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WELCOME YOUR NEWEST DIVE
BUDDIES!
We are delighted to welcome
new members Russell
Jones and Gary Rodenhauser,
We look forward to diving with you.
As a Reminder to
Everyone, We are a NO-DECO Dive Club.
Always adhere to Safe Recreational
Dive Depths and Limits.
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 May 2005
Calendar and beyond
~ By Pete Stephinson, Vice President of Calendar
Phone numbers of trip coordinators
are not posted here to ensure privacy. If you are a club member,
consult your Buddy List for numbers or call Cheryl Teugels
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April
30-May 1: 2005
McDonald's Air & Sea Show. Don't
miss one of Fort Lauderdale's most spectacular events of the year. You
can check out the details at http://www.nationalsalute.com/
. It is usually easier to get a better view at practice on
Friday April 29th.
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May
8:
Mother's
Day.
Best wishes to all of you who are mothers, and the rest of you --- don't
forget !!!!
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May 10:
7:30 PM:
SFDI Executive
Board Meeting
at Connections
for Business,
2843 Pembroke Rd. NE
corner of I-95 and Pembroke Road. Members please feel free to
sit in and join us!
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May
14: 7:30AM Show 8:00AM Go. Join Pete Stephinson and his
golfing friends for their annual
Spring Scramble to
be played at Boca
Dunes Golf and Country Club
http://bocadunes.com/home/.
This event
is designed so that golfers of all abilities have a fun day. The
$50 fee includes golf, cart, trophies & prizes, buffet lunch
including beer and sodas. Trophies will be awarded to members of the
winning team and there will be individual winners in men's and ladies'
longest drive, closest to the pin, straightest drive and the
post round putting competition. If you are interested in
participating, you are invited to play a round with us before the
event to establish your "handicap" which helps the
organizers "balance" the teams. See Pete for details.
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May
15: Join
Dave Wills on Recycled for a private Boat
dive from John U Lloyd State Park. 8:00AM show,
8:30AM go. You will be waving to Dave from the dock if you're not on
board by 8:30AM. Directions to the park can be found at
www.floridastateparks.org/lloydbeach/default.asp
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May
19: Dinner at large, 7:30PM
show. Join
John Kansman for an evening of fine dining and socializing at Don
Arturo's (Cuban) Restaurant.
Don Arturo's is located at Davie Blvd and Riverland Rd (27th Ave).
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May
21: Key Largo picnic trip, 8:00AM
show, 8:30 go. We had such a great time at Key Largo in March
we decided to do it again. This
time we plan to take a boat for the day and make it a three tank dive.
Bring a picnic lunch and join Dave Schneider and Pete Stephinson
diving with Captain Slate's Atlantis Dive Center. We plan to dive a
wreck, or two, and probably a reef. Cost is $80 including
tip, You can find details
on the boat and directions at www.pennekamp.com/atlantis.
Advanced certification is required for the deep wrecks such as the
Dwayne and nitrox is recommended. (price assumes 17 divers)
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May
28-30: Captain's choice private boat trip to Bimini.
Check with Captain Joe Smariga for details.
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June
18-25: Pete Stephinson will be leading a group to the Turks &
Caicos Islands for a week of fun & diving.
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July
4-10 : Private
Boat Trip to Bimini, Cat Cay and Points South. Approx.
$ 1,200.00. Contact Joe Smariga or Julie Taylor for more details.
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July
27-28: Mini-Season. Lobsters on the alert for divers who have
been deprived of their favorite catch for the past 4 months.
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Aug
6: Lobster season starts. Lobsters who have survived
mini-season need to hunker down now if they are to have any
chance of surviving the next 8 months.
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Aug
19: Keys Trip. Join Cheryl and Lou for a fun weekend of diving
and socializing in the keys - details to follow.
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November
8 –
18:
Papua New Guinea Fred
Miller will be leading a group for fabulous diving aboard Peter
Hughes’ “Star Dancer”. Cost
will be approximately $4000.00.
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December
10:
Annual Christmas Party
Same time, same place! More
details to follow.
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C
O M E M A K E A D I F F E R E N C E
Want to join a team committed to offering their time and best efforts toward the
enhancement of the most awesome dive club in
South Florida
?
Then
talk to an E-Board member about the upcoming positions available.
Currently, we are seeking an assistant to the Vice President of Calendar, and a
Member at Large.
If you’d like an opportunity to put your best fin forward, then join us at our
next E-Board Meeting, Monday May 9th at 7:30pm, and see what
we’re all about.
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SFDI meetings start at 7:30 at the Ramada Fort Lauderdale
Airport. If you are not a member, and you are reading this on the
Internet, please join us because
visitors are ALWAYS WELCOME! For driving directions to the
meeting, visit our About Us page.In
an attempt to condense the length of the meetings, we are going to start the
meeting PROMPTLY at 7:30. Please come earlier
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MAY
MEETING PROGRAM
SOUTHEAST
FLORIDA’S CORAL REEFS
HOW
ARE THEY (WE!) DOING?
