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WUAA Sidescan Training

WUAA will once again conduct a sidescan sonar training at Sheboygan similar to past years.

The training will begin with a morning classroom component  that will be held at the Visit Sheboygan Classroom,  826 S8th St,  followed by an afternoon on the water.

We will once again rent a large pontoon boat for this purpose.

• Participants will receive copies of the sidescan sonar software as well as the data recorded during our on-water training.
• Members who complete the course will be able to operate the WUAA sidescan sonar during WUAA projects.

Please contact instructor Brendon Baillod if you have questions: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Registration should be available online in May.

There will be a nominal cost of $70 per seat to defray the cost of the boat rental. 

• Sat, 7/25 in Sheboygan
• 4 hours AM classroom
• 4 hours afternoon on water
• $70 per seat

 

WUAA ROV Training

The WUAA Board approved a training this season on the use of our Chasing M2 Pro Max ROV.  

This will be a single day course that we plan to have in Sheboygan that will consist of an afternoon on-water component that will be held at Sheboygan and an morning classroom component that will be held at the Visit Sheboygan Classroom,  826 S8th St.

• Attendees will learn how to care for the ROV, how to operate the software, capture video and stills, and stream video online.  
• Attendees will also learn how to pilot the ROV, avoid entanglements and rescue the ROV if it becomes stuck.

Completion of this course qualifies WUAA members to operate WUAA’s ROV in the presence of a WUAA steward.  

We will be renting a large pontoon boat for the on-water component of the course and will have a capacity of 10 participants.

Please contact instructor Brendon Baillod if you have questions: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Registration should be available online in May. 

• Sat, 6/6 in Sheboygan
• 4 hours AM classroom
• 4 hours afternoon on water
• $70 per seat

 

Shipwreck Documentation Class

Saturday, May 30, 2026

At the Wisconsin Maritime Museum, Manitowoc, Wisconsin

10:00 am till approximately 1:00 – 2:00 pm.* (lunch on your own)

$25 per person

(16 person maximum)

 

Interested in helping document underwater shipwrecks with WUAA? Consider joining us for  hands-on training.

 

Instructor Russel Leitz has been documenting shipwrecks for over 20 years, and teaching documentation techniques for the last 10 years for various groups including for NAS Certification, at Ghost Ships, for WUAA and the Wisconsin Historical Society’s Maritime Preservation and Archaeology Program, and more.

 

Class covers: 

1. Identification of basic parts of a wreck

2. Drawing to scale on a model shipwreck and placing the drawing on a site plan

3. Learning how to gather off-set and trilateration information on scattered wreckage and placing on the site plan

4. Other necessary information to gather about the wreckage

5. How to develop your site plan from start to finish.

 

You will receive a booklet which covers class contents. 

The class will go without a formal lunch break, but there is time to eat a bag lunch if you’d like to bring one. 

 

Register at: www.wuaa.org

Questions? Contact Russel Leitz at 920-284-8535 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

 

*Ending time depends on class interaction, questions asked, etc.