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PRESIDENT's MESSAGE by Cheryl Teugels
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Photo by Capt. Chris
Seafood Fest 2005
Click Here For More Seafood Fest 2005 Pictures
The Members of South Florida Divers would like to extend our
Heartfelt Thoughts and Prayers to the Victims, Families and Friends
Affected by Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita.
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WELCOME YOUR NEWEST DIVE BUDDIES! We are delighted to welcome
new members
Douglas
Couvertier, Michael Ewanus and Patricia Faver. 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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September
2005 Calendar and beyond
Shore
Diving with Fred Miller: During the Summer Months Fred Miller
regularly does shore dives off the beach in Fort Lauderdale, often on
Sunday mornings. If you would like to join Fred, and discover
some of the great diving available just off the beach be sure to leave
your name and contact information on the sign up sheet which will be
available at the September meeting. Oct
2nd: 1:00PM Show, 1:30PM Go. Join Kim Hunziker in a dive on Tenneco
Towers. Tenneco
Towers, is a 20-year old (1985) artificial reef made up of a one-time
oil rig platform. Tenneco Oil Co. originally used the rigs in
the Gulf of Mexico for oil and gas exploration, and then transported
them by barge around the Florida Keys to place them at their present
site. The area consists of 4 sites: West Tenneco at 105' depth, East
Tenneco at 115' depth and The Deep Tenneco's at a depth of 185' and
205'. Tenneco is home to a few thousand fish and many beautiful
marine invertebrates such as orange cup coral, huge tube sponges and
forest of gorgonias. Occasionally seen giant Jewfish, Turtles and many
more schools of pelagic fish such as Bonitas, Great Amberjack, Tarpon
and Sharks. We will be diving from the American Dream II for
information and directions check out their web site at www.scubafortlauderdale.com.
Price is $48 with tax & tip included. Oct
5th:
7:00PM Show,7:30PM Go
General
Meeting: RAMADA
INN FORT LAUDERDALE AIRPORT, 2275
State Road 84.
[Driving
directions here] [Map
here] . Enjoy
a social drink with your dive buddies before the meeting which
starts promptly at 7:30PM. NOTE: additional parking on west side
of Ramada. Oct
9th: 1:00PM Show, 1:30 Go Join Fred Miller aboard the American
Dream II for a fun afternoon of diving off Fort Lauderdale.
The American Dream II is docked at the Hyatt Regency Pier 66 Resort
just east of the bridge over the intracoastal on SE 17th Street in
Fort Lauderdale, the cost is $48 including tip. For information about
the American Dream II and detailed directions check out the site at http://www.scubafortlauderdale.com/index.htm. Oct 10th:
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! Oct 11th:
For those of you who are not yet Nitrox divers
here's your chance. Discover the freedom of being able to extend your
no-deco time and having a shorter interval between dives. Our very own
Bob Horin will be conducting a Nitrox class. The cost is $79, Bob will
advise the time and venue. Oct 11th:
7:30PM Meeting of boat owners and operators.
Dave Wills invites all boat owners and operators to discuss best
operating practices to employ when taking club members on group dives.
This will be a dinner meeting to be held at Mi Casa Su Casa in
Dania Beach. Mi Casa Su Casa is located at 2750 Griffin Rd, Ph
(954)967-0033. Oct 15th:
8:00AM Show, 8:30 Go.
Join Dave Wills on Recycled for a private
Boat dive from John U Lloyd State Park. 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
Oct 16th:
Nitrox dive organized by Bob Horin. This dive covers the practical
portion of the Nitrox class conducted on Oct 11th. Bob Horin to advise
details. Oct
20th: 7:30PM, Dinner
at large.
Celebrate Octoberfest
with Cheryl Teugels at the Old Heidlberg. The Old Heidleberg is
located at 900 SW 24th Street (State Rd 84) in Fort Lauderdale phone
(954)463-6747 Oct 22nd:
12:30 Show, 1:00PM Go. Join Dave Schneider and Pete Stephinson
diving the Starfish Enterprise in Lantana. Socializing afterwards at
the Old Key Lime House. Information on the Starfish can be found at
http://www.idivestarfish.com/ $48.00 includes tip. Oct 27-31st:
Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show.
