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DIVE LOCALLY WHERE IT REALLY MATTERS
OCTOBER 2011
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Volume 7 Issue 9
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lake erie Grab a line and Dive
a Shipwreck a Day keeps the Diver “o.k.”
tropical Diving at its BestCuraÇao
We support our local dive shops - Without them We Will not have a dive industry. 2
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Publisher’s Note ................................4Incoming Mail ....................................5Northeast Hot News .........................6Activities ............................................7
MoNthly ColUMNs
Midwest Hot News ...........................18Gear Box .........................................28Tropical Dive Directory ...............28-29Dive Directory .............................30-31
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MIDWest DIVes20 Ontario: A Shipwreck a Day Keeps the Diver “O.K.”No one really understands just how big the Ontario area is but there are so many wrecks a diver could dive 25 different shipwrecks in three days and only have seen 20 percent of the shipwrecks available for diving. The truth is, a diver could spend more than a year diving the Ontario area and still just scratch the surface of the entire Ontario diving experience. By Alec Peirce
24 Curaçao: Tropical Diving at its BestCuraçao offers clear, bath-water warm diving to divers of all levels where they will discover reefs, easy to dive and abounding with marine life. There are wrecks and multi-level reefs to test a divers’ skills and speak to the adventurer’s souls. Divers come back with stories on end about the ocean around Curaçao and about the island itself. By Jeff Hirschman
Cover Photo by Adam WeisblattThe front cover photo was
taken near the Pump House entry at Dutch Springs in Bethlehem, PA. Photographer Adam Weisblatt took it of his friend Mark Vergalito of Stockholm, New Jersey. Mark
is a friend/dive buddy who is also an SDI Instructor, Dive Master and co-owner of a northeast dive club called Dark Water Divers.
Adam is an amateur photographer and took the photo with his Nikon D700 with a Sigma 15mm Fish Eye Lens, Aquatica Housing, Aquatica Dome Port and 2 Ikelite DS161 Strobes.
14 Lake Erie: Grab a Line and DiveThe central, and in particular the western basin, of Lake Erie is not known for pristine visibility but is known for having dedicated sport divers who have supported an extensive mooring project to protect shipwrecks and the diving public. By Georgann & Mike Wachter
Cover Photo by Warren LoWhat appeals to Warren so
much about scuba diving is the way it allows him to clear his mind. As a long time land based photographer, he quickly learned that he could integrate his old hobby with his new hobby.
His underwater photography has mostly been self taught, relying on resources such as Scubaboard, dive buddies, and trial and error. He originally started with an Olympus C5050 point and shoot camera with an Olympus housing.
Feel free to ask him about his current gear at his website www.warrenlophotography.com
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learn about, and discover the amazing world of diving. Through our shared passion, we can build a stronger community and hopefully inspire others. Sharing your stories will foster a healthy, active dive family. Help us build this community – Share your passion!
Divers are passionate…passionate about their diving, their equipment, their environment, their pictures, their stories. With that passion is the desire to share those stories, those adventures, photos, videos, lessons learned and boasting rights.
We harness the magnitude of the internet and the power of print to tell your stories by providing you a simple forum where you can submit your passion. Our website is no ordinary site; it is filled with interactive pages, videos of dive sites, incredible glossy photos and amazing articles.
But that is not all, we invite YOU to submit your experiences. We have unlimited space online to share what you have to say about dive events, dive site and gear reviews, adventures, upcoming activities, and club meetings. We can share your story with the dive community. Share your best stories, videos and photos and you may find yourself published in print! That’s right, we take the best and publish those stories in our printed magazines!
Visit us online www.divenewsnetwork.com. We want you to send us your news, events, stories, photos, videos and announcements and we will do the rest. Share your best with the dive community!
This is really about passion and sharing our collective experiences. We want to share your stories and become part of your community. Help us build, foster and encourage other divers and non-divers to share these experiences and drive the desire to become an active dive member. ■
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Rick,I enjoy reading Northeast Dive News
and pick up copies when available at my local shop, Scuba Venture, near Reading
Pa. I enjoy reading about local diving and where other local divers spend their time. There are a lot of places like this if we only knew where they
were. Let’s face it, warm water vacations are nice but are limited to most of us due to time and money. If you want to keep wet and keep your skills up, your choice is local diving. I’ve found over the years when warm water dive operators see you actively dive the northeast (which are often not the best of conditions) they tend to regard your skill level a little higher unlike divers who only dive during vacations.
Your magazine promotes local diving by local divers in local diving locations. PADI is also promoting this. In the past, you asked for articles on local diving. Are you still interested in article submission to consider for publication? I’d like to submit an article about our local group of divers (not a club) who meet regularly on a particular evening during the week throughout the year at a local dive spot in PA (who advertises in
your magazine) and promotes local diving by keeping divers wet and having fun. The article would discuss the group, what we do, and the site. The group even has a nickname bestowed by the former quarry owner. Please let me know if you have any specific guidelines as far as article size or photo requirements.
Thanks,Paul Miller
Paul,Yes, of course we would like to
see the piece you have written. We are always excited when one of our readers is interested in contributing. We are a local magazine for local divers so what better way to inform locals but through the locals themselves - whew!
As for guidelines, anyone can submit a brief summary (approximately 200-300 words) and we’ll be happy to review and see when we can fit in your story. We don’t always have print space, but like my note this month shares, even if we can’t print your story, we can share it online! We need your articles to help share the passion with new and future divers. So share your ideas by sending them to [email protected].
We look forward to hearing your about your diving escapades!
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DeaR RickI would like to
congratulate you and your staff. Nearly every store I went into had Northwest or Midwest or Northeast Dive News proudly displayed. You even have your new Southeast magazine out there too. Keep up the good work!
Thanks! Donna Lattin
Donna, Thank you so much for sharing with
us! We love sharing our passion for diving with local divers, warm water divers, professionals and dive shops. It’s not always just about the diving, it’s about the community! We are humbled to be a part of an amazing group. Keep looking for us “in the wild”!
DiD you know? Donna Lattin recently returned as
President of South Pacific Island Travel in Seattle. After one year working for Aggressor and Dancer Fleet, Lattin has to step back in to once again take the helm of the Seattle based travel company. For more info visit www.spislandtravel.com.
