March 2017 N E W S L E T T E R CHANNEL ISLANDS DIVERS WWW.CHANNELISLANDSDIVERS.ORG 1 Many thanks to the sponsors of our club: Channel Island Dive Adventures Mavericks Undersea Divers (MUD) PCH Scuba Pirates Restaurant Island Packers Channel Island Scuba *************************** MEETING DATES March 15 Club members - Cuba Trip April 19 Tony Knight - TBD May 17 Mike Doyon - Costa Rica June 21 General meeting July 19 General meeting Bottom Times from your President As we inch towards daylight savings (March 12th) we can begin to look forward to longer days, warmer weather and extra time for enjoying ‘the good life’. And of course, your Dive Club offers many ways to enjoy these days with our weekend hikes, dive trips and social gatherings. It is for this reason that I decided to dedicate this bottom times to our Roatan trip coming up July 15 - 22. We are so looking forward to this week diving in warm water, counting the many different colors of Seahorses, swimming with dolphins and snagging a quiet hammock somewhere on the island to read a good book and take a nap. Then wrapping up the day with friends at dinner sharing stories of the day. We still have several Key Superior rooms available at the low rate of $2135 per person – that includes airfare, all diving, meals, room, etc. A great price at a beautiful resort on a little island in the beautiful Caribbean. We must give these rooms back by April 1, 2017! So this is our last call, and your last chance to take advantage of this amazing price for an amazing trip. If you are a fairly new diver and have never dove in warm water – this is a must trip for you. You will be surrounded by friends and fellow divers who are always there to assist and support. There is nothing more comforting as a new diver than being on a dive trip with lots of friends. If you are an experienced diver and haven’t been in warm water with 80 to 100 foot viz in awhile – what are you waiting for! And for our Non-diver members and friends.... you will have a great time on the island as well – swimming with dolphins, snorkeling, zip lining, shopping, hiking, island touring, and hanging out with a group of really fun divers! So LAST CALL for Anthony’s Key, Roatan – set aside one week in July for a truly fantastic vacation at an unbelievable price. Contact Mike Doyon at [email protected]or (805)278-7075. Don’t miss this boat! Happy Diving Connie Young President
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March 2017
N E W S L E T T E R
C H A N N E L I S L A N D S D I V E R S W W W . C H A N N E L I S L A N D S D I V E R S . O R G 1
M a n y t h a n k s t o t h e
sponsor s of our club:
Channel Island Dive Adventures
Mavericks Undersea Divers (MUD)
PCH Scuba
Pirates Restaurant
Island Packers
Channel Island Scuba ***************************
MEETING DATES
March 15
Club members - Cuba Trip
April 19
Tony Knight - TBD
May 17
Mike Doyon - Costa Rica
June 21
General meeting
July 19
General meeting
Bottom Times from your President
As we inch towards daylight savings (March 12th) we can begin to look forward to longer days, warmer weather and extra time for enjoying ‘the good life’. And of course, your Dive Club offers many ways to enjoy these days with our weekend hikes, dive trips and social gatherings.
It is for this reason that I decided to dedicate this bottom times to our Roatan trip coming up July 15 - 22. We are so looking forward to this week diving in warm water, counting the many different colors of Seahorses, swimming with dolphins and snagging a quiet hammock somewhere on the island to read a good book and take a nap. Then wrapping up the day with friends at dinner sharing stories of the day.
We still have several Key Superior rooms available at the low rate of $2135 per person – that includes airfare, all diving, meals, room, etc. A great price at a beautiful resort on a little island in the beautiful Caribbean. We must give these rooms back by April 1, 2017! So this is our last call, and your last chance to take advantage of this amazing price for an amazing trip. If you are a fairly new diver and have never dove in warm water – this is a must trip for you. You will be surrounded by friends and fellow divers who are always there to assist and support. There is nothing more comforting as a new diver than being on a dive trip with lots of friends. If you are an experienced diver and haven’t been in warm water with 80 to 100 foot viz in awhile – what are you waiting for! And for our Non-diver members and friends.... you will have a great time on the island as well – swimming with dolphins, snorkeling, zip lining, shopping, hiking, island touring, and hanging out with a group of really fun divers!
So LAST CALL for Anthony’s Key, Roatan – set aside one week in July for a truly fantastic vacation at an unbelievable price. Contact Mike Doyon at [email protected] or (805)278-7075. Don’t miss this boat!
