Come to SEAS Expo

The only consumer show in the mid-Atlantic states, SEAS Expo offers the opportunity to check out the latest dive gear, explore dive travel possibilities, attend seminars by nationally renowned speakers and dive professionals, and to meet other divers from across the region. The event is held October 14-15 at the Marriott Civic Center in Durham, NC.
Some of the presenters and their specialties include John Chatterton and Richie Kohler from the History Channel program Deep Sea Detectives; Professor John Morrison from the Center for Marine Science at the University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW); Underwater Photographer Peter Nawrocky; Capt. Mike Ange, author of Diver Down: Real World Scuba Accidents and How to Avoid Them; Underwater photographer, author and expert on German U-85 Jim Bunch; Rick Allen and Cindy Burnham of Nautilus Productions photo and video company; and many more.
Dive shops and charter operators from both North and South Carolina will be exhibiting at the Expo. These companies can teach you to dive, outfit you with gear, and transport you out to the “Graveyard of the Atlantic” for some of the world’s best diving.
For more information call (919) 341-4524 or visit the website: www.seas-expo.com.

Scubalympics

Sunshine Scuba, along with the Aquatics Division of the Recreation, Parks and Arts Department of Largo, FL held their Scubalympics on June 10 .Divers ran a timed course testing their skills in hand signals, buoyancy and knowledge of dive tables. Divers completing the course with all correct answers and best times were first place winner Rob Mondora, who chose a Cochran Technology EMC 14 dive computer, and Debbie Austin, who took home second place honors and a wetsuit donated by IST. (see photos below)
“I would like to thank the safety divers for donating their time: Jim Grosz for working the buoyancy course, Dave Mounsey for the doff & don skills test, and David Lentz for the two dive table scenario,” said Heather Sutter at Sunshine Scuba. “I would also like to thank Robert Henn III for filming the event.”
Sunhsine Scuba is located at 1901-10 West Bay Dr. in Largo. You can find out about plans for next year’s event by calling (727) 585-0938.