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ONcE Is NOT ENOuGh A hOLIDAY ON hOLIDAY A NEW LOOK AT NEW ENGLAND DIVING February 2012 WHERE IT REALLY MATTERS DIVE LOCALLY Volume 8 Issue 2 $3.00 US/$3.50 Canada Scuba Competition with an edge! 816-765-7282 • ultimatediverchallenge.com We support our local dive shops - Without them We Will not have a dive industry. 2TRANSCRIPT
DIVE LOCALLY WHERE IT REALLY MATTERS
February 2012
Volume 8 Issue 2
$3.00 US/$3.50 Canada
CAPE ANN, MAA NEW LOOK AT NEW ENGLAND DIVING
DiviNg PriNs WillEM v
ONcE Is NOT ENOuGh
cOZuMEL, MXA hOLIDAY ON hOLIDAY
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 ColUMNsMidwest Hot News ...........................18Gear Box .........................................28Tropical Dive Directory ...............28-29Dive Directory .............................30-31
MIDWest DIVes18 Once is Not Enough: Diving Prins Willem VA short boat ride from Milwaukee’s harbor, lies the most dived shipwreck in all of Lake Michigan, the Prins Willem V, or Willie as she is affectionately known to the locals. The wreck is visited by hundreds of divers each year, many of whom will do multiple dives on her throughout the six-month season. At eighty-five feet to the sand, open water and Advanced divers alike can enjoy generous bottom times allowing for circumnavigation of this sizable wreck. Upon descent, as the ship materializes out of the misty bottom, the first thing one notices is the nearly seventy degree list to starboard. By Cal Kothrade
12 Cape Ann, Massachusetts: A New Look at New England Diving Boston grabs the attention of divers because of the multitude of cool diving available. From wrecks to shore dives to some pretty cool difficult dives, Cape Ann area (north of Boston) holds a vast array of dives which beckons the local diver. Find out why the Gulf of Maine calls to divers, and just what you can find there. By Rick Stratton
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▲ Photo by Cal Kothrade. Milwaukee based artist who enjoys merging his love of photography and passion for diving on shipwrecks through fine art paintings, digital renderings and sculptures of local, historical wrecks. He is also the founder of Milwaukee Dive Apparel, a designer and retailer of unique dive apparel for Great Lakes divers. Visit www.calsworld.net or www.MilwaukeeDiveApparel.com
22 Feliz Navidad From Isla CozumelTormentos is a veritable ocean garden where the reef’s maze of twisting
tunnels, overhangs and barrel sponges provide shelter for marine life. Teeming with shoals of bream fish, French grunts and yellow snappers, I lost count on the number of blue tangs, pork fish, trigger fish, black durgon, file fish, big eyed jacks and parrot fish we saw. Lurking within the ledges, nooks and crannies were Caribbean king crabs, spiny lobster, giant hermit crabs, juvenile spotted drums, spotted moray eels and delicate-looking arrow crabs. Grey and French angelfish seemed unwary of the divers in their midst as were the barracuda seen hovering over the patch reef on the hunt for their next meal. By Jett & Kathryn Britnell
▲ Photo Courtesy The MetroWest Dive Club (MWDC) is dedicated to promoting fun, safe diving, and introducing and familiarizing members with new dive sites. Meetings are held on the second Tuesday of each month at the Courtyard Marriott on Speen Street in Natick. Meetings are free and guests are welcome, divers and non-divers alike. They start at 7:30 p.m. Visit www.mwdc.org for more info on this great dive club!
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rick is a dive industry veteran with 16 years experience.
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This year marks the Dive News Network’s 16th anniversary. During our time in business, we have been providing informative
services, which have made and helped maintain the connection between divers and the dive industry. We have come a very long way from newsletter, to newspaper, to magazine, and now we consider ourselves a media and marketing group!
A media group may sound ostentatious and sometimes I feel full of myself when I reference to other companies that I am now a ‘media mogul’. But we have changed the way we do business. Last year we added 2 more magazines under the main Dive News Network umbrella making our total 5 monthly print magazines. We also expanded our Dive News web portal, increased our YouTube activity, and most of all upped the ante with social media like Facebook and Twitter. Our presence online has increased our ability to create interactive articles, and real-time updates from the dive industry. We have grown into a user friendly, information driven, and beautifully interfaced full-service network with so much to offer the dive community as a whole.
But what is a membership in this media group really mean for the dive business-owner, and what benefit can it bring? We give you the power to harness all of this new technology (YouTube, Facebook, the new digital edition I’ll tell you about shortly) and allow you as a member of the Dive News Network Media Group to put the power in your hands.
Let’s say you are having an awesome cool fund-raiser for inner city kids to experience diving as part of your dive shop. You could take out an ad, which is a fantastic option, but now we have the ability to expand your advertising dollars to more than just a 1-dimensional print item. We can add your blurb to the hot news, activities calendar, and also give this some extra oomph by highlighting it.
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This month marks the first expanded electronic edition of Northeast/Midwest Dive News magazine and even my socks are blown away (and I knew it was coming)! This E-dition not only allows the magazine to be immediately available to Northeast/Midwest Dive News’ readers, it also allows us to embed a video or slideshow related to your event right into the magazine. Want a link to a YouTube video with your hot news, to drive readership to your event’s Facebook page, or a pdf of the flyer with store coupons attached to pop-up when they click? We can do that!
As a note to our readers, we will soon be implementing a subscription setup for this cool new E-dition. And we look forward to sharing this with you soon, but rest assured all of our articles will still be available on the site. We will continue publishing our content on the web for your convenience!
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Paris, France. Peter had also been personally involved with Mel Fisher’s Atocha expeditions as well as representing RMS Titanic. There were many other notable shipwreck cases in between that may not be active today had it had not been for Peter’s legal skills and strident determination to protect diver’s rights to explore and recover historical shipwreck material.
As a Fellow of the Explorer’s Club, Peter was program director, chair of the club’s legal committee and then Vice President of the Philadelphia chapter where he sponsored many other explorers in their quest for new and exciting exploits.
His love of history led him to a hobby of ‘war-gaming’ where he created and painted (and re-painted) toy soldiers to represent famous battles in history. By playing out these battles with other like-minded historians, Peter’s strategies would often turn the tide of history. I’m sure Napoleon would have never regretted his Waterloo if he had Peter as one of his Generals.
Peter Hess passed away suddenly on Jan.11 of a heart attack at age 52. What Peter might be remembered for most was his many friendships and collaborations throughout the world and his ability to bring people together. If you were a friend of Peter’s you would ultimately find yourself connected to a myriad of life altering adventures and the wonders of new explorations that you would carry with you the rest of your life. Peter will be missed by many.
~Pat Clyne
Dear Pat, Thank you so much for sharing Peter’s
amazing story with us. His legacy will not be soon forgotten.
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Dear rick, It is with heavy heart, I need to tell
you Peter Hess has passed. For those who didn’t know, Peter Hess was not your usual diver. He was a well-known attorney who practiced Maritime law, but he was also not like any other attorney. Peter Hess was a master of both. And those who worked with him, dived with him, or just knew him as a friend are legion throughout the world. Peter was a connoisseur of life’s opportunities and a master of social networking. If you were a friend of Peter’s you would have to prepare a part of your life for unexpected
adventures and wild journeys sprinkled with the occasional maddening mayhem.
Although Peter began diving in his teen years, his actual initiation into underwater explorations and legal intrigue began with diving and defending diver’s rights to access the USS Monitor. He represented the Historical Shipwreck community while serving as a US delegate to UNESCO in
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CARPE FREEZUM At thE CoolEst EvEnt oF thE YEARChesapeake Bay Diving Center has
started a team for The Polar Plunge® Winter Festival. The Plunge is the largest fundraiser for the Special Olympics of Virginia, attracting more than 10,000 people to an otherwise deserted beachfront in February. This year the Polar Plunge takes place Feb. 3-4. Individuals and teams experience heartwarming and bone chilling extremes as they take the plunge into the icy Atlantic Ocean in the
height of winter. Anyone can participate; those under 18 must have a parent or guardian signature. For just $100 in pledges (the cost to Plunge) Plungers automatically get the official Polar Plunge® Winter Festival long sleeve T-shirt and bragging rights over everyone who just couldn’t bear it! Come watch! If taking an icy dip isn’t for you, then come be a fan of more than 3,200 others as they plunge into the Atlantic. The Polar Plunge® Winter Festival is open to the public and also features musical entertainment, food, the Boogie Down the Boardwalk Costume Parade and contest, ice and sand sculptures, vendor displays, children’s activities and more.
There is no fee to view the Plunge, but a $5 donation is required to access the heated tent and festival area on the beach. To find out how to join or donate to Chesapeake Bay Diving Center’s team, please visit their site www.cbdcscuba.com. More info on the Plunge visit www.polarplunge.com.
