Peggy’s News

DA Dive Log

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Artifact Bag

Dan News

Gear for sale

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DA Calendar

Next Meet= ing Notice

Next club meeting is Monday, September 25, 2006. <= /span>

We will have our regular business meeting at 730PM followed by dive reports by members and our featu= red speaker, Tom Brown, the Dolphin Man.

DA Labor Day Weekend Di= ve Picnic

Sunday, Sept 3, 2006 at= the Delaware Water Gap, NJ side just east of the ranger station. Bring gear, drinks, and a salad. DA will bring sandwich stuff.

Pic of the month

DA has a growing number of underwater photographers. To promote this activity, please send a copy of an underwater picture you have taken in the past month that you would like considered for our DA picture of the month to Mike Dox = at: mdox31@hotmail.com. Mike will select an appropriate photo that will a= ppear in our newsletter. If you can, please reduce the file size to 200kb or less. Next month will be open to any underwater photo taken this past month.

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“A school of fingerling bass” =

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Taken by Gary Mullen at Dutch Springs with his Canon Powershot in underwater mode= .

Peggy’s News

Art= ificial Reef Is Drawing Divers, Fish By ANDREA SACHS <= span style=3D'font-size:8.5pt'>The Washington Post

Mother = Nature isn't going to build a reef, man will.&nbs= p; "The artificial reef construction is a win-win situation," says Hugh Carberry, reef coordinator of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection's Division of Fish and Wildlife. "The marine = life has a habitat to attach to, and the fish use the reefs for refuge. The dive= rs use it to explore, or to go spearfishing or to hunt for lobsters." Artificial reef programs are wides= pread; basically, if a state has water, most likely it will dump a man-made object= in it. For example, Lake Erie contains faux reefs made of rubble from Cleveland Stadium, and Texas, appropriately enough, formed a rigs-to-reefs program th= at recycles its petroleum platforms. In May, the 8 USS Oriskany, a retired aircraft carrier, was sunk about 24 miles off Florida's Pensacola Beach in = the Gulf of Mexico, creating the world's largest artificial reef. Of states with the most artificial reefs, New Jersey ranks third in the nation, behind Florida and South Carol= ina. Jersey has 15 sites between Sandy Hook and Cape May, and since the program's start in 1984, 140 ships have been deployed to their watery graves. Vessels, though, are not the only objects to be dropped in the ocean. Other popular materials include Army tanks, reef balls (concrete fish habitats), tires, septic boxes, concrete and, yes, subway cars. (To protect the environment, = all foreign objects are scrubbed clean, and any toxic or dangerous fixtures are removed.) New Jersey received its first shipment of public trains in 1990 f= rom Philadelphia, and five SEPTA cars now lay on the Sea Girt Reef site. Fourte= en years later, says Carberry, "the trains are 70 percent intact and fully colonized by reef life." In 2003, when New York City Transit approached its neighbor about unloading 250 steel Redbird cars, Jersey jumped. The tra= ins, which had served the IRT lines for 40 years, were dropped in bundles of 50 = at five offshore locations: Cape May and Deep Water reefs (off Cape May County= ), Atlantic City Reef, Garden State North Reef (off Ocean County) and Shark Ri= ver Reef (off Monmouth County). Delaware, Virginia, South Carolina and Georgia = each secured a load as well. Yet it was the subway cars in Jersey that had me reaching for my mask. More th= an a decade ago, I learned to dive in the North Atlantic's shadowy waters, but s= ince then, I've been spoiled by the Caribbean's warm waters and endless visibili= ty. Now I was ready to return to my training grounds and test my skills. I met our group of seven from Atla= ntic Divers, a local operator that runs frequent trips, before the summer sun was fully awake and dawn's mist had lifted. The Sea Lion was docked in Brielle,= a beach town about 70 miles north of Atlantic City, and by 6:30 a.m., the 36-= foot boat was fully loaded with tanks, scuba gear and coolers. Our plan was to explore two kinds of sites, a natural wreck and an artificial reef -- and t= rust me, there's an ocean of difference. Leaning on a railing, Capt. Al Pyatak gave a quick rundown of the ru= les and regulations, explaining the delicate toilet and the food-evacuation plan (stick your head over the side). He then took his place at the wheel for the 90-minute ride out to our first dive, about 13 miles offshore. As the shoreline dissolved into ab= stract lines and squares, I chatted with Mike Nugent about the appeal of Jersey diving. The 50year-old construction contractor, who's spent 20 years diving these waters, said he prefers the slightly ominous Atlantic waters to the s= unny Caribbean's "bathtub diving."