The NACD recently hosted a Rebreather Summit and Round Table Forum at Camp Kulaqua (Hornsby Spring) in High Springs, Florida. Facilitated by Rebreather Pro Jill Heinerth, the event was an opportunity to bring manufacturers, instructors, training agencies and divers together for a day of information sharing and stimulating discussion.
Pictured from left: Jill Heinerth, Tom Mount (IANTD), LaMar Hires (DiveRite), Leon Scamahorn (Innerspace), Bruce Partridge (Shearwater Research), Jakub Rahacek (Golem Gear-Hammerhead), Gregg Mikolasek (VR Technology), Brett Hemphill (Armadillo-Kiss), Mike Robertson (Silent Diving), Vince Ferris (NEDU). (Beth Murphy Photo)
It is rare that so many of the world's elite rebreather community are brought together in this format--and the NACD, with RebreatherPro and Jill Heinerth, managed to host a lively, yet civil discussion on rebreather history, development and the future of CCR diving. As expected, with so many passionate participants, things occasionally got a bit heated. However, as, pictured, it seems that the Sunday morning proceedings were being overseen by a much higher authority.