BoY sCoUts CAsh in on nAUi’s “MAgiCAl AdvEntURE ContEst”On Nov. 20, 2011 Barrett
Cosgrove, the winner of NAUI’s “Magical Adventure Contest”, and 21 of his fellow Boy Scouts from Troop 804 of Davidsonville, MD crowded into two passenger vans and traveled south to Florida. “My favorite part of the trip was sharing this unique opportunity NAUI provided us with my fellow scouts,” Barrett, age 16, said. “And, how many times does someone win a trip to Disney World? Rarely
does that happen.” Boy Scouts who completed a NAUI Scuba Diver Course were eligible to enter the contest. The scouts stayed at Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort and Campground and the entire group received complimentary certificates to come back and scuba dive at Epcot® Dive Quest at The Seas Pavilion in Walt Disney® World Resort. “They say that 75% of ‘Scouting’ is ‘outing,’ and what better outing than Scuba Diving,” said Tom Cosgrove, troop leader and father of Barrett. “I’d say that scuba diving and the Boy Scouts of America are very closely related.” For more info visit www.naui.org.
nEw EnglAnd AqUARiUM MEEts FUndRAising goAlsThey did it! With a heartwarming
outpouring of donations from Seabits Subscribers, the New England Aquarium successfully met their 2011 fundraising goals. Thanks to generous support the Aquarium can continue their vital work to protect the blue planet. Part of these donations went to Blue Discoveries Family Day. Learn more about the blue planet through art, science and storytelling. Programs highlight Aquarium favorites as well as Aquarium hidden treasures. Drop in between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. on select Saturdays and Sundays throughout the year. The event will feature Lobsters on Feb. 18 and Octopus on March 24. For more info on future month’s events or to find out more about donations please visit www.neaq.org.
dAnCing with thE dolPhinsDancing with
Wild Dolphins was featured as part of the 8th Annual Artivist Film Tour held Jan. 25-26 at the Columbia University Miller Theatre. The aim this year was,
“Raising Awareness for Humanity, Animals, and the Environment through Informative and Inspiring Films”. The event featured for the first time on film; “Humans and Wild Dolphins Communicate Through Dance” and “Together: Dancing with Spinner Dolphins” a film depicting the tender dance between NY choreographer/filmmaker Chisa Hidaka and wild dolphins. Awarded Best Experimental Film at its recent premiere at the 2010 Big Apple Film Festival, ʻTogetherʼ depicts the beauty and importance of the unique relationship between humans and wild dolphins who dance ʻtogetherʼ. Viewers experience the delight and wonder of a human and wild dolphin discovering a shared language through dance. Eye to eye, they communicate their mutual affection, ʻlisteningʼ to each other through their bodies and synchronous movements. “When we approach dolphins with dance,” observes producer Ben Harley, “they recognize it as intelligence.” For more info visit www.dolphin-dance.org.
long islAnd divERs AssoCiAtion hold noMinAtionsThe Long Island Divers Association
held nominations for officers for all elected positions on Jan. 18 at their regular meeting place. Thanks those stepping down from their roles for their hard work. New officers will be announced in February. The Long Island Divers Association (LIDA) is a not-for-profit regional organization dedicated to the promotion of local diving, the representation of divers interests throughout the diving and general community, and the protection of divers rights through outreach to their local and regional government officials. Member dues, donations, and the proceeds from fundraisers fund their organization. LIDA is staffed completely by volunteers. Find out more at www.lidaonline.com
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Known as the “Titanic of New England,” the loss of the Portland is one of the greatest maritime disasters to occur off the Northeast coast of the United States. This month the Wreck of the Portland will be featured on the Discovery Channel’s Science of the Deep television show. On
Nov. 26, 1898, the 291-foot, paddle-wheel passenger ship, Portland, on route from Boston to Portland, was caught in a fierce blizzard, now known as the Portland Gale. Struggling through the night with raging seas and 90-mile-per hour winds, the Portland finally sank with all 190 passengers and crew on board. During the summer of 2002, using undersea sonar and the imaging capability of a Remote Operated Vehicle (ROV), the discovery of the wreck of the Portland was confirmed ... 104 years after her disappearance. Check local listings from times and days. For more info visit science.discovery.com If you want to dive the wreck of the Portland, Poseydon Dive Center runs trips. Visit their site at www.poseydondive.info and thanks to the Poseydon crew for the heads up about the special.
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FebruaryFeb 1: Hammerheads Dive Club, 7
p.m., Salty Dogs Eats & Drinks, Virginia Beachy, VA. find us on Facebook (search Hammerheads Dive Club).
Feb 1: Mass Bay Divers, 7 p.m., South Shore Divers, Weymouth, MA. www.massbaydivers.com
Feb 2: North Shore Frogmen, 8 p.m., Palmers Cove Yacht Club, Salem, MA. www.northshorefrogmen.com
Feb 2: Olney SCUBA Adventure Dive Club, 7 p.m., Olney Swim Center, Olney, MD. www.olneyscubaadventures.pages.qpg.com
Feb 3: Deep Six Divers meeting, 7 p.m., Inland Divers, Leicester, MA. [email protected]
Feb 7: Central Maine Muck Divers, 7 p.m. Ground Round Restaurant, Augusta, ME. www.cmmd.org
Feb 7: Monadnock Divers Club, 7:30 p.m. The Pub Restaurant, Keene, NH. www.monadnockdivers.org
Feb 7: South Jersey Dive Club, 7 p.m. The Taproom on West Crystal Ave, Haddon Township, NJ. www.sjdiveclub.com
Feb 7: South Shore Neptunes Skin Diver’s Club, 7 p.m., Quincy Emergency Management Dive Team Headquarters, Quincy, MA. www.southshoreneptunes.org
Feb 7: The Dive Club, 8:30 p.m., Molly Malone’s Bayshore, NY. www.thediveclub.com
Feb 7: The Innerspace Explorers Dive Club, 7 p.m., On the Border Restaurant, Rocky Hill, CT. innerspaceexplorers.org
Feb 8: NYC Sea Gypsies, 7 p.m., McGees Irish Pub, New York, NY. www.seagypsies.org
Feb 9: Maine-iac Divers Club, 6:30 p.m., Maine Divers Scuba Center, Portland, ME. www.main-iacdivers.com
Feb 9: North Shore Frogmen meeting, 8 p.m., Palmers Cove Yacht Club, Salem, MA. www.northshorefrogmen.com
Feb 10: Fathom Divers Dive Club meeting, 7 p.m., VFW Post #7916, Occoquan, VA. www.fathomdivers.org
Feb 10: The Atlantis Rangers Dive Club meeting, 8 p.m., Odiorne State Park, Rye, NH. www.atlantisranger.org
Feb 14: Indian Valley Divers, 6:30 p.m., Indian Valley Dive Shop, Harleysville, PA. www.indianvalleyscuba.com
Feb 14: Dive Club of Rhode Island, 7 p.m., Giant Stride Dive Shop, Warwick, RI. tinyurl.com/DCRhodeIsland
Feb 14: MetroWest Dive Club, 8 p.m., Courtyard Marriott, Natick, MA. www.mwdc.org
Feb 14: SeConn Skin Divers, 7:30 p.m., Olympic Pizza, Norwichtown, CT. www.seconndivers.org
Feb 15: In Too Deep Dive Club, 7 p.m., Don Antonio’s Bar & Restaurant, Union, NJ. (908) 687-7020
Feb 15: Long Island Divers
Association, 8 p.m., Brookhaven Town Community Center, Blue Point, NY. www.lidaonline.com
Feb 15: New England Aquarium Dive Club, 6:30 p.m., New England Aquarium, Boston, MA. www.neadc.org
Feb 16: North Shore Frogmen Club Picnic, Stage Fork Park, Gloucester, MA. www.northshorefrogmen.com
Feb 16: Pioneer Valley Dive Club, 7 p.m., At the Water’s Edge, Westfield, PA. www.lovetodive.com
Feb 16: United Divers of Central Mass, 7 p.m., Slattery’s Back Room, Fitchburg, MA. www.uniteddivers.org
Feb 18: Aquatic Voyagers Scuba Club of NY, 1 p.m., Gym at Guy R. Brewer & Liberty, Jamaica, NY. www.avscdivers.org
Feb 23: North Shore Frogmen Club Picnic, Stage Fork Park, Gloucester, MA. www.northshorefrogmen.com
Feb 23: The Gillmen Club, 7:30 p.m., Marco Polo, East Hartford, CT. www.gillmen.org
Feb 27: Divers Anonymous Scuba Dive Club meeting, 7:30 p.m., Mario’s Restaurant, Clifton, NJ. www.angelfire.com/nj4/divers
MarchMar 9-11: 58th Annual Boston Sea
Rovers Clinic, Crowne Plaza Boston North Shore Hotel, Danvers, MA. www.bostonsearovers.com
Mar 17-18: Adventures in Travel Expo, Washington Convention Center, Washington D.C. www.adventureexpo.com
Mar 23-25: Beneath The Sea, New Jersey Meadowlands Expo Center, Secaucus, NJ. www.beneaththesea.org
FebruaryFeb 1: AquaMasters meeting, 8:30
p.m., Lakewood YMCA, Lakewood, OH. aquamastersoflakewood.freeservers.com
Feb 1: DiveQuest Scuba Club meeting, 7 p.m., Valparaiso Public Library, Valparaiso, IN. www.divequestscuba.org.
