titles MigPlan.Mac and Nautilus Dive
Planner as well as being an active scuba
and technical diving instructor for over
20 years.
Online Training, Moving Scuba Into The 21st Century Brings
Connivance, Consistency And Value To
Diver Training Programs At All Level
What are
the pros and cons of online academic
training for entry level and advanced
diver courses? This presentation focuses
on the fact that the internet is here to
stay and it presents a number of
profound benefits to both the dive
industry and dive consumer while
recognizing that these benefits are not
without cost and limitations. This is a
realistic look at what the internet can
and cannot do for the aspiring diver,
continuing diver, the dive professional
and the diving industry.
Rudi Asseer
Rudi Asseer,
president and CEO of Farallon USA &
IANTD. Former director of TDI Canada and
long time dive enthusiast; recipient of
the prestigious OBJ 2004 CEO of the year
award, involved in Empress of Ireland
Projects, Tanya Streeter World Record
Attempts, and environmental projects
around the world.
Underwater Risk Management Skills.
Focus
will be on industry standards and
knowledge and the ever changing
physiological and psychological
limitations inherent to divers.
Discussion will draw from recent
technical diving accidents and the
lessons learned from them. An attempt
will be made to completely analyze these
accidents and discuss how Underwater
Risk Management Skills properly applied
may have altered the outcome of these
accidents.
Empress
Of Ireland
Join
Rudi Asseer, Terry German, and Kim
Martin as they preview and discuss the
new film “Lady in Waiting”. On May 29,
1914 the CPR Ocean Liner Empress of
Ireland sank within sight of the city of
Quebec with a loss of life surpassed
only by the wreck of the Titanic. This
event, etched in tragedy and shrouded in
mystery, is used as the back drop to
this exciting production. Discussion
will focus on the details of producing
such a challenging and oft time’s
dangerous film as well as preview some
of the discoveries made by our
presenters and their colleagues.
Tyler
Bradford
Over the
past seven years Tyler Bradford has
dedicated much of his time to teaching
technical diving and leading expeditions
to the Empress of Ireland and other
advanced sites. Having logged more than
260 dives on the Empress of Ireland,
he’s continuing this passion in 2006
with seven more expeditions scheduled to
her. His expeditions have become known
for being “glitch free” and surpassing
the expectations of his clients and
students.
Logistics for Planning Successful
Expeditions
Whether
you’re planning for friends or clients,
successful expeditions don’t happen by
chance. In this session you’ll discover
how to plan dive trips and expeditions
like a pro. Topics to be covered include
site and team considerations, individual
and team equipment, financial
commitments, contingency and emergency
planning, and finally, how you can use
these types of undertakings as a major
marketing tool.
Glenn Butler
Glenn
Butler has over 40 years diving. He
began teaching with Fran Gaar and Al
Boehm at the Aqua-Lung School of NY in
1966. In 1971 He joined Bill Hamilton's
diving research group at Union Carbide -
Ocean Systems as an experimental diver
working with Neon and TriMix rapid
compressions to 1000 feet. Glenn worked
the North Sea as a saturation diving
supervisor and 1980 developed the North
American Hyperbaric Center to teach deep
diving. Glenn's company, Life Support
Technologies provides consulting
services to NASA, the Military
and operates hospital based Wound Care &
Hyperbaric Medicine Centers.
A History of Nitrox and Underwater
Habitat Diving
With some Unique photos- Take a walk
down memory lane with Glenn
and look at some of the early Nitrogen /
Oxygen research ranging from Tri-Mix
dives to 31 Atmospheres and the REPEX /
NOSS OPS programs that helped develop
the NOAA Nitrox Tables and supported the
Aquarius Underwater Habitat Programs.
Bernie Chowdhury
Bernie
Chowdhury has worn many hats in his 21 years in diving: he is the founder and
publisher of “IMMERSED: the
international diving magazine,” now in
its tenth year. His award winning,
first book, The Last Dive has
received critical acclaim, and is
available in ten foreign languages. He
has been a Fellow of the Explorers Club
since 1995 and carried the Explorers
Club flag on his Icelandic Cave Diving
Expedition. Bernie has been a
development and marketing consultant for
a new line of diving computers. He is a
board certified hyperbaric technologist
(CHT). Bernie was named Beneath the
Sea’s “2001 Diver of the Year –
Education.”
PANEL:
Shipwreck Access Panel
Shipwreck access for sport divers has
become an ever more contentious issue
over the past 20 years. Recently, a
sport diver in Australia was found
guilty of having gone inside a shipwreck
during the course of a guided tour. He
was fined, but the judge declined to
impose a jail sentence. This panel of
distinguished experts will look at wreck
access issues, including who really owns
and controls wrecks. Should divers have
unrestricted, restricted or limited
access to wrecks? Can the current
situation of ever-increasing
restrictions on sport divers’ access to
wrecks be improved?
Liquid
Breathing: Theory and Reality
In the
science-fiction movie, 'The Abyss,"
liquid breathing was
depicted in use for very deep diving.
The notion of liquid breathing
is not a fantasy, but is being used
today. Find out exactly what
liquid breathing is, its current uses
and limitations. While liquid
breathing is not practical for diving at
this time, it may be
possible to combine it with other
technologies to significantly
extend the depths of manned dives.
Newfoundland: Cold water diving
challenge
Newfoundland, Canada is still far off
the beaten path for most
divers. A variety of diving is on offer
here, including wrecks,
whale bones, scallop and mussel
collecting, ice bergs, dolphins, and
whales. In the near future, an
extensive mine system will be opened
for qualified divers to explore. All of
these provide photographers
and videographers with ample opportunity
to get terrific underwater
images
Dan
Crowell
Dan Crowell is a
professional diver and former Skipper of
the dive boat he made legendary, SEEKER.
He is a SDI/TDI Instructor trainer, a
scientific diver and consultant for
Rutgers University of Marine and Coastal
Science & Research Institute, an award
winning filmmaker as well as the
president of his own company, Deep
Explorers, Inc. Dan has been exploring
the shipwrecks in the Northeast and
around the world for two decades and is
a pioneer of the early days of technical
diving in the Northeast. Referred to as
the Master of the Andrea Doria by
Esquire magazine, Dan has been to the
Andrea Doria more times that anyone in
the world with his career being
documented in several books and other
countless publications.
Yarns From The
Deck Of The Seeker
Join Dan Crowell
for a few off the cuff tales of some of
the most daring, harrowing and humorous,
adventures from the legendary Seeker.
Michael
A. DeCamp
Mike
deCamp, a true diving legend and
pioneer,is often affectionately
referred to as the Father of East Coast
Wreck Diving. His resume begins with his
first dives in 1956, and from there he
went on to be the first person to dive
practically every wreck along the US
east coast. A partial list of "first
person to dive" wrecks for Mike
includes the USS San Doego, Oregon,
Stolt Dagali, Pinta, Ayurocca, Arundo,
and the Texas Tower, to name a few.
Additionally Mike was the first sport
diver to dive the Andrea Doria, worked
on the 1965 film, "In the World of
Sharks", co-invented The pony
bottle, and invented the decompression
line for when you can't find the elusive
anchor line.
