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South Florida Divers, Inc.
CONTENTS |
| President's Message | |
| Calendar for June and Beyond | June Meeting Program |
| A Safety Minute | Meeting Location |
| Get Smart With Joe | Happy June Birthday |
| Where's Kansman | The sinking of the Vandenberg info |
President's Message At last, time to travel....... ~ By Pete Stephinson If you think the calendar for local dives in June is a little light - you'd be right. But that's not a problem - the reason is that so many of us are heading overseas. We have a group going to Bequi Lagoon in Fiji, I'm taking a group to Saba, and we have others who will be in Antigua and the Bahamas. So there'll be no lack of our members diving in June - just not locally !! Once these trips are behind us, expect to see a full schedule of local dives heading out into the summer. Already we have dives scheduled to Tenneco Towers and to Key Largo in July.
Also mark your calendars for our annual "Members Appreciation" beach party on July 25th - always a fun event. Just after that is Lobster mini-season -- something that lobsters look forward to with a similar level of enthusiasm to Turkeys just before Thanksgiving.
As I know you are all aware, our webmaster, Captain Chris has handed over the webmaster responsibilities due to health issues. Ray Schreiber has stepped in and this month's newsletter is his first. On behalf of all club members, I offer our thanks to Captain Chris for maintaining the site, and publishing the monthly Newsletter for the last several years. You have done a great job Chris and we have all appreciated your efforts, even if you left us each month pondering the answer to the age old question -- "where's Kansman?". And by the way, if you think you've escaped, the webmaster position is still yours and we look forward to seeing you back in the saddle when you feel up to it. In the meantime, thank you Ray for taking over this critical role -- we appreciate it.
Now I say this nearly every month, but we really do need to have some new faces help with organizing club dives and events. We do have a full calendar but it's a case of the same people doing all the work to make things happen. So come on guys and girls -- If you have enjoyed going on club dives and haven't helped set one up it's time to get off the stick and start thinking about what contribution you can make to our calendar. If you have a favorite dive, why not set it up as a club dive? I'm sure you'll find a number of other SFDI members keen to enjoy it with you. If you don't know how to get started then Dave Schneider, myself or one of the other eBoard members will be pleased to help you. See you in the water some time soon
Pete president@sfdi.com
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MEETING LOCATION !!!
Location for General Meeting
Lauderdale Isles Yacht Club, 2637 Whale Harbor Lane, Ft. Lauderdale
The Same Place We Have The Pig Roast and Seafood Fest !!
Directions:
1. Take I 95 to Davie Blvd. Head West.
2. Turn Left on 27th Ave, (Riverland Road ).
3. Follow around and Stay on Riverland Road
4. Turn left at Whale Harbor Lane.
5. Lauderdale Isles Yacht Club is on the Right
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PLEASE SEE NOTE ABOVE !!
SFDI meetings are the first Wednesday of each month at Lauderdale Isles Yacht Club. The meeting starts at 7:30 If you are not a member, and you are reading this on the Internet, please join us because visitors are ALWAYS WELCOME! In an attempt to condense the length of the meetings, we are going to start the meeting PROMPTLY at 7:30. Please come earlier to socialize before the meeting starts. |
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WELCOME YOUR NEWEST DIVE BUDDIE!
We are delighted to welcome new member Jack Liskowitz!!
As a Reminder to Everyone, We are a NO-DECOMPRESSION Dive Club. Always adhere to Safe Recreational Dive Depths and Limits.
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS June.... and beyond ! By Dave Schneider, Vice President, Calendar
To ensure privacy please note that event Coordinators phone numbers are never posted. If you are a Club member please consult your Buddy List for the number you need. If you do not have a copy there will be one available at the next General Meeting, or contact Melissa Ames.
Just a quick reminder... The Calendar exists for the convenience of all our members. If you see a future event that is of interest please contact the Coordinator directly. You can sign on to an event at any time. The Coordinator will be more than pleased to place your name on the list and tell you where to mail payment.
Remember.. you are not confirmed on an event until you have made payment. A member who signs on later but makes payment first will receive preference.