Participation Drawing (winner need not be present)
22 - Board Meeting - 6:30 pm
Undisclosed Location
August
2 - Diving off the Explorer 19 - General Club Meeting
Tony Knight - TBA Progressive Raffle
(wining ticket needs to be present)
22 - Upper Los Virgenes - Hike 23 - Diving off the Explorer 24 - Board Meeting - 6:30 pm
Undisclosed Location
April
Welcome to cuba
March
6-7 Scuba Show - Long Beach That’s correct - It’s early this year
17 - General Club Meeting Mike Doyon - Costa Rica
Participation Drawing (winner need not be present)
22 - Board Meeting - 6:30 pm Undisclosed Location
These Cuba photo’s contributed by Ken Kollwitz
March 2017
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Cuba, the mystic and the truth
On December 29th,
we met up with Ken’s group and spent 2 more days in Havana
doing “governmental cultural experiences”. On 12/31 we took a bus to our next fantastic experience diving
on the liveaboard, the Aggressor. We had a great dive experience with crocodiles and lots of sharks. The
crew was Cuban and the water was pristine. We dove in Las Jardinas de la Reina, The Garden of the
Queen, which is a marine preserve along the western coast of Cuba. Fidel had the wisdom to preserve this
area 20 years ago from over fishing.
Ken's part of the presentation will have some overlap from when they started in Havana till when they arrived back to Havana to go home. Come join us for a great presentation about Cuba.
Our story will be observations and experiences with the Cuban communism, specifically what it is like to live
in a country that has been “frozen” in time for 58 years. It’s been “58 anos de la revolucion” – that’s 58 since
Fidel Castro took over as Dictator of this country. The people were wonderful those 4 days and we enjoyed
ourselves. This experience will be the first part of our presentation including the history of Cuba and the
Revolution and the present day life in Cuba including some history of Guantanamo Bay, the Bay of Pigs
(where the separation of Cuba and U.S. A. all started) and many interesting facts.
CUBA, THE MYSTIQUE & THE TRUTH
On December 26th, early morning 2016 the Booths, Paul and Angie and the Sisting’s, Don & Brandee trav-
eled to the little known island of Cuba. We arrived in Havana International Airport in the morning and left
early afternoon with the host of our AirBnB house, Serapio. We started our stay in Cuba 4 days earlier than
the group that traveled with Ken Kollwitz because we wanted to live and talk to the Cuban people. We had 4
very different days, visiting and walking around on our own.
These Cuba photo’s contributed by Brandee and Don Sisting
March 2017
A picnic and the scuba show
ELECTION OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The Channel Islands Diver bylaws call for the annual election of all board positions.
Nominations for all board positions shall be accepted at the June, July & August meetings.
Officers shall be elected by written ballot.
Those getting there names in will be included on the ballots.
Ballots shall have a place for write ins.
The officers shall be elected at the September meeting for a period of one year.
Ballots will be counted by volunteers appointed at the general meeting.
The election results will be announced at the completion of the counting.
More information to follow or simply ask any board member, we know things!
The Annual Channel Islands Divers Picnic and general good time event. Refugio State Beach on Saturday, September the 9th.
The club will be providing as always, the water, lemonade, salt/pepper, mustard, ketchup, mayonnaise,
the yummy tri-tip, juicy chicken and that mouth watering bratwurst BBQ’d to perfection as always, led by
one of our very own Robert Soriano and his crew of BBQ perfectionist and trust me when I say these
folks know what their doing. Also for your dining enjoyment the club provides the bread, lots and lots of
bread, toasted, buttered with garlic. We’ll be providing a selection of some of our finest paperware plates
and the napkins so you can wipe your hands making it easier for you to hold the utensils needed for the
enormous task in front of you. This so you don’t have to use your freshly wiped hands to eat with. We try
to plan for all such contingency’s, forward thinking and all that.
All club members in attendance will be the recipient of one free ticket for the much anticipated door prize
drawing with prizes too numerous to mention in this short article. No tickets will be sold giving every club
member in attendance that much sought after level playing field. It’s going to be huge!
Refugio has some great facilities and a super fantastic beach for diving.
If you would like to dive, there are 2 main reefs at Refugio and is an excellent beach for launching kayaks
and paddle boards from. Stay tuned for announcements on any and all activities planned.