Coral
reefs are some of the oldest ecosystems on earth. Built by a variety of coral
and other species that secrete skeletons of calcium carbonate accumulating
over time, coral reefs can grow to be massive structures extending over wide
areas of shallow tropical and subtropical seas. Coral reefs protect our coasts
by reducing wave energy from storms and hurricanes. As a source of food and
shelter, they provide critical habitats for numerous species. They support
fisheries and provide sources for
health and beauty aids, including ingredients for new medicines.
Chantal
Collier,
Coral Reef Program Manager for the Florida Department of Environmental
Protection, will speak to us on May 4th.
She is facilitating the development, coordination and implementation of
the Southeast Florida Coral Reef Initiative through Florida’s membership on
the United States Coral Reef Task Force.
Chantal will discuss the issues and threats to these coral habitats,
describe projects designed to minimize the causes of coral reef degradation
and suggest ideas for successful conservation and management.
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A SAFETY MINUTE
A New Monthly Feature by Brian Hufford
Diving is all about safety. After all, the equipment we
wear is designed to let us humans go safely into an environment that we
otherwise could only stay in for maybe a minute (or seven minutes if
you’re a trained free diver). Following
good, safe diving practices and having the right safety gear makes our
diving experiences that much more enjoyable.
May 2005 Safety Minute
Tip:
Do you have a signaling sausage? Many divers don’t carry one
. . . but it’s a great thing to have when you’re drift diving on
the Ft Lauderdale reefs, the wind and sea get heavy as you come up, and you
REALLY want the boat captain to find you and your dive buddy.
Keep one in a BCD pocket or clipped to a D ring . . . you’ll
appreciate it the one time you really need it.
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PIG ROAST 2005 PICS
Pictures by Chris Hinckley
Click Here for More of
Chris's Pig Roast 2005 Pics Here !!
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Wish these
members
a "HAPPY BIRTHDAY"
at the May Meeting!
| Stephen Anderson |
John Kansman |
| Bill Dietz |
Linda Meyers |
| James Mancinelli |
Robert (Fred) Miller, Sr. |
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Bruce Harlan
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Eric Rohde |
| Tom Wickenhauser |
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OCEANFEST SUCCESS
Very Nice Job, SFDI Volunteers !!
Photos by Debby
Bradford
South Florida Divers had another very successful exhibition at
Oceanfest
2005. This year we had the "Tattoo Application Station" which
was a huge
success.
Not only were we able to hold attendees attention while applying tattoos we
had people seeking out our booth to have the tattoos applied.
We spoke to many, many divers who expressed genuine interest in learning
more about our club and becoming members.
We want to express our sincere appreciation to all the SFDI members who
volunteered to work for Oceanfest and for the SFDI Booth
Special thanks to Joe Smariga for his dedicated assistance to Oceanfest
security he started well before opening and stayed well after closing each
night.
Special thanks also goes to Donna Eades for organizing the volunteers for
the Oceanfest seminar rooms and the VIP room as well as the SFDI booth and
for her own assistance manning the SFDI booth. Thanks for booth setup and
teardown to John Kansman and Fred Miller.
We appreciate all the members who volunteered. Julie Taylor, Fred Miller,
Wayne Panke, Adelle Nicholson, Butch Lee, Mike Rund, Jean Kossey, Jean
Ordonez, Tina Livanas, Debrah Kaddah, Debby Bradford, Bob Horin, Brian
Huffard, Bill Dietz, Eric Rhode, Barbara Sabatelli, Dave Wills, Sandra
Hofer, David Schneider, Elaine Schneider, Pat Lamicilli, Kim Huzinker, Pete
Stephinson, Chris Hinckley, Cheryl Teugels, Marc Cohen, Jon Black, Gerry
Cowen.
The winner oF the tank raffle was the Jason Barrett family from Tampa. They
came down for the show and were disapointed they were unable to dive due to
the weather. They were quite happy to go home with a new tank though.
Julie Taylor
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Turks
& Caicos Trip
June
18-25,2005
We
will be diving the Turk & Caicos Islands June 18-25 staying at Club
Med(www.clubmed.com) an all-inclusive
resort. The diving is great, and there are also facilities for other water and
land sports such as wind surfing, sailing and tennis which are included in the
price. There is also a full program of entertainment and social activities. You
will want to come home for a vacation after this trip !! - checkout the
photo's in Julie
Taylor's Turks & Caicos Gallery to get an idea of what the diving
is like. To secure the space and prices we have negotiated ,we have advised the
travel agent of the numbers we have. If you have not registered but would like
to go please see Pete Stephinson who will check whether we can get you in as a
late registrant.
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PAPUA
NEW GUINEA
October
28 thru November 7, 2005
Join Fred Miller for a ten day live aboard dive trip scheduled
for
Papua New Guinea
aboard the Peter Hughes dive boat " Star Dancer
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The trip is scheduled for
October 28 thru November 7, 2005. These
dates
put us in the area at a time when
there is little rain, the least wind and
with clear waters of 84 to 88 degrees.
Papua New Guinea is noted for the diversity and abundance of fish life,
creatures, corals and is one of the best areas for photographers.
Current price for the live aboard portion of this 10 day trip is $ 3006.00
before any discounts.
This trip will start from Walindi, on New Britian, PNG, travel thru Kimbe Bay,
and end at Kavieng, New Ireland, noted for its large pelagic sea life.
For more information on this dive trip, please go to www.peterhughes.com
and click on Star Dancer at the top.
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