2012 OFFICERS & BOARD OF DIRECTORS! MAY 2012 MEETING DAY & LOCATION COCO S BAKERY RESTAURANT SHERMAN WAY CANOGA PARK, CA

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1 MAY 2012 MEETING DAY & LOCATION COCO S BAKERY RESTAURANT SHERMAN WAY CANOGA PARK, CA THE, INC., A CALIFORNIA NON-PROFIT WHEN: 1ST WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH 6:30-7:30 SOCIAL HOUR 7:30 9:00 GENERAL MEETING & ENTERTAINMENT WEBSITE: ADDRESS: P.O. BOX 4283, WEST HILLS, CA MAY GUEST SPEAKERS JOHN WHITAKER AND RICH FORD THE WHITE SEA BASS (SEE PAGE 11) SPECIAL POINTS OF INTEREST: 2012 Board of Directors & Officers 2012 Calendar of Events 49th Annual Holiday Banquet Beach Clean Up Schedule May Speaker Ralph s & DVSP Fish of the Month ID Contest Featured Dive Boat Dahlia s Safety Tip of the Month! Whaler of the Month 2012 OFFICERS & BOARD OF DIRECTORS! Bruce Amberger.President Greg Arsenault...Treasurer/Vice-President Marilyn Deatherage.Secretary Eva-Maria Barthel...Programs Cheryl Amberger...Newsletter Dahlia Luria Dive Coordinator Norm Deatherage...Environment Patty Chan..Membership Chris Hartswick Rick Dalven Website Contact the board: info@whalersdiveclub.com

2 PAGE 2 MAY 2012 PRESIDENT S MESSAGE Greetings Whalers, Congratulations to Bill Pringle on being selected as our March 2012 Whaler of the Month, winning the Fish ID contest, and bagging a cool Whaler Gear towel in the raffle. It was a big night for Bill. While I am talking about Bill, he is planning our Annual Chili Cook-Off for this coming July. He already has a number of past winners entering this year and he is looking for some new blood. If you think you have a killer chili recipe, get with him and get in the competition. It is loads of fun! It has been great seeing the General Meeting attendance increasing each month. More and more people are going on Dahlia s Boat Dives. Summer is coming and we are looking forward to seeing many of you at all of the events we have planned. Please check the Whaler s Calendar for these events and update your calendar accordingly. The SCUBA Show is May 5th & 6th. The Whalers are planning on going as a group to this yearly event. This year promises to be bigger than ever under the new management of Mark Young. We are planning for everyone to go to the show on Saturday, arriving at around 12:00 noon. As you go through the show at your own pace, look for fellow Whalers. If you have any kind of Whaler apparel, wear it and let s let everyone there know that the Whalers are in the house! Looking forward to seeing you all at our May General Meeting. Bruce President Whalers Dive Club

3 PAGE 3 January January 4 (Wed) Speaker: Rick Dalven January 14 (Sat) Dive the Pacific Star to the LA Wrecks with Ken and the Channel Islands Dive Adventures 2012 CALENDAR OF EVENTS February February 1 (Wed) Speaker: Norm Deatherage February 25 (Sat) Avalon Clean Up Dive the Conception to the Outer Islands with Ken and the Channel Islands Dive Adventures March 7 (Wed) March Speaker: Ralph Collier March 17 (Sat) Oaktree Gun Club Whaler Trap Shooting Day 10:00-2:00pm March 24 (Sat) Dive The Peace to West Santa Cruz Island with Ken and CIDA March 25 (Sun) Divers Day at the Aquarium of the Pacific April April 4 (Wed) Speaker: Kurt Lieber April 28 (Sat) Dive The Peace to Santa Rosa Island with Ken and CIDA May June July August May 2 (Wed) May 5-6 (Sat-Sun) SCUBA SHOW: Whaler s Day will be Saturday, May 5 so wear your Whaler Wear! May 12 (Sat) Dive the Pacific Star to Catalina with Ken & CIDA May 26 (Sat) Deer Creek Beach Clean-up honoring Mothers & Fathers! BYOF (Bring your own food). June 2 (Sat) Dive the Peace to San Miguel with Ken & CIDA (June 6 (Wed) June Catalonia Riviera Maya July 6-7 (Friday/Sat) Dive the Peace to San Miguel Islands $170! Call Ken at CIDA to reserve. July 11 (Wed) July 14 (Sat) Deer Creek Beach Clean up and Annual Chili Cook-off July 21 (Sat) Dive the Pacific Star to the LA Oil Rigs and Wrecks with Ken & CIDA August 1 (Wed) September October November December September 5 (Wed) October 3 (Wed) November 7 (Wed) December 5 (Wed) September 15 (Sat) December 8 (Sat) Deer Creek Beach Clean-up Official California State Beach Clean Up Day! 49th Annual Whaler Banquet! 6:00PM Check each month for calendar up-dates!

4 PAGE 4 If you have one or more of the recalled hoses, you should immediately stop using it. Follow these simple instructions to receive a factory-authorized replacement high pressure hose or call Toll Free during normal business hours PST.