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PassPoRt PaRty & season Reunion
Diver’s World in Erie, PA will present Georgann and Mike Wachter in a presentation of “The Dynamic Dozen – 13 Lake Erie Shipwrecks”. The Wachter’s will take attendees on a tour of newer Lake Erie shipwreck locations. There will be a dozen sites, ranging from sport depths to technical. Including two historic side-wheel steamers, a steamer involved in the third worst disaster on the open waters of the Great Lakes and a pristine schooner totally intact in 60 ft. of water. They will also share stories and facts surrounding the wrecks. For more info visit www.scubaerie.com
inDian Valley DistRibution announceD as olymPus authoRizeD DistRibutoR
Olympus Imaging America Inc. is proud to announce the appointment of Indian Valley Distribution, based in Harleysville, PA, as a new distributor of Olympus products, specializing in the outdoor channel. This relationship will offer underwater and binocular customers a knowledgeable staff to support these niche segments of Olympus’ accessory business. The Indian Valley name is well established in the scuba industry and the partnership between Olympus and Indian Valley is an ideal marriage between two companies. For more info visit www.indianvalleydistribution.com
lehigh Valley DiVe centeR is aDDing to theiR websiteLehigh Valley
Dive Center will be adding another page to their website. They will offer some of their gently used dive
shop items for fabulous discounts. If you are a new diver who does not want to spend big bucks until you decide exactly what you want or an experienced diver trying to save a few bucks on something in great condition, try the site first. It is slated to be operational mid-November. For more info visit www.lvdive.com
tRoPical Fish Rescue in JamestownThere will be a tropical fish rescue
Sunday, Oct. 9, which is Columbus Day weekend, at Ft. Wetherill State Park in Jamestown, RI. The tropical fish in the area are usually more abundant and larger this time of year. Mark from Biomes of RI and Faith from DUI will be on site as well as other manufacturing representatives. There will be a tropical fish tank display, a nice BBQ, a touch tank, music, volleyball and seining, snorkeling and diving for the tropical fish. For more info visit www.northshorefrogmen.com
the noRtheasteRn uniVeRsity 2011 maRine science centeR oPen house
Saturday, Oct. 1 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Northeastern University will hold their 2011 Marine Science Center Open House. This includes a guided tidepool, Geology walks, Marine Research Exhibits, Marine Life Exhibits, Touch Tanks and tours of the Vertebrate Studies Center, WWII Bunker, and Solar Observatory. All ages welcome, and the event is free and open to the public. For more info visit www.northeastern.edu/marinescience/events
inDian Valley scuba PaDi’s newest tecRec instRuctoR tRaining centeR
Indian Valley Scuba in Harleysville, PA has been deemed one of PADI’s first TecRec Centers in the Northeast as well as a PADI Instructor Development Center offering professional level training of PADI Technical Courses. The team at IVS, headed up by PADI Course Director/Technical Instructor Trainer David Valaika & PADI Master Instructor/Technical Instructor Avery Chipka, offer the full range of TecRec courses from Discover Tec through to TriMix including both Diver and Professional levels. For more info visit www.IndianValleyScuba.com
take a DiP with the haRboR sealsNew England Aquarium
in Boston, MA is sponsoring a chance for folks to get up close and personal with harbor seals. The program runs thru October 11-11:30 a.m. every day. Visitors 13 years old and up can interact with the harbor seals in a number of ways including an escorted behind-the-scenes tour of the Harbor Seal Exhibit where you’ll put on waterproof waders and learn how to safely interact with the seals. For more info on this program visit www.neaq.org
sea squiRts: PRogRams FoR toDDleRs anD PReschooleRsNew England Aquarium has
a number of programs slated for toddlers and preschoolers. On Tuesdays and Fridays, Oct. 11-Nov. 4 the NEA is sponsoring Ocean Motion, a chance for your toddlers to learn about marine life. From Nov. 8-Dec. 9 they will be sponsoring the Polar
Animals program where kids will learn about penguins, walruses and, of course, polar bears! For more info on these classes visit www.neaq.org/education_and_activities
wateRFRont DiVing centeR sPlash! was a successThe 3rd Annual Splash! event held Aug. 27 at Oakledge
Park in Burlington, VT was a huge success. The event benefitted the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, and raised more than $5,600! Attendees participated in many activities including a Poker Run both above and below the water and a snorkeling clinic. There were activities for the kids as well. For more info visit www.waterfrontdiving.com
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Oct 11: Dive Club of Rhode Island, 7 p.m., Giant Stride Dive Shop, Warwick, RI. http://tinyurl.com/diveclubri
Oct 11: MetroWest Dive Club, 8 p.m., Courtyard Marriott, Natick, MA. www.mwdc.org
Oct 11: SeConn Skin Divers, 7:30 p.m., Olympic Pizza, Norwichtown, CT. www.seconndivers.org
Oct 12: Chesapeake Bay Barracudas Dive Club meeting, 6:00 PM at Chesapeake Bay Diving Center, Portsmouth, VA. www.cbdcscuba.com/Pages/DiveClub
Oct 12: NYC Sea Gypsies, 7 p.m., McGees Irish Pub, New York, NY. www.seagypsies.org
Oct 13: Maine-iac Divers Club, 6:30 p.m., Maine Divers Scuba Center, Portland, ME. www.main-iacdivers.com
Oct 13: North Shore Frogmen meeting, 8 p.m., Palmers Cove Yacht Club, Salem, MA. www.northshorefrogmen.com
Oct 14: Fathom Divers Dive Club meeting, 7 p.m., VFW Post #7916, Occoquan, VA. www.fathomdivers.org
Oct 14: The Atlantis Rangers Dive Club meeting, 8 p.m., Odiorne State Park, Rye, NH. www.atlantisranger.org
Oct 15: Aquatic Voyagers Scuba Club of NY, 1 p.m., Gym at Guy R. Brewer & Liberty, Jamaica, NY. www.avscdivers.org
Oct 19: In Too Deep Dive Club, 7 p.m., Don Antonio’s Bar & Restaurant, Union, NJ. (908) 687-7020
Oct 19: Long Island Divers Association, 8 p.m., Brookhaven Town Community Center, Blue Point, NY. www.lidaonline.com
Oct 19: New England Aquarium Dive Club, 6:30 p.m., New England Aquarium, Boston, MA. www.neadc.org
Oct 20: North Shore Frogmen Club Picnic, Stage Fork Park, Gloucester, MA. www.northshorefrogmen.com
Oct 20: Pioneer Valley Dive Club, 7 p.m., At the Water’s Edge, Westfield, PA. http://tinyurl.com/pioneervalleydc
Oct 20: United Divers of Central Mass, 7 p.m., Slattery’s Back Room, Fitchburg, MA. www.uniteddivers.org
Oct 21: Risk Management for Public Safety Professionals, Lake Rawlings, Rawlings, VA. www.dui-online.com
Oct 22-23: DOG Rally & Demo Tour, Lake Ralings, Rawlings, VA. www.dui-online.com
Oct 27: North Shore Frogmen Club Picnic, Stage Fork Park, Gloucester, MA. www.northshorefrogmen.com
Oct 27: The Gillmen Club, 7:30 p.m., Marco Polo, East Hartford, CT. www.gillmen.org
Oct 31: Divers Anonymous Scuba Dive Club meeting, 7:30 p.m., Mario’s Restaurant, Clifton, NJ. www.angelfire.com/nj4/divers
NovemberNov 1: Central Maine Muck Divers, 7
p.m. Ground Round Restaurant, Augusta, ME. www.cmmd.org
Nov 1: Monadnock Divers Club, 7:30 p.m. The Pub Restaurant, Keene, NH. www.monadnockdivers.org
Nov 1: South Jersey Dive Club, 7 p.m. The Taproom on West Crystal Ave, Haddon Township, NJ. www.sjdiveclub.com
Nov 1: South Shore Neptunes Skin Diver’s Club, 7 p.m., Quincy Emergency Management Dive Team Headquarters, Quincy, MA. www.southshoreneptunes.org
Nov 1: The Dive Club, 8:30 p.m., Molly Malone’s Bayshore, NY. www.thediveclub.com
Nov 1: The Innerspace Explorers Dive Club, 7 p.m., On the Border Restaurant, Rocky Hill, CT. www.innerspaceexplorers.org
Nov 2: Hammerheads Dive Club, 7 p.m., Salty Dogs Eats & Drinks, Virginia Beachy, VA. www.flickr.com/groups/ldc_hammerheads
Nov 2: Mass Bay Divers, 7 p.m., South Shore Divers, Weymouth, MA. www.massbaydivers.com
Nov 3: North Shore Frogmen, 8 p.m., Palmers Cove Yacht Club, Salem, MA. www.northshorefrogmen.com
Nov 3: Olney SCUBA Adventure Dive Club, 7 p.m., Olney Swim Center, Olney, MD. www.olneyscubaadventures.pages.qpg.com
Nov 4: Deep Six Divers meeting, 7 p.m., Inland Divers, Leicester, MA.
Nov 8: Buxmont Dive Club, 6:30 p.m., Bones Grille, Lansdale, PA. www.buxmontdiveclub.com
Nov 8: Dive Club of Rhode Island, 7 p.m., Giant Stride Dive Shop, Warwick, RI. http://tinyurl.com/diveclubri
Nov 8: MetroWest Dive Club, 8 p.m., Courtyard Marriott, Natick, MA. www.mwdc.org
Nov 8: SeConn Skin Divers, 7:30 p.m., Olympic Pizza, Norwichtown, CT. www.seconndivers.org
Nov 9: Chesapeake Bay Barracudas Dive Club meeting, 6:00 PM at Chesapeake Bay Diving Center, Portsmouth, VA. www.cbdcscuba.com
Nov 9: NYC Sea Gypsies, 7 p.m., McGees Irish Pub, New York, NY. www.seagypsies.org
OctoberOctober is pumpkin carving month
at Haigh Quarry. They provide the pumpkins you provide the divers! www.haighquarry.com
Oct 1: DUI Dog Rally & Demo Tour, St. Lawrence Park, Brockville, ON. www.dui-online.com
Oct 4: Michigan Seasnoopers, 7:30 p.m. Detroit, MI. www.seasnoopers.com
Oct 5: AquaMasters meeting, 8:30 p.m., Lakewood YMCA, Lakewood, OH. www.aquamastersoflakewood.freeservers.com
Oct 5: DiveQuest Scuba Club meeting, 7 p.m., Valparaiso Public Library,
Valparaiso, IN. www.divequestscuba.org.Oct 6: Buccaneers Dive Club, 7
p.m., Edwardo’s Pizza, Wheeling, IL. http://tinyurl.com/buccdiveclub
Oct 6: Columbus Sea Nags Scuba Diver meeting, 8 p.m., Plank’s Restaurant, Columbus, OH. www.seanags.com.
