THE 2004 CORDELL EXPEDITIONS PT. SUR, CALIFORNIA THIRD EXPEDITION 15-17 Oct. 2004 We are pleased and proud to announce the successful completion of the third of the three scheduled expeditions to Schmieder Bank off Pt. Sur. During 15-17 Oct. 2004, thirteen people carried out dives on the newly-discovered 140-ft ridge on the NW side, and on the shallowest pinnacle on the Bank.  Several dives were also made in the kelp forest at the anchorage at Wreck Beach. Participants in this expedition were: Bob Schmieder (Expedition Leader) Brian Basura (Diver) Barbara Berg (Diver) Bob Crawford (Diver) Wiebke Herzog (Diver) Dave Mandell (Diver) Jack Marshall (Diver) Pat McMurtry (Diver) Chris Mills (Diver) Ross Overstreet (Diver) Harry Sherman (Support/Operations) Elaine Dvorak (Support/Documentation) Dave Moorer (Medical/Emergency) This expedition completed the 2004 schedule. On Oct. 18 McMurtry and Schmieder brought the Cordell Explorer back to Berkeley. FIRST EXPEDITION 24-26 Sept. 2004 SECOND EXPEDITION 8-10 Oct. 2004