5 PAGE 5 DEER CREEK: BEACH CLEAN UP The Club adopted this beach on September 23, Our goal has been to clean-up the beach 3 times a year. The Board has selected: May 26, July 14, & September 15, the official state Adopt-A- Beach Costal Clean-Up day. Come one & all; bring family, friends, and potential club members. Trash pick -up and Dive start at 9AM. We have official Adoption Papers for this beach to Preserve, Protect, & Enhance the coast. There are no facilities, but bags and a Porta- Potty will be provided. Bring food, drink, gloves, sturdy shoes, and your beach dive gear. Any questions? Call Norm at SIGN UP AT THE MEETINGS! Directions: Deer Creek Beach is approximately 2 miles north of the L.A./ Ventura Co. line on Pacific Coast Highway (HWY 1). From the Ventura Freeway north, take Kanan Road west (left) to PCH, turn right. Deer Creek is signed (where the highway is only two lanes). Picture Source: All mothers and fathers attending the May 26th beach clean-up will receive a special gift!

6 PAGE 6 CALENDAR ANNOUNCEMENT: SCUBA Show 2012 May 5-6, 2012 Long Beach Convention Center, Long Beach, CA SCUBA Show, America s Largest Consumer Dive Expo will take place May 5-6, 2012 at the Long Beach Convention Center in Long Beach, California. This is the 25 th year of this popular event. The show will have 76,000 square feet of diving related exhibits with new and revolutionary dive gear, worldwide travel destinations (many offering show discounts), and diving experts. Over $20,000 in Door Prizes will be given away in scheduled drawings throughout the two days, while several exhibitors will also offer free drawings for valuable prizes. Highlighting the exhibit hall will be wacky and semi-famous marine artist Ron Steven (ROGEST) who will be painting a new piece of art on a 95 canvas with audience participation. The art will be auctioned or sold with the proceeds going to the Catalina Hyperbaric Chamber. Legendary underwater filmmaker Stan Waterman will headline a weekend of seminars that include some of the most popular dive experts around. Seminar topics will include all aspects of underwater photography and video, fascinating marine life, California diving, dive travel, dive medicine, shipwrecks, invasive species, how to catch lobster, and much more. A continuous underwater film festival will run in the exhibit hall on a threestory high screen, featuring films from around the world by over a dozen underwater imaging experts. Scuba Chef Trevor Cook will perform live California seafood cooking demonstrations. Admission is free to the Saturday night party, Casino de Mayo, and will provide access to a gaming fundraiser for California Ships 2 Reefs, a nonprofit organization. Exhibit hall hours are Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., and Sunday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Admission is $12 and includes admission to exhibit hall and film festival (seminars are an additional charge). Discount coupons are available at California dive stores, on California dive charter boats and through California dive clubs. Kids 13 and under are admitted free. For complete information on SCUBA Show 2012 visit Feel free to print out the coupon on this page!

7 PAGE 7 Charmlee Park Hike I'm not sure if the hike was canceled or it was just don't everyone was scared off because of the rain, but those that didn't make it sure missed out on a beautiful day. I actually organized the hike for Bob and then it was passed to Wally and to top it off I also invited the Whalers dive club and our friends Ralph and Lisa (along with Jase) thinking it would be a good day to get for everyone to maybe make some new friends and have a fun 1/2 day together. It partially worked but not like I had hoped, the ones that showed up where Clay (CID), Keith (Whalers) and myself & family (Tessie, Jamee & Mojo). Our friends Ralph and Lisa showed up but we lost them quite quick as their agenda was to do some geo caching of which they were successful for their 1st time trying it. Also TJ & Michele where on their way but decided to make a change in plans when they seen the whales off the coast...whale watching is always fun and something that doesn't happen all that often. Joe & Teri also showed up a bit later with Joe's dog and had a fun time and guess what...everyone had their club shirts on. The hike was beautiful with clear skies and no mud puddles. The ground soaked up all the rain making it extra nice because then there wasn't any dust and the outside temperature was just right. We walked the outer perimeter of the park taking about 2 hours and maybe walking about 2-2 1/2 miles. The ike at Charmlee is really nice because there is a nice meadow, some cool looking rocks with oak trees and some of the best coastal views along our coastline. We could see Catalina, Santa Barbara, Anacapa, Santa Cruz and just a little bit of Santa Rosa. The other nice thing about the park is it is dog friendly, only $4.00 for parking and it has some nice clean restrooms. There is also a nice picnic area but a stop at Neptune's Net is always good. Maybe next time some more of you can join us! Article and Pictures submitted by Ken Kollwitz

8 PAGE 8 May Fish of the month id contest Can you ID this fish? If so, come to the May meeting and fill out a Fish of the Month ID contest form. The first card pulled with the correct ID will win a prize. Hint: This fish can get up to 40 and is found in local waters. The answer to this month s fish ID will be announced at the May general meeting and in the next newsletter! Fish of the month id contest monthly winners! Month winner fish January B.j. rogers bocaccio FEBRUARY BETTY PRINGLE lacey scorpionfish March Bill Pringle Juvenile Black Sea Bass APRIL Bill Pringle rooster fish May Birthdays... Cheryl Amberger Susan Nakaoki Charles Pincus Elizabeth Rinnander Edgar Rios

9 PAGE 9 Diving in a current: if there is no line, descend as fast as possible and head into the current. If there is no line and in a current, a safety stop on your ascent is not a good idea. Avoid situations calling for a safety stop (or a deco stop) when diving in a current. It would be a drag to start a dive in ventura and end it in san diego!

