1998 Britannic Expedition team. Photo from Leigh Bishop
TEKDiveUSA.2016 will have a special component this year. We will presents a unique photographic exhibit celebrating the people, projects and technologies that helped create the “technical diving revolution” (1987-1997). Curated by aquaCORPS Journal founder Michael Menduno, the exhibit will feature over 100 images, maps and quotes from some of the early expeditions on the Andrea Doria, the U-869 (”U-Who”), the USS Monitor, El Cazador, the RMS Lusitania, Wakulla Springs, Eagles Nest, Diepolder, Sally Ward, Sistemas Nohoch Na Chich, Dos Ojos and Zacatón. The gallery will include some of first trimix tables including Jim Bowden’s 1000-ft Zacaton table, pictures of Dick Rutkowski’s original nitrox training facility and the first U.S. technical diving training center at Key West Diver, the first sport rebreather prototypes, early mix stations, a comprehensive tech diving timeline and other memorabilia from the early days of tech. It will also include special tributes to tech diving’s patron saint Sheck Exley, Dr. RW “Bill” Hamilton, Wes Skiles, and other tech pioneers, heroes and comrades that came before us. Viva la revolution—get ready to mix it up! Register now at https://tekdiveusa.com/event-registration/
Richard Pyle and Ken Corben preparing for first deep dive with the Cis-Lunar MK V rebreathers 1997 photo by ken Corben
1995 Jill Heinerth with the data mapper at Wakulla Springs (Wakulla 2 Project), photo from Jill Heinerth
Dan Burton- 1993
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