LONG ISLAND, NY EVERYTHING INCLUDING THE KITCHEN SINK GEORGIAN BAY, ONTARIO WRECK DIVING PARADISE RE-DISCOVERING THE PHILIPPINES JUNE 2009 TABLE OF CONTENTS ABOUT THE COVER Northeast & Midwest ◄Cover Photo by Warren Lo Dive News Toronto, Ontario, boasts tremendous The complete resource for diving opportunities to explore the rich marine in the Northeast and Midwest. heritage in the Great Lakes. Warren www.nedivenews.com Lo takes the time to explore as many www.mwdivenews.com wrecks in his home town of Toronto as Publisher / Editor-in-Chief possible and is rarely seen on a dive Rick Stratton without a camera in hand. His pictures [email protected] of these amazing shipwrecks have been showcased over the years in various Editorial Director publications, newspaper and television. Bob Sterner - Hoboken, NJ For information or to see more [email protected] images Warren has taken, please visit Art Director www.warrenlophotography.com. IJ James Production Manager MONTHLY COLUMNS Sarah Wilson Editor’s Note ......................................4 Hot News Midwest ...........................18 Writer Jamie Farris Incoming Mail ....................................5 Gear Check .....................................28 Copy Editor Hot News Northeast ..........................6 Book Log .........................................29 Katherine Meyers What’s Coming Up .............................7 Dive Directory .............................30-31 Accounts Manager Vicky Block NORTHEAST US DIVES Regional Sales Manager 10 Diving into Long Island Waters Sarah Ogdon By Bill Pfeiffer (360) 240-1874 The bays, inlets, and beaches of the Long Island area are a [email protected] diver’s paradise with depths that are home to some of the more famous shipwrecks on the east coast. These waters Circulation/subscriptions 360-240-1874 which go from cold winter dives to warm summer dives Dive News Magazine is committed to promoting beckon tropical fsh to the area provide great locations for the sport of scuba diving in the Northeast and beginner and expert divers alike. Midwest. We will present a practical, unbiased point of view regarding all aspects of the sport NORTHEAST CANADIAN DIVES of scuba diving. The Dive News Magazine believes in honesty 14 Georgian Bay - A Wreck Diving Paradise and integrity in business and will support all By Alec Pierce efforts related to this. We encourage readers Heavy maritime traffc has made the bay one of the top to participate in determining the content of freshwater wreck diving site in North America. Crystal this publication by giving us their opinions clear water and the incredibly intact wrecks draw quite a on the types of articles they would like to see. crowd during summers. Accessible, located an hour and a We invite letters to the editor, manuscripts and half from Toronto and just a short six-hour drive from New photographs related to diving or diving-related York, Georgian Bay is a big draw for the divers throughout business. Send us your stories and photos! IMPORTANT NOTICE the region who seek affordable trips. The Dive News Magazine reserves the right MIDWEST DIVES to refuse service to anyone it chooses. The contents of Northeast and Midwest Dive News 20 International Legends Honored are opinions of individual writers and do not By Jamie Farris necessarily refect the views of the publisher, They are the trail blazers of the world’s waterways who editor or any of its staff. The publishers and contributors assume no responsibility for any explored new frontiers to make the way for generations mishap claimed to be a result of use of this of scuba divers to come. They are the International material. Diving is an adventure sport and Legends of Diving and in April of this year they were contains inherent risks. Improper use of diving honored for the work they have done and the things that equipment or improper diving techniques may they have accomplished. result in serious injury or death. Readers are advised to use their own best judgment in each TROPICAL DESTINATIONS individual situation. MOVING? 24 Discovering the Philippines In order to continue receiving your magazine By Denise Mattia uninterrupted, please notify Northeast Dive News My expectations were great when I embarked on a 10-day when you change your mailing address. To ensure trip to the Philippines, with plans to dive everything from uninterrupted service, please contact us six to eight World War II shipwrecks to lush coral reefs off islands weeks before the change of address occurs. You that comprise the Philippines archipelago. I chose three of can call us at 360-240-1874 PST or email us at [email protected] or mail at: 7,107 islands, some barely break the surface of the water, BEDROCK PUBLICATIONS that divide the South China Sea and the Sulu Sea from the P.O. Box 1494 Pacifc Ocean. Any qualms about going