The third edition of Dive Portal DVD, the highly-anticipated video magazine by John Chatterton and Richie Kohler is now available and shipping. The duo, well-known to the dive community around the world as “the Shadow Divers”, have created a presentation that takes viewers from the local waters of the Florida Keys, to the exotic underwater world of Yap with some exciting stops in between.
Highly entertaining, the Shadow Divers created Dive Portal DVD as a way to bring their many adventures and experiences to the general public. This third edition, which contains nearly two hours of original video material, follows two very popular DVDs that are still available from the Dive Portal Production company.
Dive Portal DVD #3 is unique because there are segments that take both John and Richie back “to their diving roots.” According to Richie, “They say you can never go back, but I had the opportunity to go back to where my diving career really started – Port Richey, Florida. Doing some extreme diving with Paul Heinerth, my scuba instructor from 30 years ago, proves you can indeed go back.”
There is a highly entertaining segment where Richie and Paul explore the “Eagle’s Nest” cave system. Said Richie, “Diving with a cave pioneer like Paul brings me back to the days when it was all new!”
Not to be outdone, John also took a trip into the past to visit Divers Academy commercial diving school in New Jersey, where he first got a taste for the underwater world more than 20 years ago.
“A lot has changed since I was a student at Divers Academy. Today training is different because the industry is different. The director of the school today was a student back when I was there. To be back at Divers Academy with Tammy Brown certainly makes you think about the ‘old days’ and the long road to where I am today.”
Dive Portal DVD #3 wasn’t intentionally designed to be an “origin edition” but according to John, “It seems to have turned out that way. People have been asking us how we got started, so I guess if they watch the DVD, they’ll find out.”
Below is an overview of some of the other features in this edition.
Spiegel Grove
The Speigel Grove is one of Florida's most popular artificial reef shipwrecks. When she was originally put on the bottom, she was on her side, but not anymore.
DAN
Almost every diver in the world knows the Divers Alert Network. But what goes on behind the scenes with these divers who are helping other divers. John has a backstage pass.
Eagle's Nest
Would you want to dive into a world class cave system that takes you down to a depth of 300 feet? Richie goes to north Florida to dive one of the most challenging caves around, Eagle's Nest, with his first scuba instructor.
The Diving Almanac
John sits down with Jeffrey Gallant to talk about his new publication, The Diving Almanac and Yearbook.
Lee Bishop: The UK's Best Wreck Diver
John has been diving with his friend, Brit Leigh Bishop for well over a decade. Leigh is one of the guys who helped to make British wreck diving what it is today.
Yap: Mantas and Beetle Nut
Evan and Richie get hooked on Beetle Nut, while Richie is supposed to be taking his wife Carrie on vacation to Micronesia's beautiful island state of Yap.
Diver's Academy
Have you ever thought of making diving your day job? John visits with Tammie Brown at Diver's Academy International, the place where he trained to be a commercial diver more than 20 years ago.
For a complete look at the Dive Portal DVD series, go to: http://diveportaldvd.com/
Dive Portal DVD is available at dive retail stores across the country. Be sure to visit your Local Dive Center to pick up your copy. If your dive center does not carry Dive Portal DVD, you can order your copy directly by going to this link: http://diveportaldvd.com/salesajax.php
Watch for the next edition of Dive Portal DVD to be released later this year.