Feb 2: Buccaneers Dive Club, 7 p.m., Edwardo’s Pizza, Wheeling, IL. tinyurl.com/BuccDiveClub
Feb 2: Columbus Sea Nags Scuba Diver meeting, 8 p.m., Plank’s Restaurant, Columbus, OH. www.seanags.com.
Feb 2: Extreme Sports Dive Club, 6:30 p.m., Extreme Sports Scuba, Joplin, MO. www.extremesportsscuba.com
Feb 2: Kansas City Frogman Club, Inc., 7 p.m., Skin N Scuba, Independence, MO. www.kcfrogman.com
Feb 7: Michigan Seasnoopers, 7:30 p.m. Detroit, MI. E-mail for site [email protected]
Feb 8: Aqua Amigos Scuba Club meeting, 8 p.m. Euclid Family YMCA, Euclid OH. www.aquaamigos.com
Feb 8: Four Lakes Scuba Club, 7:30
p.m., Babe’s American Grill, Madison, WI. fourlakesscubaclub.dot5hosting.com.
Feb 9: Stingray Dive Club, 6:30 p.m., Bullseye Bar, Lee’s Summit, MO. www.tdscuba.com/stingray_dive_club
Feb 13: Circleville Landsharks Dive Club, Gibby’s Restaurant, Circleville, OH. www.circlevillelandsharks.com
Feb 14: Buckeye Divers meeting, 8 p.m. Tommy’s Pizza, Arlington, OH
Feb 14: Deep Blue Divers meeting, 7 p.m. Chicagoland Scuba, Lake Zurich, IL. www.deepbluedivers.com
Feb 14: Neptune’s Dive Club, 7 p.m., Green Bay, WI. www.neptunesdiveclub.com
Feb 15-19: 46th Annual Duluth Boat Sports Travel and RV Show, Duluth Entertainment Convention Center, Burnsville, MN. www.shamrockprod.com
Feb 15: Great Lakes Aquanauts, 7 p.m., Location Varies, Farmington, MI. www.greatlakesaquanauts.org
Feb 16: Gavia Scuba Club meeting, 7:30 p.m., Twin Dragons Restaurant, West Chester, OH
Feb. 17-19: Our World-underwater 41st Show, donald E. Stephens Convention Center, Rosemont, Il. www.ourworldunderwater.com
Feb 21: Kittyhawk Dive Club meeting, Elsa’s Restaurant, Centerville, OH.
Feb 22: Amigos Aqua Scuba Club, 8 p.m. Euclid Family YMCA, Euclid, OH. www.aquaamigos.com
Feb 24-26: Toronto Outdoor Show, Scuba World, International Centre, Toronto, ON. www.nationalevent.com
Feb 25: The Triton Dive Club meeting, 7:30 p.m., Gieuseppe’s Restaurant, Des Plaines, IL. www.thetritons.com
Feb 28: Fort Wayne Dive Club, 7 p.m., Deep Blue Divers, Fort Wayne, IN. www.fortwaynediveclub.com
Feb 29: Canadian Sport Divers Scuba Club, 7:30 p.m., Canadian Sport Subs Dive Shop, Belleville, Ontario, Canada. home.cogeco.ca/~csdivers/
MarchMar. 1: Buccaneers Dive Club, 7
p.m., Edwardo’s Pizza, Wheeling, IL. tinyurl.com/BuccDiveClub
Mar. 1: Columbus Sea Nags Scuba Diver meeting, 8 p.m., Plank’s Restaurant, Columbus, OH. www.seanags.com.
Mar. 1: Extreme Sports Dive Club, 6:30 p.m., Extreme Sports Scuba, Joplin, MO. www.extremesportsscuba.com
Mar. 1: Kansas City Frogman Club, Inc., 7 p.m., Skin N Scuba, Independence, MO. www.kcfrogman.com
Mar. 6: Michigan Seasnoopers, 7:30 p.m. Detroit, MI. E-mail for site [email protected]
Mar 7: AquaMasters meeting, 8:30 p.m., Lakewood YMCA, Lakewood, OH. aquamastersoflakewood.freeservers.com
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In our first two installments we discussed the circumstances leading to our participation in the Katco Media docudrama “Shattered
Hopes: The True Story Of The Amityville Murders”, and our initial survey of the site where the producers believe that the murder weapon may have been disposed. So now, let’s talk about how we intend to go in and search for a pistol that has been underwater for 37 years, and is likely to be buried under several feet of thick black mud.
I think that it is important to recognize from the beginning that there is no guarantee that the weapon was actually disposed of at this site, the site was chosen by the team of forensic criminologists after years of studying the original crime scene reports and psychological profiles.
Our objective is now two-fold, to either recover the weapon, or prove conclusively that it is not there. Not an easy task, considering the conditions at the site, namely zero visibility and deep silt and mud.
Fortunately, I already had experience working with a company that is capable of helping us do exactly that. I called my friend Ken Hayes, owner of Aqua Survey, one of the world’s leading underwater detection companies. They have a long history of providing their
unique services to governments around the world, including locating unexploded Vietnam War vintage ordnance in the jungles of Laos and detecting and charting ordnance around Martha’s Vineyard for the Army Corps of Engineers. They have also spent time with the Mel Fisher Group, mapping the debris field of the Spanish galleon Atocha, arguably the richest treasure wreck of all time. No doubt they would be able to help us locate our weapon among all of the junk that has accumulated in the canal over the last hundred years or so.
After discussing the specifics of the situation with Ken, we decided that we would use an “EM” detector, coupled with a military grade GPS system accurate to within 2 inches, to map every single piece of metal in the entire search area. An EM detector is similar in function to a magnetometer but infinitely more sensitive, and capable of picking up all kinds of metals, not just iron or steel. After analyzing the resulting data, we would have a map of all of the targets that had the right mass to be our murder weapon. Sounds easy, right? Dig up all of the targets, if we find the pistol, great. If we don’t find it, then it’s not there. Yup, easy…
So we meet at the site, figuring on a two day project. Day one, we do a complete EM search, day two, we dig targets until we have our weapon, all under the watchful eyes of a Hollywood film crew, Steve and Maureen Langevin of Dive Voyager Productions, and the staff of MAXIM magazine. Easy…■
AMITYVILLE MOVIE: PArT III
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It is a sight that takes your breath away at first…a giant horseshoe crab and when we say “giant” we mean giant. Don’t worry though,
it’s not alive, it is the next Art as Reef Project headed up by marine biologist, SCUBA instructor, and artist Christopher Wojcik, in partnership with the Blue Ocean Institute. It is huge and it is getting a lot of attention.
Art as Reef Project is currently making a series of sculptural pieces to be placed on the ocean floor. The first sculpture is a forty-foot long, anatomically correct, horseshoe crab. The sculpture will literally “live” on the bottom of the sea for hundreds or even thousands of years and act as an artificial reef. It will attract fish, crustaceans, and encrusting organisms of all sorts. The sculpture will be sunk off of the coast of New Jersey, adding to the fifteen already established reef systems.
The merits of artificial reefs have long been recognized. They provide vertical structure in areas that are generally bare, which reduces the fishing pressure in popular areas and offer refuge for
juvenile fishes and invertebrates. As an art project, the horseshoe crab sculpture will help to shine a light on some critical ocean issues and serve as an educational vehicle used to promote the stewardship of our near-shore environment. The horseshoe crab was chosen because it is a perfect shape for a reef, containing a large area of protected habitat beneath and a shape that is designed by nature to withstand ocean currents and waves.
The artist, Christopher Wojcik loves creating art and loves the ocean. In fact, Chris is a multi-talented marine biologist whose specialties also include film making, photography, television hosting, guiding adventure travel expeditions, scientific illustration, exhibit and set design and SCUBA instruction. Teaching people about the ocean and its inhabitants is a true passion for Chris and what better way to promote stewardship of the sea than through education. A native of Bay Head, NJ; Chris is happy to develop the Horseshoe Crab piece for the Art as Reef project. For more info visit www.artasreef.com. ■
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Skerry’s stories have taken him around the world. He has explored under the polar ice and the pristine coral reefs in the Pacific Ocean. In recent years, his images have helped to highlight the plight of rapidly declining shark populations, the benefits of marine reserves and the majesty of the Right
Whale. Recently, he released a new book, Ocean Soul (National Geographic books), which has received acclaim for both the story and photographs.
