View this email in your browser Air Bubbles The Newsletter of the North Shore Frogmen’s Club May 2016 Volume 58, Number 6 In this Issue: Upcoming Events Save the Date! Member's Corner Message from the President Letter from the Editor Fun stuff we did last month Interesting Articles Meeting Summaries 2016 contests Dive Travel Opportunities NSF is Supported by 2016 Officers and Committees Upcoming Events Calendar view and details on website here Sunday Dives - Dive with a buddy! Meet every Sunday at 7:30AM at Burger King on Rte 128 in Beverly; depart for dive site at 8. Meetings: Usually Thursdays at Palmer’s Cove Yacht Club 74 Leavitt Street Salem, MA 01970 Meetings start at 8PM; Social gathering at 7:30. Most of the "business" is accomplished at the first meeting of the month. The last Thursday of the month has no meeting - purely a social gathering (with dive talk, of course). See website or upcoming events section of this newsletter for presentation and meeting topics.
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Air BubblesThe Newsletter of the North Shore
Frogmen’s Club
May 2016
Volume 58, Number 6
In this Issue:
Upcoming Events
Save the Date!
Member's Corner
Message from the President
Letter from the Editor
Fun stuff we did last month
Interesting Articles
Meeting Summaries
2016 contests
Dive Travel Opportunities
NSF is Supported by
2016 Officers and Committees
Upcoming EventsCalendar view and details on website here
Sunday Dives - Dive with a buddy!Meet every Sunday at 7:30AM at Burger King on Rte 128 in Beverly; depart for
dive site at 8.
Meetings:Usually Thursdays at
Palmer’s Cove Yacht Club
74 Leavitt Street
Salem, MA 01970
Meetings start at 8PM; Social gathering at 7:30. Most of the "business" is
accomplished at the first meeting of the month. The last Thursday of the
month has no meeting - purely a social gathering (with dive talk, of course).
See website or upcoming events section of this newsletter for presentation and
meeting topics.
Thursday June 16 - Pizza and a MovieThe club will provide pizza and we'll watch a video.
Saturday Jun 25 Canoe/Kayak on Ipswich RiverA day of canoeing or kayaking on the Ipswich River from a drop-off point on
route 97 to the Willowdale Dam. This is about a 4 hour trip but will usually take
longer at a leisurely pace and with a stop for lunch about 2 hours from the
dam. The voyage takes us through a National Audubon Wildlife Sanctuary,
scenic wetlands, the Bradley Palmer State Park, and Willowdale State Forest.
Many birds, turtles, and frogs can be seen along the way. Swimming is also
available.
We meet at Foote Brothers Canoe and Kayak Rental, which is located at the
Willowdale Dam.
Foote Brothers
230 Topsfield Road
Ipswich, MA 01938
978-356-9771
footebrotherscanoes.com
Canoe or kayak rental is $42; a canoe will carry at least 2 people and more
equipment.
Foote brothers will transport private canoes or kayaks for $12.
We will have at least 1 grill so bring something to grill for lunch if you wish.
Recommended items to bring are insect repellent, sunscreen, hat, clothing
that dries quickly and is appropriate for the weather, windbreaker, water or
other drinks, food, camera, pfd (supplied if you’re renting a canoe or kayak),
coolers, dry bags, and perhaps extra dry cloths.
Foote Brothers opens at 8 am but we should be there earlier. A waiver must be
filled out and can either be filled out that day or downloaded as a pdf file
ahead of time.
Please reserve your canoe and especially a kayak about a week ahead of
time.
Please call Bill Werner with any questions.
Save the Date!
Scuba Show
July 31, 1-6PM
Member's Corner
Diver of the Month
Andrea DecFor doing an excellent job leading
the Pierce Island dive and for her
brief presentation of Pierce Island
nudibranch’s.
Member of the Month
Annette SpauldingFor her presentation on
Petroglyphs and also for bringing
artifacts from the Wreck used in
filming the Deep at Peter Lake’s
presentation.
Welcome to all our new members!
Please welcome new member Curtis Fahey!
Also welcome new honorary members Matt Ayers, Annette Spaulding, Faith Ortins.
Message from the
President
Jim D'Urso
"The voice of the sea speaks to the soul. The touch of the sea is sensuous,
enfolding the body in its soft, close embrace."
