Women Underwater

A comprehensive resource for women divers.
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THE AUTHORS

JILL HEINERTH – A pioneering underwater explorer, Jill Heinerth has dived deeper into caves than any woman in history. Selected for the inaugural class of the Women Divers Hall of Fame, her recent awards include the Wyland Icon and Scuba Diving Magazine’s Sea Hero of the Year. Recognizing a lifetime of contributions to advancing underwater exploration, in 2013, Jill was presented with the Sir Christopher Ondaatje Medal for Exploration by the Royal Canadian Geographic Society. The author of several books about diving Jill currently has two titles on Amazon.com’s extreme sports “Top 100” bestseller charts. She is an active filmmaker, author, a regular Diver Magazine columnist and a highly regarded technical diving instructor. Her company, Heinerth Productions, Inc. specializes in independent publishing, new media content creation, and underwater videography. Jill Heinerth’s professional credentials includes PADI CCR Trimix Instructor Trainer in addition to teaching for several rebreather and cave diving agencies.

 

RENEE POWER – Since 1994 Renee Power has participated in dozens of underwater research projects and public education outreach efforts with the Cambrian Foundation. With the Foundation dive team, she has explored and surveyed thousands of feet of new passages in Mexico and Florida caves. Renee is an active NSS-CDS Basic Cave Instructor as well as a PADI Master Instructor. She served as Expedition Dive Safety Officer for projects in Bermuda and Florida, designing detailed safety and evacuation protocols specific to those regions. Renee is an active PADI Master Instructor. Her technical training certifications include Full Cave, Trimix and the Prism Topaz Closed Circuit Rebreather. Renee is a Disabled Diver International Instructor and has served in the Deptherapy Program with wounded military veterans. Her favorite students are the ones she helps empower to overcome their greatest challenges, obstacles and fears.

Jun 01
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Changing Coastlines

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A Warming World Last summer’s Arctic Ice Melt is the greatest in recorded history. There is more open water in the Arctic than ever before. There is no sense in denying the obvious and as we plan for a warmer world, we will need to gauge the potential impacts on our fresh water resources. Conservation and long term resource management and protection is critical. Solutions will take far longer than a political term of office. It will require grassroots activism to keep water issues in the forefront of local and national agendas. What will your coastline look like in the…

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May 19
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Redbull Visits with Jill

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Journalist Tarquin Cooper interviews Jill for Redbull.  Diving inside underwater caves would be most people’s idea of hell. For Jill Heinerth, it’s heaven. Canadian underwater explorer Jill Heinerth has dived in some of the most extreme locations on planet earth, from underwater caves to icebergs in the frigid waters off Antarctica. But she’s not in it for the kicks but to bring back valuable knowledge of our fresh water systems. See images and read more.

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May 15
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Sedna Expedition Preparing to Launch

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Swimming the Northwest Passage  In July 2016, a team of ten passionate women will embark upon an epic three-month journey, snorkeling through frigid Arctic seas from Pond Inlet, Nunavut, to Inuvik, Northwest Territories. Supported by a mother ship equipped with two rigid hull boats, the snorkelers will scout, document and record the impacts of global warming on this fragile arctic ecosystem and on the aboriginal peoples’ traditional ways of life. Tried, tested and blue  But before tackling the 100-day Northwest Passage Snorkel Relay in 2016, the Team will mount a 15-day, action-packed proof-of-concept expedition in July 2014. Traveling aboard the…

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May 13
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Women Underwater Cover Shoot

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Santi and Halcyon Support the Photo Shoot for Women Underwater I spent two days shooting photos for the cover of my new book, co-authored with Renee Power, my most excellent model! Ken Charlesworth from Halcyon joined us for a day of shooting at Ginnie Springs while Renee enjoyed her new custom dry suit from Santi. The Women’s First line is a brand new product series from Santi designed to specifically meet the needs of women recreational and technical divers.

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Mar 10
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Following Early Explorers

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As the sea women snorkel the Northwest Passage, they’ll follow in the esteemed steps of Viking, European, American and Canadian explorers. Using state-of-the imaging technology to map the sea floor, Team Sedna may discover long-lost wooden ships that have been preserved in oxygen-poor arctic waters—perhaps a Viking merchant ship? Or Captain Sir John Franklin’s ships, the HMS Erebus and the HMS Terror? Franklin’s 1845 traverse of the Northwest Passage ended badly; his two ships were beset by ice and later sank. Franklin and his 128 men perished.

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Feb 15
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Team Sedna Solidifies Plans for 2014

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  MV Cape Race to Support Team Sedna Before tackling the 100-day Northwest Passage Snorkel Relay during the summer of 2016, Team Sedna will mount an 15-day, action-packed expedition in July 2014. Traveling aboard the 116-foot MV Cape Race, along the Labrador coast to Baffin Island and across the Davis Strait to Western Greenland, the sea women will conduct team-building exercises, perform oceanographic studies, deliver educational outreach in Inuit communities and broadcast their findings to the world. Further, they’ll demonstrate that snorkelers—using diver propulsion vehicles—can successfully ‘go the distance’ through ice-infested arctic waters.

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Women Underwater – The Comprehensive Guide to Women in Scuba Diving, reaches out to women with specific information about their place in diving. With detailed guidance on equipment, medical issues and social factors, this book reaches women with inspiring stories from mentors who have forged a career in unique underwater fields. Authors Jill Heinerth and Renee Power tackle topics for both recreational and technical divers while featuring their vast experience in instruction, consulting and working in a field predominantly governed by men. At times humorous yet also deadly serious, the book answers delicate questions about hygiene, equipment fit and dealing with sexism. Printed in full color and generously illustrated, Women Underwater will be a welcome resource for any woman diver.

Women Underwater available now!

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