Oct 6: Extreme Sports Dive Club, 6:30 p.m., Extreme Sports Scuba, Joplin, MO. www.extremesportsscuba.com
Oct 6: Kansas City Frogman Club, Inc., 7 p.m., Skin N Scuba, Independence, MO. www.kcfrogman.com
Oct 10: Circleville Landsharks Dive Club, Gibby’s Restaurant, Circleville, OH. www.circlevillelandsharks.com
Oct 11: Buckeye Divers meeting, 8 p.m. Tommy’s Pizza, Arlington, OH
Oct 11: Deep Blue Divers meeting, 7 p.m. Chicagoland Scuba, Lake Zurich, IL. www.deepbluedivers.com
Oct 11: Neptune’s Dive Club, 7 p.m., Green Bay, WI. www.neptunesdiveclub.com
Oct 12: Aqua Amigos Scuba Club meeting, 8 p.m. Euclid Family YMCA, Euclid OH. www.aquaamigos.com
Oct 12: Four Lakes Scuba Club, 7:30 p.m., Babe’s American Grill, Madison, WI. www.fourlakesscubaclub.dot5hosting.com.
Oct 13: Stingray Dive Club, 6:30 p.m., Bullseye Bar, Lee’s Summit, MO. www.tdscuba.com/stingray_dive_club
Oct 18: Kittyhawk Dive Club meeting, Elsa’s Restaurant, Centerville, OH.
Oct 19: Great Lakes Aquanauts, 7 p.m., Location Varies, Farmington, MI. www.greatlakesaquanauts.org
Oct 20: Gavia Scuba Club meeting, 7:30 p.m., Twin Dragons Restaurant, West Chester, OH
Oct 25: Fort Wayne Dive Club, 7 p.m. Deep Blue Divers, Fort Wayne, IN. www.fortwaynediveclub.org
Oct 26: Amigos Aqua Scuba Club, 8 p.m. Euclid Family YMCA, Euclid, OH. www.aquaamigos.com
Oct 26: Canadian Sport Divers Scuba Club, 7:30 p.m., Canadian Sport Subs Dive Shop, Belleville, Ontario, Canada. home.www.cogeco.ca/~csdivers/
NovemberNov 1: Michigan Seasnoopers, 7:30
p.m. Detroit, MI. www.seasnoopers.comNov 2: AquaMasters meeting, 8:30
p.m., Lakewood YMCA, Lakewood, OH. www.aquamastersoflakewood.freeservers.com
Nov 2: DiveQuest Scuba Club meeting, 7 p.m., Valparaiso Public Library, Valparaiso, IN. www.divequestscuba.org.
Nov 3: Buccaneers Dive Club, 7 p.m., Edwardo’s Pizza, Wheeling, IL. http://tinyurl.com/buccdiveclub
Nov 3: Columbus Sea Nags Scuba Diver meeting, 8 p.m., Plank’s Restaurant, Columbus, OH. www.seanags.com.
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8 We support our local dive shops - Without them We Will not have a dive industry.
long island diver’s association supporting those who support diving
By: Bill Pfeiffer
As hurricanes and tropical storms continued to slam the eastcoast the prospects for off-shore wreck diving were looking pretty
bleak. In fact, the torrential rains and massive flooding made a mess of the beaches and inland lakes as well, reducing visibility to something more suited to public safety than recreational diving. It was starting to look like our local divers would not be getting in the water at all over the Labor Day weekend.
As luck would have it, there was a big bright spot on the horizon, in the form of the Northeast Diving Equipment Group’s (NEDEG) annual Labor Day Weekend Vintage and Working Equipment rally. NEDEG is a working equipment group, meaning its members collect, restore and dive all types of military and commercial diving gear, and welcome recreational divers to join in on the fun. They gather every year; a couple of times a year, at Dutch Springs, the Northeast’s favorite underwater amusement park. The timing could not have been more perfect this year and conditions could not have been better. Even though the water level was at least 5 ft. higher than normal, visibility exceeded 50 ft., allowing us to dive all weekend long, and more importantly, offer the opportunity for anyone with a c-card the opportunity to dive their choice of the most unique selection of diving gear you have ever seen, under the watchful eyes of the topside and underwater safety crew.
One of the highlights of this year’s event was a collection of vintage Russian military diving rigs from the private collection of NEDEG member Fred Barthes and previously on display at the New
NORtHEASt DIvINg EqUIPmENt gROUP
NEDEG members Darren Stross, Ray Tucker, Bill Pfeiffer, Fred Barthes and Gary Yip congratulate Lynda Cole on her successful dive in a vintage Russian Special Forces SCUBA rig. Photo courtesy of NEDEG.
Sharon Kieffer gets ready to dive a vintage
General Aquadyne AH-2 commercial air
helmet. Photo courtesy of NEDEG.
Lynda Cole prepares to test dive a 1960’s vintage Russian Special Forces rig. Photo courtesy of NEDEG.
Jersey Maritime Museum in Beach Haven. Hardy souls had the opportunity to dive an authentic Russian surface supplied three bolt hardhat rig made in 1976 and a very unusual Russian Special Forces Frogman suit from the 1960’s. They featured self-contained double-hose open circuit scuba and a fully integrated suit with mask. It quickly became very clear that Russian Special Forces divers were a breed apart; their gear certainly was not designed for comfort!
As always, there was a full array of hardhat and commercial diving gear of the surface supplied air variety, including the venerable U.S. NAVY MK V hardhat rig and an assortment of Kirby Morgan Superlite helmets, along with a wide selection of specialty helmets from the military and commercial diving fields. Did we mention you could dive in anything you wanted? The hardest part was choosing what you wanted to dive! Fortunately, the highly experienced topside crew can rotate divers through pretty quickly, some divers were able to try as many as four different types of equipment over the course of the weekend and it was free with your paid admission to the park. In between hardhat dives you were free to enjoy all of the incredible attractions making Dutch Springs the Northeast’s favorite underwater amusement park. It’s pretty hard to beat a deal like that!
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Long Island Divers Association
Kings County DiversBrooklyn, NY718-648-4232www.kcdivers.com
Serving the Long Island and Greater New York Diving Community for More Than 25 Years!
LIDA is a not-for-profit regional organization dedicated to the promotion of local diving and is staffed completely by volunteers.
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Captain Mike’s DivingCity Island, NY718-885-1588www.captainmikesdiving.com
Swim and ScubaRockville Centre, NY516-872-4571www.swimandscuba.com
QC ScubaWantagh, NY516-826-7222www.qcscuba.com
RV Garloo Captree Boat Basin, Long Island914-589-1368www.garlooent.com
Hampton Dive CenterRiverhead, NY631-727-7578www.hamptondive.com
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Horton Point Lighthouse image courtesy of Steve Neumann
Seascapes USASyosset, NY631-433-7757www.seascapesusa.com
serving long island diving community for more than 25 years hardhat divers
US Navy MK V diver practices rescue skills. Photo courtesy of NEDEG.
All of the helmets were complete with full communications, allowing the divers to communicate freely with the topside crew and the safety divers, assuring that all participants were safe and had a comfortable experience, along with some absolutely incredible photo and video opportunities. While you may have
missed out on this particular opportunity, don’t despair! NEDEG will be back at Dutch Springs for Memorial Day weekend in 2012.
What better way to start the dive season than with a walk around the park in a U.S. NAVY MK V? You’re right, I can’t think of anything either… ■
Just a note: NEDEG will be
back at Dutch Springs on
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northeast activities/events pumpkin carving
By Bob MichelsonGuest Writer, Dive News Network
Northeast divers are a pretty resilient group. Some will even try their hand at
catching their dinner such as “Lobstah” (a New England favorite), harvesting scallops, spear fishing flounder and Tautog, or, while in Rhode Island, spear fishing for Striped Bass. They will try almost anything once and that includes some of the “traditional” holiday stuff.
These are adventurous guys and gals, who love a good challenge, and have
typically carved a pumpkin or two in their lifetime for Halloween, whether it be for a kid or just for fun. They traditionally finish the act above water, in a dining room, with proper carving materials but what kind of a challenge is that? These folks explore shipwrecks and brave sharks so it is no surprise they prefer to carve their pumpkins underwater.
People would not generally assume that carving a pumpkin underwater would be possibilities, or even fun! Those who do, have their personal strategies and are not
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A diver’s hollowed-out pumpkin is ready for carving carving.Photo courtesy of Bob Michelson
A diver carefully carves the finishing
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Divers display their cool designs. Photo courtesy of Bob Michelson.
