Niagara Divers Shipwrecks
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 …
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 …
Dan has had a long and varied career. Starting with the military as an army communicator, he completed tours of the Canadian Airborne Regiment, six years in Europe, and was a demonstration jumper with the Canadian Forces Parachute team the Sky Hawks. Retiring in 1992, he went to College and graduated with distinction as a Software …
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 …
Authors of Erie Wrecks East and Erie Wrecks West, Georgann and Mike Wachter have been diving around the world since the early 1970’s. They discovered diving while snorkeling in the Mediterranean Sea in 1972 during a backpacking trip through Europe. Since that time, they have visited many sites in the Caribbean, Atlantic, Pacific, and Great Lakes. However, nowhere …
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 595 Calton St. Unit 4 St. Catharines, Ontario (905) 938-DIVE www.adventurescuba.ca 1 – Aeris Pro Regulator Sean Bush Boreal Specialty Wear 19 Main Street St. Catharines Ontario …