Explorers Talk evening with Jude Isabella, Isabelle Groc & Phil Nuytten, hosted by Jett & Kathryn Britnell. Nov 5th 2019, Aquaquest Theatre at Vancouver Aquarium, Vancouver Canada. Photo by Craig Minielly. The Gods Were Smiling It hit me last night soon after I started Explorers Talk with some opening comments. Kathryn had just introduced...
Tobermory’s Shipwrecks: Graveyard of the Great Lakes
We have another Tobermory story to be released soon elsewhere, but in the meantime, here is our latest Third Age Expeditions column for LuxeBeat Magazine called “Graveyard of the Great Lakes: Tobermory’s Shipwrecks.” The editor said… “Perfect article for October.” and we have also been awarded another “editor’s pick.” The quaint village of Tobermory,...
Explorers Talk in Vancouver November 5th
Come to Explorers Talk! “Explorers Talk” on November 5th, at the Vancouver Aquarium Theatre features presentations from three Fellows of The Explorers Club. Tickets available here: Explorers Talk Tickets Who is Speaking? Jude Isabella, FI’19 Jude is Founder and Editor in Chief of Hakai Magazine, a magazine focused on science and society in coastal...
Raptures of the Deep: Beneath British Columbia’s Emerald Sea
“Raptures of the Deep: Beneath British Columbia’s Emerald Sea”, our latest Third Age Expeditions column for Luxe Beat Magazine, has just been published. Raptures of the Deep In his best-selling book, “The Silent World”, Captain Jacques-Yves Cousteau waxed poetically about his intrepid 50-fathom dives into the zone of rapture, that precarious depth where… “divers...
Explorers Talk in Vancouver
Explorers Talk As the Explorer Club’s Regional Director, BC/Yukon, Canadian Chapter, it is with great pleasure I can now confirm “Explorers Talk” in Vancouver is all systems go! The Vancouver Aquarium Theatre is booked for the evening of November 5th! After August 1st, we will announce the speakers. $20.00 general admission tickets will be...
The Ultimate Undersea Skill: Fish Photography
Luxe Beat Magazine. has published our latest Third Age Expeditions column called, “Fish Photography: The Ultimate Undersea Skill.” This article was also selected an Editors Pick Feature. Stalk, don’t chase It’s futile to chase any fish, as they are constantly alert to predatory behavior. When frightened, either by sight, sound or vibration, they’ll flee,...
Nikon Canada Professional Services
We were thrilled to receive a note from Nikon Canada today advising that we are among an elite international group of special Nikon photographers. Hence, we are now a Nikon Professional Services (NPS) Member.
Luxe Beat Magazine: Realm of the Giant Pacific Octopus
Luxe Beat Magazine has published our latest Third Age Expeditions column: Realm of the Giant Pacific Octopus. Beguiling Cephalopods The largest giant Pacific octopus ever found reportedly weighed 600 pounds and measured 31 feet (9.5 meters) from tentacle to tentacle. Though disproportionately strong for their size, as demonstrated by one enterprising 40-pound octopus at...
Fear and Loathing of Sharks
Shearwater Research Inc (manufacturers of rugged dive computers for technical divers) has published our story, Fear and Loathing of Sharks, on their website. It’s more of a love story, really. I have both admired and studied sharks for the past 55 years. Kathryn learned to overcome her fear of sharks after diving into my...
SS President Coolidge WWII Shipwreck
Luxe Beat Magazine has posted our latest Third Age Expeditions column: The President and the Lady: World’s Greatest Diveable Intact Shipwreck? You can read it: Here A former luxury liner On the morning of October 26, 1942, the 22,000-ton SS President Coolidge was en route to the American supply base on Espiritu Santo, the...