The 46th edition of the world’s largest boat show featuring more
than 1.6 billion dollars worth of boats, yachts, superyachts,
electronics, engines and thousands of accessories from every major
marine manufacturer and builder worldwide. The show encompasses more
than 3 million square feet of space, both on land and in water, at six
sites, all connected by the Show Transportation. Complete details can
be found at http://www.showmanagement.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=flibs.home Oct 29th:
7:30AM Show 8:00AM Go. Join Pete Stephinson and his golfing
friends for their annual Fall 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. November
8 –
18th:
Papua New Guinea
Fred Miller will be leading a
group for fabulous diving aboard Peter Hughes’ “Star Dancer”.
Cost will be approximately $4000.00. December
2-4:
Florida Dive Show.
The first Florida
consumer SCUBA dive show all under one roof is being held on December
2-4, 2005. With room for over 250 exhibitors in a 50,000 square foot
hall, the Florida Dive Show will include equipment demonstrations,
travel seminars, technical conferences and much, much more. Located
in central Palm Beach County, Florida, only three miles from Palm
Beach International Airport (PBIA) the Palm Beach Convention Center
site is at 650 Okeechobee Blvd. The Florida Dive Show is anticipating
attendees from around the southeastern United States and possibly
further. www.floridadiveshow.com December
10th:
7:00PM
Annual
Holiday Party at I.T. Parker Center in Dania Beach. Dress
Up and Bring your Dancing Shoes for the Party of The Year. Join us for
All the Fun.
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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. |
OCTOBER
MEETING
"FORGET THE TITANIC - THIS SUB WRECK IS HOT!"
That's how The Wall Street Journal raved about the Confederate
submarine H.L. Hunley and its amazing story. For more than a century the
fate of the Hunley remained one of the great unsolved mysteries of the
Civil War. The brainchild of wealthy New Orleans planter and lawyer
Horace Lawson Hunley, the submarine inspired tremendous hopes of
breaking the Union's naval blockade of Charleston, South Carolina, only
to drown two crews on disastrous test runs. But on the night of February
17, 1864, the Hunley finally made good on its promise. Under the command
of Lieutenant George Dixon, the sub rammed a torpedo into the Union
sloop Housatonic and sank the ship within minutes, accomplishing a feat
of stealth technology that would not be repeated for half a century.
However, shortly after its stunning success, the Hunley vanished
without a trace somewhere off the South Carolina coast.
WHAT HAPPENED???????
Fast forward to August 8, 2000. With
thousands of spectators crowding Charleston Harbor, the Hunley was
raised from the bottom of the sea and towed ashore, and father and son
re-enacting team John and Robert Feeney were there!
So, on October 5th, appearing in their Civil War uniforms,
the Feeneys will edu-tain us with Hunley history and lore.
They will speak of early submarines, the Civil War navy, inventor
Horace Hunley, the Hunley's construction and trial runs, the Union's
blockade and defenses against sub attacks, and, finally, the Hunley's
recovery, excavation and future.
Come and hear about this amazing piece of Americana - the spellbinding
tale of the famous Confederate submarine Hunley, and the secrets that
sank with her in 1864.
ABOUT JOHN AND ROBERT FEENEY
John
and Robert Feeney of Plantation, FL are father and son reenactors.
Robert is a student at Broward Community College majoring in
history. He is currently
president of BCC's Anthropology Club.
He is a certified scuba diver.
John is an employee of the U.S. Postal Service, and a graduate of
FAU. John and Robert are
members of the 42nd Royal Highland Regiment, the Southern Telegraph
Company, the Paladin Society, Gold Coast Reenactors, and the Broward
County Marine Historical Society. They
have participated in many national events, and were present in Charleston
when the Hunley was raised from the ocean floor.
Robert participated in the ceremony to celebrate the recovery, as
part of a Civil War artillery salute consisting of three original cannons.
They also have visited the Warren Lasch Research Center, where the Hunley
rests today.
COME CELEBRATE
OCTOBERFEST
An 1812 Bavarian tradition, celebrating the wedding of the Crown Prince and Princess of Bavaria, was carried forward by German immigrants around the world, starting a month long celebration called OctoberFest. Platters of bratwurst, schnitzels and sauerbrauten tempt your taste buds along with a special brew of amber colored beer, traditionally prepared in March for the month long festivities.
Grab your Fraulien by the hand and come join your dive buddies as we toast steins of suds at Fort Lauderdale's Premier German Restaurant
THE OLD HEIDELBERG
900 State Road 84
Fort Lauderdale
October 20th at 7:30pm
A 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.
