NEWSLETTER January 10,
2003, Issue 24
Members are encouraged to
submit articles, dive plans and dive reports.
Visit club web site at https://www.angelfire.com/nj4/divers/
DA Dive Log
DA Dive Plan
Members Selling Gear
December DA Meeting Minutes,
Unapproved
Next Meeting
Notice
Next club meeting is Monday,
January 27, 2002.
We will have our regular business meeting at 730PM followed by a
presentation of marine history and archeology by Mr. Lada.
2003 Divers
Anonymous
Date: Saturday,
January 11, 2003
Time: 7:30 to
11:30 PM
Location: San Carlo
Directions to San
Carlo
From
Take Route 3 West, exit at
From
Take Route 3 East, exit at
Park Avenue/River Road exit (first exit past Route 21 North exit); turn left to
intersection and make second right onto Stuyvesant Avenue (between the Bank of
New York and gas station) then proceed one mile to 620 Stuyvesant Avenue
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Peggy’s News
Diving
with Penguins
Nature - starting 1/12/03 at 8 pm
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Television is awash with ordinary underwater coral
reef programs, but here's a chance for a unique glimpse of
the
page.
These as well as other diving news can be found at
http://www.undercurrent.org/UCnow/hotnews.shtml
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Peggy
Bowen, Director, NJ Council of Diving Clubs
E-mail: mailto:pegdiver@monmouth.com
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DA
Dive Log
Shore Dive Log
Shore Dives: Tom, Rich M, Al, Ben and Frank M dove at
the Shrewsbury River on December 29. The weather was decent for late December.
Air temperatures were in the mid forties and it was partly sunny. The group was
trying to do a search and recovery of some lost equipment from the previous
week. The water conditions turned out to be a bit cooler than the previous
week’s diving. The water temperature had dipped to 33 degrees depending on
whose gauge was used. Some gauges even read lower if you can believe that. The
big problem was that the tide was low and that meant that visibility was poor.
It was around 2 feet. The outgoing tide had contributed to the colder water as
well. The group did a sweep on the dive flag line, but the gear was not
spotted. After the sweep the divers decided to look for some artifacts on their
way back to shore, but nothing of significance was recovered. As soon as the divers can get together again,
they will do another search for the missing gear. Ben was successful in trying
out his newly acquired full-face mask.
Boat Dive Log
No boat dives were logged since the last report.
(Any
sales of gear are subject to terms agreed upon by sellers and buyers.)
E-mail:
Al Nesterok 2 aluminum 80 cylinders
E-mail: Rick Farmer stainless steel
backplate and OMS back inflation BCD
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Divers Anonymous Scuba Dive
Club
Mario’s Restaurant / 710 Van
Houten Avenue, Clifton, NJ / (973) 777-1559
December 16, 2002 - Monthly
Meeting Minutes
Members
Present:
Edith,
& Rick Farmer
Ian
Fryer
Bill
Golubinski
Norva
& Tom Gormley
Ben
Gualano
Connie
& Leo Mazur
Christine
Menville
Lara
& Charlie Padula
Chris
Rollins
Don
Van Dyk
Paul
Ward
Special
guest: Luke Farmer, age 13 days
Minutes of DA meeting, 12-16-2002, Mario’s
Restaurant,
Meeting called to order by Tom G 19:40 Hours.
Tom asked for a motion to accept the minutes from the
last meeting as those listed in the DA Newsletter and on the website. Chris
made the motion and Leo seconded it.
Al- VP’s report- that Lakeland Diver’s announced
that on 12-18-2002 there will be sale, and many items are 50% off, refreshments
and food to be served 7-10 pm, and prizes to be given out.
Tom- President's report- attendance sheet passed
around, statement made that on the 01-27-2003 meeting there will be a marine
historian on hand to give a presentation and slide show.
On 01-14-2003 there will be a nitrox class starting
in
Tom requested that the club subsidizing of $ for the
D/A holiday party. His suggestion was for the club to pay up to $250.00 towards
prizes and incidentals, and he was looking for any other suggestions. Motion made by Charlie for the club to
approve up to $250 for holiday party expenditures and seconded by Ben. A vote
was taken and approved by all present except Ian.
Tom requested that any gifts available for party
gifts should be brought to the party. Gift items could include any new or good
condition dive gear. He noted that Rich has already given incidentals to the
party and Al, Rich, and Ben have arranged other interesting items.
