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Holiday Party Please join us in celebrating another great year of friendship, fun and our love of diving! All are welcome, so bring your family and friends along to dive into the fun. Enjoy a sea-sonal feast that’ll make your taste buds dance the reef cha-cha while enjoying the festive atmosphere with great company. But…

A Diver’s Guide to the World Filled with compelling stories, expert advice, and stunning National Geographic photography, A Diver’s Guide to the World: Remarkable Dive Travel Destinations Above and Beneath the Surface features extraordinary destinations for divers who like to travel, divers traveling with non-diving companions, and travelers with an interest in the underwater world.…

Underwater Criminal Investigators Join us as Mike Berry shares his experiences as a one of the world’s leading authorities in Public Safety Diving. Mike is a Master Underwater Criminal Investigator and is one of the most experienced Public Safety Divers and Underwater Criminal Investigators in the world. For over 40 years, Mike has been diving…

Adapting to Dive “From birth, man carries the weight of gravity on his shoulders. He is bolted to earth. But man has only to sink beneath the surface and he is free.”  ~Jacques-Yves Cousteau For many of us, slipping beneath the waves is an escape, but for individuals with disabilities the forgiving, zero-gravity environment of…

Experience Avelo Since the beginning of scuba, there has been a need for lightweight gear. Avelo Labs has taken a revolutionary approach to scuba diving and resolved some of its most challenging aspects. Their Hydrotank system redefines how divers manage buoyancy and reduces the overall weight divers must carry. Joining us via zoom, Avelo System…

Preserving Treasure On its return trip from the New World in 1656, the treasure-laden Spanish galleon Nuestra Señora de las Maravillas was lost on the Little Bahama Bank. Now Allen Exploration is excavating surviving sections of the wreck. James Sinclair will be returning to Charlottesville to share his experiences tracking and preserving treasure from the…

Secrets of the Coral Reef Did you know that coral reefs are composed of thousands of soft-bodied animals? Combined they create the largest living structure on Earth and provide home to a quarter of all marine species. Joining us from his home in Port Saint Lucie, Florida, Dr. Alex Brylske will talk about aspects of…

NC Wreck Diving Adventures With an awe-inspiring collection of 2000 shipwrecks, the mid-Atlantic is the top-rated wreck diving destination in North America. Combine that with abundant fish life and encounters with the ferocious looking, but docile, sand tiger shark and North Carolina offers a diving experience like no other. Join us as Marilou Maglione recounts…

Aquarius Reef Base Deployed 60 feet beneath the surface off Key Largo, Florida, Aquarius Reef Base provides a unique opportunity for ocean research, technology development, and community outreach. Joining us from her home in Saint Petersburg, Florida, marine scientist and author, Dr. Ellen Prager, will discuss how she integrated diving, ocean science, environmental issues and…