Evelyn
Dudas
Since
1965 Evelyn has been diving the north
Atlantic wrecks. She was the FIRST woman
to dive the Andrea Doria in 1967,
While
accompanying John Dudas, who recovered
the main compass and brass binnacle
cover from the then intact wheel house.
In 1965 Evie launched a custom wet suit
business out of the family's old walk in
cooler in the old Chester County barn
across from the Bartram homestead where
she grew up. After the untimely death of
her husband in 1982 as a result of a
diving accident she continued to expand
Dudas' Diving Duds into a full service
dive shop, while raising 4 children as a
single parent. Returning to the Doria
again in 92 she sought further training
Trimix with Billy Deans and full cave
with Tom Mount .She has become an avid
cave diver and teaches DPV classes both
open water and overhead environment.
Still photography is a hobby and world
wide travels to wrecks in Truk, Bikini,
Vanuatu, Grenada, North Carolina , St
Lawrence ,Tobomory occupy much of the
travel she does now. An active open
water NAUI instructor Evie teaching kids
camps in the summer. An inductee of the
Women's Divers Hall of Fame , A member
of the Philadelphia Chapter of the
Explorers Club and Program manager of
Keystone Divers Assn. keeps her social
schedule full. Giving presentations to
Dive Clubs, Rotary, Lions And Church
groups Fits in there too.
The
First Recreational Doria Dives
Mike
DeCamp and EBD will present The first
Recreational Doria dives in
1966/67 made from the Viking Starlite . Evelyn
returned on several other expeditions
including both of John Moyers, Bell
Hunts resulting in the Gambone Art
Recovery.
Mike
Dudas
A second
generation east coast wreck diver,
Michael Dudas began diving
in 1988. He spent five years managing
Dudas' Diving Duds in West
Chester, PA and grew up diving the
shipwrecks of New Jersey. In
addition, he spent fifteen months as a
Divemaster, photographer and
videographer for Bikini Atoll Divers in
the Marshall Islands.
The
Atomic Shipwrecks of Bikini Atoll
A photo and video presentation of the
shipwrecks of Bikini Atoll. These images
were obtained from over 600 dives and
fifteen months on Bikini. See untouched
areas of the ships and newly discovered
artifacts. Go beyond the usual tours of
the USS Saratoga, the Japanese
Battleship Nagato, the destroyers USS
Anderson and USS Lamson, the troopship
USS Carlisle, and the US Navy fleet
submarine USS Apogon.
Lynn Funkhouser
Lynn
Funkhouser is an internationally
published photographer, author,
lecturer, environmentalist, adventuress
and dive travel leader. The dichotomy
of beauty and degradation revealed in
her underwater images and lectures
reflect her commitment to foster action
through awareness and appreciation. As
one of the founders of the International
Marine life Alliance (IMA) in 1965, Lynn
serves as Director, Ecotourism and PR
for the new research vessel, the R/V
Alliance. She is an advisory director
to Ocean Voice International, Canada.
Lynn received the 1994 SEASCAPE/PADI
Environmental Awareness Award “for her
continuing efforts promoting reef
preservation in the Philippines and
around the world”. She was inducted
into the Women’s Divers Hall of Fame in
2000.
Reef Critter Versus Shipwreck Diving --
The Battle Is On!
Are you
an avid reef and critters diver, or a
diehard shipwreck explorer? Alternate
the best underwater images of an
award-winning marine photographer and a
prize-winning shipwreck photographer –
and you get the War of the Words and the
Slugfest of the Photos! Find out who
“wins” in this tongue-in-cheek
competitive look at these two popular
types of scuba diving.
Captains Steve Gatto
Steve Gatto and Tom Packer have been
exploring and photographing offshore
shipwrecks together from Nantucket to
North Carolina for 26 years, including
19 consecutive years on the Andrea Doria.
Other favorite shipwrecks include the
Nantucket Lightship, USS Monitor, U-869,
and Black Sunday wrecks. They also enjoy
researching and finding new shipwrecks.
Andrea Doria: Where Dreamers Dare!
Considered by some to be a penetration
so ominous and remote you only dare to
dream about it. The Andrea Doria
finally reveals what she has guarded for
so long. If the Andrea Doria is the
Mount Everest of wreck diving, then this
dive might just be the summit. Don't
miss this breathtaking adventure into
the unknown!
Michel Gilbert & Danielle Alary
Award-winning speakers, writers,
photographers and multimedia producers,
Michel and Danielle are underwater
photography columnists for Diver
Magazine. They have authored more than
500 articles in publications worldwide.
Recipients of the Canadian Diving
Achievement Award (Canada East) and the
Diver of the Year Award for the Arts at
Beneath the Sea (1995), they won the
coveted Silver Diver Award at the
Antibes World Festival of Underwater
Images. In 2001, Danielle was inducted
in the Women Divers Hall Of Fame. Owners
of SUB-IMAGES, a photography and digital
multi-image production company, Michel
and Danielle have been involved together
in diving for more than 25 years. Award
winning speakers, writers and
photographers, they have published more
than 475 articles in various
publications related to diving, travel
and sailing. They are underwater
photography columnists for Diver
Magazine. They have received, among
other distinctions, the Canadian Diving
Achievement Award (Canada East) in 1991
and the Diver of the Year Award for the
Arts at Beneath the Sea in New-York, in
1995. In 1997, they won the coveted
Silver Diver Award at the Antibes World
Festival of Underwater Images. In 2001,
Danielle was inducted in the Women
Divers Hall Of Fame In 2003, Danielle &
Michel won a Grand Prize, awarded by the
Ministry of Tourism in Québec, for a
permanent exhibit presentation entitled
Ice Haven.
Cayman – A Personal Look
In 2005, for their 6th visit
in the archipelago, Michel and Danielle
aimed their cameras at their "coups de
coeur" (love at first sight) sites and
creatures. True artists and wonderful
speakers, this couple never cease to
please and inspire their audience with
informative and entertaining
presentations, combined with superb
imagery.
The Bay
Islands of Honduras, Accessible,
Inspiring and Charming
Why is it that we do not see more
symposia about the Bay Islands of
Honduras? Probably
because too many people have been there
and did not want the others to learn
about their secret. Come with us and
find out why we fell in love with this
Central American destination.
Terry German
Terry has been exploring the marine
environment for nearly four decades and
documenting underwater adventure on film
and video for the better part of it.His
company Extreme Explorer Productions has
added expertise and experience to
numerous film teams with an ever growing
list of high profile expeditions. From
the Great Lakes, North America’s coastal
waters, the Caribbean and exotic Iceland
Terry’s lengthy resume includes John
Moyer’s 1993 Andrea Doria Expedition,
Kim Martin’s Leopard Frog Cave Project,
Bernie Chowdhury’s Silfur Hellir
expedition and the Empress of Ireland.
Empress Of Ireland
Join Rudi Asseer, Terry German, and Kim
Martin as they preview and discuss the
new film “Lady in Waiting”. On May 29,
1914 the CPR Ocean Liner Empress of
Ireland sank within sight of the city of
Quebec with a loss of life surpassed
only by the wreck of the Titanic. This
event, etched in tragedy and shrouded in
mystery, is used as the back drop to
this exciting production. Discussion
will focus on the details of producing
such a challenging and oft time’s
dangerous film as well as preview some
of the discoveries made by our
presenters and their colleagues.