June 4 - 13: Bequa Lagoon, Fiji Trip
June 7 - 14: Saba Trip
June 15: SFDI Executive Board Meeting at Connections for Business, 2843 Pembroke Road, NE corner of I-95 and Pembroke Road. Everybody welcome. Meeting starts at 7:30.\
June 18: 9:30 AM Show 10:00 AM Go "Over-the-Hill and Off-the-Stern" Dave and Elaine Schneider beckon some weekday divers to join them aboard the Scubatyme out of Pompano for a great day of fun underwater. Afterwards, ??? . Care to join us? Dive cost is $55.00, tax and tip included. For more information talk to Dave or go to http://www.dive-dive-dive.com/V2/home.asp.
June 17: Dinner-at-Large Bill Riddick has planned an evening of fun and food at Joe's Riverside Grill, 125 North Riverside Drive, Pompano. The dinner bell shall toll at 7:30 so don't be late and bring a hearty appetite. For more information call Bill or go to www.joesriversidegrille.com.
June 20: Kayuba for Cancer Call Debby Bradford for details.
July 1: General Meeting 7:30 PM Sharp! Lauderdale Isles Yacht and Tennis Club Address and directions elsewhere on the website.
July 6: SFDI Executive Board Meeting at Connections for Business, 2843 Pembroke Road, NE corner of I-95 and Pembroke Road. Everybody welcome. Meeting starts at 7:30.
July 12: 12:45 PM Show 1:30 PM Go (Sunday) Join Kim Hunziker and Fred Miller aboard the American Dream as they lead us to the Tenneco towers for a great dive at a great site. As always, the second dive will be a reef. Always a popular dive, they suggest you sign-up asap. Cost will be $60.00, tax and tip included. Call Kim for more details or go to www.scubaftlauderdale.com.
July 15: Dinner-at-Large Julie and Joe shall be ringing the dinner bell at 7:30 at their favorite Italian restaurant, Marino's, located on SR 7 just south of Griffin Road. Be there for a great night out.
July 18: 8:00 AM Show 8:30 AM Go Slate's - Key Largo Kim Hunziker has this one planned as a 3 tank, 4 dive all day event. We've done this before; two wrecks, two reefs, lunch on board and a heck of a lot of fun. Prices out at $92.00, tax and tip included. Remember to bring your own lunch and beverage. Call Kim for more details or go to www.captainslate.com.
July 25: Member Appreciation Day We've set the date for our annual cookout on Ft. Lauderdale beach. Great fun for all so plan to be there. It all starts at 4:00 PM. More details to follow.
July 29 & 30: Mini Season !
August 14 - 16: Annual Keys Weekend Jeff and Ginny will once again be hosting the Keys weekend. Due to popular demand we will again be staying at The Islander in Islamorada and diving with Keys Divers, just a short hop down the road from the hotel. Cost will be $230.00 for divers (air tanks included) or $170.00 for non-divers. Space is limited! This is always a very popular event so sign-up early and get your money into Kim. First to pay, first to play. Call Jeff or Ginny for more details.
August 27: Dinner-at-Large Details to follow
September 5 - 12: Bahamas Week A new twist on an annual favorite. Rather than just a weekend Jeff & Ginny have us booked for an entire week at the Wyndam Viva Fortuna on Grand Bahama. It's a great package... round trip transportation.. 7 nights.. 10 dives.. all food.. all liquor.. and it's just $1000.00 +/- per person (around $700.00 for non-divers). While there is no cap to the number of people who may go there is a cap of 24 divers so get at least your $100.00 deposit in soon.
December 5: Holiday Party What's a Calendar without mention of this one?
AND SOME LAST IMPORTANT NOTES..
Club Policies for Dives and Trips
Dives, trips activities and events are run according to the SFDI Policies and Procedures which are available to anyone at any General Meeting. If you do not have a copy you should certainly get one at the Membership Desk at the meeting. Here is a summary of some of the important points.
1. Payment: A member is confirmed only after they have paid. Payments for dives must be made when signing up. Payments for trips must be made according to the schedule as outlined by the Coordinator. In the event that a dive, trip, etc. is overbooked than those confirmed to go will be determined by the date order of payment.
2. Cancellation: Once a member signs on for a dive,event,etc. he/she is obligated to pay unless they contact the Coordinator by the specified cancellation time, as outlined in the Policies and Procedures.
3. Certification Requirements: Some dives will be restricted to divers with certain minimum requirements, generally as specified by the dive operator. In some cases these minimums may be set by the Coordinator in conjunction with the E-Board based on the profile and/or characteristics of the planned dive. No exceptions will be allowed for any reason.
