Let s Go Bowling! The Orange County Dive Club March Inside This Issue. Message from the President - Quick look at Upcoming Events!

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1 The Orange County Dive Club March 2017 Let s Go Bowling! Join your fellow Club Members for an evening of fun and action on the bowling lanes! $20 per person - includes: 2 hours of bowling and shoes Please RSVP!! Place: Irvine Bowling Lanes 3415 Michelson Dr IRVINE, CA Date: March 10th Time: 6:00 PM till 8:00 PM Beer and Wine available! Come and party with your dive buddies! Message from the President - Hello! Thanks to everyone who came out to the February meeting. It's hard to believe February is over already and we are planning our March meeting! Please join us in March where our speaker will be Keith Martin, the Southwest Regional Manager for AUP (American Underwater Products) which comprises both Oceanic and Hollis. He will be discussing the history of AUP, the evolution of diving equipment and giving a hands-on gear presentation of the latest and greatest equipment Oceanic and Hollis have to offer. Back by popular demand is our Bowling Party Mixer on March 10th at Irvine Lanes! Join us for a fun night of bowling and some friendly competition with prizes! Space is limited. Please RSVP to president@lagunaseadwellers.com as soon as possible so we can save you a spot. Our calendar is filled with mixers, activities and events, but it will only be as successful as the effort we all put into it. Please volunteer! It truly "takes a village" to put together all of these events, and we appreciate all of your support and participation. The rain is finally almost gone and diving conditions will hopefully improve in the near future. I'm looking forward to seeing you somewhere under the sea very soon! Dive safely! Patty Quick look at Upcoming Events! Mar. 15th Club Meeting Inside This Issue Board Meeting - Mar. 1st Meet at NBTC 6:30 PM Club Mixer Mar. 10th Irvine Bowling Lanes Club Meeting - Mar. 15th Meeting at NBTC 7:00 PM Speaker: Keith Martin Southwest Regional Manager for AUP Bowling Night - Mar 10th Irvine Lanes 6 to 8 PM Easter Egg Hunt - April 15th See calendar on page 4 for more events! Inside this issue... President s Message 1 V.P. Message Announcements Secretary s Message & Member s Birthdays Club Calendar 4 LSD s boat Dive Report 2016 Boat Calendar LSD s Shore Diving 6 Club Sponsors 7 Exotic Travel 8 Board Members Info

2 Page 2 A dive word from the VP! "Back from my other favorite sport, skiing, enjoyed a week at Vail with Kathleen and my brother and his wife. We went in early February to avoid spring conditions, but got there when Denver experienced a daytime high of 80 degrees; but Global Warming isn't happening, right? Surf and rain have limited beach diving recently, although there have been a few brief opportunities for some of you. I do look forward to the March 25 wreck dives on the Horizon out of San Diego, however. Hopefully the viz on the Yukon will be good. There are some spots open, come join us. Then on April 15, we have the Annual Easter Egg Hunt organizing at Heisler Park and searching at Shaw's Cove in Laguna, with a food-fest BBQ afterwards. Plan on joining in for a fun event and fine prizes. I am still looking for more committee volunteers for sign up registration, dive briefing for the divers, and prize handing-out afterwards. Give me a shout, <bhmckeon@cox.net> and lets all get involved. Regards, VP-Bruce Club Mixers and Events for coming months: (Mixers are on 2nd Friday of every month) March 10th - Mixer at Irvine Bowling Lanes - 6 to 8 PM April 14th - Mixer at Campus JAX 3950 Campus Drive Newport Beach April 15th - Easter Egg Hunt & BBQ April 22nd - Kelp Fest Laguna Beach at Main Beach May 3rd - Chamber Day/Evening May 6th & 7th - Scuba Show Long Beach Future Club Meeting Speakers Mar. - Keith Martin April - Open ANNOUNCEMENTS Laguna Sea Dwellers Welcomes our newest members It s great to see new people that joined the club. Welcome to you all! Autumn Cho - Jae Marie Aguirre Message from the Editor: We have a few events coming up over the next few months; Boat trips, Mixers, Easter Egg Hunt, Kelp Fest and more. We need Members to step forward and help out and even attend some if not all of these events. The support the club and add to the fun and enjoyment of belonging to the Club. We are starting up the Special Projects Committee again, so step forward and ask if you can join and be part of the Club that makes things happen! Hope to see you at the next Mixer. All Club info is in the Club s Newsletter, Website and on our Facebook Page. Stay informed! Disclaimer: The slight variations in spelling & grammar in this Newsletter are to enhance its individual character & natural beauty, and in no way are to be considered flaws or defects. Photo by Newsletter Editor

