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“Blowin’ a Gagger” in Tobermory – Shipwrecks, a Grotto, and Ice Cream

Jett & Kathryn Britnell Posted onNovember 15, 2021 Comments are off

Diving Tobermory’s Historic Shipwrecks

My story about diving Tobermory’s historic shipwrecks “Blowin’ a Gagger” in Tobermory – Shipwrecks, a Grotto, and Ice Cream”, was published online today on Shearwater Research‘s website.
This was a fun story to write and is a nod and a wink to the many diving friends I have back east who shared time and space with us during my 10-day diving visit to Tobermory, Ontario, back in 2019.

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Mucho thanks to Jeff Shirk, Paul Scott, Greg Hannigan, my fellow Team Zero brothers who drove all the way up from Milwaukee for a visit, (Cal Kothrade aka Mr. #MilwaukeeSettings, Steven Wimer II, and Dirk Wilhelm, Corry Coyea, Divers Den owners Kelly McAdam & Michael Marcotte, and then on my last night at the Seldon’s homestead for dinner Mark Skursky and JD Strang came for a visit and where I met for the first time the lovely and talented Kelly Rizzo who tamed… er well, married… Stuart Seldon. Thanks again, Stuart, for making this visit a blast. Best of all… I can now forever claim to be part of Tobermory’s scuba history having stayed for many nights at the notoriously famous… “Squaller Holler!”
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Jett and Kathryn Britnell are acclaimed Underwater, Wildlife, and Expedition Photographers, as well as Explorers, internationally recognized for their published work as scuba and adventure travel writers and dynamic speakers. Both are distinguished as Fellows of the exclusive Explorers Club in New York and the prestigious Royal Canadian Geographical Society in Ottawa. Both have been named Antarctic Ambassadors by the International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators - IAATO. Jett also holds membership in the esteemed Ocean Artists Society—a global collective of leading marine life artists, including painters, sculptors, photographers, filmmakers, and writers. He is among an elite group of approximately 75 of the world’s foremost underwater photographers who have contributed imagery in support of The Ocean Agency’s marine conservation initiatives. Additionally, he serves as a consultant to Elephanatics, a Vancouver-based organization dedicated to elephant advocacy.

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