Just got back in town and I will say I had an absolute blast. My girlfriend and I have never been to something like this. IF ANY of my fellow SB'ers have thought about goin to a show, trust me it's a blast. I'll try and give some insight into the event and my point of view as a spectator. If anyone who was fellow attendee chime in and give an alternate view. If you're a speaker or anyone else who I met, Thank you .
Just a bit of a report of my views, I'll try breaking it up so it'll be easier to read.
The best part was just knowing that you're surrounded by people who love diving. Not a huge event but still was worth the money it took to get me there and all.
Bit of background for the event. It was located in Durham, NC which is where Duke U. is located. The event was in the marriot civic center and It spilled over into a local arts building and YMCA. The local YMCA was offering a chance for those who wanted to experience SCUBA for the first time.
One thing that surprised me was the amount of diving celebrities that people would recognize. One of the main attractions was Richie Kohler and John Chatterton aka. the Deep Sea Detectives off the history channel. Two men who when talking with you could tell the devotion that they had to the sport in their manerisms. They had seminars which were in a laid back environment. The first of their presentations was on dive portal which shows the duo in adventures of their own making. The chosen piece shown was scalloping off Maine in February, which me and my gf had to go find seafood afterwards.
The second was about their very recent trip to film the britanic, the sister ship to the titanic. A combination of the history of the vessel and some raw footage was presented. Also an insight about their travels and ordeals of getting the footage was discussed.
