sharksdelight
ScubaBoard Contributor

Date of Birth

March 1, 1950 (61)

About sharksdelight

Biography:

Previously owned a dive shop and was a member of the San Diego Sheriffs Search and Recovery Dive team. Now I lead several dive and safari trips a year with World Films and Travel, was sponsored by Gates and Light & Motion, alas, no longer, now sponsored by Nocturnal Lights and Keldan, I am a founding organizer of the San Diego UnderSea Film Festival,worked on the film 'Deep Blue Sea', shot for MegaDisasters on History Channel, recently shot a National Geographic show on Marlin, sold footage to Disney for their Atlantis production, and other broadcast projects, wrote for Asian Diver Magazine and current primary editing reviewer for the www.kenstone.net and www.lafcpug.org Mac based editing websites. I have served as the judge for several international film festivals as well as being a keynote speaker and presenter for various media professional organizations and dive groups. I enjoy teaching Final Cut Pro to individuals as well as in seminar situations.

Location:

San Diego

Interests:

diving, filming, editing, riding my Harley

Occupation:

former writer for Asian Diver Mag, editing websites and leading dive and safari trips

Gender:

Male

Blog / MySpace URL:

www.worldfilmsandtravel.com

Certification Agencies:

BSAC, Naui, Padi, SSI, ITE

Dive History:

My favorite place to dive is the Cocos Islands in Costa Rica. Been there about 11 times and I never get bored of the place. I've been almost everywhere diving but the Cocos is my favorite. Was in the water in Thailand when the tsunami hit, been there 2x, have dove Truk, Indonesia several times including Lembeh Straits, Bali, Komodo. Dove Tahiti, Scotland, Belize, Socorros Islands, Galapagos 2x, Kenya, S. Africa, Tanzania, Guadalupe Islands, and other places I am too old to remember.

Certification History:

BSAC Advanced Instructor, PADI, Naui and a few other organizations. Been diving regulary since 83, have a bit over 3000 dives now. Was a search and recovery for the San Diego Underwater Sheriffs dive team.

Certification Level:

BSAC Advanced Instructor tho I no longer teach.

# of Logged Dives:

2,500 - 4,999

Dive Classification:

Instructor / Assistant Instructor / Dive Master / Dive Con

Years Certified:

Ten Or More Years

Dive Equipment:

Currently using a Canon 7D and Nauticam Housing
Apple Certified Trainer of Final Cut Pro.

SB Challenge:

to film the sand tigers in N. Carolina

SB Challenge Streak:

YEA

Rebreather Experience:

Drager Dolphin