Tony Gramer
Tony
Gramer of Dearborn Hts., Mi. has been
diving since 1977 and is a certified
PADI Divemaster. He has been Chairman of
the Ford Seahorses Great Lakes Shipwreck
Film Festival for the pass nine years.
Past President of the Ford Seahorses
dive club. Chairman of the first
Michigan Underwater Preserve Council
Film Festival. He has written an
article for The Michigan History
Magazine. He has won numerous photo
contest throughout the United States,
Cayman Brac, and Mexico.
Straits
Of Mackinaw Shipwrecks
Travel
through the Straits of Mackinaw, known
as the gateway of the Great Lakes. The
Straits of Mackinaw is the final resting
place of approximately100 shipwrecks.
Join Tony Gramer as he explores some of
his favorite shipwrecks sites.
Thailand
Unknown Wonder Of The World
Join
Tony Gramer as he takes you to one of
the unknown wonders of the world
(Thailand). Diving off the coast of
Phuket in the Andaman Sea, the
excitement begins with some of the
smallest creatures, the Harlequin Ghost
Pipe Fish and Manta Shrimp. As well as a
rare experience with what only a small
percentage of divers see in their
lifetime, Whale Sharks and Manta Rays.
Wakatobiit’s A Small World After All
Join
Tony Gramer as he dives what was
referred to by Jacques Cousteau as the
best diving in the world. Located in the
Banada Sea southeast of Sulawesi,6
degrees south of the equator. Explore
Wakatobi’s underwater environment with
its pristine walls and vibrant coral
reefs teeming with fish.The area is
noted for small marine life. Discover
what most divers pass by an never see.
Our team realized there are other
creatures in the sea besides sharks.
Pete E.
Hess
Peter E.
Hess is an Attorney and advocate for
underwater explorers seeking access and
/ or salvage rights to historic
shipwreck. He has dived the Spanish
treasure galleon Atocha, the Civil War
ironclad U.S.S. Monitor, and the Italian
luxury liner Andrea Doria. Peter is now
defending diver’s rights internationally
against a proposed treaty declaring all
the world’s shipwrecks to be exclusively
governmental property. He is on the
Board of Directors of the Explorers
Club.
Exploring Diving's Frontiers: The SS
ALEUTIAN Shipwreck In Alaska
In 1929, the 400 foot long passanger
steamer SS ALEUTIAN sank in 7 minutes
after ripping her bottom out on a rocky
reef. Discovered in 220 fsw in 2002,
the wreck has just begun to reveal her
secrets to an intrepid band of
underwater explorers who travel to the
remote, pristine and stunningly
beautiful Uyak Bay, on Kodiak Island,
Alaska. Bountiful marine life,
incredible scenery topside and
underwater, and a fully loaded, intact
ocean liner sitting on her keel await
the adventurous divers who dare to fin
where none have finned before. Hess
will also present a brief overview of
The Explorers Club, an organization
devoted to encouraging divers--and
mountaineers, cavers, polar explorers
and astronauts--to always strive to
conquer the unknown
Lamar Hires
Internationally respected Cave Dive,
Technical Diver and Instructor, he has
spent more than twenty five years in the
dive community. Through his company,
Lamartek d.b.a. Dive Rite, he has
pioneered many of the equipment designs
used throughout the world. A frequent
contributor in the Cave Diving community
as a Training Director, speaker or as a
sponsor, Lamar has participated in the
growth of the technical side of the
Sport Diving.
His dive
experience encompasses deep wrecks,
reefs and caves in Antarctica,
Australia, and Japan and throughout the
United States
CCR Diving And Bailout – Is Side Mount The Way
When
diving CCR bailout gas is part of the
dive plan. The question is how to handle
the bailout gas without it getting in
the way of the mission. One alternative
is to side mount the bailout using cave
diving techniques.
Kenneth
D. Knezick
Ken
Knezick is owner and President of Island
Dreams Travel in Houston, Texas. He has
logged more than 2800 scuba dives and
thousands of hours underwater, quite
literally around the world. From the
Caribbean to the Pacific, his travels
include most of the world's great diving
destinations. Since 1983, he has served
as Executive Director of Houston's
SEASPACE Exposition, is past President
of Houston International Diver's Club,
and is a founding member of both the
Houston Underwater Photographic Society,
and G.R.E.A.T., the Gulf Reef
Environmental Action Team. At DEMA 2003,
Ken was honored with induction into the
SSI Platinum Pro 5000 Society. An
accomplished underwater photographer,
when not actually underwater, Ken enjoys
writing short stories, travelogues, and
presenting seminars and workshops at
dive shows around the U.S.A. A member of
Mensa, Ken Knezick has made Houston,
Texas his home base since 1977.
1,000 Ways to Improve Your
Air-Consumption – One Breath at a Time
The
entire focus of this seminar is to make
your dives safer, more enjoyable, and
longer lasting! Ken Knezick, NAUI
Divemaster #0000230, draws upon a diving
lifetime to share tips and techniques to
help you make better use of your air
supply and maximize your diving
enjoyment. Additional topics include
dive equipment, boat etiquette, the
Buddy System, air consumption, swimming
techniques, safely dealing with changing
water and surface conditions, diving
with cameras, avoiding DSC, and much,
much more. Audience participation is
encouraged in this program equally
valuable to new divers, intermediates,
and even old salts.
How to Make Great Digital U/W Photos
with “Toy” Cameras
Not
everyone is ready to sink thousands of
dollars into sophisticated SLR camera
systems that too rapidly become
obsolete. With 25 years of shooting
under his weight belt, presenter Ken
Knezick will provide strategies for you
to maximize your underwater photography
success, while employing relatively
simple, and affordable, digital photo
systems. The program will define what a
point and shoot camera can, and cannot,
do underwater. You will learn how to
work around the limitations of an
affordable digital system to capture a
variety of different kinds of shots.
This seminar will describe how to use
the pre-set functions on your camera to
get better results. You’ll learn the
value of a supplemental strobe, and get
tips on how to use simple manual control
adjustments to bracket your shots and
come up with better pictures. Attend
this seminar, enjoy some beautiful
underwater images, and learn how to
become a better underwater photographer
Heather
Knowles and David Caldwell
Heather
Knowles and David Caldwell are
co-founders of Northern Atlantic Dive
Expeditions, Inc., based on the North
shore of MA. They own and operate the
36-foot custom dive boat GAUNTLET,
running year-round charters in the Bay.
Their organization specializes in
technical wreck diving, offshore
expeditions and deep-water exploration,
as well as recreational and technical
diver education through NAUI Worldwide.
Heather and Dave are avid wreck divers
who have had the fortune of leading or
participating in expeditions to notable
wrecks such as the Andrea Doria, Empress
of Ireland, RMS Republic, Bianca C, and
the U-869
Just Scratching the Surface – More Shipwrecks in Massachusetts Bay and
Stellwagen Bank
There
are thousands of shipwrecks located in
Massachusetts Bay and the Gulf of Maine
– shipwrecks that can keep diving
explorers busy for a lifetime. Join us
for a review of the 2005 diving season
and follow the process of discovery,
research and documentation of
shipwrecks, as we share our discoveries
and experiences exploring our maritime
history beneath the waters from western
Massachusetts Bay to the Stellwagen Bank
National Marine Sanctuary.