&nb= sp; "If you can dive off the coast of New Jersey, you can dive anywhere," said Nugent, of Mays Landing, N.J. "Out here, it's a l= ot deeper, colder and darker, and everything has a green haze to it. But there= is 10 times the mystery in the water as there is on land." To experience that secret world wi= thout getting hypothermia, you have to bundle up. Even when air temperatures are = in the triple digits, the deep water can feel like an ice chest (about 50 degr= ees 65 feet down), and the divers on our boat dressed in fleece, thermal underw= ear and dry suits. In addition, despite blue skies, the water is more the color= of kale. "It's strange to look up and not see a boat," admitted Nugent. However, what really intrigues many Jersey divers are the shipwrecks -- more than 5,000 off the Jersey coast. The combination of New York's busy port, the region's extreme weather and some bad drivers has resulted in an ocean floor littered with wrecks dating from before the Revolutionary War to weeks ago. "Any conceivable kind of wreck you're looking for is here," said Capt. Al, as he pointed to his Differential GPS screen and its patchwork of black squares representing wre= cks. "There's a huge amount of history here, and they're still sinking.&quo= t; But what about the subway cars, I inquired, unaware that I was raising a topic as heated as butter vs. margarine. "Have you eve= r been to Disney World? Have you ever been to the Grand Canyon?" dive master = Gene Peterson demanded. "With artificial reefs, they drop them down, and they're kind of bland. With wrecks, there's a big mystery about why they sa= nk and what's down there." I didn't have to wait long for intrigue: How did two 1850s steam locomotives = end up resting side by side, in perfect condition, 85 feet below? There was much debate among our crew about our first dive; maybe the trains slipped off a cargo ship, or perhaps they were on a wooden hold that dissolved. (The wreck had recently appeared on the History Channel's "Deep Sea Detectives,&q= uot; adding to the suspense.) The clues were there -- we just had to drop many fathoms to find them. Taking Peterson's hand (it's easy to get lost); I inspected the machines like a conductor, tapping the nose of one train and tracing the spokes of the whee= ls. Sea bass and tautog swam lazily around the twin objects, and I felt as if I were a fish in an aquarium with a decorative prop dropped in for my amuseme= nt. As we moved toward the rope, Peterson pointed to a hole in the top of the t= rain where an eel was curled up. He pointed his bright flashlight into the creature's eyes; the eel didn't blink.&nbs= p; Before my wet suit even had a chance to dry, we had arrived at the subway cars, about 10 miles north of the steam train site. Lowering myself = 65 feet, I was now accustomed to the sensation of feeling blindfolded, then ha= ving the cloth suddenly lifted off to see . . . a hauntingly beautiful subway tr= ain resting quietly on the sand, frozen in mid-commute. The seats were missing,= but I held onto an overhead pole, as if I were traveling uptown to catch a show= . I then floated out the front car, using the driver's windshield as my exit, a= nd bumped into the bobbing jellyfish. As my air supply diminished, I took a fi= nal spin around the train, wishing I could take back a piece of it -- but knowi= ng that it belonged there, on the ocean floor. <= span style=3D'color:blue'>http://www.theledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=3D/= 20060820/NEWS/608190339/1326 + + AND + +

DETAILS Scuba Diving in New Jersey Sunday, Augu= st 6, 2006; P05

DIVING SITES: With more than 5,000 wrecks off the coast of N= ew Jersey, you can drop down almost anywhere and find a sunken vessel to explo= re. The subway cars, however, are positioned at five sites: Cape May and Deep W= ater reefs (off Cape May County), Atlantic City Reef (off Atlantic County), Gard= en State North Reef (off Ocean County) and Shark River Reef (off Monmouth County). F= or my July dive, I departed from Brielle, about 70 miles north of Atlantic Cit= y, and swam with the cars off Monmouth County. For info: Monmouth County Department of Tourism, 800-523-2587, http://www.co.monmouth.nj.us/tourism= .