Other presenters at this years’ Film Festival include Emmy award winning cinematographer and photographer Rick Rosenthal and photographer Michael Pitts, of the popular BBC/Discovery Channel television series Life and Blue Planet. Rosenthal has also contributed to the stunning series Planet Earth and, recently, Disney’s Earth.
Award winning filmmaker and explorer Jill Heinerth joins them. Heinerth has pioneered the use of rebreather technology to achieve amazing images in challenging locations from iceberg caves to the Floridian aquifer.
Nancy McGee, former partner of Stan Waterman, rounds out the lineup. Nancy has previously presented at Boston Sea Rovers including her memorable footage of an oceanic swimming elephant.
The Boston Sea Rovers weekend will also include popular daytime programs, vendors in the exhibit hall and Discover
Scuba; a great chance to try out scuba diving. Sunday’s Kids Day includes many fun activities including the New England Aquarium touch tank, a chance to build a coral reef in the pool and many other activities. This year, Boston Sea Rovers Show will also host a new Marine Debris Art Exhibit featuring work from international and local artists including Cambridge based artist Michelle Lougee. For more info visit the Boston Sea Rovers website at www.bostonsearovers.com. ■
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Beneath the Sea Saturday Night International Film Festival will be held March 23 at the
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will be WABC-TV’s weatherman, diver, and author Bill Evans. Evans will introduce Michael Aw who will be showing excerpts from his upcoming feature film shot during an Antarctica celebration of the sea expedition.
Also joining this year’s film festival will be renowned marine artist Wyland who will be presenting “Wyland’s “Sharks!!!” His’s intense experience will put you face-to-face with sharks. Wyland’s film promises to be an exhilarating experience that makes you want to be diving.
Nick Caloyianis will also join this years’ film festival. He is a producer and a photographer whose work is well known. At
this years’ event he will explore the USS Radford as it is sunk off the New Jersey shore as a dive site and fish reef. Time passes, storms blow, and Nick returns to the site to discover change.
Nick’s film will make you want to go see for yourself this exceptional example of the ships-to-reefs program.
Becky Kagan takes visitors cave diving, the Stayers tour Raja Ampat and Pearl Diving, and Jonathon Bird teams up with David Doubilet on a visit to an old friend to us all in “Grouper.”
This year’s Beneath the Sea film festival promises to be a fine evening of worldwide underwater entertainment from a selection of award-winning photographers.
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We have all heard the stories about how diving the Atlantic Ocean is so different from any other dive in the world but where does one begin? The east coast is massive and offers such a variety. I begin my
east coast dive experience at the home of the Red Sox and the most famous cream pie in the world: Boston. My friend Steve Bigelow, member of the MetroWest dive Club, pointed out how Massachusetts diving is
generally divided into the North Shore (Cape Ann), Boston Harbor, and the South Shore which includes everything from Cape Cod, Nantucket, Martha’s Vineyard all the way to Provincetown. Between the three areas, there is a lot of dive sites to cover. I will focus on Cape Ann area, with more on the others in future editions.
From what I discovered, the Cape Ann Peninsula provides good beach/shore entries for north, west, and south exposures. Although most diving can be limited by which way the wind is blowing, many Cape Ann divers feel comfortable getting into the water no matter which way the wind is set on. The name of the game in diving the Cape Ann area is sheltered areas. There seems to be a lot of coves, beaches and inlets where a diver can explore and be perfectly safe from strong currents.
Although there are those who shore dive, the preference of many hard-core Massachusetts divers is boat diving. Boat diving offers divers a chance to dive for scalloping, seal diving, and lobstering. “Provincetown can yield some outstanding lobstering with NO upper size limits as there are elsewhere along the Gulf of Maine,” says Bigelow. Good eats is all I can think as Bigelow points this out.
Bigelow also enjoys wreck diving. “It’s so hard to narrow down where all the best sites are,” says Bigelow. “There are many wrecks in Massachusetts waters, but of the ones within reasonable diving depths, I really like the wreck of the Chester A. Poling just south of the Gloucester Breakwater. Other wrecks include the City of Salisbury, Romance, and kiowa.”
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Captain Jim Sullivan of Boston Scuba agrees with Bigelow about the Romance. He owns a charter service that has been in service for over 10 years and they make a lot of trips out to the Romance. “It is a deeper wreck and has a lot of wreckage around it,’ says Sullivan. “You can explore the boilers, which are still intact and even some of the engine blocks. There is a lot of marine life to see around that ship as well.”
Captain Fred Calhoun of Easy Diver located in the Cape Ann Marina, is somewhat of a local legend with over 59 years of diving under his belt and 39 years of dive chartering in Cape Ann. “We began as quarry divers,” says Calhoun. “There are places above and below the atomic energy plant to dive and that’s where we started out.” Calhoun does point out they didn’t get close enough to the plant however to glow.
Calhoun adds there is a lot of diving to be done. “Cape Ann sticks out into the ocean and it is all granite,” Calhoun explains. “Our goal is to bring divers to dive sites they can’t normally get to by automobile. There are great sites off shore but one would have to go over private property to get to them. When you boat dive, you don’t have to worry about private property; the ocean belongs to everyone.”
Calhoun points out a few dive sites he takes divers to including Plum Cove, a place where instructors often bring students. “Plum Cove is an easy place to get in and out of and offers a great place to teach diving. Bemo Ledge is also a place for instructors to teach.” He goes on to explain, “It is well vegetated and offers a plateau. It forms part of a cove called Brace Cove, which is an ideal place to bring students for training.
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There’s a lot to see and it is a good beginning dive site.” Calhoun says Folly Cove, which faces north, is also an
ideal place to get your fins wet. “The cuts in the rock are evidence of the glaciers and there are a lot of interesting formations there because of it.”
Nick Fazah of East Coast Divers Inc., a full service dive center which also supports free diving and spear fishing, says Folly Cove is a huge draw for divers from his shop as well. “It is a really cool wall dive,” says Fazah. “The wall goes from 20 ft. to approximately 60 ft. There is a lot of marine life and there are a number of places to explore where local marine life hides.”
Another dive site I heard about in the Cape Ann area is Norman’s Woe. A lot of divers I spoke to say they have no idea why the site is named anyone’s woe. “It’s down south by Magnolia Rocks, close to Manchester,” says Fazah. “This site has an interesting entry; divers have to do a 6 ft. stride in order to get into it but it is worth the effort. There is a lot of marine life. It is an advanced site because of the way you get in and out but it is a cool 70-80 ft. dive where there is a lot of lobster and local marine life.” I have heard it can be a dangerous dive, and do encourage you to find a Dive Master who has gone diving there to go with you the first time because of the entry and exit points.
Mark Potter of Mass Diving enjoys all of the other dive sites I’ve mentioned already, but he brought up a few others. “I have been diving in the Cape Ann area since 1980 and there is a lot of good diving,” says Potter. “Up north there are a lot of rocky areas. Although you can shore dive, you will see much more on a boat dive. One of my favorites is the Saturday Night Ledge. “This is an interesting dive site that is about 5 miles off Manchester. It is easily a 100
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I look forward to my next excuse to be in the Cape Ann area so I can enjoy these sites soon. In the mean time, take some pictures for me! ■
Special thanks to: Steve Bigelow MetroWest dive Club www.mwdc.orgCaptain Jim Sullivan Boston Scuba www.bostonscuba.comCaptain Fred Calhoun Easy diver www.easy-diver.comNick Fazah East Coast divers Inc. www.ecdivers.comMark Potter Mass diving www.massdiving.com
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natural underground springs, rain, snow melt, and the nearby north branch of the Licking River. North Point Quarry has been stocked through the years with a variety of fish including recently with over 400 paddlefish, and also includes many other creatures that have made the park their home. As part of developing North Point Quarry as a dive destination, they are enlisting Discover Diving, LLC as their partner. All dives will be scheduled through Discover Diving and/or the Newark Parks & Recreation Department. For info, visit www.northpointquarry.com.
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Visitors are welcome to attend Friday’s regular practice 8-10:30 p.m., at the tournament pool. For more info visit www.usauwh.com.
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The 3rd annual IASD symposium will be held Feb. 17 from 1-4 p.m. at the Hyatt Regency O’Hare in Chicago in conjunction with the Our World-Underwater Show. The event will be sponsored by Dive Heart, a Chicago, Ill. based not-for-profit and Midwest Dive News.
