For 35 years Jim & Pat Stayer of Out of the Blue Productions, have been diving in the Great Lakes and around the world. Pat is a member of the Women’s Diving Hall of Fame and Jim has been a U.S.C.G Licensed Captain for 24 years. They have co-authored three books and produced 20 DVDs. The Stayers have discovered eight shipwrecks and documented numerous others. They have worked as cameramen for the History Channel and their footage has appeared on several major commercial networks. Jim and Pat have been popular presenters at dive shows across the country.
The Magical Maldives with Mantas &Whale Sharks
A multitude of magic awaits you under the pristine turquoise waters of the Maldives. This archipelago nation consists of 1,190 emerald islands, most of which are uninhabited and surrounded by breathtakingly beautiful pinnacles, seamounts, and walls. Here enormous schools of fish surround you and mantas form trains, which maneuver ever so close to the camera lens. Watch as the mass mantas activity develops into a cyclone feeding frenzy. A whale shark also feasting on the krill soon joins the action.
Komodo Island… The Ultimate Diving Experience
The Island of Komodo and its surrounding waters have more diversified life forms than any other place on earth. There Komodo dragons patrol the beach, while large cuttlefish, turtles, and strange looking invertebrates inhabit the reef. From the small pigmy seahorse to the 400-pound bumphead parrot, Komodo’s water is truly an enchanted paradise..
Diving the Ring of Fire
A special short banquet program: Imagine waking up to the boom of thunder and yet no lightening. Racing out on deck to see a volcano hurling huge chunks of superheated rocks into the air. Then gearing up and rolling into the water becoming the first divers to explore this remote island. Climaxing the day’s event by sitting in a tender boat 150 feet off the base of a volcano as it erupts spewing fire hundreds of feet into the air. Finally culminating this incredible experience with a musical montage full of footage exemplifying the diversity of marine life found in Indonesia’s portion of the "Ring of Fire."