Bob Vincent
Master Instructor

Date of Birth

November 25, 1958 (53)

About Bob Vincent

Biography:

I was certified Oct. 1977 as a PADI Open Water & SSI Advanced Diver. In the early 80's I became a PADI Master Scuba Diver & Divemaster & AI. Then to an ITC in Baraboo WI to become a PADI OWSI for most of the 80's. Then on Jan. 10th 1989 I was certified a Master Trainer. Then I Staffed my first PADI IDC. As an original Staff Instructor for Underwater Sports we were the first dive shop to plug the CO2 inflaters on BCD's. A test facility for the first Casio dive watches. We were one of the pioneers of the left handed Octo's which Sherwood/Sel-Pac custom made for us along with longer hoses. Was Co-Team Leader for a specialized Rescue, Search & Recovery team hired by the American Drag Boat Assoc. (ADBA) For the Creve Coure Classic in MO and another in Lynchfeild IL before and during the introduction of capsule boats. Specialized training in rescue, search & recovery in dark water.

Diving in the late 70's was mostly ran as a Navy boot camp type training. You learned a little bit of everything. Including diving with a blacked out mask, while your instuctor would pull fins off, turn your air off, flood your mask unhook your weights and all kinds of things. They figured it made you a better diver. You know in the years I've been diving since, I never had a fish turn my air off! Go figure? But I tell you I'm ready for him!

Diving before tech was tech, your friend bought a manifold and put 2 80's together. Then you followed suit. Then one would tell the other don't go head first and streamline, the bottom comes up real fast! ... Are next time we go inside that wreck we need a rope tied outside so we can find our way out if we kick it up worse next time! You know if we carried 2 extra tanks with us we'd have alot more air!

Location:

St. Louis Missouri / Diver's Paradise NOT!

Interests:

Good friends, good times, good music & great diving!!! Diving somemore ... then diving again.

Occupation:

It's not enough ... not so much diving purchases ... but time and money to dive the world and do it everyday. That's why I still play Powerball! But no Damn luck!

Gender:

Male

Certification Agencies:

PADI, SSI, Red Cross, Bozo's Frog Man 101, Sea Hunt the Movie!

Dive History:

Salt - Florida, Keys, Hawaii - Oahu / Kauai, Mexico, Bimini, Belize, Honduras & Dry Tortugas. Fresh - The Great Lakes, Bonne Terre Mine, 3 Little Devils, Mermet Springs, numerous lakes and quarries in MO, AR, IL, WV & MI. Also Jenny Springs.

Certification History:

MSDT, OWSI, IDC Staff, Rescue, Adv Rescue, Search & Recovery, Dark Water Search & Recovery, Night, Research, Deep, Extended Deep, Deco, U/W Hunter, Wreck, Full Wreck, Photo, Equipment, Sherwood Tech, US Divers Tech, U/W Nav, Red Cross Multi Media First Aid & CPR Instructor, Red Cross WSI (Water Safety Instructor)

Certification Level:

Master Scuba Diver Trainer (Instructor) / IDC Staff Instructor

# of Logged Dives:

I'm a Fish!

Dive Classification:

Instructor / Assistant Instructor / Dive Master / Dive Con

Years Certified:

Ten Or More Years

Dive Equipment:

Lots & Lots. My favorite has become my Oly SW 790 in an Oly PT-041 housing along with the Oly ULF-1. It's not equipment but my Atocha Grade 1 Four Reale in a Gold Bezel with Emeralds and Diamonds.

SB Challenge:

Find a $$$ Wreck. Open a LDS in Cuba

SB Challenge Streak:

no go

Rebreather Experience:

Evolution