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Meet
the Scuba 2000/The
Wet Shop team ... a diverse bunch of Open Water Instructors, Master
Scuba Divers, Divemasters, etc.
Scuba 2000, a PADI
5 STAR Instructor school located minutes north of Toronto is only
an hour away from some of Ontario's best dive areas.
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Warren Lo
Age: 30 something
Occupation: Investment Advisor
Nickname: Warren_L (I wonder how I came up with that??)
Current Certification Level: Master Scuba Diver Trainer
Best Scuba Course Ever Taken & Why:
The Divemaster Course was my favourite. This is the first of the
leadership level courses and it really helped me to advance not only
my own dive theory knowledge and skills, but showed me what a great
pleasure it can be to help lead and introduce the sport of diving,
which I love so much, to new divers.
Favorite Course To Teach & Why: Advanced Open Water.
This course introduces divers, often recently certified, to a whole
new realm of experiences in the diving world. And I get to show them
the way first hand! Adventure dives I lead would include night diving,
wreck exploration, deep diving, and many more.
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Salt Water
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- Cozumel, Mexico - warm water drift diving rules!
- Bimini, Bahamas - warm water and sharks!
- Catalina Island, California - amazing kelp forests
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Fresh Water
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- Ontario - Tobermory - wreck diving and open water classes
- Ontario - Kingston - wreck diving at it's best
- Ontario - Brockville - my favourite wreck - "The Keystorm"
- Ontario - Humber Bay - easy to get to "impromptu" dive site
- Ontario - Lake Simcoe - fantastic ice diving
- Ontario - Chippawa River - Ontario's cozumel
- Ontario - Lake Erie - Long point wrecks
- Ontario - Kirkfield, Lake Muskoka, Toronto Harbour |
Best Dive: Tobermory - Night Dive on the
Arabia - Absolutely spectacular.
Worst Dive: There are bad dives? I would have to say Innerkip in
August 2003. 3 inch visibility.
Other Interests: - Mountain biking, duathlons, skiing & snowboarding,
golf, underwater photography, and maintaining the Scuba 2000 chat line, "The
Diving Board"
Little Known Fact About Me: I love to cook! Call me "Emeril"!
Personal Goal(s): To continue to learn, both in life and in diving. No
matter how much you know, there's always more to learn. And above all else, dive,
dive, dive!
Personal Motto: "Live life to it's fullest. Have no regrets!"
Inspirational words: "In the end it's not the years in your life that
count. It's the life in your years."
"Yesterday is but a dream, and tomorrow is only a vision, but today well lived
makes every yesterday a dream of happiness and every tomorrow a vision of hope."
Kudos: Alec, for giving me the chance to prove myself, Brian & Dave for showing
me the way, Jay for the enlightenment and mentoring, dive buddy Chris, who rarely turns down a
dive, and all my friends at the shop without whose encouragement and support I might not
have even tried!
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Christine Lovett
Age: 48
Occupation: Project Manager
Nickname: Chris Red
Current Certification Level: Open Water Scuba Instructor
Best Scuba Course Ever Taken & Why:
The Divemaster Course was my favourite. This is was my first rung
on the leadership ladder providing me with the insight into the
rewarding experience of sharing my passion for the sport of diving
with other divers. It also launched me firmly in continuing my
leadership education to improve my own dive theory knowledge and skills.
Favorite Leadership Experience & Why: Leading Sport Dives.
I so enjoy bringing divers together to experience new underwater
explorations and to really get the most out of their diving environments.
Fun diving, grand adventures, meeting other divers what could be better?
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Salt Water
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- Cozumel, Mexico Warm water drift diving!
- Grand Cayman Tarpon Alley!
- Florida Key Largo
- New Yorks Long Island Sound
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Fresh Water
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- Ontario - Tobermory - wreck diving, open water classes
- Ontario - Kingston - wreck diving at it's best
- Ontario - Brockville - "The Keystorm" just awesome
- Ontario - Humber Bay - easy to get to "impromptu" dive site
- Ontario St. Catharines' Tiller: A wreck just down my street
- Ontario - Lake Simcoe - fantastic ice diving
- Ontario - Chippawa Creek - Ontario's cozumel
- Ontario - Lake Erie Raleigh and Long Point
- Ontario - Kirkfield, Lake Muskoka, The Mo |
Best Dive: The Keystorm, Fantastic
features, gorgeous water.
Worst Dive: There are bad dives?
Other Interests: - Surfing, Winter Camping, enjoying the great
outdoors, and "The Diving Board"
Little Known Fact About Me: I used to ship live animals around
the world.
Personal Goal(s): To continue to learn, both in life and in diving.
No matter how much you know, there's always more to learn. And above all
else, dive, dive, dive!
Personal Motto: "Live life to it's fullest. Have no regrets!"
Inspirational words: "Be the change you want to see in the
world."
Kudos: Alec, for giving me the chance to prove myself, Ron and Dave
for showing me the way, dive buddy Warren, who rarely turns down a dive,
and all my friends at Scuba 2000 whose support has been inspirational!
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Dave Noble
Age: 47
Current Certification Level: Course Director
EFR Instructor Trainer
DSAT Gas Blender Instructor Trainer
DAN Instructor Trainer
numerous Specialties as Instructor and Instructor Trainer
(including Anchor Specialty - ask about that one!)
IANTD Gas Blender, PSI Visual Inspector
Best Scuba Course Ever Taken & Why: The Course
Director Training Course is my new favorite. What a humbling
experience - especially to have from 1 to 10 examiners evaluating
you all the time for 12 days to see what you've got.
Favorite Course To Teach & Why: Open Water - for
being able to watch as students eyes get wide and they start
to build their enthusiasm as they realize they really ARE
divers!
