2nd Post of the Day
Source: Wrecksploration E-Mail
I received the below e-mail from Adam @ Wrecksploration today...
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To all members:
The following is a copy of a general interest mailing that went out to non-members:
I would like to take a moment to give you an update on Wrecksploration.
This month has been a very exciting and busy time for us. On May 3rd, we held our first general membership meeting, an open invitation to divers and non-divers alike from all around the state to join us and learn about our project. The turnout was even better than we had anticipated, as close to 100 potential explorers packed the Nassau University Medical Center amphitheater to find out more about Wrecksploration, and to hear Captain Dan Berg delight us with tales of exploration and discovery, as he recounted the origins of many of the wrecks we dive today. His pictures and videos brought wreck exploration to life, and served to fan the flame of the flickering explorer in many of us. I would like to thank all of you who joined us for your participation and support. We hope to continue to bring you more of these types of events in the future. I would also like to once again thank Captain Dan Berg for taking the time out of his busy schedule and expending the effort required to put together such an interesting and informative presentation. We presented Captain Berg with a certificate of appreciation, and awarded him an honorary membership in Wrecksploration. We hope to charter the Wreck Valley later this season for what I am sure will be some great exploration dives. I would also like to thank Dr. Glenn Butler and Ed Smith of Life Support Technologies, our sponsors for the meeting. Their commitment and dedication to the diving community is greatly appreciated.
At the meeting, we announced the scheduling of the first Wrecksploration dives, and overnight, the first trip was full, before we even knew the charter boat, location, depth, cost, etc. On Sunday, June 10th, we will head out of Freeport under the capable command of Captains Frank Persico and John Lachenmeyer on the Sea Hawk dive boat. Individually, they are among the most experienced and respected divers in the area. Together, they have been responsible for the location and identification of several well known local wrecks. We will be exploring an unconfirmed wreck site in about 100ft of water.
Our second charter is still in the planning stage. It will either be Saturday, June 23rd or Saturday, June 30th, as announced at the meeting, depending on availability. If we have enough people, we will try to book both dates. If we do only one trip, it will be to a wreck in the novice range of 80ft or less, while if we book both, we may make one trip to a depth of around 100ft. We are also working on a weekday charter out of Montauk on the Sea Turtle dive boat. Captain Chuck Wade had a very successful track record for his own explorations, and has something for us that we hope to be very special. If it doesn’t pan out, we may hit a second likely target in the area, or we have the option to dive the Grecian, an excellent dive in the area.
Members interested in any of the above dives should contact us as soon as possible. For non-members who are interested, we invite you to become members and come out exploring with us. You can join online at http://www.wrecksploration.org
On Sunday, May 20th, Newsday did a feature article in the LI Life section of the paper on Wrecksploration. We would like to thank Newsday reporter Bill Bleyer for taking the time to tell our story. If you missed the article in the paper, you can read it online: http://www.newsday.com/search
Our next meeting is in the works, and our research projects will be kicked off this month. We appreciate your interest and support. Please pass this email around to anyone who you think may be interested. If you received this email from a friend, you can join our mailing list by sending an email to mailings-request@wrecksploratio
Dive Safe,
Adam