Cris
Kohl
Cris
Kohl and Joan Forsberg, a Chicago
husband-and-wife team, love to explore
shipwrecks, particularly those in the
Great Lakes. Joan, who has been the
Chairman of the “Shipwrecks and our
Marine Heritage” Room at Chicago’s “Our
World – Underwater” Show since 1996, is
the author of the scuba celebrity
“cook-and-tell” book, “Diver’s Guide to
the Kitchen,” and articles in “Immersed”
and “Wreck Diving” magazines. Cris, a
prize-winning underwater photographer
with a Master’s Degree in History, is
Past President of the Underwater
Archaeological Society of Chicago and
has written ten books about Great Lakes
shipwrecks, including the bestselling
“The Great Lakes Diving Guide” and the
recently-revised and updated two-volume
set, “The 100 Best Great Lakes
Shipwrecks.” He has appeared on numerous
television programs, including on the
History Channel and the Discovery
Channel. His most recent book is
“Shipwreck Tales of the Great Lakes
The Ten
Best Great Lakes Shipwrecks
More
than 1000 shipwrecks have been located
in the Great Lakes, most within scuba
diving range. Here are the top ten,
ranging from the tragic schooner
George A. Marsh in Lake Ontario to
the passenger steamer America in
Lake Superior, with several magnificent
shipwrecks, along with their often
spine-tingling stories, in between.
(Based upon Cris Kohl’s newly-revised
and updated two-volume set of books
called The 100 Best Great Lakes
Shipwrecks.)
Reef Critter Versus Shipwreck Diving --
The Battle Is On!
Are you
an avid reef and critters diver, or a
diehard shipwreck explorer? Alternate
the best underwater images of an
award-winning marine photographer and a
prize-winning shipwreck photographer –
and you get the War of the Words and the
Slugfest of the Photos! Find out who
“wins” in this tongue-in-cheek
competitive look at these two popular
types of scuba diving
Great
Lakes Shipwreck Hunters
Many
otherwise normal men and women have
fallen under the powerful spell of
searching for the many shipwrecks
fantastically preserved in the cold,
fresh waters of the Great Lakes. Here
are the most successful ones, from the
legendary John Steele and Kent
Bellrichard to modern explorers like
Dave Trotter and Valerie Olson van Heest.
Find out their techniques and their
exciting stories, and visit several of
their most famous shipwreck discoveries!
Al
Kulhawik
Al’s
love for the water started when he was
twelve years old with a voit mask, fins
and a ping pond type snorkel. He became
a certified diver in 1973, diving in the
northeast. In 1982 he took his first
trip to the Caribbean and since then he
has been hooked on dive travel. For the
past eighteen years he has been
traveling to different dive destinations
around the world. He never dives without
a camera, hoping to capture beautiful
and unusual creatures on film. His
photographs have been published in
Discover Diver Magazine and he gives
presentations to various dive clubs and
shows throughout the northeast.
Huge
World Of Macro Photography
All to
often when we go diving we tend to look
for the big picture, be it a wreck, a
school of fish or just some beautiful
coral. Let me show you some of the tiny,
beautiful and strange critters that live
in the Sea. The World of Macro
Photograpy. I've added some new critters
to this presentation like a Blue Ringed
Octopus, a flat worm flounder, a female
Manta Shrinp caring for it's eggs, Boxer
Crabs, each one the size of a dime and
so much more
Diving
in Indonesia, below and above
In this
presentation we'll not only see below
the rich waters of Indonesia but we will
explore the many sights to see on land.
Komodo Island with the famous Komodo
Dragons, the Monkey Temple in Bali where
you can feed them, a Barong Dance,
Temples, Liveaboards, Beautiful Resorts
like KBR, Wakatobi, Minahasa Lagoon and
much more.
Presentation Time;
New Guinea- Diving Paradise
See what
it's like diving the Milne Bay region,
Muck Diving for tiny critters, a dive to
the wreck of the "Blackjack" a World War
II B-17 intact and the travel to Kavieng
for some bluewater diving. A trek inland
will take you to the Southern highlands
to visit the Huli Tribe of Wigman.
Richard
Ladisky
Richard began
diving in Connecticut and Rhode Island
in 1981 and, shortly after, decided to
join his passion for photography with
his love of diving. Licensed in amateur
radio in 1958, he was able to talk to
people in exotic places around the world
and still does, including the astronauts
on the International Space Station.
Fueled with a teacher’s “summers off”
schedule, he started visiting these
places 4 to 6 weeks at a time, for both
land and underwater photography. His
work has appeared in the Hartford
Courant and he has appeared in Parade
Magazine. Rich retired from a 35 year
teaching career, has been the Director
of Emergency Management in Bristol for
26 years, teaches photography, instructs
and practices ballroom dancing around
the world with his fiancée, and
particularly enjoys diving with her in
the Indo-Pacific Rim. Last year he
provided the great seminar on the
Socorro Islands and is back with us
again.
PALAU
AND YAP: CREATURES BIG AND SMALL
These
two destinations are usually on the most
wanted list of divers around the world.
This presentation goes beyond sharks and
mantas, although some sharks insisted on
being photographed. It explores some of
the beautiful and exotic creatures so
often overlooked on our quest for the
big guys. Find out what else to
discover underwater before totally
filling your storage medium with the
obvious. Then take a surface interval
and explore topside.
CREATURES OF GALAPAGOS
Diving
Galapagos is usually by liveaboard boat,
with a brief land excursion. This
presentation will show the life coming
out of the sea and flying over it, as
well as land based inhabitants of the
islands. It represents the diversity of
life on these magic islands, and how
close you can get to it, for encounters
as amazing as anything underwater.
Especially if your time is short, you
should know what to look for.
Kim Martin
Kim Martin has been
diving since 1985, In 1989 the technical
diving community in Canada was virtually
nonexistent and when a water filled cave
passage was discovered in Tobermory,
Ontario, Kim's expertise was sought out.
In 1998 he set a National record for
distance in this logistically difficult,
sidemount underwater cave passage,
penetrating over 6,500 ft. Since that
time he has established himself as one
of this country's leading underwater
explorers and has gained international
recognition with his endeavors. The
following is a recount of notable
projects and expeditions with which he
has participated. The Empress of Ireland
The Andrea Doria, John Moyer art work
recovery The Leopard Frog Cave Passage
1996 and 1998 Expeditions Icelandic Cave
Diving Expedition with Bernie Chowdhury,
CBC Documentary, Last Voyage Of The
Empress, 2005
Empress Of
Ireland
Join Rudi Asseer,
Terry German, and Kim Martin as they
preview and discuss the new film “Lady
in Waiting”. On May 29, 1914 the CPR
Ocean Liner Empress of Ireland sank
within sight of the city of Quebec with
a loss of life surpassed only by the
wreck of the Titanic. This event, etched
in tragedy and shrouded in mystery, is
used as the back drop to this exciting
production. Discussion will focus on the
details of producing such a challenging
and oft time’s dangerous film as well as
preview some of the discoveries made by
our presenters and their colleagues
Andrew
Martinez
For more
than 30 years, Andrew Martinez has been
diving in New England
waters. His work has been published in
most nature, travel, and dive
magazines in this country and in many
other countries. He has led
Marine Biology or travel groups to the
Galapagos Islands, Cayman
Islands, and the Bay Islands of Honduras
and is currently leading trips
for Underwater Photo Tech. His photos
are used in books or displays in
many of the country’s aquaria. His book
Marine Life of the North
Atlantic is considered the best guide to
this region and is on sale at
Aqua Quest in the exhibit area. He
teaches underwater photography in
Under Sea Divers in Beverly, MA
Marine
Life of_Komodo Island
Komodo
Island in Indonesia is known for the
giant Komodo dragons, but the real
beauty lies under the island’s waters.