Tom acknowledged the rescue off Long Branch and the e-mails,
which he received and noted. Comments, which he received, suggested a boat dive
safety forum for March 03 meeting. He hopes that no D/A members would be
involved in such a rescue incident. Comments and points, which were brought up,
were that each diver should have some type of dive alert- whistle- loud lasting
sound and a safety sausage. These devices aid personnel to spot a diver on the
surface. A spotter in charge of divers should be on board to insure the return
of all divers. This would aid in spotting a diver who does not come up the
anchor line or drifts away from a boat. Other suggestions made were that he
should have sent up his lift bag before freeing grappling-anchor line. Be aware
of task overloading, and the rough seas- 5’ waves. Attendees commented that
divers should spend more on safety gear. Tom noted that member, Don Wilson
carries a personal EPIRB unit on his BCD and Chris R stated that he carries a
flare with his gear as well as the other safety items. Tom commented on the
boat used in the incident that the boat is very well equipped with a large o2
tank and 30 foot supply hose, 2 vhf radios, lines, lights, and a back board for
removing injured divers from the water. He also commended the boat operators
for their promptness in calling the coast guard to the scene.
Tom- made note of tonight’s photo and artifact
contest to be held after the meeting.
Al- stated that $ is due for the holiday party so he
can have a head count. Committee will decide on the entrée for the
evening. The cost will be $22.00 for
members and $32.00 for non-members. The party will be on 01-11-03. Last years
party’s cost was just over 900.00.
Mike asked why the club does not pay for the party
completely. Tom responded that the club uses approximately 60% of each members
dues to pay for the party and that the other part of the dues is used to pay
for the other events put on by the club like the Memorial day picnic, DA
weekend at Dutch Springs, the Labor Day picnic, prizes like tonight’s contest.
The $25 collected for dues each year can’t cover the cost of the party, which
is around $35 to 40 per person. Spreading the club’s money around to many
events gives many members the opportunity to benefit from the club’s treasury
and receive a return for their dues payment. Mike appeared satisfied with Tom’s
reply and no further comments were made.
Tom requested that the meeting be adjourned at 20:17
hours, Ben made that motion and Al seconded it.
Meeting adjourned.
Numerous photos and artifacts were presented by members:
Jamie, Ben, Al, Ian, Tom, Mike, and Paul. Everyone enjoyed the stories and
artifacts. Ian, Ben, and Paul received some nice prizes for their entries
according to the judges.
Next club meeting is Monday, December 16, 2002.
Minutes submitted by Secretary, Richard Mullen and
recorded by Charlie Padula
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2003 Calendar
2003 Divers Anonymous
Calendar 2003
|
Jan
2003 ·
01/03: DA Planning
meeting 6 p.m. at
6 Bros Diner Rt. 46 ·
01/11: DA
Holiday Party
7:30 p.m. ·
01/27: DA Club Meeting 7:30
p.m. Marine History Presentation |
Feb
2003 ·
02/02: Bottle Show, ·
02/08: 4th Annual
DA Ski Day ·
02/23: ·
02/24: DA Club Meeting 7:30
p.m. |
Mar
2003
|
|
Apr
2003 ·
04/??: Pool Dive for gear
check and warm-up 9:00 p.m. Clifton YMYWHA ·
04/06: Manasquan RR Bridge
Dive, 12 noon ·
04/28: DA Club Meeting 7:30
p.m. Annual Dues and Officer
Elections |
May
2003
|
June
2003
|
|
Jul
2003 ·
·
7/19 & 20 DA Weekend at Dutch Springs ·
Ben, Chris and Ian Boat Dives
TBA ·
07/28: DA Club Meeting 7:30
p.m. |
Aug
2003
·
Ben, Chris and Ian Boat Dives
TBA
|
Sep
2003 ·
·
Ben, Chris and Ian Boat Dives
TBA ·
09/29: DA Club Meeting 7:30
p.m. |
|
ct
2003
|
Nov
2003 ·
·
Annual gear
maintenance workshop TBA ·
11/24: DA Club Meeting 7:30
p.m. |
Dec
2003 ·
12/15: DA Club
Meeting 7:30 p.m. 4th Annual
Artifact & Photo Contest ·
12/28: |
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events are subsidized by DA dues