Alaska Dive Search Rescue and Recovery Team

05/30/2026

Raffle tickets on sale! $20 Each
All items are up for grabs each ticket drawn wins something on the list!

They can be purchased by phone or text by contacting Sarah at 907-299-7022
You do not need to be present to win!

Raffle Donation List (Running list)
1. 2-Night Stay – The Retreat at Kachemak Bay
2. 1-Hour Flightseeing Charter for up to 8 passengers – Homer or Kenai
Donated by Resolve Aviation (Anchorage)
3. Fishing Charter for 2 – Crazy Rays Charters, Whittier
4. Fishing Charter for 2 – Crazy Rays Charters, Whittier
5. Half-Day Fishing Charter for 2 – Seward Ocean Excursions, Seward
6. Half-Day Fishing Charter for 2 – Seward Ocean Excursions, Seward
7. 30-Minute Grewingk Glacier Scenic Flight – Beryl Air
8. $500 Smith & Wesson Firearm – Donated by Jeff Lefore, Lefore’s Farm Fresh Honey
9. 2-Person Halibut Charter (2026) – Donated by Aaron Mahoney, Alaska Coastal Outfitters
10. 2-Person guided fishing trip in Homer with Daniel’s Personalized Guide Service
11. Two hour scenic Bay tour or round-trip Water Taxi for grewingk glacier hike.-49 North
12. Two hour scenic Bay tour or round-trip Water Taxi for grewingk glacier hike.-49 North
Plus other items!

05/29/2026

If you are interested and any or all of the prints email us. [email protected]

We are NOT looking for the full value, but the more we can get for each print gets us closer to replacing our "Mission Critical ROV" that cost $200k to replace.

Here are the ones we have and their appraisal value.

"Arctic Procession- Willow Ptarmigan and Caribou" by John Seerey Lester
Number: 941 of 950 Estimated Value:$700

AB-631 "Decision on Ice" by Fred Machetanz valued at $784.61

Asset ID 141 "Off to the Races" by Fred Machetanz valued at $750

AB-630 "Reaching the Campsite" by Fred Machetanz valued at $703.85

Asset ID 120 "Harpooners Moment" by Fred Machetanz valued at $1,000

AB-626 "Winter Harvest" by Fred Machetanz valued at $932.08

"Down time" by David Totten, valued at $400
Total For All: $4,570.54

Pictures and sizes (with frames) . Only the dog poster of the dogs lying down is not framed and not numbered.
A key for the info below:
1) HEIC # that is the photo number
2) # x # is the size width x height
3) ( #/ #) that is the number of the print, out of how many were made.

HEIC 0683- 39.25" x 29.25" (280/950)
HEIC- 0687- 26.5" x 19.5" (Downtime unframed)
HEIC 0686- 44" x 31.5" (76/950)
HEIC 0685- 44" x 33.5" (653/950)
HEIC 0684- 35.5" x 31" (137/950)
HEIC 0682- 41" x 30.5" (169/1049)

05/28/2026

We are finally getting caught up on the trailer repairs, after our drive to Haines and back to Anchorage. The first picture is our first field fix in the Yukon on the side of the road, the second is our second repair in Tok after the 4x4 broke and the third picture is where we are now.

We have replaced the trailer tongue, the boat has been moved back on the trailer, the tie down and winch have been adjusted back on the trailer, lights rewired, the brake caliper was replaced, etc. Now we need to bleed the brake lines, rewire the trailer winch, adjust the retention chain, finish wiring the marker lights, and replace the boat window.

All of which pull funds away from our fundraising for the replacement ROV. So please, take the time to buy raffle tickets to help up replace the funds and make more headway on getting the ROV replaced. Raffle tickets on sale! $20 Each
They can be purchased by phone or text by contacting Sarah at 907-299-7022
You do not need to be present to win!

05/27/2026

Raffle tickets on sale! $20 Each
They can be purchased by phone or text by contacting Sarah at 907-299-7022

You do not need to be present to win!