This presentation will show some of the
varied and colorful marine life in this
tropical paradise.
St
Vincent: The critter capital of the
Caribbean
Fourth
trip and it is still is a winner! You
will see why this small island has so
often been called the Critter Capital of
the Caribbean. Long arm octopsi, sea
horses, frogfish, flying gurnads,
pipefish, spoonnose eels,etc are all
very common in this tropical paradise.
Mike Haber And Mike Mesgleski
Mike
Haber and Mike Mesgleski were Jim
Church’s close associates for over 20
years. Jim had selected them to continue
teaching his style of Underwater
Photography instruction aboard the
live-aboard dive vessels of the
Aggressor Fleet. They have been doing
that successfully for 3 years. Mike
Mesgleski has been teaching Underwater
Photography for more than 18 years,
helping students create thousands of
beautiful images of our underwater
world. Mike Haber, also a qualified
Underwater Photo instructor, is a
topside professional photographer in
South Florida. In addition, they both
operate Underwater Camera Repair in
Miami
Digital
Camera Settings – Where to Start
When to
shoot RAW, how to set White Balance,
selecting Color Space, after dive image
storage are just a few of the additional
choices the Digital UW Photographer has
to contend with. Mike Haber and Mike
Mesgleski from the Jim Church School of
UW Photography will explain what these
all mean to you and give you their
solutions to these digital issues.
Composition for the UW Photographer –
It’s Not About The Camera
What
draws other people to your pictures? How
do you compose an award winning photo?
Mike Haber and Mike Mesgleski from the
Jim Church School of UW Photography will
show you the techniques of composing
stunning underwater images. From basic
guidelines to creative thinking, they
will demonstrate the principles that
make photographs more appealing. Mike &
Mike will show you how to train your
mind’s eye to see the image first, then
create it with your camera
John
Moyer
Fifty
Years Of Diving The Doria
The
Italia liner Andrea Doria sank on July
26, 1956 and within 24 hours divers
began exploring the wreck. John Moyer
will trace the fifth years history of
photographic and salvage expeditions to
the Andrea Doria, including the raising
of the Admiral Doria statue and the
salvage of the safe. Moyer will also
describe his early divers to the wreck
and the recovery of the Gambone panels
from the ships Wintergarden lounge
Mike
Musto
Mike
Musto went to Guam, USA in 1966 to teach
school on a two year contract. He was
going to move on after the two years,
but fell in love with Guam and her ways.
He taught history of Guam and hiked the
jungles to all the World War II battle
sites.
He met
Vikki, a local Guamanian lady after
living in Guam for nine years and they
married. They got into politics together
and Mike ended up being the Press
Secretary for the Governor of Guam. One
day, while day while being chief
spokesperson for Governor Calvo, the
vice president of Continental Micronesia
Airlines asked Mike and Vikki if they
could all have a meeting to discuss an
interesting project. It was then that
Continental Airlines asked Mike and
Vikki if they would start a company to
promote Micronesia to North American
travelers. The deal was too good to past
up, so Mike and Vikki moved to the
States to start the company called
Trip-N-Tour Pacific. The phone calls
started coming in and the callers would
ask all kinds of questions about diving
Micronesia. Mike and Vikki knew all
there was to know about the islands and
everything above water, but knew little
about underwater except snorkeling. They
quickly figured out the North Americans
most interested in Micronesia were
divers and, if Trip-N-Tour was going to
be successful, then Mike and Vikki had
to become divers. They did and that’s
all history. Time went by and they both
dove all over Micronesia. Then they
expanded to Fiji followed by an
expansion to French Polynesia. Nine
years ago, Continental Airlines
contracted Trip-N-Tour to do the
airlines private brand, Continental
Airlines Vacations to the Pacific.
Today, there are not many people in the
world who have been diving the Pacific
as much as Mike.He often does a talk
that historians, and especially WWII in
the Pacific historians, enjoy. That talk
is titled, “Mighty Truk Lagoon – the
Events Leading Up to the Battle, the
Battle and the Aftermath of the Battle.”
He will be giving this talk at the GLSPS
10th Anniversary
Kwajalein – The Next Superstar Shiprweck
Diving Destination
Kwajalein Lagoon has 50 shipwrecks and
scores of airplanes from World War II
and the Bikini Testing. Most famous of
the ships, Prinz Augen, was with the
Bismark when it was sunk by the British.
Kwajalein just opened to the public and
you can learn more about the diving and
dive trips there at this seminar.
Chet
Moore
Chet Moore has been diving for some 30
years, eschewing his home waters of
nearby Monterey Bay, CA, for the little
latitudes and warm water. He favors
those of Papua New Guinea since his and
his wife’s first trip in 1993. Frequent
visitors since then, Chet now represents
two local resorts (Loloata Island Resort
near Port Moresby and Walindi Plantation
Resort on New Britain Island) and two
liveaboards, (M.V. FeBrina and
StarDancer, homeported at Walindi) at
consumer and trade shows. Although
having exposed virtual miles of film
underwater he successfully and
justifiably remains unpublished and
unprinted. He will be presenting an
informative and colorful (photos by
“others”) presentation introducing the
wonders of PNG and four of the country’s
best dive destinations.
Best of Papua New Guinea
A world
class diving destination, PNG provides
the discriminating diver with a
multitude of options-land based trips,
award winning resorts and liveaboards.
This colorful presentation will
introduce you to four of the best that
PNG has to offer, the acclaimed 72'
FeBrina, the 120' Star Dancer, the lush
Walindi Plantation Resort and the
gateway resort to PNG, Loloata Island
Resort, as well as how to get there and
the myriad of other adventures that
await you.
Pete
Nawrocky
Pete has over 20 years diving and
underwater photography experience. His
work appears in a variety of
publications, not only as a photographer
but as a writer. Pete is a recipient of
the Beneath the Sea Diver of the Year
award in arts /education and NAUI's
Outstanding Contribution to Sport Diving
Award. He is an active instructor with
many years of teaching experience. Pete
is also the Field Rep/photographer for
Dive Rite.
It’s
All about the Toys
Diving
Equipment has changed dramatically in
the last 20 years. Even the mixtures we
breathe have changed for technical and
sport divers. Pete will take you on a
short journey of evolution in regards to
equipment the Cave diving community has
greatly influenced the wreck and sport
diver.
