Certification | Date | Instructor(s) | Dive Shop |
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SSI - Open Water Diver | 12/16/2006 | M. Eversmier J. Gullo T. Shaw J. Nunn | Aqua Ventures (class/pool) Quiescence (certification dives) |
SSI - Enriched Air Nitrox | 4/25/2007 | J. Gullo | Aqua Ventures |
SSI - Advanced Open Water Diver Specialties: Advanced Buoyancy, Navigation, and Night & Limited Visibility Diving | 8/10/2008 | E. Cluster | Aqua Ventures |
SSI - Century Diver (100 Dives) | 8/30/2008 | N/A | N/A |
SSI - Diver Stress & Rescue | 10/3/2009 | D. Bouder | Aqua Ventures |
SSI - Master Diver (50 Dives + Advanced Open Water + Diver Stress & Rescue) | 10/3/2009 | N/A | Aqua Ventures |
SSI - Dive Control Specialist | 5/23/2010 | M. Eversmier | Aqua Ventures |
Diving Records
Longest DivesAll of these are on open scuba with a single tank (typically AL80) and within recreational diver and no-decompression limits.
- 85 minutes: Seraya Secrets, Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia, 2/4/2011 (average depth: 32, deepest depth: 67)
- 85 minutes: USAT Liberty Wreck Slope, Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia, 2/5/2011 (average depth: 35, deepest depth: 66)
- 82 minutes, USAT Liberty Wreck Slope, Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia, 2/7/2011 (average depth: 23, deepest depth: 23)
- 79 minutes: Long Caye Wall, Belize, 9/8/2010 (average depth: 25, deepest depth: 62)
- 78 minutes: Eagle Ray Roundup, Little Cayman, 7/7/2010 (average depth: 35, deepest depth: 67)
- 78 minutes: Coral Garden, Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia, 2/6/2011 (average depth: 29, deepest depth: 51)
- 78 minutes: Bush Gardens, Little Cayman, 7/4/2011 (average depth: 25, deepest depth: 44)
- 76 minutes: Lagon Kecil (Penemu), Raja Ampat, Indonesia, 1/30/2011 (average depth: 24, deepest depth: 36)
- 75 minutes: Aquarius, Bonaire, 4/3/2009 (average depth: 31, deepest depth: 54)
- 74 minutes: Atlantis, Bonaire, 9/3/2008 (average depth: 34, deepest depth: 61)
- 74 minutes: Great Wall West, Little Cayman, 7/6/2011 (average depth: 35, deepest depth: 71)
- 140 feet: The Great Blue Hole, Belize, 9/7/2010 (average depth: 53, bottom time: 38)
- 133 feet: The Great Blue Hole, Belize, 11/25/2008 (average depth: 62, bottom time: 34)
- 117 feet: Mount Michelle, Saba, 3/7/2012 (average depth: 58, bottom time: 32)
- 116 feet: Third Encounter, Saba, 3/8/2012 (average depth: 66, bottom time: 31)
- 113 feet: Third Encounter, Saba, 3/6/2012 (average depth: 62, bottom time: 28)
- 112 feet: Mount Michelle, Saba, 3/4/2012 (average depth: 58, bottom time: 31)
- 106 feet: Sandy Slope, Belize, 9/5/2010 (average depth: 51, bottom time: 47)
- 103 feet: Bus Top, Little Cayman, 7/5/2009 (average depth: 35, bottom time: 59)
- 103 feet: Black Coral Forest, Kona, 11/25/2009 (average depth: 55, bottom time: 50)
- 103 feet: Never Never Land, Kona, 11/23/2009 (average depth: 51, bottom time: 21)
- 103 feet: Cascades, Little Cayman, 7/7/2010 (average depth: 58, bottom time: 53)
Dive Numbers | Dates | Location | Dive Shop | Comments |
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1-5 (5 dives) | 12/15 & 16, 2006 | Key Largo, Florida | Quiescence | Basic Open Water Certification. Rough seas, tough conditions, low visibility. Sites: Molasses Reef |
6-8 (3 dives) | 12/20/2006 | St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands | Admirality Dive Center | 3-tank dive package for the day. We were on the Norwegian Jewel and the dive shop met us at the pier. First dive had good vis, second and third did not. Sites: JBK, Stone Face, Spratt Point |
9 (1 dive) | 1/6/2007 | Walt Disney World Resort, Orlando, Florida | Epcot DiveQuest | Diving in the calm, clear aquarium at the Living Seas in Epcot Center. First time diving with sharks - 6 foot sand tiger. |