This year’s symposium will focus on the power of scuba as a therapy and what scuba can do to help in the field of medicine. This year’s keynote speaker will be Dr. Richard A. Roller of Duke University. Dr. Roller’s focus is on dive medicine. Additional speakers include Sara Klass, Director of Spinal Cord Injury Service at Shriners Hospital for Children. As with all Adaptive Scuba Diving Symposiums Diveheart founder Jim Elliot will give an overview of the program. There will be a question and answer portion at the end of the presentations. For more info visit www.diveheart.org.
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will hold its 4th Annual Chili Cook-off. Join them from 6:30 p.m. till midnight and enjoy some great food and company. If you are a chili aficionado, you can enter your favorite chili in one of three categories: Mild, “Middle of the Road” (Medium), and “My Mouth’s A’Blazin” (HOT!). The judging (done by people’s choice) will begin promptly at 7 p.m., so have your chili ready to go by then. There will be prizes for the winning chili. If you don’t do chili.....no worries! Just bring along a hors’ doeurve or snack to share, and still come to join the fun. As always, bring your favorite beverage to drink and/or share. Please call the store to RSVP so we know how many chili entries we can expect. For more info visit www.aqua-hut.com.
nEPtUnE divE ClUB to host silEnt AUCtionNeptune Dive Club is hosting
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favorite dive spot in Door County, Wisconsin. The Neptune Dive Club is currently hosting a project to raise money and assist in the construction of a staircase at the park from the top of the bluff to the shore below. Porte des Morts Park is owned and maintained by the Town of Liberty Grove. With ample parking, a picnic table, grill, a beautiful view of the water and minimal enhancements. However, there is no safe way to get to the shore, some 30 feet below. A staircase to the shore will benefit all park visitors by providing the public with greater shore access. To help in the endeavor please visit www.dcstairs.com
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sMokEY thE dog hAs PAssEd AwAYSmokey the Dog, dive shop
mascot for Dive Right in Scuba in Ill. has passed way. Smokey was their first and best employee. He took his job as the greeter very seriously and made sure everyone got the love and attention they deserved when they walked in the door. Smokey will be greatly missed by everyone at DRIS and all of their customers who had the chance to meet him. RIP to man’s best friend! For more info visit www.facebook.com/DiveRightInScuba1.
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At this year’s Our World-Underwater visitors will see something a little different when it comes to Aqua Lung’s presentation. They are not only building a full service booth but
an actual village of vendors who have a lot to offer those who attend this year’s event Feb. 17-19 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Ill.
Aqua Lung has taken a page from the European market and implemented it at this year’s OW-U event. According to Jeff Wandschneider, Midwest Regional Sales Manager for Aqua Lung, they are creating an Aqua Lung Village in a section of the OW-U event in order to offer those visiting the show all things related in one place. “This is going to be a co-op event we are hoping people respond well to,” says Wandschneider. “The aim is to bring in other dive industry leaders by co-oping booth space with other retailers. We have White’s Manufacturing who does drysuits coming onboard and we are also using two booth spaces in order to do a series of seminars which will take place on the floor. These three seminars will be repeated each day of the event so everyone will have a chance to see them.” Wandschneider says the seminars will cover White’s Drysuits and the thermo fusion diving system, the introduction of the new Legend Regulator and the third will be about how divers can travel light.
The total number of booths in the Aqua Lung Village will be 10 to begin with and Wandschneider hopes to see it grow as they develop this new concept. “We have basically taken this idea and improved upon it,” Wandschneider says. “We have had a great response as well. So far, we have Below H2O (Booth 525) out of Naperville, Ill., Love’s Park Scuba (Booth 626) out of Love’s Park, Ill., Pirate’s Cove Diving (Booth 624) in Milwaukee, Wisc. and Diver’s Lair (Booth 622) from Valparaiso, Ind. along with ourselves and White’s. We are pretty excited about the whole project.”
Dan Badgley, National Sales Manager of Aqua Lung America says he is excited about the new concept as well. “We are expanding a concept which was already working, and making it even better,” Badgley says. “We are all working in cooperation making it a great situation for everyone involved. I look forward to next year when I am sure our village concept will grow once other vendors see the way it will aid their businesses in drawing in divers.”
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A short boat ride from Milwaukee’s harbor, lies the most dived shipwreck
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The wreck’s popularity is due to several factors. With considerable size, good depth, accessibility and a bizarre history, this wreck has it all. Her keel was laid by Dutch shipbuilding company Van Vlier Co. in Rotterdam in 1939, as a 258’ steel hulled packet freighter, to be used for transporting goods between Europe and the Great Lakes region of the United States. Though, as a result of a collision with the towed barge Sinclair XII on a calm October evening in 1954, she will forever remain in Lake Michigan. The accident happened when crew aboard the Willem neglected to notice the towed barge, or the six hundred feet of cable that separated the tug Sinclair from its consort directly ahead of them as they left harbor on a return trip to Europe. After striking the tow cable, the barge swung around and rammed the Willem’s starboard side, creating a eight foot tall by twenty foot long hole, between cargo bay no.2 and the engine room. Ninety minutes later, the Willie was on the bottom. The captains of both vessels were cited in the U.S. Coast Guard report as being at fault. The thirty people aboard were rescued without incident, and put up for the night at the nicely appointed Pfister Hotel, and all finger pointing aside, one of the best things to happen to divers in the Milwaukee area wound up resting on the bottom a mere three and one half miles due east of the harbor entrance.
At eighty-five feet to the sand, open water and advanced divers alike can enjoy generous bottom times allowing for circumnavigation of this sizable wreck. Upon descent, as the ship materializes out of the misty bottom, the first thing one notices is the nearly seventy degree list to starboard.
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Being almost fully over on her right side, she can be slightly disorienting, and even more so when making penetration dives into the easily accessible interior spaces.
A word of caution to would be explorers without the proper training, although nobody lost their lives during the sinking, several divers have died over the years due to various penetration associated issues. For divers who would rather not venture inside, many dives worth of exploration await on the outside. The ship’s two cargo loading masts stand silent protruding from her weather decks, now hanging out over the serene Lake Michigan bottom. Other exterior features of interest include motors, winches, skylight windows, stairs, railings, davits and assorted items in the debris field.
The remains of a fifty six year old cargo no longer wanted, lies partially buried in the lake bottom as clay, sand and silt slowly invade the four gaping holes that once were capped by her twenty square foot hatch covers.
Fifty-five gallon drums remain scattered about like children’s toys in an unkempt playroom, left behind from no less than three failed raising attempts. The wreck itself steadily carves its way deeper into the clay bottom with each passing year from the effects of water current and storm surge. The twelve foot diameter cast bronze propeller
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no longer occupies its perch in front of the rudder, nor will you find her anchors. The rest of the vessel though, remains intact, albeit cloaked in a skin of Quagga mussels, which oddly enough, are an invasive specie native to European waters, just like the Willie. Relatively safe penetrations/swim-throughs can be made between the two forward cargo bays and the two aft bays, allowing novice divers a chance to “get inside”. Bring your dive lights though, as even with good daylight at eighty feet, the holds can get dark. More advanced wreck divers will enjoy discovering the many decks and spaces in this 258’ playground.
Like all good shipwrecks, history plays an important role in the diving experience. With a past that reads like a Hollywood movie script, the Willie does not disappoint. This is not the first time she’s been on the bottom. As the story goes, she was intentionally sunk in Rotterdam harbor in 1943 while still under construction, as an impediment to the invading Nazis, in an attempt to blockade a crucial waterway. She remained there until the Van Vlier Company raised the hull after the war and resumed construction, finally completing the Prins Willem V in 1949. Milwaukee resident Scott Kuesel is an expert on all things “Willie”, having himself been involved with one of the attempts to raise
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her off the bottom of Lake Michigan by Max Nohl shortly after the sinking. Kuesel has found a Dutch printed book that re-writes the story of her first sinking, instead attributing the intentional scuttling to the Germans, not the Dutch. Having captured the unfinished ship during the invasion, the German Navy
intended to complete the vessel not as a freighter, but as a mini-sub mother ship/ support vessel. Four years later, with the ship not yet completed, the Germans found themselves retreating, and so intentionally sank the vessel in Rotterdam Harbor with the use of explosives, in an attempt to conceal
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Water temps at depth vary between 38F and 60F with averages closer to 40F, making a dry-suit with dry-gloves a good idea. If you have a high cold tolerance, a full 7 or 8 mil wetsuit with hood, boots and gloves will get you through a single tank dive.
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“That was one of the best dives I’ve ever done!”, Kathryn proclaimed
after surfacing at Cozumel’s Tormentos Reef. Comprised of coral pinnacles towering approximately 20 to 30 ft. high and interspersed with wide, sandy areas. The colorful coral heads are adorned with purple and orange sponges, brain and whip corals. Tormentos is a veritable ocean garden where the reef’s maze of twisting tunnels, overhangs and barrel sponges provide shelter for marine life. Teeming with shoals of bream fish, French grunts and yellow snappers, I lost count on the number of blue tangs, pork fish, trigger fish, black durgon, file fish, big eyed jacks and parrot fish we saw. Lurking within the ledges, nooks and crannies were Caribbean king crabs, spiny lobster, giant hermit crabs, juvenile spotted drums, spotted moray eels and delicate-looking arrow crabs. Grey and French angelfish seemed unwary of the divers in their midst as were the barracuda seen hovering over the patch reef on the hunt for their next meal.