DIVE COMPANIES: For all dives you must be certified, and many companies will ask for your card and/or log book. Advance divers with their= own gear can charter a boat to the dive sites. But unless you know the waters w= ell, go with an expert.

I signed up with Atlantic Divers (609-641-7722, htt= p://www.njwreckdivers.com/ ), a local company that's been organizing Jersey dive trips since 1986. My = $150 outing included two dives, boat charter and full scuba gear; lunch and beverages were not included. The outfitter has scheduled dives, offered throughout the week; upcoming excursions include the 1904 San Jose freighte= r on Aug. 21 and the 1944 Great Isaac tugboat on Aug. 26. The company usually do= es not plan subway car dives but can arrange them.

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· Divers II (732-776-775= 5, http://www.diverstwo.com= / ) arranges wreck dives on its boat in Avon-by-the-Sea, between Belmar and Asbury Park. Experienced divers can jump on a boat weekends, or beginners c= an go on a guided tour Sundays. Cost: $55 for single tank, $85 for two dives, = not including equipment, which will run you about $100 extra.

· Venture III (732-928-4= 519) offers weekday charters to dive sites off Belmar. Cost is $80; bring your o= wn scuba gear.

· Lakeland Divers , a di= ve shop in East Hanover, pairs with Capt. Al Pyatak and the Sea Lion for about= 12 charters per season. A day of diving costs $85; with equipment, add about $= 65. The company also has a special for new divers on Aug. 13 that takes beginne= rs to an artificial reef. Info: 973-887-0194, http://www.lakelanddivers.com./

WHERE TO STAY: A number of seaside towns are convenient to the charter boats that venture out to the subway cars at Shark River Reef as we= ll as other wrecks. I stayed at the Sea Aire Motel (620 Ocean Rd., 732-899-3776, http= ://www.seaairemotel.com/ ) in Point Pleasant, a cute beach community with shops and restaurants. The no-frills motel has a pool and is a quick drive to the boat basins in Briel= le. Rates from $90. For something a bit more upscale, the White Sands Oceanf= ront Resort and Spa (1205 Ocean Ave., 888-558-8958, http://www.thewhitesands.com/ ) has motel-style rooms on Point Pleasant's beach and luxury hotel rooms (plus a = spa, sauna and steakhouse) across the street in its hotel. Summer rates run from $210 to $525 and include breakfast; after Labor Day, prices drop to $130 and up. For more options, see the Point Pleasant Beach Chamber of Commerce, 888-772-3862, http= ://www.pointpleasantbeachnj.com/ .

TIPS: Don't be afraid of the water -- even if it is dark and cold down th= ere (about 50 degrees 65 feet down). The diving season runs mainly June to Octo= ber, but boats still go out as early as April and as late as December.

During the summer, regardless of air t= emps, bundle up for the dive: Wear layers like thermal underwear, sweat shirts and fleece if you have a dry suit, or double up on wet suits. Also, rent or bri= ng a hood, gloves and booties. Though you can rent most equipment, carry your own mask and fins, since proper fit is essential. If you want to catch dinner (flounder, lobster and the like) or bring back some wreck artifacts, snap o= n a flashlight, net and goody bag.

For onboard necessities, pack lunch an= d lots of water and other beverages, since diving is dehydrating. And don't forget= the bug spray; the flies bite more than the fish.

INFO: For detailed information on New Jersey dives, including where to fi= nd wrecks and reefs, check out New Jersey Scuba Diver 's Web site, http://www.njscuba.net/<= /span> . Other helpful online sources include the New Jersey Division of Fish a= nd Wildlife , htt= p://www.njfishandwildlife.com/ ; the New Jersey Council of Dive Clubs , = http://www.scubanj.org/ ; and Oce= an Wreck Dives of New Jersey , http://www.oceanwreckdivers.com/ . Recommended books include "Wreck Valley: A Record of Shipwrecks off Lo= ng Island's South Shore and New Jersey" (Aqua Explorers, $18.95) by Daniel Berg, and "New Jersey Beach Diver: The Diver's Guide to New Jersey Bea= ch Diving Sites," by Daniel and Denise Berg (Aqua Explorers, $14.95).