Be Sure to Take a Look At Dave Schneider's Photos of
Capt. Slate Dives on August 13, 2005
And
Capt. Slate Dives on September 17, 2005
Checkout
Pete Stephinson's Cozumel 2005 Gallery
The Trip to Bonaire Has Been CANCELLED !!
The GOOD NEWS is that there will be another
Trip to Replace it !! Look for Details
AFTER DEMA !!
San Salvador, Bahamas
June 17th-24th, 2006
The SFDI group that just returned from the Turks & Caicos Islands had such a great time that a number of them decided to do a similar trip in 2006. Check out the photos in this month's Newsletter and on the site to see what great diving they enjoyed, and the fun times which they had on land. On returning, Pete Stephinson, trip organizer checked out the prices and availability and secured an even better deal for 2006 at the Club Med Columbus Isle on San Salvador Island in the Bahamas.
"What San Sal offers divers is vertical walls, populated shallow
reefs ideal for macro photography, groupers so friendly they will lay in
your arms and the ever-present chance of spotting big creatures, such as
Hammerhead Sharks and Manta Rays. San Sal was one of the very first
destinations to develop wall diving and this is still the reason most
divers visit. The south and western sides of the island are lined by one
of the most impressive walls in The Bahamas, starting as shallow as 40
feet and dropping to thousands of feet. "
For more info visit http://www.about-the-bahamas.com/bahamas/sansalvador.cfm
The cost for the trip includes:
We have over 20 people signed up. Don't miss out, if you want to sign up you are recommended to do so at the September Meeting. A $200 deposit is required to confirm your place. Payments will be accepted monthly with full payment due by April 2006.
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Check The Weather
Check the weather from Joe Smariga's
Weather Station. Thanks Joe !!
Click Here www.sfdi.com/wx.htm
Florida
Dive Show
December 2-4, 2005
The first Florida consumer SCUBA dive show all under one roof is being held on December 2-4, 2005.
Located in central Palm Beach
County, Florida, only three miles from Palm Beach International Airport (PBIA)
the Palm Beach Convention Center site is at 650 Okeechobee Blvd. The Florida
Dive Show is anticipating attendees from around the southeastern United States and possibly
further.
http://www.floridadiveshow.com/
Ft. Lauderdale Public Library Bluewater Symposium
The Ft. Lauderdale Public Library's Center for the Book and AUE will be
holding a Bluewater Adventure Series symposium on December 3, 2005, at
the Ft. Lauderdale Public Library (Main Branch). The symposium will
focus on a theme of underwater exploration, in conjunction with an
exclusive exhibit on Jules Verne and "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea."
The Ft. Lauderdale Public Library will be the only U.S. library hosting
this unique French exhibit, which celebrates the centennial of the
noted author.
While a full lineup of speakers has not been finalized, I can let you
know that Richie Kohler and John Chatterton will both be present
as 'headliners' and giving an entertaining presentation on "Shadow
Divers."
This symposium will occur amidst the innagural Florida Dive Show in
West Palm Beach, December 2-4, but should complement the dive-related
activities in South Florida that weekend. The Bluewater Adventure
Series symposium is free and open to the public.
Aside from the speakers and Jules Verne exhibit, there will be other
displays (e.g., ROVs and other underwater exploration tools) at the
library.
Please mark this event on your calendar, and we look forward to seeing
everyone there!
I will update the list as new speakers are confirmed.
Cheers,
Mike
Michael C. Barnette
Shipwrecks of the Sunshine State: Florida's Submerged History
http://uwex.us/shipwreckbook.htm
Association of Underwater Explorers
http://uwex.us
HOLIDAY PARTY 2005
Our Holiday party is on Saturday, December 10, at the I.T. Parker Center in Dania Beach (click here for map and interactive directions). The party starts at 7 PM and ends at 1 AM. For those of you who have never been to this party, it is the best of the year. The club provides a buffet style dinner, where we provide 3 turkeys, 2 spiral hams, and all the beverages, which include a full bar with mixers, beer, wine, sodas, water, and the frozen drink of the night, made by John Kansman and his magical blender. We have a special DJ for dancing, and a raffle with a lot of door prizes. All you have to do is dress up, wear your dancing shoes, and bring $10, a covered dish, and your appetite. A toy for tot is optional. If you are at a loss for what to bring for a covered dish, you can see Mike Rand at the sign up table; he has a covered dish sign up list with a lot of suggestions. If you would like to help set up, we are starting at 6 PM.
LOTS OF LAUGHS and Other Wisdom
