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Fri 6/7/13 @ 7:30 pm
Opening Party at The Wreck Tiki Bar in Hatteras Landing

With beautiful views of the sound, The Wreck is a great place to check out while you’re on vacation. With great service, and a fun and friendly staff, you will love coming to dine at The Wreck Tiki Bar and Food.  Relax on the docks of Hatteras Landing Marina and watch as the boats come in from a day of fishing and diving. Grab a bite to eat and have a refreshing drink and enjoy the view!

Sat 6/8/13 @ 7:30 pm

Mike Boring - Shipwrecks Off Cape Hatteras

Mike Boring’s fascination with shipwrecks began on his first dive off of the New Jersey coast in 1971. Since then he has enjoyed exploring and photographing shipwrecks from the warm waters of the Pacific to the freezing waters of the Baltic Sea. Mike is a former dive charter Captain and was a member of the dive team that recovered the Ships Bell from the famous shipwreck Andrea Doria.

Sun 6/9/13 @ 7:30 pm

Brad Sheard - Discovery of the German Sub U-550

Brad Sheard has been diving and photographing shipwrecks for more than 30 years, in both warm water and cold, from the Arctic Circle to the tropics, with a special interest in World War II wrecks. An aerospace engineer by trade, Brad’s real passion is diving, shipwrecks and photography. Certified in 1977, he quickly took to wreck diving in the waters surrounding Long Island, NY, where he grew up. A year later he borrowed a Nikonos from work, took a few horrible photos, but was hooked. Soon he was diving and photographing wrecks all along the US East Coast, including visits to the luxury liner Andrea Doria, ironclad USS Monitor and the now-famous U-869. His interest in historic shipwrecks and photography has led him around the globe in pursuit of new subjects, from the icy waters of the Baltic Sea and the Wilhelm Gustloff, to the tropics and the remains of the HMS Repulse and Prince of Wales.

Mon 6/10/13 @ noon

Russell Blackwood - Spearfishing Hatteras

Russell Blackwood is an internationally published freediving underwater photographer who has lived on and under the waters of Hatteras Island for over 37 years. His images have appeared in Hawaii Skindiver, International Freediving, Surfer’s Journal, Surfer, Surfing, Windsurfer, and many other magazines, books, and websites.  He has also worked for numerous film and television productions as a freediving underwater videographer.

 

Mon 6/10/13 @ 7:30 pm

Pam Landrum - Scuba & Snorkel Shore Diving

Pam Landrum has been a NAUI Scuba Instructor since 1994. She is also an accomplished kayaker and has written a book "Guide to Sea Kayaking in North Carolina." She is a biologist and found her way to the Outer Banks in 1983 as a Naturalist with the National Park Service. She and her husband Matt are the owners and operators of Roanoke Island Outfitters and Dive Center in Manteo NC.

 

Tues 6/11/13 @ noon

Jim Bunch - German Sub U85

Jim Bunch is a NAUI Scuba Instructor who has certified several thousand divers over the past 20 years.   Jim started his diving career on the Outer Banks in 1955 and is best known for his book 'A Shadow in the Sea', published in 2003 by Deep Sea Press, Nags Head, North Carolina. The book tells the story of U-85 and her crew and includes details of many of the dives carried out upon the wreck during various expeditions. Jim was part of the dive expeditions that recoved the M3131 Enigma machine. He is currently an Instructor with the Ghost Fleet Dive Charters located in Wanchese, NC. 

Tues 6/11/13 @ 7:30 pm

Capt. Dave Sommers - German Sub U701

Captain Dave Sommers owns DiveHatteras along with his wife Ann.  They specialize in offering divers a custom dive charter experience to world class blue water shipwreck sites from Hatteras Inlet on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Captain Dave and the boat crew have the diving knowledge and experience to provide as safe and exciting a wreck diving experience as possible. Dave’s first dive was in a Virginia rock quarry in 1975. By the next weekend he had a full set of equipment and thousands of dives later he is still passionate about the sport. Ann shares this passion for diving and exploring shipwrecks and is an avid conchologist. Both of them instructed diving for several years at a shop in Virginia where they live and are avid wreck divers who love to do u/w photos and videos as well as hunt for artifacts and new shipwrecks.

Wed 6/12/13 @ noon
and 7:30 pm

Tom Tillman - Megalodon shark tooth diving

Tom Tilmon began scuba diving in 1985 in the cold quarries of VA and PA. Tom did his first ocean dives in Southeastern North Carolina in 1990, and decided to move there after college to make Wilmington his home. Tom is currently employed as a Detective Sergeant in the Wilmington Police Department. Tom is an avid wreck diver and fossil hunter and spends most of his available days off diving from the Coast of Wilmington, NC. Tom was also certified a Full Cave Diver in 2008, but prefers the ocean over cave diving.

Thur 6/13/13 @ noon

Marc Corbett - Outer Banks Shore Wrecks

Marc Corbett lives in Wanchese North Carolina and loves to dive shipwrecks. He has been diving for 20 years and is currently in the process of researching and writing a book on the shore wrecks of the Outer Banks. Marc is also writing smaller articles on wrecks he has identified. Corbett is also the owner of the Wanchese skateboard bowl which was the first wooden skate bowl constructed on the Outer Banks and has been a fixture of east coast skateboarding for 12 years.

Thur 6/13/13 @ 7:30 pm

Capt. JT Barker - Hatteras Wreck Diving

Capt. JT Barker has been a licensed captain for over 25 years. He is an avid Wreck Diver, Trimix Deep Diver, Cave Diver, and Adventure Seeker. He started running dive trips in 1994, has dived and led trips to many prestigious sites such as: Andrea Doria, E.M. Clark, Bow Mariner, Monitor, and the famous wrecks of the Billy Mitchell Fleet, which includes the German Battleship Ostfriesland 380ft and Light Cruiser Frankfurt 420ft. Capt JT is presently running dive charters for all levels of divers in Virginia Beach, VA and Hatteras, NC on his vessel the "Under Pressure". Capt. JT holds himself to the highest standards of safety and leadership; his focus on risk management ensures that his trips are conducted safely. With all of Capt. JT's diving accomplishments he is just as happy diving 100ft.

Fri 6/14/13 @ 7:30 pm

Pete Nawrocky - Shipwrecks Living History

Pete Nawrocky is the National Field Manager for Dive Rite and a professional underwater photographer with numerous photo credits worldwide.  Pete is an active Technical Instructor and frequently teaches throughout the US.  Pete is a Beneath the Sea Diver of the Year and has been awarded the NAUI Outstanding Contribution to Sport Diving.

 

 

Sat 6/15/13 @ 7:30 pm

Closing Party at Shipwreck Grill in Buxton

Just across Highway 12 from the beach in northern Buxton, is Shipwreck Grill. Located at milepost 61, Shipwreck Grill serves a variety of old fashioned favorites for breakfast and a lunch menu that extends into the early evening. Conveniently located, Shipwreck Grill is a great place to sit down for a relaxing meal indoors or on the screened porch. You can also pick up a picnic lunch for your day of fun at the beach or on Kayak tours which are offered just next to the restaurant.

 

Sponsored by:

The Atlantic Wreck Divers
Dive Hatteras Dive Charters
Lynnhaven Dive Center
Under Pressure Dive Charters
Dive Rite and Technical Diving International (TDI)
The Shipwreck Grill in Buxton NC
The Wreck Tiki Bar and Grill in Hatteras NC

and our Host Sponsor:

Hatteras Landing and Marina

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