Beneath a jagged coral overhang, we encountered a seven-foot nurse shark resting motionless on the sandy seafloor. After taking a few pictures, we left the shark behind only to come upon a green moray eel swimming out in the open that was clearly being escorted by an enormous black grouper. Normally a solitary fish, this grouper was clearly hunting with the eel. Marine biologists who have studied this remarkable behavior in other parts of the world estimate both fish were five times more successful at catching prey cooperatively than separately.
While our dive at Tormentos Reef was quite literally off the scale, we equally enjoyed our dives at other well known Cozumel dive sites. Interestingly, we seemed to be seeing more large animals on every dive than I could recall ever seeing here over two previous trips. Nurse sharks, sea turtles, southern stingrays all seemed to be in greater abundance. Our decision to bring our family to Cozumel for Christmas and New Years felt entirely right. This year, the gifts were indeed under the sea.
Nestled just 12 miles off the Yucatan Peninsula’s coastline. Cozumel is Mexico’s largest island. Measuring roughly 28 miles long by 10 miles wide, it is a predominately jungle-covered, limestone and scrub plateau. Its main waterfront town, San Miguel, was a sleepy little fishing community until 1961 when famed undersea explorer, Jacques Cousteau shot a television documentary here and proclaimed the islands fringing reefs to be one of the most beautiful scuba diving areas on the planet. Since then, Cozumel has established an underwater marine park system to protect the delicate balance of its impressive long stretch of coral reefs & lavish assortment of tropical fish.
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The sea life is absolutely amazing and depending on the season, underwater visibility ranges between 100 to 200 feet. Modern day scuba divers still rate Cozumel’s mighty Palancar Reef system as being one of the top five diving destinations and tales of hidden undersea treasure from old Spanish galleons still arise during après dive
discussions while downing a few cold cervezas. San Miguel’s quaint downtown zócalo (Plaza del Sol) extends for about eight blocks along the
waterfront and for several blocks back from the water. The tiny municipality exudes a casual relaxed ambiance with excellent shopping, superb night life, an exceptional number of fine dining restaurants, more than 200 gift shops, souvenir stalls and jewelry outlets that sell everything from T-shirts to fine silver jewelry, pottery, wood carvings, leather goods and tourist kitsch. While prices tend to be fixed when cruise ships are in port, bartering is relished by shopkeepers on the side streets located as little as ½ block in from the water. In fact, the potential for striking a great bargain increases the further you stroll back from the waterfront.
On Christmas Eve our trip got off to a festive start with a delicious dinner at Pepe’s Grill followed by bananas flambé for dessert, which is simply to die for! After some shopping at some waterfront shops
we attended Midnight Mass, which the Mexicans call “La Misa Del Gallo” or “the rooster’s mass,” at the beautiful Cathedral of Corpus Christi. One does not need to be religious to appreciate familiar
Christmas carols or a church service performed entirely in Spanish. Curiously, we noticed several church patrons were carrying and hugging a baby Jesus doll. We soon learned the building of the “El Nacimiento”
or “Nativity Scene” is a seasonal tradition here. During the holiday season, most Mexican families construct a Nativity scene in their home. At midnight on Christmas Eve, a figure of baby Jesus is placed in the nacimientos to commemorate the Lord’s birth.
Another notable feature which sets Cozumel’s waters apart from other Caribbean dive destinations is the Yucatan current offers endless opportunities for drift diving. These continually flowing ocean currents are often less than half a knot and tend to flow in a south to north direction. Sometimes the current can be fairly strong, attaining velocities of two knots or more. Essentially, the dive plan for drift diving is simple. The dive tender drops you in the water and follows your bubble trail, standing by to pluck you from the water when you surface.
We had arranged all our diving with Two D’s Diving and Tour Adventures, a locally owned and operated company that is run by American owner, Deanna Campbell. Two D’s caters to smaller groups and families and apart from diving charters, they offer a large array of other activities such as snorkeling, deep sea fishing, jeep excursions, horseback riding, sunset cruises and private tours and charters by land or sea. By their own definition, this is an intimate dive charter operation that shuns cattle boat type dive trips, but focuses more upon creating customized diving and touring itineraries for their guests.
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Our Mexican dive guide, Jose Salazar, proved himself to be one of the best! Before one dive he asked me if there was anything specific we would like to see and photograph? All I had to do was give him the hand signal I knew for a splendid toadfish, a fish species endemic to Cozumel, before the dive. Twenty minutes into the dive, Jose waived me over and pointed to a small depression where the coral patch reef connected with the sloping sand bottom. Peering out from the tiny recess was the flattened head of the seemingly elusive splendid toadfish.
Among the many diving highlights for us were the large black groupers that
swam right up to us during a slow drift dive at Cedral Reef. Paradise Reef revealed abundant marine life and presented us with the most aggressive pack of grey angelfish I’ve seen anywhere. Running parallel to the shoreline, this current-swept patch reef features both hard and soft corals, colorful sponges, schools of Creole wrasse, brightly colored butterfly fish, banded coral shrimp, giant barrel sponges and yellow and blue fairy basslets that routinely swim upside down beneath the coral outcrops. This is also an excellent site for snorkeling since there is so much to observe here in shallow depths.
Shafts of sunlight shimmer through the openings in the cave ceilings and winding archways at Palancar Gardens Reef giving the interior a cathedral-like atmosphere. The picturesque Garden’s presents divers with a varied reef terrain of towering rock spires, cliffs and numerous swim-throughs that are decorated with orange elephant ear sponge, gorgonian corals and lots of the usual tropical fish. Sea turtles are pretty much a sure thing on every Palancar dive.
While the most spectacular dive sites are primarily accessed by boat, we did take time out to do a shore dive in front of our resort out over the sand flats and eel grass. Muck diving Mexicali style entails finning out over the shallow seascape searching for juvenile fish and other critters. Here we photographed numerous juvenile fish including rock beauty angelfish, puffer fish and several yellow stingrays which were seemingly everywhere. Kathryn and I also witnessed more symbiotic fish behavior in the form of a puddingwife wrasse being closely shadowed by a predatory bar jack. The bar jack was using the wrasse for cover to be able to get close to unsuspecting prey. A behavior that is also similar to what trumpet fish do. It would seem the Mayan Goddess, Ixchel, also rewards divers who are willing to make a pilgrimage to her fabulous undersea temple.
While spending Christmas in the tropics may not be everyone’s cup of tea, our entire family thoroughly enjoyed our Yuletide tropical adventure. Perhaps the Goddess Ixchel weaved her magic in other ways during our stay as after attending Christmas Mass, both our Über cool teenage boys actually thanked us for taking them to a church service. That’s the wonderful thing about dive travel, it provides one with unique experiences you will never forget. As the Mexicans say on New Years Day, “Prospero Año y Felicidad.” A prosperous year and happiness! ■
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Every diver should be prepared to recognize symptoms decompression
illness (DCI). Are you?The term DCI actually encompasses
two separate conditions: decompression sickness (DCS) and arterial gas embolism (AGE). Both conditions should get the same treatment, which in most cases is oxygen first aid and hyperbaric oxygen therapy. You probably learned most of this in your entry level diving courses, but it never hurts to review this essential information as it could save a life.
Symptoms of dCIdCS symptoms include muscle or joint
pain that does not subside, rash, dizziness, numbness or tingling, paralysis, muscle weakness, bladder or bowel dysfunction and fatigue disproportionate to the diver’s exertion. The diver may also have trouble walking.
AGE symptoms typically occur while the diver is surfacing or immediately afterward. The diver may suddenly go unconscious or exhibit neurological symptoms, such as confusion, disorientation, personality changes, unsteady gait, weakness and paralysis. AGE may be associated with pulmonary barotrauma (a condition that occurs when air sacs in the lung rupture, typically during a rapid or breath-hold ascent) which generally manifests as
difficulty breathing and may also involve a bloody froth in the mouth or nose.
Symptoms generally occur from within 10 minutes to up to 12 hours after surfacing. If any new symptoms appear after 24 hours, DCI is not likely to be the cause. If the diver flies after diving, it is possible for delayed symptoms of DCS to occur during flight. The recommended preflight surface interval after multiple dives or multiple days of diving is a minimum of 18 hours.
Responding to suspected dCIIf you suspect a diver has DCI, assess and
continuously monitor vital signs (circulation, airway and breathing), activate emergency services (911 or the local equivalent), administer oxygen first aid if you are a trained oxygen provider and call the DAN Emergency Hotline at +1-919-684-9111.
