Heavy Gear Diving Weekend Workshop - Nov. 3-5
The Central Coast Working Equipment Group and Santa Barbara City College are sponsoring a unique opportunity for divers to experience classic deep sea dive gear otherwise known as “heavy-gear.” Certified divers and diving enthusiasts will get first hand experience using US Navy Mark V, abalone, and Kirby-Morgan air “hard-hat” dive gear. The instructors include famous diving equipment designer, Bob Kirby; commercial diving expert, Bob Christiansen; author, Scrap Lundy; Director of the SBCC Marine Diving Technology Dept., Don Barthelmess; and diving consultant, Skip Dunham. The workshop will take place the weekend of November 3-5 at Santa Barbara City College’s Marine Diving Technology Facility. For more information, call 805-965-0581 ext. 2427 or e-mail: barthelm@sbcc.net. Cost for the workshop is $375 and includes all materials, instruction, and Saturday BBQ lunch. The workshop is limited to 16 persons.
L.A. County U/W Instructor Certification Course
The Los Angeles Department of Parks and Recreation and the Los Angeles County Underwater Instructors Association invite all experienced and advanced divers to participate in their 48th Underwater Instructor Certification Course.
The course runs from January 6, 2001 to April 7, 200l with a Pre-Tryout Workshop on Saturday, November 18, 2000 and tryouts on December 2 and 3, 2000. Candidates will be trying out at a pool on December 2nd and in the ocean December 3rd. Upon successful completion of this course, the recipient will be a certified diving instructor in the oldest diving instruction agency in the country.
Marx to Speak at CA Wreck Divers Banquet - Jan. 20
Legendary underwater explorer Robert Marx will be the guest speaker at the California Wreck Divers Annual Banquet held in Marina del Rey, California in January.
Marx is best known for his remarkable exploits in the fields of underwater archaeology and maritime history. His adventures have taken him throughout the world and led to the discovery of Spanish and Manila galleons, Civil War ironclads, French, English and Dutch shipwrecks, as well as Mayan temple sites in the remote jungles of British Honduras. In addition to countless salvage endeavors, he was the Director of Archaeological Excavation of the sunken city of Port Royal, Jamaica, which sank in 1692 during an earthquake, and was knighted by the Spanish government for being co-leader and navigator on the voyage of the Nina II, an endeavor to sail a replica of Columbus’ caravel from Palos, Spain to San Salvador.
A prolific writer, Marx has authored over 500 scientific and popular articles and over 45 books dealing with shipwrecks, sunken treasure and undersea exploration. He brings to the banquet a lifetime of first-hand experiences and stories in his slide presentation.
The banquet will be held at the Harbor House Restaurant in Marina del Rey, California at 6:00 p.m., January 20, 2001. The evening’s entertainment will also include dinner and the California Wreck Divers’ famous “Giant Raffle.”
For more information, call Steve Lawson at (949) 215-2380, or on the web at www.cawreckdivers.org.
