- Paperback: 372 pages
- Publisher: Wharves Project (28 Feb 2008)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0979385202
- ISBN-13: 978-0979385209
- Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.1 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 3,945,913 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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SCUBA diving is thriving in the New York Area. The diving up here is much more challenging than warm water destinations due to our local conditions of cold temperatures, low visibility and currents. Written for both the diver and the non-diver, this book draws the reader into the exciting world of Northeast Technical SCUBA Diving. The book opens with an 'Introduction to SCUBA Diving' that explains the equipment, local conditions and dangers of diving to those new to the sport. Consisting of over 70 true stories of local dives this book has the reader descending with the author on numerous local shipwrecks such as the USS San Diego and ocean liner Oregon, both over 500 feet long and sunk in the Atlantic off of Long Island. The book also contains a number of dive site maps. The stories, chronicle the author's diving adventures and what it feels like to dive locally both exploring the wrecks and from popular shore diving sites . A site/equipment index allows the reader to also use the book to experience specific wrecks and sites. Let's say you have never dove the USS San Diego, a naval Armored Cruiser that sank in 1918 off of Fire Island. You can easily find all the stories about dives on her in order of increasing difficulty. Or you are considering getting an underwater scooter. You can locate all the stories where a scooter was an important part. Perhaps you want to understand how a reel helps keep a diver from getting lost inside a wreck or what its like to be entangled by a line of reel inside a wreck. Interested in finding out more of the dangers of technical decompression diving? It's all here in this book. This book takes you diving..
About the Author
About the Author
Native New Yorker David Rosenthal has had a long-time love of history and the sea. Scuba Diving since 1999, he rapidly advanced to technical decompression diving and by 2008 had logged almost 500 local dives. David is an avid promoter of local diving, past President of the 30-year-old New York City Sea Gypsies dive club and contributes writings on diving to various publications. He is currently involved in projects cataloging large artifact collections and a survey of the changing state of the USS San Diego shipwreck. His inability to locate lost treasure in shipwrecks demands that he continue his day job as owner of a successful computer consulting business for over 23 years, CitySoft, Inc.
Native New Yorker David Rosenthal has had a long-time love of history and the sea. Scuba Diving since 1999, he rapidly advanced to technical decompression diving and by 2008 had logged almost 500 local dives. David is an avid promoter of local diving, past President of the 30-year-old New York City Sea Gypsies dive club and contributes writings on diving to various publications. He is currently involved in projects cataloging large artifact collections and a survey of the changing state of the USS San Diego shipwreck. His inability to locate lost treasure in shipwrecks demands that he continue his day job as owner of a successful computer consulting business for over 23 years, CitySoft, Inc.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
When I bought this book I expected a diving guide or at least a description on the wrecks of Long Island. What I didn't expected was a diary from a diver on how he got seasick and other, for me, useless information. If you are looking for a dive related novel, this is the book for you. If instead, like me, you are looking for information on the dive sites of Long Island, you don't want this book. The title should be:
"Diary of a Scuba Diver" or "My Experience on Diving the Long Island Shores and Wrecks".
"Diary of a Scuba Diver" or "My Experience on Diving the Long Island Shores and Wrecks".
Format:Paperback
Hi,
I am the author of SCUBA Diving the Wrecks and Shores of Long Island, NY.
The book has been very well received here in the Long Island, New York dive community. One of the reasons is that it IS different than some of the existing books that just list dive sites and their major features in a somewhat 'sterile manner'. This book takes you diving with the author. There is a lot of factual anecdotal information on the wrecks, shore sites and dive boats in the book; just in a slightly different format than Mr. Van Den Eynde expected. Because this book is an 'import' from the Amazon US site, none of the descriptive text was posted along with the book on the UK site. I have now had UK Amazon add the descriptions to the book detail page so that future purchasers can see more info on the book prior to the purchase.
Mr. Van Den Eynde - my apologies for any confusion. Again, here on Long Island the book has been very well received....
Sincerely,
David Rosenthal
Author of SCUBA Diving the Wrecks and Shores of Long Island, NY.
drosen@citysoftinc.com
I am the author of SCUBA Diving the Wrecks and Shores of Long Island, NY.
The book has been very well received here in the Long Island, New York dive community. One of the reasons is that it IS different than some of the existing books that just list dive sites and their major features in a somewhat 'sterile manner'. This book takes you diving with the author. There is a lot of factual anecdotal information on the wrecks, shore sites and dive boats in the book; just in a slightly different format than Mr. Van Den Eynde expected. Because this book is an 'import' from the Amazon US site, none of the descriptive text was posted along with the book on the UK site. I have now had UK Amazon add the descriptions to the book detail page so that future purchasers can see more info on the book prior to the purchase.
Mr. Van Den Eynde - my apologies for any confusion. Again, here on Long Island the book has been very well received....
Sincerely,
David Rosenthal
Author of SCUBA Diving the Wrecks and Shores of Long Island, NY.
drosen@citysoftinc.com
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Highly Recommended for Divers and Non Diver Alike
17 April 2009
Format:Paperback
This book is a very interesting, entertaining, and enlightening narrative of the author's adventures SCUBA diving in the Long Island area. The author skillfully combines the suspense and challenge of his escapades with wry humor and fascinating historical anecdotes surrounding the sunken vessels he explores. As a diver myself, I found the tips and suggestions highly valuable, but you don't have to be a diver to enjoy this gem.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Excellent
11 Dec 2008
Format:Paperback
I am not a SCUBA diver. I had to read this book for my job, and I was pleasantly surprised. It is not very often when I want to hurry up and finish my day and get home to continue reading a story. And these are true stories. It reads like an adventure, and reminded me of adventure books I read in my youth. I also found myself laughing out loud, like when the author was taken over by currents and finds himself in the middle of the Rockaways on an island with Firemen trainees geared up in his dive suit post 9/11 and exclaims as they are running towards him, "this isn't France!". Some of these wreck dives the author went on sound downright scary and dangerous, yet their is a coziness about them. You can feel the pain of the early morning cold minimized by the sheer love of adventure, (and warmed up by an egg sandwich and cup of coffee). There is also a sense of history, and many interesting details. Yes, read this book, and live something you wouldn't ordinarily live.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
I recommend
16 Oct 2008
Format:Paperback
David has captured the essence of LI wreck diving... he adds a humorous side to this book that reads like his log book and is very informative about the wrecks he has been on.. I would recommend this book as mandatory reading for the AOW diver.. Thank you David for such an informative book..
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