Divemaster - I always enjoy encouraging people to develop
their leadership abilities so it only follows that I have
to help them. Having a good DM to work with is a worthy goal.
| Dive Experience: |
Salt Water
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- Caribbean - Cozumel, Roatan, Nassau, Belize
- Gulf of Mexico - Tampa FL (U/W Hunter, thanks Alec)
- Pacific - Emerald Sea (Victoria BC - wolf eels)
- California (Catalina Island - kelp forest)
- Atlantic - Les Escoumins, PQ (wow - coral in Canada!!)
- PEI (in the oyster beds - cool)
- Red Sea - Sharm-al-Sheik & Hurghada |
Fresh Water
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- Ontario - Toby, Kingston, Lake Simcoe, Bala, Innerkip,
Ottawa River, anywhere I can
- Florida - Ginnie Springs |
Best Dive: Nassau - Shark Dive
in Nassau
Arabia - to see the ghostly outline as you move in from the
descent line
Frontenac, Northwind
Worst Dive: There's no such thing as a bad dive!! Some
are just more memorable than others!!
- Ice Dive - Feb 2001
- Looking for the Arabia - May 5, 2002
(there's nothing down there!!)
Other Interests: - Motorcycle (Virago 1100, Gold Wing
1200) (see you at the Ride for Sight! - sponsors welcome:)
- Amateur Radio (VE3NDA / VA3NX)
- Flying - powered, soaring, etc., Tornado Chasing, extreme
stuff
Little Known Fact About Me: I'm a very shy guy
Personal Goal(s): Just have fun - and drag others along
with me - kicking and screaming
Personal Motto: "Live life for what it can offer
you today - when you look back, you don't want regrets about
things you didn't do!"
Inspirational words: Take this sport, wrap it in enthusiasm
and never let go of those special moments with nature. Go
as far as you can. Education is Safety.
Kudos: " Alec and Diana - Thanks for your encouragement
and mentoring all the way!!
" To all those who I have encouraged along the way -
THANKS for trusting me and for believing in yourselves.
" To everyone who supported me as I stumbled - WOW -
did you ever have patience!
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Joel
Pomerantz
Nickname: Scuba
Dog
Age: 48
Occupation: Mgr.
Current Certification Level: MI, Peak Performance Buoyancy,
Project Aware, AWARE Coral Reef Conservation Specialty, Enriched
Air Diver, Underwater Navigator, Night Diver, Search &
Recovery, Wreck, Multilevel Diver, Fish Identification, Boat,
Drift, Dry Suit, Underwater Naturalist, Underwater Photographer,
Equipment Specialist.
By the time this is up I should also have Ice and DPV
Best Scuba Course Ever Taken & Why: Rescue, It
made me feel more comfortable in the water knowing that I
could fend for my self and be able to help other divers if
needed.
Favorite Course(s) To Teach & Why: Open Water:
I love to see new divers complete their open water course.
Rescue: Lets me see advancing divers improve on knowledge
and skills.
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| Salt Water
-most of the Caribbean, S. Africa, North Carolina, Florida,
Costa Rica, Coz. |
| Fresh Water
- Ontario |
Best Dive(s): Grand Cayman
Worst Dive: I would not call a dive bad, just not great
Other Interests: Motorcycles, Photography,
Little Known Fact About Me: I like the sun and always
have a good time.
Personal Goal(s): Always setting new ones
Personal Motto: Enjoy it while you can.
Inspirational words: Have fun at whatever you do
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Tim Sanders
Nickname: Splash
Age: 39
Occupation: Parts Driver, Newmarket Honda
Current Certification Level: Open Water Instructor;
Boat, Deep, Drysuit Instructor Specialities
Best Scuba Course Ever Taken & Why: Advanced Course.
Taking it right after my Open Water let me experience a lot
in a short time and really got me hooked.
Favorite Course(s) To Teach & Why: Open Water Course.
Like other Instructors I enjoy the wonder of the first timer,
but, it is the special joy of someone having trouble with
a skill when they look at you after finally completing it
and they no longer feel like a failure because everyone else
did it the first time.
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Salt Water
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- Night
- Deep
- Wreck
-Tobago
- Cuba
- North Carolina
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Fresh Water
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- Night
- Deep
- Wreck
- Ice
- Low Visibilty
- Tobermory
- Lake Ontario
- Lake Simcoe
- Bonne Terre Missouri |
Best Dive(s): The "Arabia"
being so intack. Bonne Terre for the Main Elevator structure
reaching majestically toward the sunlight at the surface.
Worst Dive: The "ALICE G" during my Open
Water Course. Being the last divers out my buddy and I found
highly silted, zero visibilty conditions that meant we only
found the side of the wreck or the shore wall by bouncing
into them.
Other Interests: Old Cars, History, First Aid
Little Known Fact About Me: The very shy kid I was
could never be as out going as a Divemaster or ( Horrors !
) an Instructor should be so I never thought of or planned
on going this far when I first started. Thanks to certain
current and previous "WETSHOP"
People for the help and inspiration.
Personal Goal(s): To have no goals. Goals to me are
wish lists of "What I would like to do." Instead,
live life to the best of your ability doing or at least trying
whatever interests you during a given period of time.
Personal Motto: Most things happen for a reason so,
good or bad, they were probably meant to be. ( Also, There
is only one time it is essential to dive. That time is now.
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Inspirational words: Diving is ADVENTURE, EXPLORATION,
RELAXATION and for some people PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENT. Whatever
it is to you, it is always ENJOYMENT !
Kudos: Alec and Diana for the business they have built
and everything they have accomplished.
To everyone who has joined us in this "Extreme"
sport. It is the people that make it the great thing that
it is.
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