Bottom Breathers Dive Club Meeting: 2-Dec-2016

Today's topics: Club Calendar

TripsLessons learned

2017 Events (1)

• No meeting in January!• Annual Club Party – Jan 28• Our World Underwater – Feb 24-26• Pizza Party – Mar 11• Haigh Quarry Opening - Apr 1• Mermet Springs trip #1 – June 10-11• Florida Keys Wreck Trek – July 10-12• Florida Keys Local Diving – July 12-17

2017 Events (2)

• Quarry BBQ – Aug 12• Mermet Springs trip #2 – Sep 8-10• Underwater pumpkin carving – Oct 14• Pizza party – Nov 18• Club party – Jan 27, 2018• Socorro Islands Liveaboard – June 11-19, 2018

Socorro IslandLiveaboard Info

Trip information June 11-19, 2018

Trip information

• June 11-19, *2018* (Mon-Tues)--8 nights, 9 days• Nautilus Belle Amie – 140’ long, 33’ wide

(www.nautilusbelleamie.com)• 2 cabin classes available (5 spots remaining)– 1 premium suite berth (male)– 4 superior suite berths– 0 lower deck stateroom berths– 0 single staterooms

• Boat can handle 30 divers total• Reserve at info@bottombreathers.org

Trip information

• Pricing:– Premium - $4295 - main deck – 1 spot left (male)– Superior - $3695 - upper deck– Stateroom - $3195 - lower deck– Single stateroom - $3993 - lower deck (single

room)

Trip information

• Payment:– $100 deposit to reserve a spot (non-refundable)– 10% due 11-Dec-2016– 10% due 11-Sep-2017– 20% due 11-Dec-2017– balance (~60%) due 11-Apr-2018

• Payment types: paypal, credit card, personal check

Trip information

Sun Deck

Upper Deck: Superior Suites

Trip information

Main Deck: Premium suites + dive deck + lounge + dining room

Trip information

Lower Deck: Staterooms + single staterooms

2017 is coming!

• Currently have 51 members• Club bank account balance: $347.24• Renewal for 2017 is $30• This will be the 8th year of Bottom Breathers!

Pizza Party: Success!

• 27 members attended• 8 hugenormus pizzas eaten• Several beers consumed• Great time had by all!

Lessons For Life #1

• Todd is 16, 10 dives completed• Had a mild dive profile:– 4 dives, max 50 feet, max 35 minutes with surface

intervals• Next morning, had aches and pains, numbness• Didn’t seek treatment, had a rest day, then

flew home (42 hours after last dive)• Pain increased

Lessons For Life #1

• In flight, cabin pressurized to about 6000 ft• Accelerated the symptoms• Treated in a chamber, 2x, symptoms improved,

not completely resolved• Fully resolved over the following week

• http://www.scubadiving.com/lessons-for-life-delayed-dcs-symptoms-appear-after-flying

Lessons For Life #2

• Lobster divers – Rex was 27, diving for 5 years off and on, didn’t bother with a logbook

• Fit and strong, no health issues• Diving just after midnight, private boat• Rex’s first night dive, he didn’t tell anyone that• Entered water, couldn’t stay afloat, forgot to

add air to BCD

Lessons For Life #2

• Other divers descended “to get to the bugs first” and presumed Rex was already down there

• Other divers descended, scattered to find lobsters

• After 45 minutes, returned to the boat, no Rex• Found him unconscious at 30 feet, reg out• Rex drowned• http://www.scubadiving.com/lobster-hunting-night-dive-gone-wrong

2017 Events (1)

• No meeting in January!• Annual Club Party – Jan 28• Our World Underwater – Feb 24-26• Pizza Party – Mar 11• Haigh Quarry Opening - Apr 1• Mermet Springs trip #1 – June 10-11• Florida Keys Wreck Trek – July 10-12• Florida Keys Local Diving – July 12-17