Part of our “Inner Space Seminar” series at Hart House.
Diving into History is a seminar in three parts from scuba diving enthusiast Kayla Martin.
Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021
Giant manta rays! Shipwrecks! Curses!
Video recording:
We recorded the seminar presentation. Watch it here on Kayla’s site .
Kayla Martin’s presentation included the “Fate of the Waome” and diving the cold, dark wrecks in Ontario. However, many divers prefer warm water and coral reefs, so we also ventured to Hawaii with great ideas for shore diving as well as diving with the giant manta rays. Then back to Canada to dive the relatively warm waters of the St. Lawrence River for the history of shipwrecks in the region.
- The mysteries and curses of the Waome, Muskoka
- The wreck of the Robert Gaskin, Brockville
- Shore diving from Honolua Bay on the Island of Maui to the Place of Refuge on the Big Island — and giant manta rays
Links
Kayla mentioned several other websites in her presentation, such as:
Save Ontario Shipwrecks
https://saveontarioshipwrecks.ca
Love of Diving: Kayla Martin’s website with more diving videos and tips
https://www.loveofdiving.com
Bio
Kayla Martin has logged hundreds of dives exploring the history of Great Lake’s Shipwrecks and the beauty of tropical coral reefs. Since 2014, in hopes of inspiring the next generation of divers, Kayla has been creating presentations to share her experiences and love of diving. She also organizes annual events for promoting Women in Diving. For the last four years she has been presenting at dive shows across North America, including the prestigious Our World Underwater Evening Film Festival in Chicago, where Kayla stood out as the youngest presenter in the 49-year history of the event. Currently Kayla is active doing field work with the Ontario Marine Heritage Committee and is the Membership Director with the Niagara Divers Association. She is in her third year of studying Applied Water Science (BSc) at Wilfrid Laurier University.
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