Peace Dive Boat & Peace Scuba Center
Your destination for everything diving.
 Eric and Angie Bowman are the owners of Peace. They are here to make your diving experience memorable and fun. Eric and Angie each have over 20 years of experience in the diving industry. They both started diving in the their teens with Eric being certified in 1984 at the Channel Islands and Angie being certified in 1988 at Monterey, California. They both have made diving their lives and their careers and have a great deal of experience and love for diving to share.
 Eric is a certified Divemaster, has his 100 Ton Captain’s license, is First Aid and CPR Trained, and is a DAN Oxygen Provider. Eric has been diving since 1984 and worked on the PEACE as a Deckhand, Divemaster and First/Second Captain since 1994. Eric started working on dive boats in Ventura at 16 years of age. He has previously worked on the Sea Ventures, Liberty and Spectre before joining the PEACE in 1994. He has an extensive knowledge of the Channel Islands and has had years of Channel Islands diving. Eric's passion in Underwater Hunting and Free-Diving. During Lobster Season you will see him jump off the boat and often get his daily limit in one dive. But Free-Diving for White Sea Bass and Yellow Tail is his favorite thing to do. When Eric has an opportunity to take a trip for himself, he heads to Mexico to Free-Dive for Blue Fin.
 Angie is a certified Master Instructor with SSI and with PADI, a DAN O2 Instructor, an American Red Cross First Aid/CPR and AED Instructor. She teaches numerous specialty courses: Nitrox Diver, Drysuit Diver, Deep Diver, Night Diver, Advanced Diver, Rescue Diver, Navigation, Underwater Photography and Fish Identification to name a few. Angie enjoys teaching diving and has trained over 1500 divers since she began teaching in 1989. She loves to take underwater pictures and shoots a Nikon D200 in a Sea & Sea Housing with 2 YS110 Strobes.
Angie's passion is travel. She has been to many amazing places for diving and sightseeing like: Cozumel, Akumal, Socorro, Loreto, La Paz, Turks & Caicos, Bahamas, Bonaire, Florida, Alaska, British Columbia, Roatan, Costa Rica, France, Maldives, Thailand, Cambodia, Malaysia, Borneo, Singapore, Philippines, Sulewesi Sea, Raja Ampat, Papua New Guinea and Fiji. And has trips scheduled to visit: Solomons Islands, Bali, Sumatra, Tokyo, Red Sea, Egypt, Seychelles, Tanzania, Ecuador and Peru. Angie also arranges individual travel packages along with some amazing group experiences. Give her a call to take advantage of her vast travel experience to plan your next trip, or join her on her next adventure. You will see more than you ever imagined.
 Kevin DeWaay - Instructor; 100 Ton Captain’s license; DAN Oxygen Provider. Kevin has been the First/Second Captain on the PEACE since 2001 and diving for 20 years. He previously worked on the Liberty for 5 years. He is conscientious and knowledgeable captain with extensive knowledge of the Channel Islands.
Fidel Luna - Divemaster; 100 Ton Captain’s license; DAN Oxygen Provider. Fidel has been diving since 1967 and has worked as a Deckhand, Divemaster and First/Second Captain on the PEACE since 1989. He has previously worked on the Truth, the Atlantis and the Leo. Fidel has the unique gift of gab - a real sweet talker and a passenger favorite. He has an extensive knowledge of both the Southern and Northern islands. He has been offered positions on several other boats in Southern California.
 Steve Sanford Captain / Divemaster
 Josh Ball - Deckhand / Divemaster
Joe Grier - Galley / Chef
Dave Fink - Captain / Divemaster
Adam James - Captain / Divemaster
Jim Simmerman - Captain / Divemaster
 Paul Ross got certified at Peace Scuba Center in January 2005 and started working for us in June of 2005. Paul works full-time at the store. He loves hunting, so if Eric is not available, Paul can answer all of your questions. He also does all of our repairs. Paul is mechanically inclined, so he was a natural at repairing regulators, BC's and tanks.
Sherri Williams has been working at the store since the summer of 2006. She is always to friendly and patient. If you want a drysuit, she is you lady. She got hers a few years ago and loves, a DUI of course. She loves traveling and goes on many of the stores dive trips. She has been and is going to: Fiji, Maldives, Truk Lagoon, Raja Ampat, and Sulawesi.
Becci Wilson - Becci joined our team in the summer of 2007, but is catching up quick. She comes from the ski industry, so she really gets us divers. She is a professional ski instructor in Aspen in the winter and has attained a very high ranking in the ski industry. She is a Ski Instructor Examinier. She hopes after she gets some more diving under her belt, to be able to take he vast training experience and become a scuba instructor.
 Mike Bellendir - Mike learned to dive in Colorado at the store that Angie owned in 1996. He became a certified scuba instructor in 1999. Mike spends his days working in the technology field and his weekend diving and teaching for fun. He is a very patient and carrying instructor. He also loves to go on dive trips. He has been to many places: Honduras, Bonaire, Cozumel, Cayman Islands, and the Philippines. He is also heading to the Maldives and Galapagos with us.
 Birgit Schwenzer - Birgit is a scientist by day and a fun loving scuba divemaster by night and weekend. She learned to dive in Germany and a freezing cold lake. She tells stories of how she walked through ice and snow to go diving in her local lake. And I don't think she is kidding. Now she loves working at UCSB and diving on her off time. You know when you dive with Birgit that every detail is thought out, taken care of and organzied. She is the perfect diving buddy. We have been keeping her really busy with helping with classes, leading guided dives and doing dive travel with us around the world. She joined us in the Philippines and is scheduled for Maldives and Galapagos. |