Getting yourself a reserved camping spot at Refugio already started back on March 1st and at this reading it could very well be sold out. Give it a shot. Just click here ReserveAmerica.com
Better still….. Mike Doyon has a spare Refugio campsite available for any member who might want it. The reservation is
$95 and for Friday and Saturday nights, Sept. 8 - 9. Email him for details! [email protected]
I t ’ s c o m i n g e a r l y , c l i c k h e r e f o r i n f o
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So who among you wants to step up and be the Clubs Librarian? Where down one and could really use your help!
Get ahold of any Board member for more information.
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February Raffle Winners:
Shark Skin Gloves to Lisa Kelly from PCH Scuba Oceanic Wrist Computer to Joe Kearns from PCH Scuba Weight Bag to Alex Joffe from PCH Scuba Mesh Backpack to Scott McComas from PCH Scuba GOBE Light to Don Sisting from PCH Scuba Island Packers Trip for 2 to Pat Kelly February’s Door Prize: Dive Booties to Mike Cunningham from PCH Scuba
February’s Participation Raffle Winner: Tulsa fins to John Wolfe donated by Mike Cunningham Hard Weights to Teri Scarpino from PCH Scuba Progressive Raffle Months: January, April, July, October Participation Drawing Months: February, May, August, November Membership Appreciation Months: March, June, September, December (Dark)
Prizes and Membership Appreciation
Look at all these goodies! Buy raffle tickets. Lots of tickets! Support your club. Channel Islands Diver Club T-shirts Club Patches—New Design Channel Islands Divers window decals
The progression of the progressive
February’s Participation drawing had SO many
entries we thought it a good idea to award more than just the one prize.
Turns out the 2016 Christmas party was a big hit with both
John Wolfe and Teri Scarpino who not only were in
attendance but had their names drawn from that event. John
made off with a pair of Tulsa fins donated back to the club
from Mike Cunningham while Teri Scarpino lugged away
some hard weights from PCH Scuba.
Club Participation has it’s rewards!
F e b r u a r y ’ s P r i z e T a b l e
July’s 2016 Progressive winner was Diane Stevenson who carried off a HP steel 100 tank.
January 2017 Progressive drawing saw a $300 gift
certificate from PCH Scuba go to Mike Cunningham.
Is it bad luck to be superstitious?
I'm waiting for the day that scientists discover a cure for Natural Causes.
Three months later in October’s 2016 Progressive Alex Joffe got herself a GoPro Hero4 Silver.
Buy tickets, win prizes, keep those non-winning tickets and win
bigger prizes! And the best part, the winner need not be present,
only the ticket has to be in the building. Have a friend show up
with your old tickets, you win a bigger prize. Come on now, you
have to admit that’s pretty neat!
March 2017
A hike and photo rules
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The Answer:
Riddle me this: What's the greatest worldwide use of cowhide?
To cover cows.
Lizard Rock From Wildwood Park
WEATHER PERMITTING Rain = no hike
When – March 18, 2017 - Saturday
Time – Meet in parking lot at 10:00am
Trailhead address: 928 West Avenida De Los Arboles, Wildwood Regional Park, Thousand
Oaks, CA 91360
Directions: Take the 101 to Lynn Rd. in Thousand Oaks. Take Lynn Rd. north 2.5 miles to
Avenlos Arboles and take a left. Take Avenida de los Arboles for a mile. Do a U-turn when
road turns into Big Sky Dr. Park in provided parking or on street.
Difficulty: Easy/Moderate
Length: 4.4 miles – loop or out and back
Elevation Gain: 570′
Duration: 2-3 Hours
• Dog Friendly •
Channel Islands Dive Club
Annual Photo Contest
2017 Rules for Entry
Entries Due to Karen Duran by
October 18, 2017
The 2017 Photo and Video Contest is open to all current CID members. Membership must be in good standing at the time you submit your entries and receive the award. Entries will be evaluated by an independent, non-club member judge appointed by the CID Board. The entries will be anonymous to the judge.
Photos and videos will be evaluated on the following criteria: THEME
How well the photo/video relates to scuba diving. TECHNICAL MERIT
Quality of composition, lighting, contrast, focus, etc.. ARTISTIC MERIT
Visual interest, emotional connection, etc..
Prizes for First and Second place will be awarded for each category. Each member may submit only TWO entries per category. However, each member will be limited to one prize per category.