Tim
O’Leary
Tim
O'Leary is Director of NAUI Worldwide
Technical Training Operations, Course
Director for NAUI Worldwide, Inspector
Trainer for PSI, and President of
American Diving And Marine Salvage. He
has spoken at many underwater
symposiums, as well as a contributing
editor for Sources, Advanced Diver
Magazine, and NAUI Training
Publications. He has dived in Asia,
South Pacific, North Sea, Mediterranean,
Mexico, Central and South America, and
the United States as both a mixed gas
Commercial Diver and technical diving
Instructor Trainer.O'Leary received a
DMT and CHT from Jo Ellen Smith Medical
Center at the Baromedical Research
Institute. He has worked as a Commercial
Diving Instructor at the Ocean
Corporation, a Saturation Diver, Gas
Rack Operator, Saturation Supervisor,
and Chamber Supervisor for many of the
world's commercial diving companies. He
currently serves as a Consultant for the
offshore oil and insurance industry, and
is a Level III NDT Technician. He is a
contributor to the NAUI RGBM Tables and
related products that have been
developed exclusively for NAUI Technical
Diving and NAUI Training Operations. He
has written numerous monographs on
technical diving subjects as well as
authoring most of the NAUI technical
training manuals. He is a member of the
Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society
(UHMS), Society Of Naval Architects And
Marine Engineers (SNAME), National
Association Of Diver Medical Technicians
(NADMT), and is an Admiral in the Texas
Navy.
Deep
Stops and Modern Decompression
Strategies
Deep
stops coupled to helium breathing
mixtures are the mainstay in modern
technical diving. Both draw naturally
from modern decompression strategies,
and are providing divers with a safe ,
efficient, and flexible staging
protocols. Reasons for this are
presented and helium vs. nitrogen
profiles are contrasted. Differences
between classical and dissolved gas and
modern dual phase staging regimens are
also presented , underscoring deep stop
management and application. Actual
profiles are a discussion target within
the RGBM, a dual phase model forming
there basis for released decompression
tables by NAUI, decometers released
throughout the dive industry, and
software released by GAP. Theory, test,
Doppler, and the collective experiences
(most of all) of the vtechnical diving
community underscore a significance.
Filming
a deep gas documentary “Lost Warships”
The USS Perry
A
behind the scenes look at a deep gas CCR
team that trained for and took the first
High Definition film of the USS Perry at
250 fsw. Follow the team from Palau to
the Island of Angaur under arduous
conditions as they set about the dive
and the film.
Captain Bill Palmer
Bill
Palmer is an avid shipwreck diver,
videographer and historical enthusiast.
With more than 25 years experience
running a charter boat, Bill has
pioneered the sport of wreck diving in
Rhode Island. He has also been
producing historical videos. Twelve
sets are available and more are to come
from this seasoned diver. You can see
Bill’s work on several TV channels.
Shipwrecks of Cape Hatteras and the
Outer Banks – Volume 2
This
video is a guide to some of the best
diving on the East Coast. It is
designed to show the diver what he can
expect to find on these fabulous
wrecks. Come explore the wrecks of
North Carolina and witness some the most
fascinating marine life on the East
Coast. The wrecks include the federal
troop transport Oriental sunk in 1862,
the tanker Australia, the second biggest
vessel lost off North Carolina Tanker
Empire Gem, the Nevada, the tug Keshena
and the tanker British Splendor.
The Last
Battle of the U-853
This is
the story of the last German U-Boat sunk
in World War II. It was sunk the day
that the war ended. Explore its
innermost secrets with Capt. William
Palmer as he swims around and through
the boat. Also, interviews with people
that were there
that
day.
First
Blood The Sinking Of The U-85
The
U-85 made four war patrols, the 4th
being her last. She was a type VII-B of
which only 24 were built. The crew size
was 44. Her captain Oberleutant Zer See
Eberhand Greger was a six year veteran
of the Naval class of 1935. Sunk by the
USS Roper on April 14, 1942, the U-85
lies 17 miles Northeast of Oregon Inlet,
North Carolina in 100 feet of water.
Pete
Readey
Peter Readey is an ex-Merchant Navy
Engineering Officer with over 16 years
experience of the dive industry and over
27 years varied experience in light
engineering, research, development and
manufacturing. He holds a UK HSE
Commercial Diving Ticket (Part 4) and
Instructor Trainer rating with the
recreational training agencies of NAUI
and IANTD for all levels of technical
specialties. Peter has used his
comprehensive engineering experience to
introduce innovative designs and
products into the rebreather sector. He
has consulted for and worked with Drager,
Fullerton Sherwood Engineering, and
Carleton Technologies; collaborated and
consulted with Cochran Consulting and
Carmellan Research. He is the designer
of the PRISM CCR, and founder and
President of Steam Machines, Inc.
Peter Readey is an ex-Merchant Navy
Engineering Officer with over 16 years
experience of the dive industry and over
27 years varied experience in light
engineering, research, development and
manufacturing. He holds a UK HSE
Commercial Diving Ticket (Part 4) and
Instructor Trainer rating with the
recreational training agencies of NAUI
and IANTD for all levels of technical
specialties. Peter has used his
comprehensive engineering experience to
introduce innovative designs and
products into the rebreather sector. He
has consulted for and worked with Drager,
Fullerton Sherwood Engineering, and
Carleton Technologies; collaborated and
consulted with Cochran Consulting and
Carmellan Research. He is the
designer of the PRISM CCR, and founder
and President of Steam Machines, Inc.
Everything You Wanted To Know
About Rebreather Design And Then Some
Closed Circuit Rebreather design from
an engineering and manufacturing
perspective. Maintaining focus on the
users’ ergonomic and application needs
design considerations include breathing
loop efficiency, work of breathing, CO2
canister duration, scrubber material
efficiency, gas mixing, effects of and
how to enhance efficiency over a wide
range of temperatures. Electronic
design, evaluating structural materials,
and bringing the prototype to
manufacturing capacity will also be
discussed.
Michael Salvarezza & Christopher P.
Weaver
Michael
Salvarezza and Christopher Weaver have
been diving the waters of Long Island
and the world since 1978. In that time,
they have spent hundreds of hours
underwater and have accumulated a large
and varied library of photographic
images. They have presented their work
in hundreds of multi-media slide
presentations, appeared previously at
Beneath the Sea and the Boston Sea
Rovers Underwater Clinic and have been
published in such magazines as Skin
Diver, Sport Diver, Asian Diver, Diver,
Advanced Diver Magazine, Sport Diving
Magazine, Dive Journal, World War II,
Immersed and Lighthouse Digest.
Inside the Cage: Shark Cage Diving in North America
Sharks
have long held a unique fascination
for people the world over and for
SCUBA divers, being in the water
with these creatures has always been a
high adrenaline activity. There are many
shark dives the world over, but divers
need not travel to exotic destinations
to witness sharks in their natural
element. Join Eco-Photo Explorers as
they venture inside the cage right here
in North America to dive with Blue
Sharks in California, Rhode Island and
New York. This program will conclude
with heart-stopping action from Mexico’s
Isla de Guadalupe, home to some of the
largest Great White Sharks in the world
Off the Wall – A Turks & Caicos Adventure
With
clear, beautiful turquoise water,
brilliant sugar white sand beaches and
sumptuous coral reefs, the Turks and
Caicos islands are the ideal destination
for SCUBA divers. However, in addition
to these obvious treasures, there are
other, more magnificent wonders to
experience here. In this seminar,
Eco-Photo Explorers will take the viewer
on dramatic dives along the Turks and
Caicos’ sheer vertical walls. In
addition, we will journey to the nearby
Silver Banks to witness the exciting
mating rituals of the North Atlantic
Humpback Whale. Whether it’s a relaxing
dive on a luxurious reef, a breathtaking
wall dive or a heart-stopping encounter
with a Humpback Whale, the Turks and
Caicos Islands offer adventures that are
truly off the wall
Ghost
Fleet of Truk Lagoon
In
February 1944, Operation Hailstorm, a
well-orchestrated attack on Japanese
forces at Truk Lagoon by the American
Navy, sent dozens of ships to the bottom
beneath the tranquil seas of Truk
lagoon. In just a few days of fierce
action, freighters, cargo vessels,
submarine tenders, submarines and
destroyers were all sunk, creating a
watery grave of unprecedented
proportions. Today, the tragedy of war
has given way to the splendor of the
underwater world as these ships have now
been transformed into living reefs of
riotous colors and teeming marine life.
