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Rebreather Fundamentals Workshop - Sunday March 25 from 9am - 4pm

 

Rebreather Fundamentals Workshop with Rebreather Pro Jill Heinerth -

Sunday March 25 from 9am - 4pm

at the Beneath the Sea Diving Symposium.

Meadowlands Exposition Center, Seacaucus New Jersey

Classroom session: $95 will include many educational resources to take home

Tickets available online at: www.BeneathTheSea.org (space is limited)

Enjoy a full-day academic session with CCR expert Jill Heinerth. Using fascinating stories and a multimedia presentation, Jill will cover all the essentials of rebreather diving.

 

If you are looking to purchase a rebreather, this is an opportunity to learn how to be a wise consumer and make the choice that is right for you.

If you already own a rebreather and want a review of academics, new trends and the future of CCR diving, then this seminar will offer an opportunity to gather new information.

If you want to prevent yourself from joining the ranks of 20 or so people who perish each year on rebreathers, this workshop will inform you about accident analysis and prevention.

If you want a day with an expert who will carefully answer your questions and help you find solutions, then this is your best opportunity to spend a day with Jill.

If you want to see how rebreathers are being used in exciting expeditions around the world, this full-day road show will entertain and motivate you to participate in CCR diving.

The workshop is non-denominational… all training agencies and all manufacturers are welcome. All levels of divers are welcome from recreational through technical divers.

Topics:

Rebreather operations and procedures

Basics, types, operation and essential care

Selecting a rebreather: comparing apples and oranges

Selecting an instructor

Understanding CE testing

Myths and misconceptions about rebreather diving

Carbon dioxide: dangerous and ignored

Reducing oxygen issues

Planning for the future: deep mixed-gas operations

Accident analysis and prevention: beating the complacency trap

Traveling with rebreathers: tips and warnings

Lots of time for questions...and answers

See you there -- Jill

 

Stan Waterman, a diving pioneer and hero

Jill and Stan Waterman, an author, film maker, producer, documentarian, and living legend. Stan received a Pioneer award, and Jill the Wyland Icon award at the Academy of Underwater Arts and Sciences banquet in Orlando. 

Steve Jobs 1955-2011

We owe so much to Steve Jobs and the innovative products he produced at Apple. From the Macbook on which we write this blog, to the large Mac computer that runs our edit suite, using Final Cut Pro. Here is a rare video clip of a younger Steve Jobs as he unveils the Macintosh in 1984. Rest in peace. Steve, you did your part. You changed the world.

 

Video: Natural Bridge Cave

On June 11 and 12, we dove in 215 feet of water off the Bermuda Bank outside of North Rock. We were targeting a feature that had been identified on side scan sonar and ROV investigations. We completed mapping surveys, biological sampling and geological sampling during two dives from Pourqoui Pa, Triangle Diving dive boat captained by Graham Maddocks. Our dives will help scientists unravel the history of climate change and sea level variations in addition to the unique life found in deep water cave environments.

Link to Video

 

SANCTUM

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We have just heard from Sanctum movie producer Andrew Wight. This cave diving film premieres January 31, 2011 in Los Angeles, and goes wide February 4th. Andrew has dedicated the film to Wes Skiles. There are plans to have a special 3-D screening in Florida to honor Wes. Stay tuned. Download the movie poster above!

Peacock Springs Named for Wes Skiles

A short news clip of the re-naming of Peacock Springs State Park in honor of our dear friend and colleague Wes Skiles. Click here to view.

Steve Lewis on Rebreather Fatalities

Our friend and colleague, Steve Lewis, of Pelagian and TDI-SDI with some thoughtful analysis on CCR fatality statistics, and Jill's intentional stick-poking! Mandatory reading for anyone diving, or considering rebreathers. Find it here.

Report from EuroTek Dive Conference

The Eurotek conference was held Oct 16-17 in Birmingham, England. Organized by Leigh Bishop, Roz Lunn, Mark Dixon and Crispin Brake, the show offered perhaps the best gathering of technical diving experts ever assembled. With four large conference rooms offering concurrent sessions and a significant representation of manufacturers and displays, there was far more information and eye candy than could be absorbed in the short weekend.

Saturday night’s evening gala dinner even saw a sometimes rag tag assembly of cave and wreck divers sporting tuxedos and ball gowns. Dedicated to the memory of diving luminary Carl Spencer, there were many opportunities to reflect on his significant contributions to wreck exploration as well as learn lessons from his untimely death on the Britannic Expedition of 2009.

In my view, the conference was incredibly polished and professional while offering numerous opportunities for informal discussions between divers, medical experts, engineers, manufacturers and pioneers. The speaker list was an international A-list and attendees hailed from over seventeen countries by my count. Attending conferences such as Eurotek offer priceless opportunities to brainstorm and learn from each other in a very open and casual manner. The delegates and presenters packed a single hotel close to the Convention Hall, allowing for many chances to meet in the bar, chat over breakfast and find a rare moment for a bit of sleep. (In fact my only complaint was not having any time to sleep because of all the great opportunities for discussion). In addition to offering my own seminars, I had a chance to attend several presentations by other excellent speakers. Presentations covered expeditions, wrecks, mines and caves around the world as well as technical topics such as in water recompression, modern deco advancements, rebreather diving, accident analysis and panel discussions.

I can’t begin to offer enough positive praise for this event. In the coming weeks, I will write additional blog posts about relevant presentations and discussions I had during the event.

Divers of the Dark

Divers Of The Dark by Antti Apunen & Janne Suhonen

Inspiration rebreathers are used to photograph Ojamo Mine in Finland and Molnar Janos cave system in Hungary. The stunning photography by Janne Suhonen is not just rich, but notable in the fact that some shots were achieved at 138 meters of depth in near freezing water. Antti Apunen weaves the history and exploration in a comprehensive study of technical cave diving and culture.
This book will be coming soon to Amazon.com, but is currently only available from a small publisher in Finland. I'll post again when it is more widely available, because you'll want to add it to your library.