10-32 (23 dives) | 5/4 - 5/11, 2007 | Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles | Great Adventures Bonaire | 80 foot visibility for most of the trip. Lots of small things, seahorses, frog fish. First time shore diving, first night dive at Town Pier. Favorite Sites: Alice in Wonderland, Hilma Hooker, Small Wall, Just a Nice Dive, Buddy Dive / La Machaca, 1000 Steps |
33-49 (17 dives) | 6/28 - 7/4, 2007 | Little Cayman, Cayman Islands | Southern Cross Club | Very first dive of the trip was a night dive (Soto Trader). Good vis (80-100 feet), lots of squid, lobster, octopus out in the open. Favorite Sites: Mixing Bowl, Randy's Gazebo, Joy's Joy, Lea Lea's Lookout, Jigsaw |
50-70 (21 dives) | 11/24 - 12/1, 2007 | Little Cayman, Cayman Islands | Southern Cross Club | High winds during the trip messed up vis somewhat, but still nice vis (80 feet). Saw a few reef sharks & nurse sharks, lots of dusk diving, turtles. Favorite Sites: Randy's Gazebo, Coconut Walk, Lea Lea's Lookout, Joy's Joy |
71-92 (22 dives) | 6/15 - 6/20, 2008 | Turks & Caicos | Turks & Caicos Aggressor II | First liveaboard. Vis was about 80 feet. Excellent time scenting sharks (reef and nurse). Scared by a shark in a hole. Nudibranch, lots of night diving, lion fish. Favorite Sites: Le Dome, G-Spot, Driveway, Gullies, Elephant Ear Canyon |
93-98 (6 dives) | 8/9/2008 | Bainbridge Quarry, Pennsylvania | Aqua Ventures | Advanced Open Water Certification. Interesting time with weight problem, saw lots of murk. Vis was low (15 feet), but that is apparently high for the quarry. Temp was 80 on the surface, and 50 by about 45 feet. Favorite Sites: None. |
99-116 (18 dives) | 8/30 - 9/4/2008 | Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles | Great Adventures Bonaire | 80+ Vis for most of the trip. Some excellent shore diving in the south where the boats tend to not go. Wind reversal meant rough seas for our last day of diving, forcing us to Klein Bonaire. Favorite Sites: Atlantis, Margate Bay, Red Beryl |
117-132 (16 dives) | 11/23 - 28/2008 | Turneffe Atoll and Lighthouse Reef, Belize | Turneffe Island Lodge | Not great visibility, about 60-70 feet at best for most of the trip. Still, we saw lots of small things and were able to do some long dives with very few people. Favorite Sites: The Great Blue Hole, Half Moon Caye Wall, The Elbow |
133-151 (18 dives) | 3/28-4/3/2009 | Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles | Dive Friends Bonaire | Water was a little chilly compared to other times that we've been to Bonaire. Still good vis (80 feet or so), and we had a great time shore diving. Favorite Sites: Candyland, LaDania's Leap, Margate Bay, Night Dive on Klein Bonaire. |
152-167 (16 dives) | 7/2 - 7/7/2009 | Little Cayman, Cayman Islands | Southern Cross Club | We had quite a bit of wind, so we still haven't gotten really really great vis in Little Cayman. The water was sometimes choppy. We did have some fun with an octopus, squid, and lots of grouper. Favorite Sites: Nancy's Cup of Tea, Bus Top, Coconut Walk, Lea Lea's Lookout, Blacktip Boulevard |
168,169 (2 dives) | 10/3/2009 | Bainbridge Quarry, Pennsylvania | Aqua Ventures | Diver Stress & Rescue Certification. We did some skills, and worked through several scenarios for navigation (search patterns), identifying stress and worked through some rescues. Weather was absolutely perfect and everything we could ask for in a quarry dive. Favorite Sites: None. |
170-195 (26 dives) | 11/22 - 11/27/2009 | Kona Coast, Hawaii | Kona Aggressor II | Some chilly water, quite a bit of swell / surge and current. Nice dives looking for small things. Excellent time on the Manta Ray Night Dive - 11 mantas. Saw a Hammerhead shark! Lots of nudibranchs and fish. Favorite Sites: Garden Eel Cove (manta ray night dive), Aquarium, Ladders (South Point) |