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afraid to share them with those of us who might not be able to visualize the process. We spoke with Steve Whitford, the web master of New England Aquarium Dive Club in Boston, and he explained while it’s an odd activity, it’s fun.
“Personally, I do it to have something strange and unique to brag about,” says Whitford. I have known Steve for many years and know him to be of sound mind, but really? “I get odd looks when I tell people I just carved a pumpkin underwater. Plus, it makes a great souvenir to display for the next few weeks,” Whitford says. “You have the option to light the pumpkin with a tank marker or strobe to complete the experience. It really is kind of cool.”
Pumpkin carving may be as basic as making a scary face, or as detailed as photos of infamous paintings, musicians, or a marine mammal or two. Having the capability to perform this act underwater is extraordinary to say the least but the best part is you don’t need to have a degree in art to complete the job. You just need a sizable pumpkin, diving attire and equipment, and some motivation! “I have almost no artistic skill, so my pumpkins are pretty basic,” says Whitford. “But it’s fun and something different to do underwater.”
The tools needed are primarily your dive knife, but Whitford has seen some people bring down real pumpkin carving tools with them. “To me it looks like more of a hassle to try and use the small tools with cold-water gloves,” Whitford says. “Just about every diver carries a dive knife, but seldom gets to use it. The knife is used to saw, or chisel out the designs, which is harder than it sounds.”
Uncut pumpkins are very buoyant. For this reason divers usually remove the top and hollow out the pumpkin the night before. “When they are filled with water, they are
about neutral and I put a dive weight inside to keep it stable,” explains Whitford. “When you’re carving the pumpkin you still have to hold it steady, or brace it against the ground or underwater platform.” He also adds while doing so; always make sure your area is safe and relatively clear of any critters who may want to help with the excavation of your masterpiece.
The dives Whitford has been on, have taken place on an underwater platform at about fifteen feet in a fresh water pond on Cape Cod. He says there is no formal training, but he receives a lot of helpful suggestions from other divers. “What works for me is to pound my dive knife blade into the pumpkin in a line to make a design rather than cutting,” Whitford adds. “After I have a rough cut, I can use the serrated edge of my knife to clean it up”.
There are many different techniques. Some divers draw a design on the pumpkin before going underwater with a permanent marker while others freehand it. Be careful though when choosing a spot to dive, Whitford says he has always done his carving dives in the same pond, but when carving in the ocean the currents or choppy conditions can make it difficult to keep the pumpkin steady and diverd can actually cut themselves.
And what about the mess usually left behind in pumpkin carving? With a large group and clear water you will notice a lot of floating pumpkin bits all around you once the carving is complete but it is all biodegradable and/or food for the marine critters so it’s easy clean-up.
This Halloween try something different when carving your pumpkin…it’s a challenge but, in the end, what a story to have to tell! ■
A diver works on carving while trying to secure the bouyant pumpkin. Photo courtesy of Bob Michelson.
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Science has come a very long way over the years. No longer are students
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Diver and teacher Zack Rome have created a program to help bridge science and scuba diving for students from low income communities. “The Schooba Academy is a nonprofit, out-of-school, credit-bearing program with a mission,” says Rome. “We wanted to help make a sustained connection to science for students from low-income communities through the learning of SCUBA diving. We figure the best way to learn is while having fun so why not.” Rome graduated from the University of Miami with a BSC in Marine Science and Biology and a Minor in Chemistry. “I spent 18 months in 11 different countries working as a journalist,
photographer and SCUBA Instructor,” Rome said. “When I returned to the states, I became a NYC Teaching Fellow and spent two years teaching middle school science at Lyons Community School – a small, progressive, Title-I school in Brooklyn, NY. When I ended up the Grand Prize Winner of the ‘2041 Teacher’s Contest’ and was awarded free passage aboard the 2041 International Antarctic Treaty Expedition with world famous polar explorer, Robert Swan. I was hooked on the idea of bringing science to my students through interactive play. I am a PADI OWSI Instructor and I have a Masters in Adolescent Science Education from Pace University so I had all my ducks in a row; I just had to create the program.
Scuba diving is an engaging and exotic action sport and in order to participate in it, one must have an understanding of many middle and high school science concepts. The Schooba Academy nurtures the connection between scuba diving and the learning of science with close intergenerational support. Students receive private science tutoring,
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Rome created the Schooba Academy in January 2011 and was selected as a finalist in the 2011 Oceana Ocean Heroes Contest presented at the 2011 World Science Festival. He was on the right track and knew it. “There are a lot of kids out there never get the chance to learn scuba diving,” Rome says. “I know I personally love it and see it would be a great vessel through which to teach this great sport. I am hoping to see it continue to grow and even, perhaps, have branches on the West Coast as well.”
Currently Rome and his crew continue to build the Schooba Academy while learning how to make it better.
The Schooba Academy is fiscally sponsored by Urban Workshop, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Rome welcomes help, donations for the academy and even volunteers to help with future events. For more info visit schooba.wordpress.com ■
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The central, and in particular the western basin, of Lake Erie is not known for
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Under the auspices of the Maritime Archaeological Survey Team, (MAST),
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the hickoRy stickA wooden crane barge, Hickory Stick,
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Lorain Harbor but her engines faltered. Coastguardsmen from Lorain Station rescued the captain and first mate leaving the tug at anchor. The tug went missing and has never been located but debris from the foundered barge was scattered east along Avon Point.
The Hickory Stick lies in 55 ft. of water on a hard mud bottom. The mooring block is located towards the west end of the barge which was constructed of wood with metal girders. A trail line snakes southwest to the steam crane, while another goes to the barge. Next to the cab of the derrick is a large boiler. The clamshell bucket, metal girders, a J-hook and other debris are located to the southwest of the crane. Between the cab and the barge a metal box of unknown origin is evident on the sidescan image. Tools, cookware, barrels and other items may be located in the silt surrounding the barge.
the city oF concoRDAnother new mooring in 2011 is to
the City of Concord. This steamer was constructed in 1868 and is 135 ft. long. On September 29, 1906 the City of Concord left Cleveland for St. Clair, Michigan towing the coal laden consorts Montpelier and Donaldson. She stopped in Lorain to pick up a third tow, the barge Neguanee. Only a few hours had passed when a Gulf
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Fighting monstrous waves, the City of Concord’s crew made it to shore east of Cedar Point. The Neguanee was driven ashore nearby and though the vessel was a total loss, her crew survived. The wooden City of Concord is 45 ft. deep in an area pockmarked with illegal dredge dumpings.
The Concord’s boiler, steering gear and engine can be explored, often in the relative warmth, above a thermocline.
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In the debris field on the vessel’s starboard side are barrels and an overturned capstan. The mooring block is located on the starboard side near the stern.
the F.h. PRinceAs the keeper of the Marblehead
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attempts to free the vessel failed, and the sand company who owned the boats that fought the fire, filed a salvage claim against her. The smoldering vessel caught fire again several days later and was totaled.
The F.H. Prince is located less than a mile east of Lake Erie’s Kelleys Island. The remains of the 240 ft. long steamer are a popular dive. The engine and boilers were removed in 1914 however there are lots of metal parts including some machinery that comes to within two ft. of the surface since the depth here is less than 20 ft. Other hazards are the heavy boat traffic, and monofilament from numerous fishermen looking for schools of bass.
The buoy project is ongoing and supported by dive shops and divers. For more
info on the buoy project divers can contact Ken Marshall at [email protected]. ■
Special thank you to Mike & Georgann Wachter. Their passion has resulted in the discovery or rediscovery of over 25 wreck sites. What was once a part time hobby became a full time investigation of the myths and realities behind the thousands of shipwrecks in the Great Lakes. In addition to their books, Mike and Georgann have published numerous magazine articles, and are actively involved in creating diver access to and preserving Great Lakes maritime history. With over 2,000 ships known to have sunk in Lake Erie, we can look forward to many more articles, books, and shipwreck materials from this husband and wife team. Check out their site www.eriewrecks.com.
ohio mooRing PRoJectHere are the actual locations of the 10 shipwreck moorings in Ohio waters:
The Steamer Queen of the West 41.50.768 81.23.135
The Tug North Carolina 41.43.808 81.22.885
The Schooner Dundee 41.41.330 81.50.634
The Tug Admiral 41.38.244 81.54.197
The Sandsucker Sand Merchant 41.34.428 81.57.524
The Barge The Craftsman 41.31.942 82.00.375
The Barge Hickory Stick 41.32.301 82.06.236
The Sidewheel Steamer Morning Star 41.36.813 82.12.531
The Steamer City of Concord 41.32.728 82.32.811
The Steamer F. H. Prince 41.36.240 82.40.520
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A meeting of the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council on Oct. 18 from 6:30 - 9:00 pm.
