A Diver's Guide to Northern California
A
Diver's Guide to Northern California covers 42 dive sites from
California's spectacular north coast. This is the most extensive book
to date on the area. Each dive site is described in detail including
bottom topography, marine life, and conditions. Most sites come
complete with maps. Each dive site is rated for difficulty,
visibility, etc. Both beach and boat dives are covered. Access,
facilities, and regulations are covered for each site. Abundant and
spectacular color photography illustrate this new book. The book is
broken down by regions covering Mendocino County, Sonoma County, the
San Francisco Bay area, and the Farallon Islands. Chapters and
side-bars on abalone hunting, spearfishing, marine mammals and other
subjects relating to the various dive sites complete this extensive
work. History and the many shipwrecks of the North Coast are also
covered.
Author Bruce Watkins, PH.D., has been exploring, diving and photographing Northern California for many years. His articles on the area and photos have been extensively published in many dive magazines. He also author of the popular book A Diver's Guide to Monterey County.
Both A Diver's Guide to Northern California and A Diver's Guide to Monterey County are published by Saint Brendan Corporation, (310) 792-2333, saintbrendan.com.
The
Cave Divers
In an award winning book, The Cave Divers, veteran diver and journalist Robert Burgess takes the reader on a fascinating journey from the earliest pioneering expeditions into submerged prehistoric caves to some of the most recent record-setting cave dives in the Yucatan and Florida.
The Cave Divers, published by Aqua Quest Publications, was chosen by librarians and bookstore owners as a Book of the Year award winner in ForeWord Magazine's annual contest.
In 24 action packed chapters, you'll read about archaeological finds, including a 10,000-year-old skull in Florida's Warm Mineral Springs; the underwater passages feeding Bahama's blue holes; record depth and horizontal penetrations in Mexico and Florida; and explorations in France, the United Kingdom and elsewhere. You will feel the lure of the labyrinth and learn of the thoughts and struggles of divers lost but to God. You'll go on body recovery dives, and thrill when a team dispatched across continents beats the odds. And of course, you'll read about the divers: Dr. George Benjamin, Eugenie Clark, Carl Clausen, Jacques Cousteau, Sheck Exley, Steve Gerrard, Lamar Hires, Woody Jasper, Jon Lindbergh, Mike Madden, William Royal, Gary Salsman, Wes Skiles, Bill Stone, Edward Thompson and many more. You'll discover why these men are a breed apart, and why they push the limits of technology and human endurance.
Author Robert Burgess has been diving for over 50 years, and is a veteran journalist with 20 books and hundreds of magazine articles to his credit, most about sharks, shipwrecks, treasure hunting, marine biology and underwater archaeology. He is also the author of the Aqua Quest dive guide Diving Off the Beaten Track and the forthcoming Diving Freshwater Florida. He resides in Chattahoochee, Florida.
For more information contact Aqua Quest Publications at
800-933-8989.