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Next Meeting: Tuesday, July 8th, 2025

Please join us at 7:30pm at the Courtyard by Marriott on Speen Street in Natick.

Damon Bates and Reg Wilson: "Get low, Shoot Up, Don't suck: Cayman Lessons from the Fish Whisperer"
A week with Alex Mustard in Grand Cayman

The topics covered are inspired by — but not limited to — a week they spent this past February at Alex Mustard’s Grand Cayman workshop at Ocean Frontiers. While the presentation will include honorable mention of gear ...a bit unavoidable in underwater photography... the majority of lessons shared will be gear-agnostic. Most of the skills discussed will be broadly applicable and relevant to photographers using any type of camera.

Damon is a lifelong, third-generation professional photographer. He was a Divemaster with MASS Diving and has been diving for over 10 years — and photographing underwater for nearly as long. A product of MWDC, he did his first post-certification dives with Steve Bigelow and Reg Wilson in January 2016 at Old Garden. They’ve been keeping him out of deco and ensuring his survival ever since.

Reg, originally from South Africa, has logged thousands of dives and still considers South African diving some of the most beautiful in the world. Dental technology brought him to the U.S. about 30 years ago, and he has run his own business in the field ever since. He’d still rather be diving — ideally without worrying about Damon going into deco or managing a free-flow.

Please join us for the MetroWest Dive Club's General Meeting for the presentation.

Upcoming Speakers

August: MWDC North Carolina Trip (TBD)

September: TBD

October: Marine Life / Dive Safety (Lizzie McNamee)

November: Photography related (TBD) (Paul Young)

December: TBD (Dave & Heather)

Mission

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 diving resources locally available.

Diving in New England

What is it like to dive New England?

The video below tries to convey a sense of what diving in New England is like; cold water, low vis, and great wildlife. It was produced by William Skelly and the underwater photos in it were taken over the course of five years by Steve Bigelow, Steven Jaques, Robert Landy, and Bobby Joe. (Video subtitles are available.)

iDive New England is the ultimate SCUBA community resource for diving in New England, where you can find dive site info, charter boats, local clubs and shops, regulations and much more.