Niagara Divers Shipwrecks
Master of Ceremonies David Gilchrist has been diving since 1970. He is a PADI Instructor and a member of the Niagara Diver’s Association (NDA). He has been a presenter at past SHIPWRECKS Symposiums, UNDERWATER CANADA and GREAT LAKES UNDERWATER. He is an avid underwater photographer. A former member of the Archaeological Conservation Program of S-W …
Ric Mixter became interested in shipwrecks when one occurred near his home. Working as a videographer for WNEM TV5, he was assigned to cover the Jupiter explosion in Bay City. He was soon certified for SCUBA diving and has been sharing maritime stories with millions of viewers ever since. Today he runs his own production …
What can you say about David Trotter? David has given more presentations than any other speaker at our annual Shipwrecks Symposium. He just keeps discovering shipwrecks and as long as he does, we’ll keep inviting him back! David Trotter is a renowned shipwreck discoverer, deep diver, author, lecturer and photographer. In over 20 years of …
With a passion for creative arts of all kinds and a love for shipwreck diving, Valerie Olson van Heest is recognized for her detailed shipwreck site drawings, informative articles, and exciting documentary films which have contributed to the wealth of Great Lakes maritime knowledge. A member of the Women Divers Hall of Fame, Valerie’s 30 …
Authors of the newly released Erie Wrecks and Lights, Mike and Georgann are well known for their other two books, Erie Wrecks East and Erie Wrecks West. They have been diving around the world since the early 1970’s. However, nowhere else in the world have they discovered the kind of pristine and perfectly preserved shipwrecks …
By his own admission Tom Wilson dives essentially for one reason: to capture photographs. You may have seen the fruits of his efforts in the magazines such as Diver, Advanced Diver, Scuba Press, Immersed, Ottawa Outdoors, and even the Toronto Star, all concentrating on the amazing wrecks of the Great Lakes which he firmly believes …
Door Prize list, Thanks to all the supporters that donated Door Prizes.
Shipwrecks/2006 was held Saturday, March 25, 2006. We had approximately 450 people in attendance. For 2006, we had 80 door prizes (including regulators & dive charters) which are now listed on the web site along with the contributors and winners’ names. The Fort Erie Underwater Recovery Unit once again held a 50/50 draw with proceeds …
Master of Ceremonies David Gilchrist has been diving since 1970. He is a PADI Instructor and a member of the Niagara Diver’s Association (NDA). He has been a presenter at past SHIPWRECKS Symposiums, UNDERWATER CANADA and GREAT LAKES UNDERWATER. He is an avid underwater photographer. A former member of the Archaeological Conservation Program of S-W …
Jim was born and raised in St. Catharines. He attended Governor Simcoe Secondary School, where he first learned to scuba dive. After completing high school, Jim was ready to make his mark on the world. He opened his own photography business, and taught photography at Niagara College in Welland. In 1980, he moved to Toronto …
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 the Ohio Chapter …
Outside of diving, Andy Donato is an Electrical Engineer, currently working for Detroit Edison at their St. Clair Power Plant. Andy holds a U.S. Coast Guard Captain license and spends summer weekends running dive charters out of Lake Huron thumb area ports. Andy has been diving the Great Lakes for over 30 years and has …
Brian Nadwidny resides just outside Edmonton in Sherwood Park, Alberta. He started diving in 1980, but it wasn’t until 1989 when he moved to Nova Scotia for a 2 year period, that his fascination with shipwrecks began. He holds a particular fondness for those shipwrecks found in the approaches to Halifax. While most of his …
What can you say about David Trotter? David has given more presentations than any other speaker at our annual Shipwrecks Symposium. He just keeps discovering shipwrecks (three this last year) and as long as he does, we’ll keep inviting him back!David Trotter is a renowned shipwreck discoverer, deep diver, author, lecturer and photographer. In over …
Mike & Georgann Wachter have been diving around the world since the early 1970’s. Their books, Erie Wrecks East and Erie Wrecks West document over 200 Lake Erie shipwrecks and are considered “the bible” for Lake Erie Shipwreck enthusiasts.They discovered diving while snorkeling in the Mediterranean Sea in 1972 during a backpacking trip through Europe. …
All of the following door prizes are greatly appreciated. We wish to thank all the Donors for their support. (prizes listed in alphabetical order of donors) Adventure Scubadiving 22 SECORD DR. UNIT 4 St. Catharines, Ontario (905) 938-DIVE www.adventurescuba.ca 1- APEKS AT 20 RegulatorJohn Veber 2 – Ball CapsJoyce HaywardBonnie MacRae Boreal Specialty Wear 19 …
Shipwrecks/2005 was held Saturday April 2, 2005. We had over 470 people in attendance. For 2005 we had 128 door prizes (including regulators & dive charters) are now listed on the web site along with the contributors and winners names. The Fort Erie Underwater Recovery Unit once again held a 50/50 draw with proceeds going …
Master of Ceremonies Dave is back for his third year as MC. David Gilchrist has been diving since 1970. He is a PADI Instructor and a member of the Niagara Diver’s Association (NDA). He has been a presenter at past SHIPWRECKS Symposiums, UNDERWATER CANADA and GREAT LAKES UNDERWATER. He is an avid underwater photographer. A …
Tyler Bradford is a NAUI and TDI technical instructor as well as a PADI instructor. Over the past six years he has dedicated much of his time to teaching technical diving and leading expeditions to the Empress of Ireland. Having logged more than 200 dives on the Empress, he’s continuing this passion in 2005 with …
James P. Delgado has led or participated in shipwreck expeditions all across the globe. His undersea explorations around the world include RMS Titanic, the recent discoveries of Carpathia, the ship that rescued Titanic survivors, and the notorious “ghost ship” Mary Celeste, as well as surveys of USS Arizona at Pearl Harbor, the sunken fleet of …