This presentation first examines the
history of the island and the wartime
activities that took place here, and
then takes the viewer on a journey to
some of these fascinating ships,
including the Fujikawa Maru, San
Francisco Maru, Heian Maru and
others.
Steve
Schwankert
Steven
Schwankert is an explorer and writer
based in Beijing, China. A native of the
Jersey Shore, Steven has spent the last
10 years in China, first working as
a journalist, and then founding
SinoScuba, Beijing's first professional
dive operation. A member of The
Explorers Club, this summer Steven will
lead the first diving expedition to
Mongolia, and is writing a book about a
sunken submarine off the Chinese coast.
Discovering China's Sunken City
Dive to
a Ming dynasty walled city, lost for
almost half a century in a lake west of
Shanghai. Swim through its north gate,
marvel at the 30-foot-high imperial
tablet erected in its city center, and
glide up and down the staircases of
two-story merchant homes. Submerged by a
hydroelectric project in 1959, Lion City
disappeared from sight and memory until
its rediscovery in 2001, protecting its
relics from China's destructive Cultural
Revolution.
Lake
Baikal: Ice Diving in Siberia
Siberia's Lake Baikal is the world's
deepest and one of its oldest lakes,
containing 20 percent of the planet's
fresh water. For six months of the year,
the lake is covered with ice, at times
three feet or more thick. Slip through a
hole in ice thick enough to easily hold
a four-ton truck to discover a frozen
world of unique species inhabiting water
that seems warm compared to sub-zero air
temperatures!
Bob Sherwood
WKPP Team Member 1998-Present
Founding Instructor for GUE
1999 Britannic Expedition Project Member
Active Technical
Diving Instructor - GUE Training
Director Panel –GUE
US Coast Guard Certified Master Captain
Bob travels internationally as well as
all over the United States, as a DIR
educator and consultant
Exercise
Physiology and Decompression
The many
changes our bodies undergo in response
to a progressive exercise program likely
improve our resistance to DCS. , Cameron
Martz, GUE Fitness Director, andBob
Sherwood, GUE Training Director
discusses these effects of physical
conditioning on diving
Jerry
Shine
Jerry
Shine is the author of A Shore Diving
Guide To New England. His
writing and photography have also
appeared in more than 75 magazines,
including dive publications on four
continents.
New
England's Best Shore Dives
Because
of New England’s rocky coast, it has
some of the best shore diving
in the country. This presentation will
profile ten of the area’s best shore
dives, with information on entries and
exits, bottom topographies, and
prevalent marine life. It will end with
a “best-of” list: best invertebrate
life, best fish life, best site for
non-divers, easiest entry and exit, etc.
Jerry Shine is the author of “A Shore
Diving Guide To New England.”
Mark
Stanton
Mark
Stanton is host and producer of DIVERS
DOWN? TELEVISION. Accolades include BTS
diver of the Year in 1994, A/V Video &
Multimedia Producer Magazine 'Top 100
Producer' 1997, The Communicator 'Award
of Distinction' 1998, and Telly Awards
in 2000 and 2001. Mr. Stanton has
created uniquely styled TV and video
presentations featuring recreational
diving for over 15 years. Programs
feature 'Worldwide Underwater Adventure
Travel' in locations from Canada to
Australia.
USS
Mississinewa – 'The Oil, The Oil, . . .
I Gotta Get Out Of The Water!”
On
November 20, 1944 Japan unleashed a
devastating new weapon. Unfortunately
for the crew of USS Mississinewa, a
Kaiten suicide torpedo found its' mark
below the waterline on the starboard
side of the huge oil tanker. Following a
horrific fire and heavy loss of life the
ship settled on the sand inside the
lagoon at Ulithi Atoll. Days after her
discovery nearly 60 years later, Divers
Down Television was treated to a near
virgin wrecksite.
In the
Land of Oz
That's
Oz for Australia, mate! Travel with us
to a land down under, and dip under the
waves while you're at it. This edition
of Divers Down Television was originally
scheduled as a northeast wreck dive,
northeast Australia! Just like at home,
weather often changes our plans. No
worries. Spectacular marinelife
offerings at Flinders Reef anchor our
visit which includes a side trip to Sand
Cay and a breathtaking skim over the
treetops near Cairns.
Lake
Winnipesaukee, New Hampshire
Smack
dab in the middle of New England, New
Hampshires' Lakes Region presents
special offerings below the surface.
Join novice and experienced divers alike
as they explore lost ships and
investigate interesting
glacial-geological markings. Enjoy
surprisingly good diving as we visit
'The Lady of the Lake' and the
off-limits 'Governor Endicott' wrecks
before finishing the day on a shallow
reef. Dive Winnipesaukee in Wolfeboro
hosts this home-cooked version of Divers
Down Television.
Jim & Pat Stayer
Jim & Pat have shared their love for
diving for the past 28 years. The
Stayers along with their good friend Tim
Juhl have discovered and documented
several shipwrecks in the Great Lakes.
From these adventures the trio has
authored 2 books and produced over a
dozen videos. Their work has appeared
on all major commercial networks. For
the last decade they have enjoyed
presenting at many of the major dive
shows throughout the country. Jim is a
licensed U.S.C.G. Captain and together,
the Stayers run a dive charter boat in
the Great Lakes
Sharks
& Shipwrecks…Can It Get Any Better?
Imagine
heading down an anchor line and being
greeted by a huge school of sand tiger
sharks cursing through massive bait
balls, their close proximity allowing
for great photo opportunities. On the
ocean bottom you are treated to a WWII
shipwreck, the Caribsea, complete
with her engines and boilers. Join Jim
and Pat as they take you along on this
adventure into the graveyard of the
Atlantic
Nightlife
Science
fiction movies often play on our fear of
creatures of the night, but we don’t
have to rely on the movies to see
strange life forms. The oceans are full
of weird and beautiful creatures that
come out when the sun goes down. Join
Jim & Pat as they visit the ocean’s
nightlife.
The
Legend Lives On: 30th Anniversary of the
Sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald
Mention
Great Lakes shipwrecks and often the
first to come up is the Edmund
Fitzgerald. Made famous by Gordon
Lightfoot’s song, the “Fitz ” has
come to represent the tragedies that has
struck the Great Lakes thousands of
times since man first sailed their
waters. Out of the Blue Productions has
put together a 30th
anniversary commemorative program
complete with details of her history,
daring rescue attempts, and expeditions
to the wreck site. This program contains
never before seen video of the wreck
site, as well as, recorded conversation
between the captains and the Coast
Guard, and a first –hand commentary on
the sea conditions the night she sank.