such a distance Oak Harbor, WA 98277 disappeared the following morning, when I sank into the waters off Panglao Island. Northeast & Midwest Dive News JUNE 2009 www.mwdivenews.com 3 NORTHEAST DIVE NEWS COMING UP N.Y. Ray Tucker: (315) 337-6938. or Northeast www.scubany.org. Midwest JUNE June 20: Night Dives, 4 p.m., Hearthstone JUNE June 3: Wednesday Night Dives, 5:30 Point State Campground, Lake George, N.Y. June 5- 6: Tr e a s u r e H u n t a t p.m., Essex, Conn., (860) 767-1960. scubadms.com. Bonne Terre Mine, Bonne Terre, Mo. June 3: Dive Club Meeting, The June 20: Summer Solstice Charity www.scubaboard.com Hammerheads, 7 p.m., Salty Dog Eats & Event, Brownstone Park, Portland, Conn. June 6-7: DUI Demo and DOG Drinks, Lynnhaven Dive Center, Virginia (866) 860-0208. Days- Scuba Emporium Pearl Lake, South Beach, Va. (757) 481-7949. June 22-26: Scuba Rangers, Kids ages Beloit, Ill., (954) 572-2642 June 4: Coast Guard rescue demo, 5:30 8-12, 8:30 -11a.m. Lynnhaven Dive Center, June 9: Narked Sharks Club Meeting, p.m. Whites Beach, Manchester, Mass. Virginia Beach, Va., 757-481-7949. 7 p.m. – 9 p.m., Illinois Institute of Diving, www.northshorefrogmen.com. June 24: Princeton Tec Demo Days, all Glen Ellyn, Ill., (630) 469-3483. June 4-7: American Littoral Society’s day at Dutch Springs Quarry, Bethlehem, Pa. June 11: Dive Club Meeting The Maine Coast Weekend, Reservations www.dutchsprings.com. Aquaholics, 7:00, Dive Right In Scuba, required. www.littoralsociety.org. June 27: Gala fundraiser raffle for Plainfeld, Ill., (815) 267-8400. June 5-7: Drive and Dive, All Day, Lake Champlain Maritime Museum, June 14: Annual Dive Club Picnic, Everyday, Scuba Shack, Rock Hill, Conn. Vergennes, Vt. www.lcmm.org. 12 p.m. Spring Mill Pond, Aquatic 860-563-0119. June 27: Princeton Tec Demo Days, all Adventures of Michigan, Brighton, Mich., June 5-7: American Littoral Society’s day at Dutch Springs Quarry, Bethlehem, Pa. (810) 225-9868. Montauk- N.Y., Weekend. Reservations www.dutchsprings.com. June 24: Underwater Archaeological required. www.littoralsociety.org. JULY Society of Chicago Meeting, 6:30 p.m., Helix June 5-7: Drive and Dive Days, Dive July 8: Princeton Tec Demo Days, all building, Chicago, www.uaschicago.org. Dutch Springs, Bethlehem, Pa., ScubaShack, day at Dutch Springs Quarry, Bethlehem, Pa. June 15: Nancy Boucha speaks at (860) 563-0119. www.dutchsprings.com. Chicago Scuba Meet Up, Chicago June 6: Drift Dives Dingmans Landing, July 8: Northeast Dive News Editor www.meetup.com/chicago-scuba-meetup 8 a.m. Delaware River, Pa, scubadms.com. Bob Sterner talks on Diving in Paradise, June 27: Aqualung Demo Day. 9 a.m. June 6-7: 4th Annual Yard Sale, Free 7 p.m., New York City Sea Gypsies. Haigh Quarry, Kankakee, Ill., (815) 939-7797. food, great deals and prizes, Lehigh Valley www.seagypsies.org. June 27: Scuba Camp for Kids 8-12, Dive, Bethlehem, Pa., (610) 746-4016. July 11: Dive Lake Sacandaga, N.Y. 11 a.m. Scuba Systems, Skokie, Ill., June 8-10: Wreck Hunt weekend, New York State Divers Association. (847) 674-0222 Olympus Dive Center, Moorehead City, N.C. www.scubany.org. June 28: Dive Equipment Flea www.olympusdiving.com. July 20-26: Valcor Island, N.Y., camp Market, Haigh Quarry, Kankakee, Ill., June 10: Princeton Tec Demo Days, all and dive outing, New York State Divers www.haighquarry.com. day at Dutch Springs Quarry, Bethlehem, Pa. Association. www.scubany.org. June 28: Gorilla Hunt: Support the local www.dutchsprings.com. July 21: Eco-Photo Explorers dive team, Extreme Sports Scuba, Joplin, June 10: Photographer Mark Snyder talk on Galapagos, 7-8:30 p.m., Mo., (417) 659-9009. talks on multi-strobe setups, 7 p.m. New York Brentwood, N.Y., Public Library. JULY City Sea Gypsies. www.seagypsies.org. www.ecophotoexplorers.com. July 4-5: Digital Underwater Photography June 12-14: Vintage Dive Rally, All Day, July 22: Princeton Tec Demo Days, all Contest, White Starr Quarry, Gibsonburg, Historical Diving Society and Brownstone day at Dutch Springs Quarry, Bethlehem, Pa. Ohio, www.whitestarrquarry.com. Park, Portland, Conn., (866) 860-0208. www.dutchsprings.com. July 12: Underwater Treasure June 15-18: Spear Fishing dinner diver July 24-26: 4th Annual Lobsterpalooza, Hunt, 2 p.m. Spring Mill Pond, Aquatic weekend, Olympus Dive Center, Moorehead New England Aquarium Dive Club, Boston, Adventures of Michigan, Brighton, Mich., City, N.C. www.olympusdiving.com. www.neadc.org (810) 225-9868. June 15-18: Rebreather Only Charter, July 25: Great Annual Fish Count, Stage July 26: Jim Haigh Memorial Dive Olympus Dive Center, Moorehead City, N.C. Fort Park, Newport, R.I. www.neadc.org. / Diver Appreciation Day, Haigh Quarry, www.olympusdiving.com. July 25: Princeton Tec Demo Days, all Kankakee, Ill., www.haighquarry.com. June 19-21: New York State Divers day at Dutch Springs Quarry, Bethlehem, Pa.