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Peggy Bowen, Director: pegdiver@earthlink.net

New Jersey Council of Diving Clubs

http://www.scubanj.org/

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DA Dive Log

Pierre G, Mark, and Tom M went to sunny California aboard the Horizon, liveaboard, to do some out island diving. We will have to wait for their return to get a detailed report. That is if Pie= rre does not head out for another dive trip.

August saw several DA’s go out on the = Sea Lion for 2 Sunday dives. Ian Fryer chartered the Sea Lion to head out to the Brunette wreck which lies in 80 feet of water. Along with Ian were Bill G, = Don VD, Hannah, Mike C, and John N. Sea conditions were a bit rough for the fir= st dive, but then softened for a nice 2^nd dive. Everyone including = Capt Al and Capt Steve had a nice dive. The boat was back to the dock by 1PM and everyone had a good day of fun and diving.

Gary P was aboard the Venture 3 for some deep wreck diving and got a huge lobster and some nice fish on a hunting dive. <= o:p>

Gary M went to Dutch Springs to do some chec= king of his camera system and took some pics that are now on our site, check them out and this month’s Pic of the month as well.

Matt B, Sharon, Hannah, and Michelle went to the St Lawr= ence River in America and Canada to do some river diving. Conditions were excell= ent for late summer diving. The water was clear and warm down to 80 feet. They = got to do several wreck dives on old sailing ships and a recovery ship that sank itself with its own lift bag. The accommodations were good, but customs inspections held up progress when sailing back across the international lin= e. They recommended staying on the American side for future trips. Hannah and = Michelle also got to do some white water rafting a day before the diving began. At t= he recent DA meeting they reported the dive boat breaking down and two groups joining together, but all in all they had a good time and got to meet each other on the trip which turned out to be an added pleasant surprise. <= /o:p>

DA Dive Plan

Pierre G, Mark R, and Tom M plan to go to CA= and dive on the Horizon for a 4 day liveaboard trip. They will be going to the offshore islands, and may give us a report when we meet in September. =

Our annual Halloween Pumpkin Carving Dive= is planned for October 29 at 12 noon, Sandy Hook. Check your email for the location and more details.

Shore Dives:&nbs= p; Ongoing. If you wish to dive on any Sunday or Thursday, please conta= ct Tom. Diving depends on the weather and conditions. As the season cools, the= re are still more opportunities even when ocean conditions are poor.

Boat Dives: Some dates have already passed, but= Ian still has some dates for September. Some members have already booked their spots, and there are still some remaining spots available. Please contact I= an or Tom to reserve your trips on the Sea Lion out of Brielle.

Check our DA Calendar online and at the bott= om of this DA News for dates. The number will be limited to 8 divers on each charter. Cost is $70 depending on fuel cost by the date of sailing. First c= ome first served with full payment.

Ian: ifryer1@ianfryer.net

Tom: gormleydmd@aol.com<= /span>

Other club members have indicated that they = will be arranging charters. As dates are set, they will be added to the calendar= .

Individual DA members seeking dive buddies

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Below are some DA members who may be available for diving opportunities. Meet the= m at the next DA meeting to arrange diving or contact Mike and Tom for email contact. Mike, mmgrand@verizon.net, and Tom, gormleydmd@aol.com, can assist you in contacting these members so you may j= oin them for diving or just meet them at the next meeting.

Mark Russomanno works as mate on the Stingray out of Belmar. Contact Mark if you wish to go on any Stingray dives, if space is available. =

Gary P often schedules diving off the Venture III. If you would like to join him, see him at a meeting to discuss this.

Rich M is hoping to go out on the Sea Lion when he recovers from bad poison ivy.= If you would like to join him, see him at a meeting to discuss this. Bring calamine lotion.

Wanda M is always looking for a dive buddy to do quarry diving at Dutch Springs. = She can often go mid-week and has a season pass that is burning a hole in her BC pocket. See her at a meeting to make arrangements for diving.

Pierre Guibor is interested in diving after July 24.

This is John Nardone. I would be intereste= d in diving on the Emerald or Mohawk, day trips to Dutch Springs, and other dive spots. Call me at 973-256-045= 5 or cell 862-686-3649 or email at john814@verizon.net= Also, if anyone is interested in ge= tting together for a dive trip to South Carolina or Florida I would definitely be interested. There is an excel= lent Dive Shop in Myrtle Beach, SC called Coastal Scuba. They have dive sites from the begi= nner level with practically no experience to technical dive requiring only knowledgeable advanced divers. However total sites are limited to about 25. Would like to explore more about Florida diving.