10 PAGE 10 In the January newsletter, I told you about our Scuba program for our returning Disabled Veterans. Here is a painless way to give a small donation to this organization by assigning our Ralph s Club Card points to the Disabled Veterans SCUBA Project (DVSP). The points are totaled up quarterly and redeemed at Ralph s for food, medicine, etc. The following are step-by-step instructions of how you can donate your Ralph s points to help the DVSP. Please join me in giving this small thank you for the many sacrifices these vets have given toward the fight against terrorism. First go to At the top right of the page click on Create an Account. You will need to have your Ralph s Club Card available to create an account. Log into your account, scroll to the bottom of the home pager, under Services, click on Community Contribution. At the bottom of that page, click Enroll. Enter your name, address, city, state, and click Save Changes. The next page is Community Contribution Program. In the box #1, enter: DIS- ABLED VETERANS SCUBA PROJECT, click the search button. You should now see, under #2, DISABLED VETERANS SCUBA PROJECT P.O. BOX 782, LOS ALAMI- TOS, CA Check the box, click Save Changes. The next page that comes up shows your preferences. Click on Community Rewards at the bottom, you should see the DVSP listed there. Congratulations! You ll now be giving your Ralph s Rewards Points to help needy disabled veteran divers. Thank You, Steve Roquemore

11 PAGE 11 Announcing the WHALERS TALK BOARD! The Whalers Talk forum is now online and can be accessed from our home pager: Here s a place to talk about almost anything; club related or not, dive related or not, within our Whaler community. Anyone can view the forums, but, if you want to participate, you must register. Just fill in the blanks when asked, with a user name and password you select, and your name. You ll be able to post new messages once one of the board moderators confirm you re a member in good standing. Happy Posting, Whaler Rick

12 PAGE 12 FEATURED DIVE BOAT: HORIZON CHARTERS Built upon the success of its predecessor, the Conception combines larger size and greater speed with the perfectly tailored design of the Truth. The larger size allows for a revised galley and bunk layout, including more double bunks, bathrooms, and showers. This makes the Conception ideal for larger charter groups or limited load trips, with enough comfort to easily bring the Southern Islands within reach. Date Launched: 1981 Where Built: Long Beach, California Bunk Capacity: 46 people maximum, 13 double bunks/20 single bunks Type of Bunk Facility: Open berthing with pillows, blankets, curtains, and reading lights. Dressing room located in bunkroom. Cruising Speed: 10 Knots Heads: 3 Showers: 4 (2 on deck, 2 below deck), fresh hot water Galley: Outfitted with all appliances necessary for food preparation and is waterproof for divers in wetsuits. Onboard built-in Bar-B-Que. Galley Seating: Cushioned and separate chairs Sundeck: Large upper deck area provides seating and pads for sunbathing. Lifesaving: Rafts and Jackets for 110 passengers Dive Area: All offshore islands of Southern California. Primary destination of Anacapa, Santa Cruz, Santa Rosa, San Miguel Islands. Other islands visited are Catalina, Santa Barbara, San Clements, San Nicolas, and Cortez Banks. Picture and Information Source:

13 PAGE 13 MAY GUEST SPEAKERS John Whitaker Prior free dive in youth Certified Diver Still snorkel in Baja and Catalina Ran KHOEF for 15+ years, since its inception Orthodontist by trade Avid fisherman, both fly and conventional Rich Ford Plant Manager for King Harbor grow out Retired from Chevron refinery, El Segundo Ham radio Avid fisherman and hunter

14 PAGE 14 MEMBERSHIP Membership rates: Initial $30; Renewal $25; Family (New) - Initial $40; Renewal $35. A Family Membership is for members living in the same household/address where a certified diver member lives. Be sure to join us for great programs, super diving, good food, and wonderful friends! We encourage you to attend the General Meetings and as many Dives, Events, and Trips as possible. Please mail dues to : Whalers Dive Club, Inc. P.O. Box 4283 West Hills, CA Whalers - We all receive enough junk mail. As a non-profit organization, we adhere to certain privacy rules, including protecting the addresses of our membership. The use of the Whaler s mailing list is to distribute club related information to the membership. If you would like to send a general announcement to the full membership, please send it to any of the board members ( and we will be happy to redistribute it if it s appropriate to club business. We make every attempt to hide the addresses of our membership when sending mass mailings. Also, please do not share addresses from our published Buddy List with any non-member. Although your political, religious, and social viewpoints are important, and jokes and YouTube videos can be funny, these certainly do not fall into the category of club business. Thank You, Whaler s Board