The Thunder Bay Sanctuary Advisory Council was established in 1997 and has fifteen members and fifteen alternates; five seats represent local community governments, and the other ten represent facets of the sanctuary community, including education, research, fishing, diving, tourism, cultural resources, economic development, and the community at large. The council meets bi-monthly, with informal coffees and lunches scheduled for non-meeting months. The meetings are open to the public. For more info visit http://thunderbay.noaa.gov
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Scuba 2000 is sponsoring a Treasure Dive and Underwater Pumpkin Carving event Oct 16. The annual event will be held at Centennial Beach in Barrie and promises a day of fun on shore and in the water. There will be prizes, food, and an underwater pumpkin carving contest. For more info visit www.scuba2000.com
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gales oF noVembeR blowThe 24th Annual Gales of November will be held Nov. 4 - 5
at various locations in historic Canal Park in Duluth, Minnesota. LSMMA is finalizing many details for the 24th annual event. As with the past 23 years, the Gales of November event will feature speakers from all over the world, workshops and exhibits as well as a silent auction. This year students of all ages can attend. Students will enjoy a variety of educational presentations in the new Maritime Activities Area. For more details visit www.lsmma.com
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Divers are gearing up for their 28th Annual Shipwrecks and Scuba Conference to be held Nov. 19 at the Sawmill Creek Resort in Huron, Ohio. This year the event will feature a presentation
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A Shipwrecks & Technology event will be held on Oct. 29 beginning at 9 a.m. at the Great Lakes Naval Memorial & Museum in Muskegon, Michigan. There will be vendor booths, the chance to build and operate an ROV, underwater pumpkin carving, the chance to operate an ROV in Florida through the internet, experts talking about shipwrecks, how they are found and documented and an evening film festival. For more info visit www.wmup.org
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On Oct. 8 from noon-6 p.m. there will be a pumpkin dive at the Menominee Marina in Menominee, MI. There will be pumpkin carving, diving, food and prizes. For more info contact Bob Berg at (906) 863-7330 or visit www.mmdiving.com
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MW ‘HOT’ NEWS MISSING PLANE
On Dec. 12, 1940, the snow was flying fast and furious in high winds when an
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The question of the plane and the airmen’s whereabouts haunted their families for years, until June 2010 when Matt Fairbrass president of Lost Airmen in Muskoka Project and his team took to Lake Muskoka with sonar equipment. The LAM project is a group dedicated to finding missing aircraft.
While researching the Muskoka crash they learned a family of trappers living beside the lake had seen the crash when it happened. Using the eyewitness accounts and military maps of the crash site Fairbrass and his team set out to find the plane.
They spent hundreds of hours, looking for the Northrop A-17A. Nomads, originally built as two-seater “attack bombers,” were huge planes with a 16-meter wingspan but still looking for it with sonar equipment in a lake over 30 meters deep in places was like looking for the proverbial needle in a haystack. After a lot of patience there was finally a ping on the sonar. An underwater
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The Nomad has spent the last 71 years resting at the bottom of the lake near Browning Island, a few kilometers west of Bracebridge. The LAM team is still working with the Department of National Defense and the Ontario Provincial Police in the investigation of the aircraft. The bodies of the two airmen have yet to be recovered but Tom Bates; brother of pilot Ted Bates has
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By Alec PeirceGuest Writer, Dive News Network
No one really understands just how big the Ontario area is. Most divers dive a specific area and never realize they are
barely grasping the vast cache of shipwrecks and dive sites within the Ontario area. The truth is, a diver could spend more than a year diving the Ontario area and still just scratch the surface of the entire Ontario diving experience.
Ontario itself, a province of Canada, is vast. It is quite literally top hat to the Great Lakes area. Divers often look at the Ontario region as four distinct dive sections; Tobermory, the Kingston-Brockville area, the inland lakes and rivers, and Thunder
Bay. Each of these areas offers diving but each is also diverse; there are not many regions where divers can find this much diving all in one place. The sheer amount of diving in the Ontario area is amazing. I began diving in 1958 in the Ontario area and have explored many of the small lakes, rivers, and dams, as well as shipwrecks, in the area. In a lifetime you couldn’t dive them all. Lake Huron and Georgian Bay are deep, clear and cooler, and they were, and still are, major shipping channel.
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Tobermory is an area all its own and is quite popular with divers on both sides of the border. It is located at the northern tip of the Bruce Peninsula and is 300 km northwest of Toronto. The waters at Tobermory and the Bruce Peninsula are a very active dive area and appeals as much for Americans as for Canadians.
There are tons of well-known dive services and shops as well as some great charter services. Home to a World Biosphere Reserve, the area is a place where divers can discover the beating heart of the planet, the massive cliffs of the park while thousand-year-old cedar trees stand guard over the crystal-clear waters of Georgian Bay. The world famous Edmund Fitzgerald rests here as well as hundreds of freighters and old sailing vessels to explore.
The Kingston-Brockville area offers divers a bevy of dives. There
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are plenty wrecks, walls, drifts, submerged power stations, locks and other terrestrial structures. Some sites divers can access from the shore. However many of the really exciting dives require a boat. Depths range from 30 – 100 ft. The deep sites and wreck penetrations are recommended for the more experienced, technical divers. Many divers head straight to Rockport known for its deep sites. The Rockport Wall, for instance, dips to 240 ft. and the wreck of the Jodery starts at 130 ft. but divers can expect to bottom out at 240 ft. Shore dives are Rothesay, Conestoga and Prescott docks while popular boat dives include Wolf Islander, Marsh, Keystorm, Kingshorn, America and the Vickery. For the truly adventurous there is the old Mille Roches hydro-electric generating power house. There is also a real concentration of wrecks from Kingston to Cornwall so no matter where you end up in this area there is something to dive.
One doesn’t have to dive into the Great Lakes for diving fun either because there are thousands of inland lakes and quarries.
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lake. Divers can literally see many of the wrecks as they were when they sank. The area is really rich in diving. Just off shore there is an island called Isle Royale and it is literally a ship graveyard. Storms come up suddenly and ships would hit the shoals so there are a lot of different types of freighters around the island.
If you are looking for a place offering you so many opportunities to dive you may not hit them all in your lifetime, head for the Ontario area. It is a place as diverse in dive sites as it is in history and, trust me, you will never run out of fun. ■
Personally, I enjoy diving the lakes because of the many cars divers will find. There is a little gambling game many Canadians play where they park a car on the ice and take wagers on how long it will take the car to break through the ice. I have dove more than a few of those. There are nearly 100,000 bodies of water from pond size to a lake with a surface area of one million acres. Divers can explore Lac Seul, Lake of the Woods and Red Eagle all located in Ontario. The famous river systems such as the English, Sturgeon also offer a different type of diving with history dating back to the Pleistocene glaciation 10,000 years ago. Divers often find fossils as well as old homesteads in some of the larger waterways. The lower St. Lawrence river offers a lot of diving. There are forts along the waterway so there is a lot of shipping back and forth. There is an enormous amount of history in those waters.
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By Jeff HirschmanGuest Writer, Dive News Network
Curaçao is a dive destination offering amazing tropical diving and I should know… I run trips there every year and go
as often as I can! Curaçao offers clear, bath-water warm diving to divers of all levels. A new diver will discover reefs, with easy diving and abounding with marine life. Neophytes will find wrecks and multi-level reefs to test their skills and speak to the adventurer in their souls. Our divers come back with stories on end about the ocean around Curaçao and about the island itself. This is the one tropical destination that always keeps them wanting more.
I own QC Scuba in Wantagh, New York. Having been in the Scuba business for more than two decades, I have seen numerous destinations come and go in terms of diver interest. However, Curaçao keeps making the list of ‘most desired destination’ year after
year. For cold water divers like we have in my neck of the woods, Curaçao offers a different type of diving altogether; water temps are in the mid to upper 80’s, no thermocline (until approx. 180 fsw) and 80+ foot visibility. It is a true underwater paradise.
Located in the southern Caribbean Sea, just off the Venezuelan coast, Curaçao is the largest of the three ABC islands (Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaçao). Divers come to swim with Whale sharks and manta’s, all while exploring the reefs. Just outside of the hurricane belt, 12 degrees north of the equator, Curaçao offers year round sun and easterly trade winds.
