Niagara Divers Shipwrecks
Terry Irvine has been an avid diver for over 15 years, completing dives in the Great Lakes, and the caves of Florida and Mexico. He has been an instructor for the past 10 years. Following trimix training in Florida, Terry began exploring and videoing some of the marvelous wrecks in Lake Superior. Terry has been …
Howard Robins is one of the founding members and current Vice President of The Artificial Reef Society of British Columbia and past board director of the Underwater Archeological Society. Howard has been an active diver for over 30 years and has remained close to the scuba industry. He has extensive wreck diving experience throughout the world and …
Jim & Pat have shared their love for diving for the past 28years. The Stayers along with their good friend Tim Juhl formed Out of the Blue Productions and have discovered and documented several shipwrecks in the Great Lakes. From these adventures the trio has authored 2 books (“Shipwrecks of Sanilac” and “Sole Survivor“) and produced over …
David Trotter is a renowned shipwreck discoverer, deep diver, author, lecturer and photographer. In over 20 years of diving, he has been the first to locate, identify and document 70+ Great Lakes shipwrecks. His shipwreck discoveries and programs have been featured on television and in newspapers throughout the U.S. and Canada. He has written several …
Georgann and Mike Wachter have been diving around the world since the mid 1970’s. Though sites in the Caribbean, Atlantic and Pacific have fascinated them, wreck research and diving the Great Lakes is their passion. This has resulted in three books, Erie Wrecks, Erie Wrecks East and Erie Wrecks West and articles in Advanced Diver Magazine, Quantum, …
All of the following door prizes are greatly appreciated. We wish to thank all those donating for their support. (prizes listed in alphabetical order of donors) Active Watersports Inc. 19 Main Street St. Catharines, Ontario (905) 646-1481 activewatersports@oteee.com 1-Aqualung Titan Glacia Regulator Jessie Kittleson + 2- Golf Shirts Tom Jankowski, Denise Wiafrowski Boreal …
Shipwrecks/2002 was held Saturday, April 13, 2002 in the same Welland location. The eight annual symposium on Shipwrecks, organized by the Niagara Divers’ Association, was held on Saturday, April 13, 2002 in Welland, Ontario. The one-day event featured seven primary and several short multi-media presentations on shipwrecks, ranging from recreational through to technical requirements, as …
Master of Ceremonies Joyce Hayward began diving in 1982. During her diving career she has served as the Great Lakes Director of the Atlantic Alliance for Maritime Heritage, and the Vice President of the Association for Great Lakes Maritime History where she served as chair of the Divers Coordination committee. She is the President of …
Geoff Barker started diving in his native England in 1966 with the BSAC (British Sub Aqua Club). Diving primarily off the southern coast of England, he attained the BSAC equivalent of instructor qualification. He soon realized he needed to record a what he was seeing, so he became an underwater photographer, using home–made equipment at …
Bernie Chowdhury has worn many hats during his 18 years in diving, including: instructor, expedition organizer, industry consultant, lecturer, and author, to name a few. He is the founder and publisher of immersed: the international technical diving magazine, a quarterly now in its seventh year of publication, with subscribers in over 63 countries. His first book, The …
Tom Easop is a commercial/industrial photographer. Educated at Brooks Institute of Photographic Art and Science in Santa Barbara, California, he earned a Bachelors of Arts Degree in Color Technology with a minor in Industrial Imaging. He has operated his own commercial studio since 1986, in California and then in New York. Advertising clients include Ocean Management …
Garry Kozak grew up in the Great Lakes and began diving in 1962. Shipwrecks became a major fascination and the challenge to dive wrecks that had not been previously located became his main diving interest. In the late 1960’s , he left the Great Lakes to pursue a career in the field of commercial diving. …
Jim & Pat have shared their love for diving for the past 27 years. The Stayers along with their good friend Tim Juhl formed Out of the Blue Productions and have discovered and documented several shipwrecks in the Great Lakes. From these adventures the trio has authored 2 books (“Shipwrecks of Sanilac” and “Sole Survivor“) and produced …
David Trotter is a renowned shipwreck discoverer, deep diver, author, lecturer and photographer. In over 20 years of diving, he has been the first to locate, identify and document 70+ Great Lakes shipwrecks. His shipwreck discoveries and programs have been featured on television and in newspapers throughout the U.S. and Canada. He has written several …
All of the following door prizes are greatly appreciated. We wish to thank all those donating for their support. (prizes listed in alphabetical order of donors) Active Watersports Inc. 19 Main Street St. Catharines, Ontario (905) 646-1481 activewatersports@oteee.com 1-Aqualung Titan Glacia Regulator Winner Barbara Marshall Cross Country Distributors 2307 Centre Ave. SE Calgary, Alberta T2E …
Shipwrecks/2001 was held Saturday, March 24, 2001 in the same Welland location. The seventh annual symposium on Shipwrecks, organized by the Niagara Divers’ Association, was held on Saturday, March 24, 2001 in Welland, Ontario. The one-day event is for all interested in listening to multi-media presentations on shipwrecks, ranging from recreational through to technical requirements, …
Capt. Ed Ellison, a General Motors engineer from Grand Blanc, Michigan, began diving in 1964. He is an accomplished shipwreck diver, researcher and photographer. In 1991 he discovered the schooner Persian in Hammond Bay. He delighted the audience at the 1992 Great Lakes Film Festival with the Persian’s compelling story. In the 1993 Great Lakes …
A familiar face to many Lake Erie divers, Sam Genco is a U.S. Coast Guard Licensed Captain and acts as Captain/Mate on Osprey Charters out of Barcelona, New York. Sam is a member of the Chautauqua County Water Rescue Team and an Ice/Cold Water Rescue Instructor. He has been scuba diving since 1982, but more …
Jarrod Jablonski is an avid cave explorer, researcher and instructor, teaching and diving predominantly in the North Florida area. His diving excursions frequently take him to some of the most remote reaches of the planet to conduct research and exploratory projects. The diving associated with some of the cave expeditions has often resulted in world-record …
David Mekker, a long-standing member of the Niagara Divers’ Association and indisputably its most avid diver, is Chair of Shipwrecks/2001. He has held that position for the last five years, and has been instrumental in bringing what began as a small show to the successful world-class event it is today. Dave was certified in 1989, …