Introduction to Technical Diving Seminar
Many divers have heard of "Technical Diving", but few actually know much about
this very advanced form of SCUBA diving.
Bill Lester is one of those few and is coming to Adventures in Diving for a
FREE seminar on Technical Diving on Saturday, June 2nd, from 1pm to 4pm.
Bill began openwater diving in 1988 in the Atlanta area diving deep fresh water
lakes. After moving to the Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida area in 1992, he began
diving a wide variety of dive sites including: Wrecks, Reefs, Deep Spear-
fishing, Cavern, Caves, Deep Sinkholes & Submerged Sinkholes, Drift Diving, and
many others. He earned his full cave diver rating in the spring of 1996 and has
completed more than 550 cave dives to date, earning the prestigious Silver
Wakulla Award. These varied sites and types of diving gave Bill an excellent
foundation and extensive knowledge of many different diving environments.
During this time he also began his leadership training as a working divemaster
for several different instructors, boats, and dive shops. Bill became a dive
shop manager in 1998 and later owned and operated a scuba diving resort
(Neptune Divers of Weeki Wachee).
After returning to the Atlanta area, Bill completed his leadership training and
earned a NAUI Instructor Trainer rating in early 2002. In the summer of 2004 he
earned his Advanced Nitrox, Decompression, Cavern, and Intro to Cave instructor
ratings from TDI and a Cave I instructor from NAUI. Most recently he earned his
Extended Range and Trimix Instructor ratings from TDI.
o TDI Technical Instructor #9449
o SDI Recreational Instructor #9449
o NAUI Technical Instructor #39010
o DAN Instructor #11947
His experience includes:
" Former Diving Resort Owner -
Neptune Divers of Weeki Wachee
" 2700+ Total Dives
" 500+ Cave Dives (Wakulla Silver Award)
" 350+ Dives Deeper than 150 feet
" 175+ Dives Deeper than 200 feet
" 18 + Years of active diving experience
" Deep Salvage & Recovery Diver
" Working NAUI Divemaster 6+ Years
" NAUI & SDI Openwater Instructor
" SDI Specialty Instructor (20 specialties)
" TDI Advanced Nitrox Instructor
" TDI Decompression Instructor
" TDI Extended Range Instructor
" TDI Advanced Gas Blending Instructor
" TDI Cavern & Intro to Cave Instructor
This seminar has something for divers of all levels, from beginning openwater
diver to seasoned instructor.
o Learn about important safety issues and procedures that you can use in your
diving
right now!
o De-mystify technical diving!
o Check out real, working, technical diving gear!
o Learn tips that will make your recreational diving easier and more enjoyable!
o Find out if the world of Technical Diving is for you!
Bill will also be previewing his latest video production about the USS Oriskany
Aircraft Carrier which was sunk in May of 2006 as the largest ship ever
intentionally sunk as an artificial reef. See the sinking and go on a dive to
more than 170 feet deep into the heart of this famous ship. Come see the
preview and get your FREE copy of the DVD starting an hour before the main
seminar Saturday, June 2nd, from 1pm to 4pm.
What's this going to cost you?
o Zero
o Nothing
o Bubkiss
o Nada
o Not a thing
o Just show up
Itinerary
Saturday, June 2nd
12 noon to 1 pm - preview the USS Oriskany DVD
1 pm to 4 pm - Intro to Technical Diving Semina