The reefs around Curaçao are pristine and divers will discover an abundance of soft and hard corals. The area is protected and is a mecca for underwater photographers. The abundance of marine life on the reefs is miraculous. We typically stay at Breezes Resort and even their house reef is an amazing dive. QC Scuba works with Ocean
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Ocean Encounters is known for its professionalism, safe boats, rental gear (they keep in great condition), and their helpful, friendly dive staff. While we opt for the all-inclusive family oriented Breezes Curaçao, there are many other great choices such as the Lions Dive and Beach Resort, the Hilton Curaçao and the Hyatt Regency Curaçao. Whenever my divers stay at one of these resorts, they come home raving about how the resort catered to them (and their families, even those with infants). Their boats are in great shape and the staff is attentive. The Ocean Encounters Breezes Resort also sits on a 1500 ft. long beach, where you can dive the house reef just outside the man-made breakwater. There are many dive sites in and around Curaçao. Beacon Point and The Lost Anchor are two popular dive sites. The currents at Beacon Point make this destination an intermediate to advanced dive site but is well worth the effort with its large pillar coral formation. The blue large jacks, grouper, and barracuda go to church here in a cathedral of beauty.
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The Lost Anchor dive site, located west of Sal Island, is a great dive for seeking out a variety of marine life. The goatfish, squid, as well as hundreds of tropical species make Lost Anchor their home.
Curaçao is also known for its wrecks such as the Airplane wreck and the Superior Producer. The Airplane Wreck is an effortless wreck to dive because it is easily accessed from the beach at Santa Martha. Straight out from the breakwaters is a marking buoy identifying the site of the remains of the airplane. It has become home to a lot of marine life. There are public restrooms, showers, restaurants and security nearby. If you are looking for a challenge, the Superior Producer is a fantastic wreck dive. Assuming no cruise ships or military vessels are in port, this is a dive not to be missed. At over 200 feet long, and at depths of 65-100 fsw, this wreck went down in 1977 and has a ton of life on it. The Car Pile reminds me of the Belt Parking Lot (oops – Belt Parkway, a very congested parkway here in NY) but underwater! A barge carrying vehicles was sunk as an artificial reef, leaving cars and trucks (dating back to the 1940s) piled on the wall for divers to explore and photograph. While there are two Car Pile sites, QC Scuba dives the one attached to the Breezes House Reef quite frequently.
Ocean Encounters does a special trip to the Mushroom Forest. This is perhaps one of the most famous dive sites in Curaçao. Hard coral formations look like mushrooms that one would see in Alice in Wonderland. It is a great place for marine life to take cover and divers can spend hours just drifting through and searching between all the nooks and crannies.
QC Scuba Technical Divers are always amazed at how we can do 200+ fsw dives right from the beach! The nice slope lends to training and exploring for all levels of divers. Deep less explored areas are another reason I never get bored when returning to Curaçao.
At QC Scuba we don’t choose Curaçao just for its diving; there are a lot of land-based activities too. We often have families join us that have some non-divers as well. Instead of leaving family behind, our friends at Ocean Encounters also cater to the non-diver. Curaçao has a beautiful landscape with many things to enjoy such as hiking, biking, and walking tours. The beaches, intimate and secluded, offer visitors a chance to bathe in the sun or play on the beach unencumbered by crowds of people. If your idea of a dream vacation includes a lot of shopping, then Willemstad, the city capital, is your answer. Willemstad is rich in culture, and like the rest of Curaçao,
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If you are looking for a great dive destination catering to the entire family, my money is on Curaçao. Divers can explore over and over again and never experience the same dive twice while the family can take in the sights and sounds of a culture dating back hundreds of years. The culture is friendly and the diving is amazing…in fact, so amazing I take divers in groups of up to 32 as often as I can! Let’s be honest, after visiting a dive destination multiple times, anyone would think I would have found something wrong with Curaçao by now, unless there is nothing to find because it is perfect just the way it is.
For more info visit www.qcscuba.com - www.oceanencounters.com. ■Photo courtesy of Jeff Hirschman
An alphabetical listing of participating dive shops, charters, live aboards and resorts in tropical locations around the world. To be listed in our Tropical Dive Directory call 360.240.1874 or email us at [email protected]
BAHAMASCaribbean Dive Shop 504.831.7017 www.caribbeandiveshop.com
Small Hope Bay Lodge 800.223.6961 www.smallhope.com
BELIZECalypso Beach Retreat 303.264.8333 www.calypsobeachretreat.com
Hugh Parkeys 888.223.5403 www.belizediving.com
Sun Breeze Hotel 1.800.688.0191 www.sunbreeze.net
BonAIrEVilla Makoshi Lower Level 780.483.0044 www.BonaireDiveVilla.com
CAyMAn ISLAndSSouthern Cross Club 800.899.2582 www.southerncrossclub.com
Sunset House 800.854.4767 www.sunsethouse.com
CoZUMELAlbatros Charters 888.333.4643 www.cozumel-fishing.com
BlueBubbleScuba 987.872.4240 www.bluebubble.com
Island DreamsTravel 800.346.6116 www.divetrip.com
Scuba Du 310.684.5556 www.scubadu.com
Sea Robin 951.824.9073 www.searobincozumel.com
CUrACAoOcean Encounters 800.932.6237 www.oceanencounters.com
FIJIBeqa Lagoon Resort 800.542.3454 www.beqalagoonresort.com
Beyond the Reef 691.350.3483 www.diveyap.com
Dolphin Bay Divers Retreat 679.992.4001 dolphinbaydivers.com
Qamea Resort & Spa 649.360.0217 www.qamea.com
Scuba Travel Ventures 800.298.9009 www.scubatravelventures.com
Wananavu 679.669.4433 www.wananavu.com
FLorIdAAmoray Dive Resort 1-800-426-6729 www.amoray.com
Coastal Marine Diving Supply 954.815.7914 www.coastalmarinediving.com
Crystal Lodge Dive Center 352.795.6798 www.manatee-central.com
Crystal River Watersports (352) 795-7033 www.diveorlando.com
Horizon Divers 305.453.3535 www.horizondivers.com
Narcosis Scuba Center 727.934.6474 www.narcosisscuba.com
Off The Wall Adventures 863.709-9253 www.offthewalladventures.com
SpruceCreekScuba 386.767.1727 www.sprucecreekscuba.com
The Dive Station (407) 843-3483 www.divestation.com
The Scuba Center (561) 278-7020 www.scubadelray.com
Walker’s Dive Charters 561.253.4294 www.walkersdivecharters.com
GALAPAGoSDivencounters Alliance 877.323.DIVE www.divencounters.com
HAWAIIMaui Dreams Dive Co 808.874.5332 www.mauidreamsdiveco.com
HondUrASDeep Blue Resort 011.504.95.76.36.97 www.deepblueutila.com
Utila Tours 800.668.8452 337.893.0013 www.utila.com
IndonESIAIsland DreamsTravel 800.346.6116 www.divetrip.com