196-201 (6 dives) | 5/22 - 5/23/2010 | Bainbridge Quarry, Pennsylvania | Aqua Ventures | Observing an open water class as a DiveCon in Training and completing certification dives for DiveCon Course. Dive number 200 was to 89 feet in 39 degree water. Cold and miserable, but memorable. Favorite Sites: None |
202-208 (7 dives) | 5/29 - 5/31/2010 | Williston and High Springs, Florida | Underwater Adventures | Diving over 3 days in Central Florida Springs. Started with Blue Grotto, then Devil's Den, then Ginnie Springs. Really enjoyed the near perfect visibility. Favorite Sites: Blue Grotto, Devil's Den, Ginnie Spring, The Devil System. |
209-224 (16 dives) | 7/2 - 7/7/2010 | Little Cayman, Cayman Islands | Southern Cross Club | Our first anniversary trip to the Cayman Islands. Enjoyed good vis on some days, not so good vis on other days. First few days, weather was not great - thunderstorms and heavy rain. Much better after 7/4. Favorite Sites: Cascades, Eagle Ray Roundup, |
225-250 (26 dives) | 9/5 - 9/10/2010 | Turneffe Atoll and Lighthouse Reef, Belize | Belize Aggressor III | Wonderful trip with friends Bill, Terry, Nick and Gary. Started with some questionable vis, but Lighthouse Reef was definitely up to snuff. Very nice diving, very fun time. Favorite Sites: Aquarium, Painted Wall, Half Moon Wall, Cathedral, Tarpon Cave |
251 (1 dive) | 10/10/2010 | Calvert Cliffs, Chesapeake Bay | Canvasback | Beautiful day on the Chesapeake Bay looking for fossils at Calvert Cliffs. Favorite Sites: Calvert Cliffs |
252-281 (30 dives) | 1/25 - 2/2/2011 | Raja Ampat, Indonesia | Raja Ampat Explorer | Our first South Pacific diving. Tons of fish, nudibranchs, lots of healthy amazing corals. Our time was spent in northern Raja Ampat. Wayag, Mansuar, Kawe, Penemu and Gam. Favorite Sites: Manta Sandy, Magic Rock, Barracuda Point, Eagle Rock. |
282-291 (10 dives) | 2/4 - 2/7/2011 | Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia | Villa Markisa | Muck diving in beautiful Bali! Vis and conditions were not as great as we would have wanted, but excellent critters and the best wreck we've seen. Lots of nudibranchs, shrimp, ribbon eels. Favorite Sites: USAT Liberty, Seraya Secrets, Coral Garden |
292-307 (16 dives) | 7/1-7/6/2011 | Little Cayman, Cayman Islands | Southern Cross Club | Our second anniversary trip to the Cayman Islands. Pretty good vis, nice weather. Lovely time with lovely people. Favorite Sites: Paul's Anchors, Bush Gardens, Lea Lea's Lookout |
308-309 (2 dives) | 7/17/2011 | Bainbridge Quarry, PA | Aqua Ventures | Trip up to Bainbridge to try and get some photos, but the vis was ridiculous and the quarry was crowded. Todd was cold, I was hot. We need to work on dressing the same. Favorite Sites: None. |
310-311 (2 dives) | 7/30/2011 | Bainbridge Quarry, PA | Aqua Ventures | Open water class with some students. The vis was still terrible. Only did the first day of certification dives. Favorite Sites: None. |
312-315 (4 dives) | 9/10-9/11/2011 | Dutch Springs, PA | Aqua Ventures | Trip that I planned with the AV team. Two dives over two days. Nice vis, Ok temperatures. Pretty good diving for Pennsylvania. Favorite Sites: Helicopter |
316-317 (2 dives) | 9/24/2011 | Paradise Spring, FL | Underwater Adventures | Excellent dives at an interesting spring in Florida, including scorched ceiling and bones in the wall! Favorite Sites: It's only one site. |
318-329 (12 dives) | 3.4-3/9/2012 | Saba | Saba Deep / Saba Divers | Not the best conditions (windy / choppy), but the diving was very nice. Saba Deep's shaft broke on the boat partway through the week and we switched to Saba Divers. Ended up doing many dives twice due to conditions and the different dive companies. Favorite Sites: Tent Reef, Third Encounter, Man O'War |
330-331 (2 dives) | 6/24/2012 | USS Radford (Ocean City, MD) | OC Dive Boat | Really calm, wonderful conditions on the Atlantic. Water was warm as well. Vis was 30-40 feet. Lots of mussels and fish and a very nice wreck. Favorite Sites: Only one site |