Ed Stetson ©

Ed Stetson just can't stay away from the water.  His day job as sergeant for the Santa Barbara Harbor Patrol is coupled with teaching scuba at UCSB, something he's done for 30 years.  He also has a business chartering dive trips; some of the same people have been coming with him on Baja Expeditions' live-aboard dive trips for 18 years.  "What I love about diving in the Sea of Cortez is that year after year you don't know what you're going to get."

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Valeria Mas

Valeria Mas teaches underwater photography in Mexico City.  She often serves as divemaster for Baja Expeditions.  "Photography and diving have always been together for me.  I want to bring some of this beauty to others.  Five years ago, there were very few cameras suitable for undersea photography.  You needed special housings; there were also sealed film cameras.

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Yves Herraud

When you ask Yves Herraud what he does for a living, his answer may reflect his French outlook: "I'm not sure how you say it in English: relaxing and enjoying life - traveling, diving, and stuff like that."  He learned diving fifteen years ago in France, where he lives today near the cathedral city of Chartres.  He has nearly 2,000 dives under his belt and started a dive center three years ago in Egypt which he ran for about a year.

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Ken Kurtis

When Beverly Hills' Ken Kurtis isn't teaching and taking people diving, he's making a living as an actor.  So his dive clients range from blue collar people to movie stars.  He's been taking groups down to Baja every year since 1988.  His favorite tips?  Bring spare batteries and a power strip, deck shoes, and a small bright penlight to check o rings on cameras.  Ken dives all over the world, from Bonaire to Palau.  Why has he returned to the Sea of Cortez for 23 years?

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You can kindle a passion for ocean life in the next generation with our Family Learning Adventure on the Don Jose.  They can learn the basics of scuba, go hiking, kayaking, and snorkeling with their very own naturalist guide, while grownups who are certified divers can explore some of the great dive sites in the Sea of Cortez. 

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