ELITE DIVE CLUB SPEAKER EVENTS
Past and current Speaker Series speakers.
Speaker Series
November 20th – Stolt Dagali with John Orecchio and Shawn Sweeney
The Shipwreck Stolt Dagali The Ship sank on Thanksgiving day, Novembr 26, 1964, in a collision with the liner Shalom. The wreck starts at 60 ft. and goes to 130 ft. TIME: 7:30 PM social, 8:00 PM speaker WHEN: 11/20/19 WHO: All certified divers and guests welcome COST:...
September 18th – Elite Dive Club Meeting – Speaker: John Chominsky
MIKHAIL LERMONTOV The "ANDREA DORIA of the Pacific" John will speak about the ship wreck of the Russian liner MIKHAIL LERMONTOV. The ship sank in Port Gore Bay, Marlborough Sound at a depth of 37 meters (121 feet). John’s Bio: I started diving late in life over 20+...
February 21st – Elite Dive Club Meeting – Speaker: John Chominsky
A Dive Story Diving in the South Pacific Two ships, 5,000+ Army & Navy personal and millions of dollars on an island in the middle of the Pacific you may not know and why we were their. Oh, yes diving was great… Our very own John Chominsky will be the next speaker...
December 6th – Elite Dive Club Meeting – Speaker: Becky Kagan Schott
Emmy Award Winning Underwater Director of Photography, Photographer & Tech Instructor: Becky Kagan Schott Becky has always been attracted to water, but her curiosity about what lay beneath the waves became an obsession from a young age. She always knew documenting...
November 8th – Elite Dive Club Meeting – Speaker: Deep Dive Record Holder Nuno Gomes
DEEP CAVE DIVERS, THEIR MIXES AND EQUIPMENTNuno Gomes is one of only three men to survive making a scuba dive to a depth greater than 1000 FSW. The word “Safety” takes on an entirely different meaning when planning for a world record. Nuno will tell us about deep cave...
October 11th – “Out in the Blue” with John Stella
Since John's last presentation he has visited Greece two more times as a Technical Advisor and dive team member. John will premier the documentary "Out in the Blue" and update the club on his last two missions. John Stella has been a Dive Industry Professional for...
July 18th – Elite Dive Club Meeting – Speaker: Pete Nawrocky, OMS
Get the latest Dive Gear info on OMS products! Diving equipment has changed dramatically in the last 20 years. The cave/technical diving communities have greatly influenced the wreck, travel and sport diver. New technology and techniques have allowed divers to explore...
April 12th – Elite Dive Club Meeting – Speaker: Dan Lieb presents the Long Branch Locomotives
Mr Lieb's presentation will be about the two, old locomotives located five miles off Long Branch, New Jersey in nearly ninety feet of water. The pair has defied revealing their owners, manufacturers or which vessel they fell from. Dan will share what is known to date...
November 9th – Elite Dive Club Meeting – Speaker: Joe Stellini from Sealife Cameras
Joe Stellini is the Sealife Sales Representative in the Northeast and will be talking to the Elite Dive Club about Sealife Cameras and Lighting Systems. He will have cameras and lights to pass around to look at and a short slide show with many different types of...
April 13th – Elite Dive Club Meeting – Speaker: Dan Lieb presents the John K. Shaw Wreck
Dan Lieb is a founding member and the current president of the New Jersey Historical Divers Association, Inc., a not-for-profit historical organization dedicated to the preservation of New Jersey shipwreck and maritime history. The organization’s main thrust is to...