Remember, if you need some help or are unsure how to respond you can always call DAN or take the diver to the nearest emergency department. It is not advisable to take an injured diver directly to a chamber without first contacting DAN because the closest chamber may not be open, operating, staffed or properly equipped to meet the injured diver’s needs. DAN maintains a continually updated database of chambers to determine the most appropriate chamber for treatment and the coordination of care.
While DAN cannot make a diagnosis
over the phone, DAN can be an essential resource for helping recognize the signs and symptoms of DCI, advising you and emergency medical personnel on proper management and coordinating transportation to get an injured diver to a higher level of emergency care as quickly and safely as possible.
Be preparedThere are a lot of ways you can prepare
to handle a diving emergency. If you are not a trained oxygen provider, enroll in the DAN Oxygen First Aid for Scuba Diving Injuries course. You can also complete the DAN Dive Emergency Management Provider (DEMP) program, which encompasses automated external defibrillators, emergency oxygen including bag valve mask and manually triggered ventilator, and the treatment of hazardous marine life injuries. Or enhance your knowledge with DAN online seminars, such as the Pathophysiology of Decompression Illness and test yourself with the DCI Quiz on www.AlertDiver.com. Dive safely, and remember, DAN is here for you.
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Sea Safari Cruises 62.361.72.1212 www.seasafaricruises.com
MaLDiVEsMaldives Aggressor [email protected] www.aggressor.com 800-348-2628 706-993-2531
MExiCoAquanauts Dive Adv. 998.206.9365 www.aquanautsdiveadventures.com
Maya Palms Resorts & Dive Center 888.843.3483 www.mayapalms.com
Scuba Playa Dive Shop 52.984.803.3123 www.scubaplaya.com
NoRth CaRoLiNaAtlantis Charters 252.728.6244 www.atlantischarters.net
Discovery Diving Co. 252.728.2265 www.discoverydiving.com
Olympus Dive Center 252.726.9432 www.olsympusdiving.com
PaLaUPalau Aggressor [email protected] www.aggressor.com 800-348-2628 706-993-2531
Tropic Dancer [email protected] www.dancerfleet.com 800.932.6237 or 305.669.9391
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PaPUa NEw GUiNEaStar Dancer [email protected] www.dancerfleet.com 800.932.6237 or 305.669.9391
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)Cane Bay Dive Shop 340.773.9913 www.canebayscuba.com
st. kittsBird Rock Beach Resort 877.244.6285 www.birdrockbeach.com
st. ViNCENtBequia Dive Adventures 784.458.3826 www.bequiadiveadventures.com
thaiLaNDSairee Cottage Diving 667.745.6126 www.saireecottagediving.com
tURks & CaiCosTurks & Caicos Aggressor [email protected] www.aggressor.com 800-348-2628 706-993-2531
BahaMasBlackbeard’s Cruises 800.327.9600 www.blackbeard-cruises.com
Carib Dancer [email protected] www.dancerfleet.com 800.932.6237 or 305.669.9391
Caribbean Dive Shop 504.831.7017 www.caribbeandiveshop.com
“SEA DRAGON” DIVE LIVE-ABOARD www.seadragonbahamas.com
Small Hope Bay Lodge 800.223.6961 www.smallhope.com
UNEXSO 800.992.3483 www.unexso.com
BELiZEBelize Aggressor III [email protected] www.aggressor.com 800-348-2628 706-993-2531
BoNaiRECarib Inn +599 717 8819 www.caribinn.com
Villa Makoshi Lower Level 780.483.0044 www.BonaireDiveVilla.com
CaYMaN isLaNDsDiveTech@Cobalt Coast Dive Resort 888.946.5656 divetech.com cobaltcoast.com
Sea Dragon Bahamas Diving
SeaExperienceCharters 954.770.3483 www.divefortlauderdale.com
Wetter the Better 561.596.8482 www.walkersdivecharters.com
GaLaPaGosDivencounters Alliance 877.323.DIVE www.divencounters.com
Galapagos Aggressor I&II [email protected] www.aggressor.com 800-348-2628 706-993-2531
GUaDaLUPE/soCoRRoBaja Aggressor III [email protected] www.aggressor.com 800-348-2628 706-993-2531
hawaiiKona Aggressor [email protected] www.aggressor.com 800-348-2628 706-993-2531
Maui Dreams Dive Co 808.874.5332 www.mauidreamsdiveco.com
hoNDURasDeep Blue Resort 504.95.76.36.97 www.deepblueutila.com
Utila Aggressor II [email protected] www.aggressor.com 800-348-2628 706-993-2531
iNDoNEsiaKomodo Dancer [email protected] www.dancerfleet.com 800.932.6237 or 305.669.9391
Kungkungan Bay Resort & Spa 530.347.2300 www.divekbr.com
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divE PAtChEs intERnAtionAl
Dive Patches International has a dive patch or can make a dive patch to commemorate just about any dive site or dive activity. They make embroidered patches, enameled pins marine park chips, pictured tumblers, glasses, logos on baby onesies, and colorful bibs for future divers currently in diaper training. Right now on their web site you can find promotional items that include: A cool pink Diving For A Cure patch, DEMA, and Be A Diver. I spoke with Dr Joe Wallace at DEMA and he has a quilt made with dive patches. How can you not dream of diving with such a warm quilt? See just some of the International and domestic patches that are now displayed by Dive New Network and my YouTube account under mike hughes scuba. www.divepatches.com
goPRo CAMERAs
GoPro cameras seem to be going everywhere lately. Whether you are going up 6000ft to go skydiving, or down 180ft to go scuba diving, this small but powerful camera can deliver 4-6 hours of video depending on the settings you select. The Hero2 can take 30fps at 1080p or up to 120fps at WVGA. The Hero2 can also take up to 10 photos per second. To see an interview we did with Dean, go to our DNN Youtube under mike Hughes scuba and to see a how this cam-era beautifully captures the talent of a very attractive Hawaiian surfer and the perfect backdrop of Hawaiian waves, go to www.GoPro.com where the pictures and vids are worth a thousand words; 30 to 120 frames per second.
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Cayman Aggressor IV [email protected] www.aggressor.com 800-348-2628 706-993-2531
Ocean Frontiers (345) 947-7500 www.oceanfrontiers.com
Southern Cross Club 800.899.2582 www.southerncrossclub.com
Sunset House 800.854.4767 www.sunsethouse.com
Costa RiCa (CoCos)Okeanos Aggressor [email protected] www.aggressor.com 800-348-2628 706-993-2531
Wind Dancer [email protected] www.dancerfleet.com 800.932.6237 305.669.9391
CoZUMELAlbatros Charters 888.333.4643 www.albatroscharters.com
Hotel Cozumel +52.987.872.9020 www.hotelcozumel.com.mx/en
Cozumel Dive Deals www.hotelbarricuda.com www.cozumeldivedeals.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
DoMiNiCaN REPUBLiCTurks & Caicos Aggressor II (Silver Bank)[email protected] www.agressor.com 800.348.2628 706.993.2531
FiJiBeyond the Reef 691.350.3483 www.diveyap.com
Deep Blue Adventures(888) 266-6309 www.deepblueadventures.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
FLoRiDaCoastal Marine Diving Supply 954.815.7914 www.coastalmarinediving.com
Conch Republic Divers 305.852.1655 www.conchrepublicdivers.com
Horizon Divers 305.453.3535 www.horizondivers.com
Narcosis Scuba Center 727.934.6474 www.narcosisscuba.com
Ocean Sports of N. Pinellas 727.733.1919 www.oceansportsdive.com
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
MaLDiVEsMaldives Aggressor [email protected] www.aggressor.com 800-348-2628 706-993-2531
MExiCoAquanauts Dive Adv. 998.206.9365 www.aquanautsdiveadventures.com
Maya Palms Resorts & Dive Center 888.843.3483 www.mayapalms.com
Scuba Playa Dive Shop 52.984.803.3123 www.scubaplaya.com
NoRth CaRoLiNaAtlantis Charters 252.728.6244 www.atlantischarters.net
Discovery Diving Co. 252.728.2265 www.discoverydiving.com
Olympus Dive Center 252.726.9432 www.olsympusdiving.com
PaLaUPalau Aggressor [email protected] www.aggressor.com 800-348-2628 706-993-2531
Tropic Dancer [email protected] www.dancerfleet.com 800.932.6237 or 305.669.9391
ATLANTISCHARTERS
PaPUa NEw GUiNEaStar Dancer [email protected] www.dancerfleet.com 800.932.6237 or 305.669.9391
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)Cane Bay Dive Shop 340.773.9913 www.canebayscuba.com
st. kittsBird Rock Beach Resort 877.244.6285 www.birdrockbeach.com
st. ViNCENtBequia Dive Adventures 784.458.3826 www.bequiadiveadventures.com
thaiLaNDSairee Cottage Diving 667.745.6126 www.saireecottagediving.com
tURks & CaiCosTurks & Caicos Aggressor [email protected] www.aggressor.com 800-348-2628 706-993-2531
BahaMasBlackbeard’s Cruises 800.327.9600 www.blackbeard-cruises.com
Carib Dancer [email protected] www.dancerfleet.com 800.932.6237 or 305.669.9391
Caribbean Dive Shop 504.831.7017 www.caribbeandiveshop.com