Raffle Donation List (Running list)
1. 2-Night Stay – The Retreat at Kachemak Bay
2. 1-Hour Flightseeing Charter for up to 8 passengers – Homer or Kenai
Donated by Resolve Aviation (Anchorage)
3. Fishing Charter for 2 – Crazy Rays Charters, Whittier
4. Fishing Charter for 2 – Crazy Rays Charters, Whittier
5. Half-Day Fishing Charter for 2 – Seward Ocean Excursions, Seward
6. Half-Day Fishing Charter for 2 – Seward Ocean Excursions, Seward
7. 30-Minute Grewingk Glacier Scenic Flight – Beryl Air
8. $500 Smith & Wesson Firearm – Donated by Jeff Lefore, Lefore’s Farm Fresh Honey
9. 2-Person Halibut Charter (2026) – Donated by Aaron Mahoney, Alaska Coastal Outfitters
10. 2-Person guided fishing trip in Homer with Daniel’s Personalized Guide Service
11. Two hour scenic Bay tour or round-trip Water Taxi for grewingk glacier hike.-49 North
12. Two hour scenic Bay tour or round-trip Water Taxi for grewingk glacier hike.-49 North

Plus other items!

05/26/2026

When I founded Team in 2016, I made sure everyone on the team felt like family, because if we are going to trust our lives to each other, we need to also be there for each other through our daily lives, sharing our hard times and good times.

Today, I wanted to share with you, because we also feel like all of you who support our mission and team are also a big part of our Team family, one of the hard times and one of the good times from yesterday and today.

Yesterday, (Memorial Day) my dad passed away. If I have my math correct he was a professional fire fighter for over 42 years and he was a big supporter of our team and mission. He was also a fire fighter in the Air Force on Elmendorf Air Force Base during the 1964 Earth Quake. I have many memories of fighting woodland fires together when I was a kid and I basically growing up around the fire station.

Today, Today my beautiful bride and I are celebrating our 36th Wedding Anniversary.

Over those 36 years our marriage we have survived 28 year of military service, countless TDYs, 9 combat deployments, and many other challenges along the way. Some of those challenges along the way almost broke us but we were committed to making it and it was so worth it.

We raised four wonderful children and some of them have their own families and one has blessed us with grand kids. I must say, I would do it all over again even with the struggles we went through over the years.

We look nothing like we did back then, but I can honestly say my wife has become so much more beautiful over the years as God, time and life has changed us. I'm looking so forward to the years to come

05/25/2026

https://youtu.be/G_XKVmaeY3w?si=SYV9mNPPBy_R4-X0

"Freedom ain’t just a word, it’s a price paid by the brave." 🇺🇸This song is dedicated to the brave men and women who answered duty's call and never made it...

05/25/2026

Have you purchased you raffle tickets?

More and more prizes have been added to the raffle. All of the raised funds go to replacing our broken ROV. We also have a very generous willing to match all donations up to $50k which would get us closer to our needed $200k to replace it.

Our ROV and other search equipment is used state wide on missions, to recover evidence, do evaluations on conditions and hazards before we deploy divers, do recoveries when conditions are to hazardous for divers, etc. It is a valuable tool we need to replace.

Donations can be made at https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/donate-to-help-replace-mission-critical-remotely-operated-vehicle-rov

05/25/2026

Please, Please Please share this flyer with everyone you know, post the flyers in you communities the more people that know about it the better. We hope to post the full list of prizes on Tuesday or Wednesday!

More prizes are being added everyday! YOU DO NOT NEED TO BE THERE TO WIN!!

Call or text Sarah at (907) 299-7022 to buy tickets.

05/23/2026

Have you purchased you raffle tickets?
More and more prizes have been added to the raffle. All of the raised funds go to replacing our broken ROV.

We also have a very generous donor willing to match all donations up to $50k which would get us closer to our needed $200k to replace it.

Our ROV and other search equipment is used state wide on missions, to recover evidence, do evaluations on conditions and hazards before we deploy divers, do recoveries when conditions are to hazardous for divers, etc. It is a valuable tool we need to replace.

https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/donate-to-help-replace-mission-critical-remotely-operated-vehicle-rov