Kungkungan Bay Resort & Spa 530.347.2300 www.divekbr.com
Lembeh Hills Resort www.LembehHills.com 62.812.441.18.000
Puri Wirata Dive Resort and Spa 62.813.384.05.335 www.puriwirata.com
Pindito Liveaboard 831.818.8594 www.pindito.com
Sea Safari Cruises 62.361.72.1212 www.seasafaricruises.com
Tasik Ria Resort Spa & Diving 62.431 -.824.445 www.tasikria.com
Worldwide Dive and Sail 866.258.6398 www.worldwidediveandsail.com
MExICoAbyss Dive Center 52.984.873.2164 www.abyssdivecenter.com
Aquanauts Dive Adv. 998.206.9365 www.aquanautsdiveadventures.com
Maya Palms Resorts & Dive Center 888.843.3483 www.mayapalms.com
nortH CAroLInAAquatic Safaris & Divers Emporium 910.392.4386 www.aquaticsafaris.com
Atlantis Charters 252.728.6244 www.atlantischarters.net
Cape Fear Dive Center 910.458.7390 www.capefeardivecenter.com
Discovery Diving Co. 252.728.2265 www.discoverydiving.com
Diver Style Scuba 704.289.2089 www.diverstyle.com
Divin’ Dawgs 252.638.3432 www.divindawgs.com
Olympus Dive Center 252.726.9432 www.olsympusdiving.com
Under Pressure Diving (June-Aug) 757.537.6524 www.capt-jt.com
PHILIPPInESIsland DreamsTravel 800.346.6116 www.divetrip.com
rEd SEA - EGyPtFly & Sea Dive Adventures 888.995.DIVE(3483) www.redseadiving.ca
roAtAnCoCo View Resort Roatan 800.282.8932 www.roatan.com
GoRoatan.com 888.405.8737 www.goroatan.com
St. CroIx (U.S. VIrGIn ISLAndS)BVI Scuba 284.540.2222 www.bviscubaco.com
Cane Bay Dive Shop 340.773.9913 www.canebayscuba.com
Jost Van Dyke 800.778.8066 www.jostvandyke.com
St. kIttSDive St. Kitts 869.564.8914 www.divestkitts.com
St. VInCEntBequia Dive Adventures 784.458.3826 www.bequiadiveadventures.com
tHAILAndSairee Cottage Diving 667.745.6126 www.saireecottagediving.com
tUrkS & CAICoSOasis Divers 649.946.1128 www.oasisdivers.com
Dive Provo 649.946.5040 www.diveprovo.com
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An alphabetical listing of participating dive shops, charters, live aboards and resorts in tropical locations around the world. To be listed in our Tropical Dive Directory call 360.240.1874 or email us at [email protected]
BAHAMASCaribbean Dive Shop 504.831.7017 www.caribbeandiveshop.com
Small Hope Bay Lodge 800.223.6961 www.smallhope.com
BELIZECalypso Beach Retreat 303.264.8333 www.calypsobeachretreat.com
Hugh Parkeys 888.223.5403 www.belizediving.com
Sun Breeze Hotel 1.800.688.0191 www.sunbreeze.net
BonAIrEVilla Makoshi Lower Level 780.483.0044 www.BonaireDiveVilla.com
CAyMAn ISLAndSSouthern Cross Club 800.899.2582 www.southerncrossclub.com
Sunset House 800.854.4767 www.sunsethouse.com
CoZUMELAlbatros Charters 888.333.4643 www.cozumel-fishing.com
BlueBubbleScuba 987.872.4240 www.bluebubble.com
Island DreamsTravel 800.346.6116 www.divetrip.com
Scuba Du 310.684.5556 www.scubadu.com
Sea Robin 951.824.9073 www.searobincozumel.com
CUrACAoOcean Encounters 800.932.6237 www.oceanencounters.com
FIJIBeqa Lagoon Resort 800.542.3454 www.beqalagoonresort.com
Beyond the Reef 691.350.3483 www.diveyap.com
Dolphin Bay Divers Retreat 679.992.4001 dolphinbaydivers.com
Qamea Resort & Spa 649.360.0217 www.qamea.com
Scuba Travel Ventures 800.298.9009 www.scubatravelventures.com
Wananavu 679.669.4433 www.wananavu.com
FLorIdAAmoray Dive Resort 1-800-426-6729 www.amoray.com
Coastal Marine Diving Supply 954.815.7914 www.coastalmarinediving.com
Crystal Lodge Dive Center 352.795.6798 www.manatee-central.com
Crystal River Watersports (352) 795-7033 www.diveorlando.com
Horizon Divers 305.453.3535 www.horizondivers.com
Narcosis Scuba Center 727.934.6474 www.narcosisscuba.com
Off The Wall Adventures 863.709-9253 www.offthewalladventures.com
SpruceCreekScuba 386.767.1727 www.sprucecreekscuba.com
The Dive Station (407) 843-3483 www.divestation.com
The Scuba Center (561) 278-7020 www.scubadelray.com
Walker’s Dive Charters 561.253.4294 www.walkersdivecharters.com
GALAPAGoSDivencounters Alliance 877.323.DIVE www.divencounters.com
HAWAIIMaui Dreams Dive Co 808.874.5332 www.mauidreamsdiveco.com
HondUrASDeep Blue Resort 011.504.95.76.36.97 www.deepblueutila.com
Utila Tours 800.668.8452 337.893.0013 www.utila.com
IndonESIAIsland DreamsTravel 800.346.6116 www.divetrip.com
Kungkungan Bay Resort & Spa 530.347.2300 www.divekbr.com
Lembeh Hills Resort www.LembehHills.com 62.812.441.18.000
Puri Wirata Dive Resort and Spa 62.813.384.05.335 www.puriwirata.com
Pindito Liveaboard 831.818.8594 www.pindito.com
Sea Safari Cruises 62.361.72.1212 www.seasafaricruises.com
Tasik Ria Resort Spa & Diving 62.431 -.824.445 www.tasikria.com
Worldwide Dive and Sail 866.258.6398 www.worldwidediveandsail.com
MExICoAbyss Dive Center 52.984.873.2164 www.abyssdivecenter.com
Aquanauts Dive Adv. 998.206.9365 www.aquanautsdiveadventures.com
Maya Palms Resorts & Dive Center 888.843.3483 www.mayapalms.com
nortH CAroLInAAquatic Safaris & Divers Emporium 910.392.4386 www.aquaticsafaris.com
Atlantis Charters 252.728.6244 www.atlantischarters.net
Cape Fear Dive Center 910.458.7390 www.capefeardivecenter.com
Discovery Diving Co. 252.728.2265 www.discoverydiving.com
Diver Style Scuba 704.289.2089 www.diverstyle.com
Divin’ Dawgs 252.638.3432 www.divindawgs.com
Olympus Dive Center 252.726.9432 www.olsympusdiving.com
Under Pressure Diving (June-Aug) 757.537.6524 www.capt-jt.com
PHILIPPInESIsland DreamsTravel 800.346.6116 www.divetrip.com
rEd SEA - EGyPtFly & Sea Dive Adventures 888.995.DIVE(3483) www.redseadiving.ca
roAtAnCoCo View Resort Roatan 800.282.8932 www.roatan.com
GoRoatan.com 888.405.8737 www.goroatan.com
St. CroIx (U.S. VIrGIn ISLAndS)BVI Scuba 284.540.2222 www.bviscubaco.com
Cane Bay Dive Shop 340.773.9913 www.canebayscuba.com
Jost Van Dyke 800.778.8066 www.jostvandyke.com
St. kIttSDive St. Kitts 869.564.8914 www.divestkitts.com
St. VInCEntBequia Dive Adventures 784.458.3826 www.bequiadiveadventures.com
tHAILAndSairee Cottage Diving 667.745.6126 www.saireecottagediving.com
tUrkS & CAICoSOasis Divers 649.946.1128 www.oasisdivers.com
Dive Provo 649.946.5040 www.diveprovo.com
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CONNECTICUT
Divers Cove LLC Essex (860) 767-1960 Store
Just Scuba!!! Pawcatuck (860) 303-4612 Instructor
The Scuba Shack LLC Rocky Hill (860) 563-0119 Store/Instr./Training
Captain Saam’s Scuba School Stamford (203) 327-2822 Store/Training
New England Dive Center Wallingford (203) 284-1880 Store
MAINE
Barclay’s Skindivers Paradise Auburn (207) 784-7300 Store
Maine Divers Scuba Center Portland (207) 775-3467 Store
MARYLAND
Divers Den MD Baltimore (410) 668-6866 Store
Aqua Ventures, Inc. Cockeysville (410) 666-2326 Store
MASSACHUSETTS
Diver Jim’s / Belmont Scuba Belmont (617) 484-5246 Store
East Coast Divers, Inc. Brookline (617) 277-2216 Store/Charter
Burlington Scuba Burlington (781) 272-5164 Store
Boston Harbor Diving Co. East Boston (617) 846-5151 Charter
Andy’s Sport Shop Fitchburg (978) 343-6330 Store
South Shore Divers Inc North Weymouth (781) 331-1144 Store/Charter
Buzzards Bay Diving Ctr. Onset buzzardsbaydivecenter.com Store
NEW HAMPSHIRE
UW Sports of New Hampshire Keene (603) 357-4430 Store
Central NH Divers Meredith (603) 279-9099 Store
NEW JERSEY
Gypsy Blood Dive Brielle www.gypsyblooddive.com Charter
The Dive Shop NJ Cherry Hill (856) 751.0308 Store/Charter
