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The 41st Annual Boston Sea Rovers Underwater Clinic will be held March 11th
and 12th at the Copley Plaza Hotel in Boston. The two day show includes
exhibits, seminars, workshops and the popular Saturday night film
extravaganza. Topics and a partial list of speakers in this years show
include:
Wreck Diving:
Rum Runners, presented by Hank Keatts and Bradley Sheard
Diving the Lusitania, presented by John Chatterton
Finders, Weepers: Sunken US Navy Ships and Planes
presented by Peter Hess
Night of Terror: Sinking of the Larchmont
presented by Captain Bill Palmer
Also, featuring other presentations by Steve Gatto, Bill Quinn,
John Broadwater, Steve Bielenda, and many more...
Exotic Dive Travel:
Diving the Red Sea, presented by Ken Shostack
Beneath the South Pacific, presented by Jonathan Bird
Coral Reefs of Bonaire, presented by George Buckley
Thai Kaleidoscope, presented by Young, Richardson and Nickies
Down Under, presented by Chip Cooper
Blue Water Diving in Antarctica, presented by Terry Rioux
Other presentations by Brett Gilliam, Andrew Martinez to name a few...
Marine Life Interactions:
Swimming with Sharks, presented by Brain Skerry
Marine Life of the Gulf of St. Lawrence,
presented by Andrew Martinez
Dangerous Marine Animals of the Indo-Pacific,
presented by Odysseus Argy
Seal Pups, presented by New England Aquarium
Sea Turtles on Cape Cod, Keith Matassa
...and many more
Technical Diving:
Mixed Gas Rebreathers, presented by Dr. Bill Hamilton
Exploring the Abyss, presented by Brett Gilliam
Burning of the Ioannis P. Goulandias, presented by Steve Gatto
...with many others
The Saturday night festival will feature Emory Kristof as the Master of
Ceremonies, with Bill Curtsinger presenting a retrospective of his 25 years
as a photographer for National Geographic, Adam Ravetch, a leading
underwater filmmaker, will present his latest film on the Canadian Arctic,
Al Hornsby will show his film presentation entitled "Expedition: Indian
Ocean" that documents a 700 mile journey across one of the world's richest,
and least known areas, and Nick Caloyianis will premire a film segment of
his study on the world's coral reefs. An evening show that shouldn't be
missed!
The workshops include:
Environmental Awareness Diving Into the 21st Century
This course has been designed for all divers with an interest in the marine
environment and the future of the seas, and discusses what impact individual
divers can have on the future of the marine environment.
Sponsor: Dive USA
Instructor: Holly Martel
When: Sunday, 8:00am - 9:30am
Cost: $25. To register, or more for information, contact Dive USA, at
1-800-DIVE-US1 (348-3871).
Basic Underwater Photography
This introductory course to underwater photography covers all the basics of
this fascinating speciality of diving. From selecting the right equipment,
f-stops, and apertures, to exposure and composition, this class provides
the beginning student of photography with the tools necessary to get out and
start creating great underwater images.
Instructor: Andy Martinez
When: Sunday, 1:00pm - 5:00pm
Cost: $40. To register, or for more information, contact Andy
Martinez, (508)468-2326.
Rebreather Technology Workshop
This workshop was recently a huge success at Tek '95, in California, and is
being offered here for the first time on the East Coast. This course provides
interested students with a complete overview of rebreather technology, from the
first rebreathers ever developed, to the latest cutting edge technology of
mixed gas, redundant systems. Topics covered in this intense and comprehensive
course encompass: historical overview of rebreather concepts, definitions and
categories of rebreathers, and how they work, oxygen rebreathers,
semi-closed and fully closed systems; specific information of contemporary
rebreathers (over 9 discussed); the physiological aspects of rebreathers,
including scrubbers, CO2, oxygen and decompression considerations; and full
face masks.
Sponsor: Northest Scuba, Danvers, MA
Instructors: Dr. Bill Hamilton and Glen Butler
When: Sunday, 8:00am - 12:00pm
Cost: $135. Pre-registrants can pickup the detailed class notes,
included in the course fee. Contact Northeast Scuba at
(508)777-3483.
IANTD Nitrox Course
This course teaches sport divers how to use Enriched Air Nitrox (EANx) to
enhance safe and pleasurable diving to depths of 30' - 130'
Sponsor: Dive USA
Instructors: Todd Ives
When: Sunday 10:00am - 6:00pm
Cost: $125, plus student manual ($24.95); To register, or more
information , call Dive USA at 1-800-DIVE-US1 (348-3871).
Rapid Deployment Search and Rescue/Recovery
This eight hour indoor workshop is a must for any rescue personnel who want to
learn how to set up a dive team, or make their dive team safer and more
effective. Public safety rescue diving means making unexpected dives at all
hours of the night and under all conditions. This course discusses various
conditions these dives are made in and what's the best way to handle the
unexpected.
Sponsor: Lifeguard Systems, Inc.
Instructors: Butch Hendrick and Andrea Zafares
When: Saturday, 9:00am - 5:00pm
Cost: $75, includes wall certificate, NAUI PDU credits and handouts.
To register, or more information, comtact Lifeguard Systems at
(914)331-3383.
Nikonos First Aid
This course is designed to help a Nikonos owner to be prepared for the worse,
and be able to minimize damage caused if a camera system is flooded, or suffers
water damage. Students actually flood and work on Nikonos cameras.
Sponsor: Underwater Photo-Tech
Instructor: Fred Dion
When: Sunday, 9:00am - 12:00pm
Cost: $40. To register, or find out more information, contact
Underwater Photo-Tech at (603)432-1997
Other workshops include:
PSI Visual Cylinder Inspector, (703)591-6681
DAN Oxygen Provider Course, (508)563-3903
Discount tickets are available if ordered BEFORE the show. Tickets for the
Sea Rovers Underwater Clinic are: Saturday exhibits and seminars - $15,
Saturday night film festival - $15, and Sunday exhibits and seminars - $15.
The Meet-the-Speakers party, after the film show, is an additional $5.
Combination tickets are available for Saturday/Saturday Night - $28/$30 day of
the show, and Saturday/Saturday Night/Sunday $40/$45 day of the show.
Workshops are an additional cost which vary with content. General show
information can be obtained by calling (617)424-9899.
To order tickets, send ticket request, SASE, and payment to:
Boston Sea Rovers
c/o Bunky Hodge
174 Beech Street
Rockland, MA. 02370
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