ALERT! New location for club Membership meetings!
The location for membership meetings has been changed.
We are no longer meeting at the Crowne Plaza Hotel.
We are now meeting at:
Courtyard Marriott
342 Speen Street, Natick, MA
See the meetings page for detailed directions.
Check out new photos!
We’re now regularly adding pictures of club members dive experiences! Check them out here. Want to submit photos you’ve taken? Just send an email to Jeff Wagner.
Join us for a Date@8 shore dive!
Join us for a weekly Date @ 8 shore dive. We meet at the Burger King on Rt.128 in Beverly every Saturday morning and head to one of Cape Ann's numerous dive sites for a dive or two. Dive sites are decided on the spot to accomodate the experience and skill levels of those who show up, and everyone is welcome - members and non-members alike. Click for photos of past shore dives
Please contact the coordinator (listed on the Date @ 8 page linked
above) a day or two before Saturday if you'd like to join us, to make
sure the group doesn't leave without you if you're running a little late.
Also, please note that during winter months we meet at 10am!
See you there!
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Tuesday, May 8th, 2012:
Please join us at 8:00pm at the Courtyard Marriott on Speen Street in Natick.
On June 19, 1919 the German fleet of 74 ships (totaling 400,000 tons) was clandestinely scuttled, paving the way to finalizing the Treaty of Versailles which ended World War I. Seven of these magnificent war vessels remain; including some of the largest ever built. This sunken fleet now provides some of the most exotic scuba exploration in the world. The German battleship SMS Markgraf is just one example. At a length of 575 feet and a beam of 97 feet, it now sits in 140 feet of seawater at the bottom of Scapa Flow. This month, club member John Ganson discusses the story of these scuttled ships and recounts his visits to Scapa Flow. John will also discuss protocols for live boat diving, 4 knot drift diving amongst scattered wrecks in the narrows, and mildly deep diving (150feet) off the Northern coast of Scotland.
John started diving in the 1990s with MetroWest and has been an active Sea Rover. John has been involved with diving from Uruguay to Moscow, and is particularly fond of Scapa Flow and its historical significance. This particular presentation has developed over the last several years, and John has presented this very topic to The Naval War College at Newport.
Upcoming Speakers and Topics
| June 12 | Jerry Shine | Diving Eastport and Deer Island |
| July 10 | Greg McGrath | Diving the Indo-Pacific |
All speakers and topics subject to change without notice.
You can check out past speakers and presentations on our meetings page.
The MetroWest Dive Club (MWDC) is dedicated to promoting fun, safe diving, and introducing and familiarizing members with new dive sites. We are committed to encouraging good relations with our coastal neighbors through courtesy and good diving etiquette, and getting involved with community activities.
The MWDC is not affiliated with any retailer, vendor, or manufacturers. We are a large group of sport divers with a wide range of scuba diving interests. Club members can help direct you to the many training classes locally available.
MetroWest Dive Club meetings are held on the second Tuesday of each month at the Courtyard Marriott on Speen Street in Natick. Meetings are free and guests are welcome, divers and non-divers alike. MWDC meetings start at 7:30 pm but members often meet socially at the bar from 6:30 to 7:30pm.