Contest Categories:
Underwater Wide Angle Photo
Underwater Macro Photo
Topside Photo – A photo taken of a subject related to diving, but not underwater. Underwater Video – The total length of each
submission must not exceed 60 seconds and must
be a single, unedited clip. No special effects or
titles may be added.
Novice – If you have not previously won in our photo
contest, you may enter two photos in this category,
(total $540 per couple for two nights) LET’S GO DIVING!
Channel Islands Divers announces Avalon Dive Weekend, 2017 Friday, November 10 through Sunday, November 12, 2017
Scheduled to coincide with the Veterans Day holiday weekend and the day most companies observe the holiday
(Friday, 11/10/17), this year’s trip offers the best pricing available for the Pavilion Hotel in Avalon on Santa Catalina
Island.
Your club deal is $90 to $105 per person per night lower than regular pricing at this great hotel and this year’s pricing
offers you the option of booking your own passage on Catalina Express or having it booked by the club.
Our Pot Luck dinner will begin at 7:00 PM on Friday evening and we will have a two tank boat dive available on
Saturday (weather permitting, at additional cost).
Room options and pricing are shown below. Pricing is per person, double occupancy for two nights.
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Catalina 2017
Catalina Express from Long Beach
$73.50 * per person
$66.50 * per senior (55 and older)
*Boat fare and schedules subject to change
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ *NOTE: Non-members of CID are welcome to join us for this great time. The surcharge for non-members is $40 per person for the weekend.
Make your reservations today with your $125 per person deposit.
2017 Warm water dive trip Channel Islands Divers is going to Anthony’s Key Resort Roatan, Honduras. July 15 – 22, 2017.
Anthony’s Key is one of the best established and operated dive resorts on the Caribbean island of Roatan (Honduras)
and Channel Islands Divers is offering a great deal to club members and their friends for a week of fabulous diving and
adventures. You really don’t want to miss this trip! It now looks like we’ll be closing this trip out the first of April.
Your adventure includes all of the following in one low price . . . the time for waiting is over.
Round trip airfare from LAX* 7-Nights Hotel Accommodations – ALL ROOMS
ARE AIR CONDITIONED Full American Meal Plan (3 Meals Daily) 3 single tank boat dives per day (6 days) 2 single tank boat night dives per week
Air tanks, weight belts & weights Buoyancy control workshop
Shore diving during dive shop hours Airport Transfers
Return flight reconfirmation Welcome Island Cocktail & Orientation
Admission to Roatan Museum Kayaking & Stand-Up Paddle Boarding
Day Excursion to Maya Key Island Fiesta Night on the Key at Anthony’s Key
*Airfare is subject to change, guests will be notified prior to final cancellation date if price increases. Guests are free to arrange their own airfare using miles if they wish, as long as their arrival is close to the arrival time for the rest of the group.
Your club’s board members are proud to
offer this trip at the following pricing per
person double occupancy:
Key Superior (ONLY 10 rooms available) $2,135
Great price for a great room.
Cash or checks only for this price.
For credit card add 3.5% credit card company
service charge.
Trip insurance is available and recommended.
Contact Mike Doyon at (805) 278-7075 or [email protected] for more info.
Nobody caught a whiff of or won - The Australian stinkfish - Callionymus australis in
February’s Fish/Ocean thingy contest.
Renewing Members:
Single - $25
Family - $40
New Membership:
Single - $35
Family - $50
In keeping with this months Cuba theme ….
California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW)
Recreational lobster season runs from the Saturday preceding the
first Wednesday in October through the first Wednesday after the
15th of March.
Here are the dates for the next 2 seasons:
Saturday, October 1, 2016 through Wednesday, March 22, 2017
Saturday, September 30, 2017 through Wednesday, March 21, 2018
All Members ….Welcome!
111 members strong
Membership Pol icy:
Club policy is to drop members from the roster THREE MONTHS AFTER MEMBERSHIP EXPIRATION.
Earn 1 point this month by submitting the name, make and model including year.
Name that vehicle and no, it’s not dive related so there’s no Latin name needed.
Ever heard of the Cuban embargo? It’s been around since the early 60’s. They could not get newer American cars or even parts for the ones they had. It has the appearance of everything automobile related is frozen in time. They kept
them running and on the road all these years and we have a few photo’s of 60 year old ‘new’ cars.
