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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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Rory Simpson
Nickname: JessieJ
Age: 48
Occupation: Design Engineer
Current Certification Level: IDC Staff Instructor
Best Scuba Course Ever Taken & Why: Rescue course. This is
a course that will give you training in scenarios that will prepare
you for the unexpected. It brought to me the realism and power of
safe diving, and how to be prepared for the unforeseen.
Favorite Course(s) To Teach & Why: Open Water. This is
where you see the fastest and most encouraging change in new
divers. It is an amazing transformation in those two days.
| Dive Experience: |
Salt Water
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- Cozumel, Mexico - warm water drift diving is the best!!!!
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Fresh Water
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- Prescott - Shore dives
- Tobermory - wreck diving
- Kingston - wreck diving
- Brockville - wreck diving
- Lake Simcoe - Big Bay point
- Lake Erie - Long point wrecks
- Kirkfield, Innerkip |
Best Dive: Cozumel - Drift dive,
and I came face to face with my worst nightmare, the Moray Eel...
The more I stared, and the closer I got to him, my fears seemed
to drift away into pure amazement, over such a beautiful creature.
I would show you pictures, but they are blurry, as I was shaking
too much.
Worst Dive: The one where my son and I forgot to defog our
masks... ughhhhhh.. Something like diving in Innerkip at the best of times.
Other Interests: Family, Wood working, Hockey, Hiking, and the
Need for Speed.
Little Known Fact About Me: I love to win!
Personal Goal(s): To continue to challenge myself. I would
like to build a submarine one day, just in case I get too old to
scuba dive, I can still go down and explore.
Personal Motto: "Life is not measured by the number of
breaths we take, but by the number of moments that take our breath
away!"Unknown Author
Inspirational words: "To be successful you must accept
all challenges that come your way. You cannot just accept the ones you like.”
Kudos: Cathy Souch, for her patience while I was learning to
become an OWSI. Alec and Diane, for the opportunities. Brian Wake,
for being Dive Captain of the World, and for his patience and knowledge.
Lisa deVos for one of the best / toughest courses in my life, RESCUE.
Dave Le Fevre for teaching me that it's the little things that matter.
Dave Sheard (SHREK) for challenging, and telling me to stay off the
bottom...lol.. Also, for all the other leaders at Scuba2000, and their
knowledge, and encouragement.
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Brian H. Wake
Nickname: IDiveOntario
Age: Old
Occupation: Computer Product Mgr
Current Certification Level: PADI Course Director
DAN Instructor Trainer
EFR Instructor Trainer
DSAT Instructor Trainer
Best Scuba Course Ever Taken & Why: Wreck Course
& Fun
Favorite Course(s) To Teach & Why: Eanx, extends
bottom time and increases the fun of other courses that can
benefit from it.
Rescue course, Fun introducing divers into the leadership
levels.
Divemaster Course, allows me to teach more than just the basics
of Diving and helps develop leadership skills to each new
DMC.
| Dive Experience: |
Salt Water
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- Cozumel
- Bahamas
- Grenada
- Florida keys, Tarpin Springs
- Catalina Island, Ca.
- Barbados |
Fresh Water
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- Simcoe (lake)
- Tobermory
- St. Lawrence River (Brockville, Kingston)
- Couple of quarries in Ontario
- Genie Springs, Blue Groto, Crystal Springs |
Best Dive(s): Stav Nakita wreck
in Barbados
Bionca Sea in Grenada
Diving with the Manatee.
Worst Dive: Duane in Florida
Other Interests: Underwater Archeology, Photography
Little Known Fact About Me: Afraid of the Dark
Personal Goal(s): To teach at least one of every course
a year.
Personal Motto: I dive because I love it, I love it,
so I dive.
Inspirational words: Always remember to have fun.
Kudos: None that I know of or will admit too.
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Anthony
D. Ward
Age: 52
Occupation: Retired
Current Certification Level: Assistant Instructor,
EFR Instructor and Dan O2 Instructor
Best Scuba Course Ever Taken & Why: Rescue because
there are no stresses whatsoever and lots of practical things
to do.
Favorite Course(s) To Teach & Why: EFR because
it can be used in day to day life
| Dive Experience: |
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Water -Cozumel, Bahamas, Antigua, Jamaica, Grand
Cayman, St. Thomas, St. Maarten, Florida Keys |
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Water - Tobermory, Lake Ontario, Lake Muskoka,
Penetang, Brockville, Kingston, Lake Simcoe |
Best Dive(s): Punta Sur in
Cozumel
Worst Dive: There are no bad dives
Other Interests: Reading
Little Known Fact About Me: Half English and Half Chinese
Personal Goal(s): Already attained it. Am now retired
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Michael
H. Weber
Nickname: MHW
Age: Forty-something
Occupation: GM, Real Estate Development
Current Certification Level: OWSI Instructor, EFRI,
DAN 02 & AED Instructor, Specialty Instructor: Wreck,
Deep, Enriched Air, Night, U/W Photo, Boat, Drift
Best Scuba Course Ever Taken & Why: Divemaster.
Great dive theory, physiology & physics, involvement with
student divers.
Favorite Course(s) To Teach & Why: Open Water.
Satisfaction of seeing student divers master skills that they
originally thought that they could not do. Discover Scuba.
Seeing the excitement grow after that first experience with
scuba.
| Dive Experience: |
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Water - Caribbean 120+ dives |
Fresh
Water - Tobmermory/Simcoe
40+ dives |
Best Dive(s): Shark feed dives,
Bahamas
Worst Dive: IDC open water. 2 foot vis, 3 degree water
temp., wet suit.
Other Interests: Horseback Riding, Flying (private
pilot)
Little Known Fact About Me: If I printed it here, it
would no longer be a little known fact. You just have to find
out for yourself.
Personal Goal(s): IDC Staff Instructor by summer of
'04, Master Instructor by end of '05.
Personal Motto: Go for it - life is just too short
to worry about the details.
Inspirational words: Dive, Dive, Dive - have fun, be
safe!
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