Lakeland Divers, Inc. East Hanover (973) 887-0194 Store
Atlantic Divers Egg Harbor Twp (609) 641-7722 Store/Charter
Hoboken Dive Center Hoboken (201) 795-3483 Store
East Coast Diving Supply Northfield (609) 646-5090 Store
Atlantic Spear & Scuba Point Pleasant Beach atlanticspearandscuba.com Store
Ocean Spirit Aquatics Thorofare (856) 202-5402 Store
Scuba Network Totowa (973) 256-0555 Store
NEW YORK
Seguin’s Scuba Center Albany (518) 456-8146 Store/Charter
Finger Lake Scuba Auburn (800) 764-3483 Store/Charter
Jeanne II Diving Charters Brooklyn www.jeanne-ii.com Charter
Kings County Divers Brooklyn (718) 648-4232 Store
Stingray Divers Brooklyn (718) 384-1280 Store
Discover Diving Buffalo (716) 685-4557 Store
Scuba Network Carle Place (516) 997-4864 Store
Captain Mike’s Diving City Island (718) 885-1588 Store
Pisces School of Dive Inc. East Rochester (585) 381-2842 Store
National Aquatic Services East Syracuse (315) 479-5544 Shop
Ed’s Pro Dive Center Elmira (607) 368-2096 Shop
Lockness Dive Boat Freeport (516) 298-2633 Charter
Dive Master Services Inc. Kingston www.scubadms.com Mobile Air Fills
Dive Right Scuba Lagrangeville (845) 803-4260 Private Instructor
Long Island Scuba Lindenhurst (631) 225-8450 Store/Charter
Garloo Long Island (845) 735-5550 Charter
Aqua Visions Scuba Mamaroneck (914) 381-1884 Store
Abyss Scuba Center Mount Kisco (914) 244-3483 Store
Anything Underwater New Paltz (845) 590-9721 Store
Leisure Pro Ltd. New York (212)645-1234 Store
Oceanblue Divers New York (347) 497-3483 Club
Pan Aqua Diving Inc. New York (212) 736-3483 Store
Scuba Network (between 30th & 31st) New York (212) 993-6166 Store
Scuba Network (between 5th & 6th) New York (212) 243-2988 Store
Port Diver Scuba Center Port Jefferson Station (631) 331-9609 Store
Hampton Dive Center Riverhead (631) 727-7578 Store
Swim and Scuba Rockville Centre (516) 872-4571 Store
Blue Ocean Divers Vestal (607) 757-2930 Store/Charter
QCScuba.com Wantagh (516) 826-SCBA Store
PENNSYLVANIA
Bainbridge Scuba & Snorkeling Bainbridge (717) 426-2114 Store/Quarry
Dutch Springs Bethlehem (610) 759-2270 Store
Lehigh Valley Dive Bethlehem (610) 746-4016 Store
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Uncle Joe’s Scuba Coraopolis (412) 262-2664 Store
Diver’s World Erie www.scubaerie.com Store
Indian Valley Scuba Harleysville (215) 256-6000 Store
www.IndianValleyScuba.com
B & B Diving - 2 quarries Hillsville (724) 667-9448 Store
Randy’s Dive Shop Irwin (724) 863-0752 Store
Lancaster Scuba Center Lancaster (717) 397-2822 Store
Willow Springs Richland (717) 866-5801 Quarry
A Water Odyssey Scuba Williamsport (570) 326-2091 Store
RHODE ISLAND
Newport Diving Center Newport (401) 847-9293 Store
[email protected] Jamestown (401) 560-0280 Store/Instr./Training
Simply Scuba Newport (401) 787-1517 Store
East Bay Dive Center Warren (401) 247-2420 Store
Giant Stride Dive Shop Warwick (401) 732-8808 Store
VIRGINIA
Chesapeake Bay Diving Center Portsmouth www.cbdcscuba.com Store
Lynnhaven Dive Center Virginia Beach (757) 481-7949 Store/Charter
Under Pressure Diving (Sept-May) Virginia Beach (757) 537-6524 Charter
Woodbridge Scuba Woodbridge (703) 878-4365 Store
VERMONT
WaterfrontDiving.com Burlington (802) 865-2771 Store
ILLINOIS
Bad Leo’s Diving Bloomington (309) 826-1080 Store
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Windy City Diving Bolingbrook (630) 209-2445 Charter
Enterprise Marine Des Plaines (847) 640-8113 Charter
Sealions Dive Center Hanover Park (630) 289-1680 Store
Haigh Enterprises Kankakee (815) 939-7797 Quarry
Chicagoland Scuba Center Lake Zurich (847) 540-7211 Store
Sentry Pool & Scuba Moline (309) 797-9721 Store
Dive Right In Scuba Plainfield (815) 267-8400 Store
Forest City Scuba Center Rockford (815) 398-7119 Store/Charter
Scuba Systems Skokie ScubaSystems.org Store
Pearl Lake South Beloit (815) 389-1479 Lake
Scuba World, Inc. Swansea (618) 277-3483 Store
Mermet Springs Vienna mermetsprings.com Quarry
INDIANA
Goose’s Scuba Shack, Inc. Dyer (219) 322-7222 Store
Hart City Scuba Elkhart (574) 264-3528 Store
ASP Diving Fort Wayne (260) 207 2773 Store
Lake County Divers Supply Hobart (219) 942-0016 Store
Indy Mph Watersports Indianapolis (317) 842-1988 Store
IOWA
Scuba Adventures QCA, Inc. Bettendorf (563) 324-8771 Store
Strac Scuba Shack Des Moines (800) 5321140 Store
Adventure Diving, Inc. West Des Moines (515) 255-7282 Store
MICHIGAN
Thunder Bay Scuba Alpena (989) 356-6228 Store
Divers Incorporated Ann Arbor www.diversinc.com Store
Aquatic Adventures of MI Brighton (810) 225-9868 Store
Bruno’s Dive Shop Clinton Township (586) 792-2040 Store/Charter
Anchor Bay Scuba Fair Haven (586) 725-1991 Store
Sea the World Farmington Hills (248) 478-6400 Store
Advanced Scuba & Paintball Holland (616) 392-4433 Store/Charter
Isle Royale Charters Kalamazoo (855) DIVEIRC Charter
Great Lakes Divecenter Shelby Township greatlakesdivecenter.com Store
Scuba North Traverse City (231) 947-2520 Store
MINNESOTA
Fantasea Scuba & travel Burnsville (952) 890-3483 Store
Lake Superior Divers Supply Duluth (218) 624-7285 Store
MISSOURI
Bonne Terre Mine Bonne Terre (888) 843-3483 Mine
Captain Nemo’s Dive Shop Columbia (573) 442-3483 Store
Extreme Sports Scuba, Inc Joplin (888) 565-3483 Store
Ozark Dive Company Popular Bluff (573) 778-3483 Store
West End Diving St. Louis/St. Charles (314) 209-7200 Store
Odyssey Scuba and Travel Waynesville (573 )774-DIVE Store
OHIO
Portage Quarry Rec. Club Bowling Green (419) 352-9203 Club
Scuba Unlimited Cincinnati (513) 793-4747 Store
Holiday Dive Charters Cleveland (216) 771-2628 Store
White Star Quarry Gibsonburg whitestarquarry.com Quarry
Aquatic Adventures Hilliard (614) 889-2822 Store
Southern Ohio Dive Academy Kettering (937) 298-2999 Store
WISCONSIN
Northland Equipment Apostle Island NorthlandEquipment.net Store/Charter
Wazee Sports Center Llc Black River Falls (715) 284-5181 Store/Charter
Aqua Center of Green Bay Green Bay (920) 468-8080 Store
Green Bay Scuba Green Bay www.gbscuba.com Store
St. Croix Scuba & Snorkeling Hudson www.saintcroixscuba.com Store/Charter
Diver Dan’s Scuba Kenosha (262) 652-9399 Store
Adventure Charter Boats Milwaukee adventurecharterboats.com Charter
Len-Der Charters Milwaukee (414) 588-6764 Charter
Pirates Cove Diving Milwaukee (414) 482-1430 Store
Marineland Dive Center Onalaska (800) 658-9466 Store
ONTARIO
Marlins Scuba Burlington www.marlinscuba.com Instruction/Charter
LTC Scuba Center Concord (905) 660-6359 Store
Scuba Shack Gravenhurst (705) 687-5879 Store
Advanced Diving Orangeville (416) 458-5845 Charter
Diver’s Nook Parry Sound (705) 746-9757 Store/Charter
Scuba 2000 Richmond Hill (905) 771-1500 Store
Thousand Isl. Pleasure Diving Rockport (866) 659-2334 Charter
Dan’s Dive Shop St. Catharines DansDiveShop.ca Store/Charter
Divers Den Tobermory (519) 596-2363 Charter/Store
Aquarius Scuba Diving Centre Toronto www.aquariusscuba.com Store
NEW BRUNSWICK
Enveco Diving Bereford (506) 542-1011 Store
The Dive Shack Saint John (506) 634-8265 Store
NOVA SCOTIA
Easy Dive Canada LTD Cape Breton Is. (902) 345-2215 Store
Hawaii
Kona Honu Divers Keauhou (808) 324-4668 Charter
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