Boston Sea Rovers Show

I flew in from England on Thursday night before the weekend  of the Sea Rovers Conference.  I got up early for the COMS (Career Opportunities in Marine Science) day.  I really enjoyed the broad variety of speakers at this event.  I was always interested in marine biology as a child, and the school groups that attended were very lucky to attend this presentation.

Amy and Terrence from the Cambrian Foundation gave a presentation about STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) and gave an overview of opportunities for students to get involved with cave explorations and scientific diving.

That evening, I went to the Friday night party, where I was formally introduced to many other Sea Rovers and friends of the Sea Rovers.   I also learnt a lot about the rituals and traditions of the Sea Rovers that night.

Saturday morning, I drove up to Danvers where the Sea Rovers exposition takes place.  The show fills the hotel.  I was really impressed by the scale.  In addition to the exhibit hall, there was an exhibition filled with diving relics and three rooms for presentations.   I spent most of the day at presentations.

I attended the film festival on Saturday night, where I watched beautiful footage shot by some of the best underwater videographers in the field.

I spent Sunday going through the exposition hall, and watched a few more presentations.  I wrapped up the show with J.P. Sullivan’s presentation on his internship last year.  His experiences were very interesting, and I am very excited to be presenting my own experiences next year.

I was very tired when I left on Sunday evening.  I went straight to the airport, and flew back to England.

I really enjoyed my time at the Sea Rovers show.  It was my first dive show, and I met a lot of really fascinating people and had a great time.  I can’t wait for next year.