Kate Chopin
Hi Froggies,
Water is getting warmer 54-57 surface temp, 44-51 bottom temps; flounder, stripers,
cod, lobsters,are being found,some nudibranchs still around, and of course
skeleton shrimp, frilled anemones, hermit crabs always around to greet us. Last
Sunday because of wind conditions, favorite spot was Pebble Beach, lots of divers,
some getting certified, others getting photos and some getting dinner, new divers,
seasoned divers, a couple of instructors, NSF, Undersea, Northeast Scuba all
represented. For those who dive only ‘warm water’ I suggest renting or borrowing a
wet suit, do a shallow dive and you wont be disappointed.
This past month three presentations; thank you Matt Ayer for Marine Fisheries
update, Annette Spaulding, our member of the month, for inspiring us with her life
quest and success at finding petroglyphs, and Faith Ortins of DUI for an
educational and entertaining presentation of the fantastic Antarctic with many of us
adding the trip to our bucket list. Someday we just have to walk around thousands
of King and Macaroni penguins!
Thank you Andrea Dec, who joined us this year and graciously lead a Pierce Island
dive and briefly presented the nudibranchs of Pierce Island. She is our diver of the
Month.
Looking forward to the Scuba Show, save the date, July 31st.
keep diving my friends
Jim D’Urso
Letter from the EditorEllen Garvey
A week late and a dollar short!
This is going to be my last issue of Air Bubbles - so - I'm late - fire me! he he
The club is looking for folks to continue publishing our monthly newsletter. You
don't have to do it alone - our current cloud-based publishing technique would
easily accommodate multiple contributors. Perhaps you'd like to do the "events"
section, or the "members" section, or be the overall editor coordinating the work of
others. Please reach out to one of the officers if you'd be interested. I can help you
get going with the technical aspects.
Thanks to everybody who contributed photos and sections of the newsletter during
my 1.5 year tenure. Looking forward to reading future issues.
Ellen
Fun stuff we did last month
Sunday Dive May 1
Old Garden
Thursday May
5 - Fisheries
PresentationMatt Ayer of the Division
of Fisheries, shown here
dwarfing Tony and Jim,
did a great presentation
on fish and fishing in
our area - interesting
even if you aren't a
fisherman, er,
fisherperson!
May 12&15 - Andrea Dec - nudibranchs
Andrea Dec and others gave a presentation on nudibranchs in preparation for
a dive a Pierce Island on May 15.
Jim Barbara. Photo by Daryl Findlay
Thursday May 19 -
Searching for
PetroglyphsAnnette Spaulding entertained us
with her adventures in search of
Petroglyphs. Hats off to you,
Annette, for such persistence. So
exciting that it paid off.
5/21/16
Salem Willows
Yacht ClubJim D'Urso made a
presentation to Salem
Willows Yacht Club,
over 50 members
including 7 scuba divers
present
Thu May 25 - Antarctica!We had a record-breaking crowd for the presentation
by Faith Ortins on her recent dive trip to Antarctica.
This was a joint meeting with the Undersea Divers
Photo Society, which drew members from all corners.
And why not, given the unique environment, fantastic
photos and videos, and Faith's unique entertainment
style.
Interesting Articles
Humpback whale freed from fishing gear off Gloucester
coast May 18
Read Article here (WCBV) or here (patch)
Meeting SummariesVinny Egizi, Secretary
Minutes 5/5/16
Meeting Started: 8:04pm
Attendees
Officers - 3
Members - 13
Guests – 1
Presidents Opening Remarks
Upcoming Events
Peter Piemonte – Local scuba diver died on 4/23/16 from a diving
accident
Dive Talk
Daryl – Old Garden Beach Sunday
9:30am, 5/1/16, 1hr dive, 40F, Max 26’ depth
Float Cleaning
15 members participated, wonderful after dive lunch provided by
PCYC
Garveys - Solomon Island
10 days
Point Cruize Yacht Club (PCYC)
Great coral, wrecks, active volcano
Presentation
Marine Fisheries Presentation
Prizes
Dollars Box – John Marren
Bug Bag – John Marren
Mystery Prize – Jack Munro
Minutes 5/12/16
Meeting Started: 8:11pm
Attendees
Officers - 4
Members - 13
Guests – 0
Treasurers Report
Annual report filed with Fed
New Buddy list to be distributed
Membership Committee
Curtis Fahey – Member application and paid (NAUI Rescue) – Voted into
club by majority vote
Activities
Sunday Dive – Pierce Dive, enter water 8:30am dive, Finatics mutual
dive, meet at dog park Pierce Island. Exit 7 near downtown
Portsmouth, NH.
Next week’s meeting Petroglyphs – Annette Spalding