Boat Diving Requirements
Everyone please be advised that the following are required to dive on any of the charters:

&nbs= p;           1) Logbook indicating northeast boat diving experience or arrangements to do a guided dive.

&nbs= p;           2) Pony bottle and regulator with pressure gauge or other suit= able redundant gear.

&nbs= p;           3) Compass, wreck reel, safety sausage, safety whistle and pow= er surface audible signaling device, cutting device as well as other mandatory scuba gear.

&nbs= p;           4) NAUI Waiver and Release signed before boarding naming Tom Gormley, Ian Fryer, Rich Mullen, Janna Fabris, Mark Russomanno, Charles Soulas, Pierre Guibor, Mike Granado, and Ben Gualano as Instructors and Divemasters.

&nbs= p;           5) NAUI medical form

&nbs= p;           6) DAN or equivalent insurance <= /p>

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The Artifact Bag

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(DA members can send in artifact stories for future issues of = the DA Anchorline News)

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Spike Story =

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by Tom Gormley

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Rich’s Spike= =

On a recent trip to the Caribbean, Rich Mull= en got a chance to dive on an unknown shipwreck. While swimming around investigating he found this spike among the wreckage. He brought it home, a= nd that is a story within a story. You will have to ask Rich to tell you that part. Examining the spike, it shows metal, wood, and some attached encrustation. The spike is brass, though heavily tarnished by a long stay underwater. The wood is what remains of a portion of what he believes is wo= oden deck. Apparently this spike held deck planks to the underlying support beam= s. The rest of the beams were rotted away, likely by toredo worms that love to= eat submerged wood on shipwrecks and wooden boats. The spike is 7 1/2 inches lo= ng and ½ inches wide. The end caps are ¾ inches on one side and 1 inch on the other. There is encrusting material adhering to the stem of the spike. This is likely calcified mineral and sand.

Rich gave his spike to Gary P who offered to restore it for him. Gary has already coated the spike with urethane after drying and buffing the project. Maybe you can get to see the finished proje= ct at next month’s meeting.

Some purists may believe that all artifacts should be left alone. Others believe that finding a spike like this and sho= wing it to other people is a way to encourage others to scuba dive and ultimately help preserve the ocean environment. If you find an artifact while diving y= ou must know local laws and if legal to take artifacts, then you decide to lea= ve it or recover it. Any artifact found needs to be properly preserved, identified, and then exhibited to other people so the thrill of diving is passed on and pieces like this are not lost forever. What do you think?

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DAN News

Visit DAN’s website = www.diversalertnetwork.o= rg to check out all of their programs

DAN Announces New Online Training Course Divers Alert Netwo= rk now offers three online seminars, addressing safety and health issues of intere= st to divers. Courses accessible easily through the DAN website.

The most = recent addition to the online seminars is Inert Gas Exchange, Bubbles, and Decompression Theory, presented by Richard Vann Ph.D., DAN vice presid= ent of research, at a recent Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine course offered by D= AN. Participants can learn about inert gas exchange in the body and the affects those bubbles can have on one's dive.

This presentation addresses some of the fundamental principles that govern inert= gas exchange between the environment and tissue, particularly, the profound eff= ects bubble formation can have on inert gas exchange. Vann places these ideas in= to a historical context to show how decompression theory has evolved and how this has affected the severity of decompression sickness (DCS).

Stephen B= elth, DAN DES Instructor from Merrick, N.Y., highly recommended the latest DAN on= line offering for both instructors and students who want to further their knowle= dge about dive safety.

"Dr.= Vann provided a great experience for me in very easy to understand language,&quo= t; Belth said. "I found it extremely enjoyable and enlightening as he cle= ared up many concepts around DCS that I had previously understood only vaguely."

DAN also = offers two other web-based seminars about diving and dive medicine:

"Ear= s and Diving" and "Pathophysiology of Decompression Illness."