“SEA DRAGON” DIVE LIVE-ABOARD www.seadragonbahamas.com
Small Hope Bay Lodge 800.223.6961 www.smallhope.com
UNEXSO 800.992.3483 www.unexso.com
BELiZEBelize Aggressor III [email protected] www.aggressor.com 800-348-2628 706-993-2531
BoNaiRECarib Inn +599 717 8819 www.caribinn.com
Villa Makoshi Lower Level 780.483.0044 www.BonaireDiveVilla.com
CaYMaN isLaNDsDiveTech@Cobalt Coast Dive Resort 888.946.5656 divetech.com cobaltcoast.com
Sea Dragon Bahamas Diving
SeaExperienceCharters 954.770.3483 www.divefortlauderdale.com
Wetter the Better 561.596.8482 www.walkersdivecharters.com
GaLaPaGosDivencounters Alliance 877.323.DIVE www.divencounters.com
Galapagos Aggressor I&II [email protected] www.aggressor.com 800-348-2628 706-993-2531
GUaDaLUPE/soCoRRoBaja Aggressor III [email protected] www.aggressor.com 800-348-2628 706-993-2531
hawaiiKona Aggressor [email protected] www.aggressor.com 800-348-2628 706-993-2531
Maui Dreams Dive Co 808.874.5332 www.mauidreamsdiveco.com
hoNDURasDeep Blue Resort 504.95.76.36.97 www.deepblueutila.com
Utila Aggressor II [email protected] www.aggressor.com 800-348-2628 706-993-2531
iNDoNEsiaKomodo Dancer [email protected] www.dancerfleet.com 800.932.6237 or 305.669.9391
Kungkungan Bay Resort & Spa 530.347.2300 www.divekbr.com
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ist PRolinE ARtEMis BCd j-1300By Selene MuldowneyThe Artemis J-1300 BCD is yet another
innovative product introduced by IST. This BCD was created exclusively for women divers, featuring adjustment features (including shoulder-width adjustment), personal harness system, support and comfort accommodating the female body. Made from durable denier nylon, the Artemis features a thick back pad for support and supplemental padding around the hips and waist offering extra comfort. The Artemis is stable and flexible enabling female divers to move gracefully in the water. Women divers will find the power inflator smaller and easier to use affording manageable buoyancy that can be easily controlled, as well as angled weight pockets engineered for simple removal. As an added bonus, IST included two generous sized pockets. Overall a comfortable BCD made specifically for women divers. I found it easy to use, comfortable and physically meeting all my feminine prerequisites offering me snug support without constriction. If you want to experience the new IST Artemis please visit their website www.istsports.com
ZEAglE wiCkEd BC’s
Zeagle has a new Wicked lite weight travel BC (Buoyancy Com-pensator). It rolls up like a newspaper and only weighs 3.9lbs. Lift weight 32lbs and 20 lbs is releasable from an integrated weight sys-tem. The Wicked Ranger is built like past legendary Ranger BCs, and weighs 8.4lbs and lifts 44lbs. The new version has a stone washed fin-ish on its tough cordera fabric, pre-oxidized brass D rings, and stylish artwork that looks hand scrolled by a master tattoo designer. Bottom line, both BCs are tough and cool looking. The only problem I have with Zeagle BCs is that they never seem to wear out, which makes it harder to justify the upgrade to the cool new look. Check out the DNN vid on YouTube under mike Hughes scuba or visit www.zeagle.com
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Captain Saam’s Scuba School Stamford (203) 327-2822 Store/Training
New England Dive Center Wallingford (203) 284-1880 Store
Maine
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Diver Jim’s / Belmont Scuba Belmont (617) 484-5246 Store
East Coast Divers, Inc. Brookline (617) 277-2216 Store/Charter
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Boston Scuba East Boston (617) 418-5555 Store/Charter
Andy’s Sport Shop Fitchburg (978) 343-6330 Store
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South Shore Divers Inc North Weymouth (781) 331-1144 Store/Charter
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UW Sports of New Hampshire Keene (603) 357-4430 Store
aquatic escapes Dive center Londonderry (603) 432-3483 Store
www.aquaticescapes.com
Central NH Divers Meredith (603) 279-9098 Store
Dive Winnipesaukee Wolfeboro (603) 569-8080 Store/Charter
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
American Diving Supply Northfield (609) 646-5090 Store/Charter
Atlantic Spear & Scuba Point Pleasant Beach atlanticspearandscuba.com Store
Ocean Spirit Aquatics Thorofare (856) 202-5402 Store
new york
Seguin’s Scuba Center Albany (518) 456-8146 Store/Charter
Lake Erie Diving Center Angola (716) 549-3338 Store
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
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
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
Port Diver Scuba center Pt Jffrsn 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
www.LVDive.com next to Dutch Springs
Uncle Joe’s Scuba Coraopolis (412) 262-2664 Store
Diver’s World Erie www.scubaerie.com Store
indian Valley Scuba Harleysville (215) 513-6200 Store
www.indianValleyScuba.com
B & B Diving - 2 quarries Hillsville (724) 667-9448 Store
Underwater World, Inc. Horsham (215) 672-4180 Store
Randy’s Dive Shop Irwin (724) 863-0752 Store
Lancaster Scuba Center Lancaster (717) 397-2822 Store
A Water Odyssey Scuba Williamsport (570) 326-2091 Store
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[email protected] Jamestown (401) 560-0280 Store/Instruction
Newport Diving Center Newport (401) 847-9293 Store
Simply Scuba Newport (401) 787-1517 Ind. Instructor
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
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WaterfrontDiving.com Burlington (802) 865-2771 Store
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Bad Leo’s Diving Bloomington (309) 826-1080 Store
Windy city Diving Bolingbrook (630) 209-2445 charter
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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
Scuba emporium Orland Park (708) 226-1614 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
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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) 842-1987 Store
Diver’s Lair Valparaiso (219) 465-3483 Store
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Scuba Adventures QCA, Inc. Bettendorf (563) 324-8771 Store
Matt Leyden’s Scuba Des Moines (515) 288-6312 Store
Strac Scuba Shack Des Moines (800) 5321140 Store
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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
The Dive Shop Flint (810) 732-3900 Store
Advanced Scuba & Paintball Holland (616) 392-4433 Store/Charter
isle royale charters kalamazoo (855) DiVeirc charter
ZZ Underwater World Lansing (517) 485-3894 Store
Great Lakes Divecenter Shelby Township greatlakesdivecenter.com Store
Scuba North Traverse City (231) 947-2520 Store
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Bonne Terre Mine Bonne Terre (888) 843-3483 Mine
Extreme Sports Scuba, Inc Joplin (888) 565-3483 Store
Ozark Dive Company Popular Bluff (573) 778-3483 Store
DIVentures Springfield (417) 883-5151 Store
West End Diving St. Louis/St. Charles (314) 209-7200 Store
Y-kiki Divers St. Louis www.y-kiki.com Store
Odyssey Scuba and Travel Waynesville (573 )774-DIVE Store
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DIVentures Omaha (402) 933-6251 Store
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Portage Quarry rec. club Bowling Green (419) 352-9203 club
White Star Quarry Gibsonburg whitestarquarry.com Quarry
Aquatic Adventures Hilliard (614) 545-3483 Store
Southern Ohio Dive Academy Kettering (937) 298-2999 Store
North Point Dive Quarry Newark (740) 670-7882 Quarry
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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) 482-1429 Store
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Marlins Scuba Burlington www.marlinscuba.com Instruction/Charter
LTC Scuba Center Concord (905) 660-6359 Store
Scuba Shack Gravenhurst (705) 687-5879 Store
Tri-City Scuba Centre Kitchener (519) 581-1044 Store
advanced Diving & Expeditions 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
Discovery Charters Rossport (807) 824-3323 Charter
Dan’s Dive Shop St. Catharines DansDiveShop.ca Store/Charter
Divers Den Tobermory (519) 596-2362 Charter/Store
Thunder Country Diving Thunder Country (807) 623-6550 Store
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Enveco Diving Bereford (506) 542-1011 Store
Dive Shack Saint John (506) 634-8265 Store
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Easy Dive Canada LTD Cape Breton Is. (902) 345-2215 Store
