Posts Tagged ‘NAUI Instructor’
Sunday, June 7th, 2009
Hello everyone.
The month of May was very busy for the Video Dude. Now that I am a NAUI Instructor, there have been a lot of teaching opportunities coming my way (more on THAT in another post). So now we are into June, and I can think of no better way to start the month than by watching the sinking of a new artificial reef right here in my hometown!!
Saturday, June 6th started with the promise of a beautiful day. Bright sunshine, very little wind and calm seas were on tap for today. I had reserved a seat aboard Scubatyme Charters’ “ScubaTyme III” and we left the marina @10:45 in the morning to get our position in the viewing area to watch the sinking. At @11:45, the hatches were opened below the waterline and the former “Miss Lourdies” began to take on water. It took about 9 minutes for her to submerge beneath the surface in full view of everyone.
After the safety divers had gone down to make sure the ship had landed in the proper spot (and upright too!), the all clear was given for dive boats to allow divers on the wreck. “ScubaTyme III” was the only commercial dive boat with divers ready to immediately get in, so at @1:30pm we all hit the water for our first look at the new “reef”. She is 170ft long, sits in 140ft (+-) of water with the tallest point (the wheelhouse) at @100ft. It is really strange to see an artificial reef in it’s beginning – all clean and painted pretty – but we all know that soon there will be growth on it, followed by fish and animal life adding to our rich reef system here!
Another great diving adventure in Paradise!!
The Video Dude
Tags: artificial reef, dive boat, divers, Miss Lourdies, NAUI Instructor, Scubatyme Charters, sinking, submerge, Video Dude, wheelhouse, wreck
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Sunday, April 26th, 2009
Hey Gang!
Well it has been a while since I posted last. I have been a busy camper these days and finally have some time to post. Back at the beginning of April, I finished my NAUI Instructor ITC so I can now teach SCUBA diving, and I have been busy with teaching, Divemaster work, and shooting video ever since!
So here’s what happened this past weekend. I had the opportunity to work at the Pompano Seafood Festival with the good folks from DEMA in the “Be a Diver” pool. This was a 30 x 20 foot pool with a depth of about 4ft where anyone who wanted to try scuba diving could strap on a tank and, under supervision of an instructor, experience the thrill of SCUBA diving. I worked in the pool all day both Saturday and Sunday and met lots of nice people. There were a great deal of kids (as you can imagine) as well as adults all getting their first taste of the underwater world. After they tried it out, we gave them all packets of info from the various dive shops in the area and suggested they call for classes. I had a BLAST!! I also got to meet Neal Watson who stopped by for a visit on Sunday, and my friends Heather, Kim, Bob, Jim and Maureen all stopped by to say “Hi!”.
If you ever get the chance to see this pool in action, stop by and say “Hi!” to those working in it, and of course, bring a non-diving friend to try it out!
Playing in the water in Paradise all the time now,
The Video Dude!
Be a Diver website
Tags: Be a Diver, DEMA, Divemaster, NAUI Instructor, Neal Watson, Pompano Seafood Festival, pool, SCUBA diving, shooting video, Video Dude
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