VANCOUVER

Regular meetings are on the last Wednesday of each month (except July and August) at 7:30pm at the Vancouver Maritime Museum, 1905 Ogden Avenue in Vancouver. Everyone is welcome and there is no cost.

Please contact the Lower Mainland Director by email for more information.

The Austria: the re-examination of an 1877 Shipwreck on the Olympic Coast
Faith Haney, Underwater Archaeologist. The barque Austria went aground in January 1877 in a severe storm on Cape Alava on the Olympic Coast, Washington, in what is now a National Marine Sanctuary. Underwater Archaeologist Faith Haney will discuss recent surveys of the site, the mapping its remains, new clues regarding the ship's demise and how shipwreck sites are public education tools for maritime history. Sponsors: PADI Canada and the Vancouver Maritime Museum. Admission by donation. No tickets in advance. Seating limited.

The UB-88: a WW1 U-boat Shipwreck in California
Brendan Coyle, Maritime Historian and author. The search and recent discovery of the First World War German U-boat,UB-88 in San Pedro Bay California. www.ub88.org . 7:30pm,Wednesday, April 30, 2008, Vancouver Maritime Museum, 1905 Ogden Street, Vancouver, BC - a lecture in the UASBC's 2008 Underwater Explorations Speakers Series. Sponsors: PADI Canada and the Vancouver Maritime Museum. Admission by donation. No tickets in advance. Seating limited.

Captain Vancouver's Voyage of Discovery on the Pacific Northwest
John Horton, marine artist, will discuss Captain Vancouver's 1792 voyage to the Northwest Coast and its importance to British Columbia.

Dive Charters and Resorts in British Columbia
Rick Stratton, publisher of Northwest Dive News, will talk about where to dive and who to dive with in the best cold water diving in the world.

VICTORIA

Regular meetings are every second Wednesday of each month (except July and August) at 7pm at the Maritime Museum of British Columbia, 28 Bastion Square in Victoria. Everyone is welcome and there is no cost.

Please contact the Vancouver Island Director by email for more information.

Shipwrecks of Nanaimo
Guest speaker: David Hill-Turner, Nanaimo Museum curator and the UASBC's VP,will talk about Nanaimo's coal mines and stone quarries and the many shipwrecks that are connected to BC's pioneer seaport.

UASBC: A Year In Review
April 9, 20008 Jacques Marc,UASBC president,will deliver an illustrated presentation featuring the expeditions, research and other 2007 accomplishments.

Wooden Boat Building: A Tour of Jespersen Boat Builders Ltd.
Bent Jespersen, Shipwright/Owner Bent trained as a shipwright in Denmark. In 1955, he came to Canada where he worked at Philbrooks Shipyard in Sidney till 1973 when he started Jespersen Boat Builders Ltd., Western Canadas premiere wooden boat builders. He will give us a tour of his shipyard in Sidney and talk about classic and modern wood boat construction.

UASBC BBQ and Dive
Join the UASBC for its annual Dive and BBQ  location TBA.