Follow Your Dreams Seminars


Learn Treasure Hunting from the Experts


Dive on actual Spanish Treasure Wrecks


In 1996 four seminars are scheduled on Florida's treasure shipwrecks. The 5 day seminars include 1 day of visiting the 1733 Spanish galleon "El Infante", and possibly a second 1733 shipwreck site, and a day of actual salvage work on the 1733 Capitana "El Rubin. The "El Infante" lies in 16 feet of water, and the "El Rubi" is in 18 feet. The ocean work is accomplished aboard "J & J's Lady", a 40 foot salvage vessel.

Seminar's are being held on Tavernier Key in the Florida keys and will be limited to 10 attendees per seminar. Seminar classwork includes all aspects of shipwreck salvage, and extensive historical background on the 1622, 1715, and 1733 Spanish plate fleets. It also includes confidential information on the sinking and location of the 1708 Capitana "San Jose" off Cartegena, Colombia.

One lecture of this year's seminar is "How To Salvage Shipwrecks For Under $5,000." Cost of the seminar is $800 per person and includes all classroom material, 2 dinners and all lunches, coffee breaks, snacks, an open bar each evening, 2 water field trips on "J & J's Lady" including a day of salvage work, a Spanish silver "Piece of Eight", and a certificate of completion.

Transportation will be furnished from Miami Int'l airport to Tavernier. Local motel rooms are available at a discount rate from $50 to $75 per night, with rooms at Ocean Pointe for 2 to 4 persons as low as $32 per night per person.

In 1996 we will be running two water field trips of 5 days each to the various 1733 Spanish shipwreck sites, including the "Chaves", "Herrera", "San Pedro", "El Lerri", "San Jose", "San Francisco", "El Infante", and the "El Rubi". You must have finished one of the seminars to be eligible for these water field trips. At least one night will be spent aboard J & J's Lady. Cost of the water field trips is also $800 per person.

Seminar dates are:

April 1 - 5

April 15 - 19

Water trip 22 - 26

May 6 - 10

May 20 - 24

Water field trip 27 - 31

Hookah rig unlimited air supplies are aboard J & J's Lady, but each diver should bring his or her own personal dive gear. A deposit of $250 is required, and reservations should be made as soon as possible. Classes have filled up quickly in the past. Hosts for the seminars are Bob "Frogfoot" Weller, and Joe "Cool" Kimbell. For more information write or call:

Crossed Anchors Salvage

1818 17th Ave. N

Lake Worth, F1. 33460-6432

407/588-2903


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