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WELCOME YOUR NEWEST DIVE BUDDIES! We are delighted to welcome
new members
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. Sept 3rd:
6:00PM Show; 6:30 Go Join Brian Hufford and Barbara Sabatelli for
a 2 tank night dive aboard Lady Go Diver. The intention is to
dive the Sea Emperor and a reef. The price is $50 including tip.
For information about Lady Go Diver and the Sea Emperor plus detailed
directions check out the site at http://www.dixiedivers.com. Contact
is Brian or Sept 5th:
8:30AM Beach Dive. Join Brian Hufford as he explores the beach at
Green Street Sept
7th:
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. Sept
10th: 5:00pm
Til Midnight,
Hurricanes permitting,
come
have a great evening at our annual
Seafood
Festival
at
the Lauderdale
Isles Yacht Club
, [Map
here]. Bring
your Catch of the Day and a Favorite Dish to share. Sept 12:
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!
September
15th: Dinner at large, 7:30PM
show. Join
Captain Chris Hinckley for an evening of fine dining and socializing
at Tequila Sunrise Mexican
Cafe. The Tequila Sunrise Cafe is located at 4711 N Dixie Hwy
Phone (954) 938-4473 You can check out their website at
tequilasunriseole.com Sept
17th
: 9:00AM show, 9:30 go. Key
Largo picnic trip. Once again
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 $82 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 or Speigel Grove and nitrox is recommended. (price assumes 18
divers, if more than 18 sign up, those who did the last Key Largo dive
will be waitlisted) Sept 22nd:
1:00PM Show 1:30PM Go. Geriatric divers over the stern. Dave
Schneider invites all those fortunate enough not to be working to join
him for a mid week dive on the Lady Go Diver.
The cost is $43 including Tip. Information on the Lady go Diver and
directions can be found on the Dixie divers web site at www.dixiedivers.com. Sept 24th:
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
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. 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. For information contact
Fred at (954)915-9396 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:
Annual
Holiday Party
Same
time, same place! More
details to follo
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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. |
SEPTEMBER
MEETING
FLORIDA SEA GRANT:
AWARENESS AND
APPRECIATION OF OUR CORAL REEFS
Committed to enhancing the practical use and conservation of coastal and
marine resources, the Broward County Sea Grant Extension Program provides
research-based information to the community in the areas of environmental and
water quality, sustainable recreation practices and marine fisheries, boating
and waterway management, and coastal habitats. Sea Grant works with the
marine community to help balance the development, recreational and economic
needs of a growing population while protecting our natural resources and
marine environment.
As a follow-up to Chantal Collier?s
May presentation, in which we learned about the Southeast Florida Coral Reef
Initiative (SEFCRI), Florida Sea Grant Agent Dianne Behringer will first give
a brief overview of SEFCRI, and then devote specific attention to its
Awareness and Appreciation Focus Team. Since lack of awareness and
appreciation is a threat to our reefs, a Local Action Strategy was
developed to set priority goals to address these issues. Dianne will
discuss the projects underway, including a Needs Assessment Study, Media Kit,
Hotel Tent Card, Website/Traveling Exhibit and Scuba Diving Industry Workshop,
as well as the upcoming projects.
ABOUT OUR SPEAKER: DIANNE
BEHRINGER
After receiving a B.S. degree from
Virginia Tech in secondary education, Dianne Behringer taught high school
biology for four years. She then received a M.S. degree in marine
ecology from Old Dominion University, and subsequently worked for Florida Sea
Grant in the Florida Keys before moving to Broward County to join the Waters
Resources Division of the Department of Planning and Environmental Protection.
Currently, she works for Florida Sea Grant and University of
Florida/Broward County Extension Education as a Marine Extension Agent,
delivering educational programs about marine issues relevant to Broward
County, including SEFCRI, in which she serves as the Local Navigator for the
Awareness and Appreciation Team.
Join Chris Hinckley and Friends for Some Great Food and Fun Thursday, September 15, 2005 at 7:30pm.
To check out the menu Click : http://tequilasunriseole.com
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.
A Shout Out From Capt. Chris to All My Fellow Divers !!
More Turks and Caicos Pics
Comming Soon !!
Club
Trip 2006
Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles
Coordinator - Jeff (Ski) Guzowski
Additional Overseas Trip added for 200
6 : 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
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 " 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.
LOTS OF LAUGHS and Other Wisdom
Character is like
a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree
is the real thing.
-- Abraham Lincoln
