Long Beach Scuba Show

Scuba Show 2009, the largest dive expo in the U.S., took place May 30-31 at the Long Beach Convention Center in Long Beach, California. This was the 22nd year of this popular event. The show consisted of 76,000 square feet of diving related exhibits including new and revolutionary dive gear, travel pros (many offering show discounts), and diving experts. Several exhibitors also offered free drawings for valuable prizes. Highlighting the exhibit hall was a personal appearance by world famous artist Wyland. He will be doing a live painting during the show and exhibiting some of his finest artwork. A continuous underwater film festival ran in the exhibit hall on a three-story high screen and featured films from around the world by over a dozen underwater imaging experts. 

A full schedule of 33 seminars garnished the weekend given by top diving experts Marty Snyderman, Dr. Milton Love, Bruce Watkins, Dale Sheckler, Tabby Stone MD, Ken Knezick, Ken Kurtis, Bonnie Cardone, and many more. Subjects covered underwater photography and video, marine life, dive travel, and more. 

Saturday night featured a Casino party benefitting California Ships to Reefs, a non-profit organization sinking ships along the California coastline as artificial reefs. Highlight of the party was the awarding of the California Scuba Service Award. Honoree for this year was Sal Zammitti, a fixture in California diving for over 40 years with his Central and Northern California “Bamboo Reef” dive stores. 

For information on SCUBA Show 2009 call (310) 792-2333 or visit the web site www.scubashow.com.
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For more information, visit www.scubashow.com.

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