4. Special Needs: Some of our members have "special needs" when participating on a dive or trip. These can be cases where the person needs extra assistance on a dive boat, special requirements regarding accommodations, etc. Coordinators are not psychic. It is the responsibility of the member to make sure the Coordinator knows of these needs well in advance of the event.
Please be sure that these rules are clear to you. If not, get clarification from any E-Board member.
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The sinking of the Vandenberg info
http://www.sinkthevandenberg.com/
June Meeting Program
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YOU ARE WHAT YOU BREATHE
Mixed gas diving was developed to avoid nitrogen narcosis, improve decompression, decrease gas density, lower thermal capacity, and prevent oxygen toxicity and high-pressure nervous syndrome. There are basically three mixtures of oxygen, nitrogen, and helium that are used today for deep and saturation diving: nitrox (nitrogen + oxygen), heliox (helium + oxygen), and trimix (helium + nitrogen + oxygen). Lou La Porta, Course Director, Master Instructor, Instructor Trainer, and Tec and Trimix Instructor of Scubalou Diving, will share his knowledge about breathing gases with SFDI on Wednesday, June 3rd. Come and expand your scuba knowledge with Lou.
ABOUT LOU LA PORTA
Lou La Porta has pursued every
aspect of diving education and is certified by DAN, DSAT, IANTD, PADI,
PSAI and TDI.
Lou’s higher education was in
music at the Chicago Conservatory College and the Vienna
Academy of Music in Austria .
He taught at universities for eight years, then broke into the computer industry in it's heyday in 1978 and created a computer software development company. During his business career, Lou was active as a community leader and elected president of the Skokie, Illinois Rotary. He sold his company in 1999 to actively pursue a dive instructor career.
Lou worked at a dive shop in
Skokie as a manager, sales person and instructor for 2½ years.
While there, Lou created
a very successful dive club, produced a tec program, started a direct mail campaign, enhanced sales, organized class schedules and instruction staff, managed the computer network, standardized procedures, promoted travel, led trips and helped maintain the facility. He now lives in Pembroke Pines , and teaches all aspects of diving.
Lou says: “My
first diving experience was at the age of twelve. Since
then every dive has been a joy, filled with excitement.
I am a scuba omnivore; I will dive in any type of water be it warm ocean reef diving through ice diving. I am able to dive caves and deep wrecks. Much of my diving has been in the Great Lakes and south Florida but I have traveled extensively seeking out the best diving I can find. I always want to demonstrate and instill my care and awe for the living environment and respect for wrecks and their artifacts. I wish to continue to teach, motivate and inspire students of all levels and always excel as a credit to the dive community.”
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Joe S & Julie, Dave & Millie & Tara & Joe G
at the Love In music festival
at Greynolds Park
May 2009
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The ABC’s of diving glossary:
Joe Giandinoto June, 2009 notes brought to you by the letter D |
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DCI or DCS |
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Deco inert gases such as nitrogen and helium. Can refer to any equipment used in decompression, i.e., deco mix, deco tanks, deco time, deco tables, etc. |
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Decompression dive decompression occurs as the diver ascends. Technically, every dive is a decompression dive. But the term, "decompression dive", normally refers to a dive that requires "special" time for decompression at the end of a dive. |
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Decompression schedule The schedule can be computer generated or obtained from Tables such as the US Navy Decompression Tables. |
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DIN valve as commonly occurs with Yoke valves. |
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DPV |
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D-ring reliable connections with other equipment. |
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Doubles so the air supplies are common. Can be independent doubles, which have no manifold, and tanks may not be identical. |
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Dry suit such as air. It is used for diving in waters that are too cold for comfortable wet suit protection, usually below 65°F. |
A SAFETY MINUTE
This Months Feature by Joe Giandinoto
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What should I do in a diving emergency? Divers Alert Network (DAN) emergency telephone line (919-684-8111). DAN is located at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, N.C. Doctors, emergency medical technicians and nurses are available 24 hours a day to answer your questions. If needed, they will direct you to the nearest hyperbaric chamber or other appropriate medical facility. If you would like to discuss a potential diving-related health problem, contact the non-emergency Divers Alert Network telephone line (800-446-2671). |
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