Open to t= he general public at a cost of $25 US, this online presentation takes 60-90 minutes to complete. Participants receive certificates of completion from D= AN. See this presentation and others at http://www.diversal= ertnetwork.org/training/seminars/index.asp

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Members wishing to sell gear can post it= here! (Send listing to Tom)

30 cuft pony O2 clean and = filled with a 50% mix. Needs hydro. Best reasonable offer. Tom: gormleydmd@aol.com

Gary M has an xxl dry suit. Contact him at riki0221@bellatlantic.net

Meeting Minutes

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Divers Anonymous Scuba Dive Club

Mario’s Restaurant / 710 Van Houten Avenue, Clifton, NJ=

Minutes of Meeting / August 28, 2006=

Minutes not available yet.

Attendance list follows the DA Calendar

2006

Divers Anonymous Calendar

Ja= n 2006

     &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;     • 01/14: DA Holiday Party       &nbs= p; 700 p.m. Branchbrook Manor, Washington Ave, Belleville

     &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;     • 01/30: DA Club Meeting 7:30 p.m, Speaker- Kari Jermansen -Clean Ocean Action

Fe= b 2006

     &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;     • 02/05: Bottle Show, South River

     &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;     • Sunday, February 19, 2006 from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM/: Toms River Flea Market=

     &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;     • 02/27: DA Club Meeting 7:30 p.m. Dan Lieb NJHDA update

Ma= r 2006

     &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;     • 03/05: South Jersey Shore Dive 11AM Location TBA

     &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;     • 03/24~26: Beneath-The-Sea

     &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;     • 03/27: DA Club Meeting 7:30 p.m. <= /span>Gary Gentile -“Andrea Doria”

Ap= ril 2006

     &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;     • 04/02: Sunday Shore Dive, 12PM LTB= A

     &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;     • 04/08 Saturday shore dive in Belma= r SRI 5PM

     &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;     • 04/24: DA Meeting        Dues and Elections,

     &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;     • 04/23: Shore Dive 10AM-LTBA <= /o:p>

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Ma= y 2006

     &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;     • Sunday shore dives

     &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;     • 05/14: Pre-Memorial Day Dive Pic= nic

     &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;     • 05/22: DA Club Meeting 7:30 p.m.      (1 week = early) Mike Decharles: Diver legal issues

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Ju= ne 2006

     &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;     • 06/11: Saturday Shore Dive 7PM LTB= A

     &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;     • 06/26 DA Meeting Uplines & Lif= t bags Paul Duffy

Ju= ly 2006

     &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;     • Shore Dives TBA =

     &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;     • 7/15-16 DA Weekend at Dutch Springs

     &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;     • 07/30 Sea Lion boat dive

     &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;     • 07/31 DA Meeting “Weighting Systems for Scuba” Members

Au= g 2006

     &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;     • 08/20 Sea Lion boat dive

     &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;     • 08/28: DA Club Meeting 7:30 p.m. += dive stories

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Se= pt 2006

     &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;     • 09/03: 8AM Labor Day - Water Gap= Dive Picnic

     &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;     • 09/23 Sea Lion boat dive

     &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;     • 09/25: DA Club Meeting 7:30 p.m Tom Brown; Dolphins

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Oc= t 2006

     &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;     • 10/15 Local Shore Dive Location TB= A

=      &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;     • 10/29 12PM Halloween dive at Sandy Hook

     &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;     • 10/30: DA Club Meeting - Len Cohen “Photographer”

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No= v 2006

     &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;     • Local Shore Dives    11/04 Saturday-SRI 6= 23PM

=      &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;     • 11/27: DA Club Meeting 7:30 p.m.= 2005 Artifact & Picture - St= ory Contest

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De= c 2006

     &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;     • 12/11: DA Club Meeting 7:30 p.m.

     &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;     • 12/17: Lizzie H Brayton 102 year anniversary dive, 12PM

     &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;     • Friday, 12/31: Last Dive of Year 1= 2PM-Sandy Hook

Pink highlighted events a= re subsidized by DA dues

DA Meetings begin at 730PM = on the last Monday of the month except May and December as noted

Boat dives are chartered by= members and are run according to members restrictions

All other dives are organiz= ed by DA and are limited to DA members according to DA restrictions

All events are subject to c= hange according to conditions

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Photographs can be viewed at the above noted website.

Editor: Tom Gormley

Contents

Next Meeting Notice

Peggy’s News

DA Calendar

Members wishing to sell gear can post it= here! (Send listing to Tom)