Ocean Pals
Nightlights of the Sea
Children
often fear the thought of strange
creatures in the night and find comfort
in nightlights. This program adds a
unique twist as Jim and Pat visit
strange ocean creatures that have their
own nightlights. Here’s your chance to
see these beautiful and unusual
creatures of the night.
Larry & Denise Tackett
Larry
and Denise are full-time natural history
photojournalists specializing in
marine-related subjects. They have
traveled and dived throughout the
Indo-Pacific region. Their work is
widely published internationally and
they have three stock agencies that
represent their imagery. Of primary
interest to them is observing and
recording the behavior of unique and
rare marine life. Their book “Reef Life
– The Natural History of Reef Fishes and
Invertebrates” was recently published
and is available at the show.
THE
DIGITAL DARKROOM
This
seminar will cover the equipment and
techniques necessary to set-up and
operate a digital darkroom. We’ll begin
with image input (digital capture or
scanning), move on to calibration and
managing color, review printers, papers
and inks, and discuss print finishing
IRIAN
JAYA’S RAJA EMPAT ISLANDS
Join us
for a photographic celebration of one of
the world’s newest dive destinations –
the Raja Empat Islands of Indonesia.
Located in the remote north eastern
corner of Indonesia these islands hold
the record for the greatest marine
species diversity of anywhere on Earth.
At one dive site alone 276 different
species of fish were recorded on one
dive! It doesn’t get any better than
this!
Valerie OlsonVanHeest
Valerie
Olson van Heest, Director - Michigan
Shipwreck Research Associates:
Certified in 1978, while interning with
Chicago land Dacor Corporation,
Valerie’s early diving focused on local
Lake Michigan shipwrecks, which became
her life-long passion. She co-founded
Chicago’s Underwater Archaeological
Society, was instrumental in
establishing Southwest Michigan’s
Underwater Preserve and co-founded
Michigan Shipwreck Research Associates.
An architectural and graphic designer by
profession, she uses her professional
talents and management skills to lead
the fundraising, research and
documentation efforts on many dozen
shipwrecks, producing drawings,
articles, documentaries, and lectures.
She spearheaded MSRA’s shipwreck search
program, discovering four new wrecks
to-date, including the SS Michigan.
Preserving shipwrecks and contributing
to the wealth of Great Lakes Maritime
knowledge is her hallmark. Valerie, who
is being inducted into the Woman Diver’s
Hall of Fame this year, resides with her
husband, Jack, and two daughters, Cella
and Taya, in Holland, MI.
Icebound
Found! The Ordeal of the S.S. MICHIGAN
“Difficulties are just things to
overcome after all” This quote, made
famous by Captain Ernest Shackleton when
he and his crew of 27 returned from
Antarctica safely six months after his
ship ENDURANCE sank, could certainly
have been the sentiment of Captain
Prindeville as a similar drama played
out on the ice-encrusted Lake Michigan.
In 1885 Prindeville and his 29-man crew
on the S.S. Michigan became
icebound off West Michigan during one of
the worst winter storms in history.
After 40 days their ship was crushed by
the ice and sank, forcing them onto the
ice-covered lake. With stamina and
perseverance all 30 people made it
safely to shore in this local tale of
endurance!
It would also take endurance for the
members of Michigan Shipwreck Research
Associates to search for the sunken
remains of this 200-foot steamer.
Working with noted shipwreck explorer,
David Trotter, the team to persisted
over three years and 50 square miles to
finally locate the wreck in deep water
off Holland, Michigan.
The
multifaceted tale is told through a
riveting and accurate historic
reenactment, an unfolding search effort
punctuated with highs and lows, and the
camera lens of a technical diving team,
as MSRA explores the intact remains of
this historic vessel, 275 beneath Lake
Michigan, and learns first-hand just how
difficulties can be overcome.
Peter Venoutsos
Peter
Venoutsos has been a certified scuba
diver since 1976 and a certified
commercial diver since 1983. He has
worked for private underwater
engineering firms, the federal
government, and the United States Navy.
He is an active member of the
Connecticut Underwater Archeology
Committee. He has had articles published
on underwater photography and teaches
underwater photography to students. His
interests include shipwreck and cave
diving.
Ask the
Pro's
Do you
shoot video or stills? Do you use
digital or film ?
A
diverse group of profesional underwater
photographers will be on hand to answer
your questions. To help you improve your
techniques.
Living
History
Shipwreck diving can mean different
things to divers. From historical
exploration to artifact recovery. In
this film we will learn to look at
shipwrecks in a different light. They
have become homes to many species from
the microscopic to large predators at
the top of the food chain.
Ocean
Pals:
Seals of
Maine
This
film will show just how friendly these
lovable creatures are. We will show them
both above and below the water and
interacting with diver's.
Donald
Whitehead
Diving
Cape Ann and Boston's North Shore
A
narrated photographic overview of the
uniquely rich and beautiful undersea
world just north of Boston. Strange and
beautiful creatures and plants,
shipwrecks and glacier carved geologic
formations are highlighted with stunning
and colorful images distilled from 30
years of undersea photography.
Shipwrecks of Cape Ann
A
narrated photographic study of the
events surrounding the sinking of twelve
ships and the site conditions today.
Presentation includes photographs before
and after sinking, locations, histories
and recovered artifacts as well as
fascinating speculation about
undiscovered sunken vessels.
Rudy Whiteworth
Rudy
Whitworth has been an active scuba diver
since 1978 and has been an avid
underwater photographer since 1983. He
has been a winner in many world wide UW
photo contests including the Nikonos
Shootouts and the Beneath The Sea
contests. He has presented at the Great
Lakes Film Festival, at SCUBAFEST as
well as many presentations to scuba
clubs, marine organizations and schools.
He has taught underwater photography
classes. Rudy’ s images have been
printed In SKIN DIVER and Dive
Travel magazines and his images have
been showcased in 3 of the Coral Reef
Alliance calendars. He has done
extensive Great Lakes shipwreck diving
and has honed his photographic skills in
many exotic locations. His images are
included in “Fishes of the Caribbean”
fish ID CD ROM marketed by ReefNet.
Sharks,
dolphin and shipwreck diving – what more
do you want in the Caribbean?
Roatan,
part of the Caribbean barrier reef,
offers the diver and their family a
great vacation spot. Some of the best
Caribbean diving along with dolphin
interactions, reef diving, shipwreck
diving and an exciting shark dive. Big
barrel sponges, fans, gorgonians, sea
whips, lots of big grouper and a
seahorse. Good diving, great resort and
family oriented fun awaits you in Roatan.
Underwater Sulawesi
Southern
Sulawesi has one of the most bio-diverse
and healthiest reef systems in the
world. Wakatobi is superbly situated to
allow access to this Marine Preserve
that plays host to some of the
healthiest hard corals, soft coral,
sponges, fish and critter playgrounds in
the world. Multiple species of Pigmy
seahorses, blue ribbon eels, mating
Mandarin fish, cuttle fish, flatworms
and more species of nudibranch, blennies
and gobies than you can comprehend
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