3 Page 3 In case you missed it!: Here is what happened at the February Meeting! The monthly meeting started off with Memories by Joe Liburdi, who again did a fantastic job in stitching images and movies together mostly focused on a recent trip by some of our members to the Maldives. If you are on Facebook befriend Joe and wish him Happy Birthday. He will be celebrating his 87th on the fourth of March. Our speaker kept us engaged with knowledge about Abalone species and efforts to restock the wild population in Southern California, especially the rare and endangered white abalone which once thrived at three million plus individuals as a species and now only a mere hundred are left. As always we had some interesting questions for the speaker, which were answered superbly. The meeting ended with raffling of some great prizes, procured from Beach Cities Scuba. The master prize was a weekend-get-away donated by our President. Wish you were there? Club Secretary - Roeland Raffle Winners for January:Raffle Prizes for the Month bought from: Beach Cities 1. XS Safety Tube - Ed Mickus 2. Dry Case - Martha Edge 3. Wrist Slate - Khrystyna Cusimano 4. Mask - Mark Sewell 5. LSD Cup, Hat, Shirt & Lic. Plate - Xandra Laskowski 6. Glow Light - Patty Leemhuis 7. $100 Gift Cert. - Xandra Laskowski March s Birthdays: Happy Birthday to All! 4th Joe Liburdi 9th Gary King 11th John Lee 17th Gary Williams 21st Patrick Smith 30th Lauren Klein

4 Page 4 Calendar of Events March Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Board Meeting Club Mixer Club Mixer Irvine Lanes Irvine Daylight Savings Time Club Meeting At NBTC St. Paddy s Day Club Boat Wreck Alley San Diego April Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Club Boat Dive Santa Cruz Is. 10 Passover Board Meeting Club Mixer Campus JAX Newport 15 Club Easter Egg Hunt 16 Easter Sunday Club Meeting At NBTC Board Meeting 4 5 6

5 Page 5 Boat Trips February s Boats Committees Article for Laguna Sea Dwellers Newsletter Greetings Fellow Divers. Well, if you missed the amazing trip we had planned to Farnsworth Banks last weekend, you weren t the only one. In fact, Mother Nature unleased her fury on Friday and the prior day we decided to call it. Onward to the next adventure: Wreck Alley on the big and beautiful Horizon dive boat, Saturday, March 25 th. This is a special trip in that the Horizon doesn t typically do day charters to the wrecks. We have 23 signed up as of this writing, 7 spots open, and an epic day of diving along the coast of San Diego planned. Please join us! Sign up on the LSD website before it s too late and you re left dry and brittle. Okay, now onward to the Reader Challenge! DID YOU HEAR ME OUT THERE? Here s the dealio. Khrystyna thinks nobody reads this stuff we put out. I beg to differ. So, if you re reading this Boat Committee report, please immediately boats@lagunaseadwellers.com and put the word Thumbs Up in the subject line. On March 12 th, the beginning of daylight savings time, and Purim for our Jewish friends, we will do a GRAND PRIZE drawing from all those who have responded. If nobody responds, I will carry all of Khrystyna s gear off the boat and to her car at the end of next trip we re on together. If at least 3 people respond, and hopefully a lot more, then Khrystyna has to do that for the winner of my drawing. Seem fair? I think so. It s time for the readership acid test, all courtesy of, and on the backs of, your trustworthy boat committee. Please respond today! See you in the seas, K & K San Diego Wreck Alley on Horizon Sat Mar 25, $ Santa Cruz on Peace Sun Apr 9, $ San Clemente Island Two Day on Magician Sat May 20, $ Oil Rigs on Magician Sat Jun 10, $ Cortes Bank on Horizon Sat Jul 22, SOLD OUT! Get on the wait list! Send an to boats@lagunaseadwellers.com Farnsworth Banks on Magician Sat Aug 5, $ Los Coronados on Humboldt Sat Sep 16, 2017 Santa Barbara Island on Magician Sat Oct 14, 2017 Gull Island on Truth Aquatics (11/18/2017) [Non Member] Sat Nov 18, 2017 Boats Committee: Kevin Glenn & Khrystyna Cusimano - boats@lagunaseadwellers.com Also check out Dive & Photo and Beach Cities Scuba Center for their boat trips! Members, please log in to the club website to sign up and pay for our club boat trips. Non-members may the boats committee with each passenger s name, address and cell number to sign up and receive links to pay. Bunk requests are ranked in order of payment received! Members receive priority up until 2 weeks before the scheduled trip. For more pricing check out the Club s website!

6 Page 6 Diving with LSD Saturday Dives for Laguna Sea Dwellers Please join your fellow Members for morning dives every other Saturday in Laguna Beach. Meet at the top of the stairs at Shaw's Cove at 9am (where Fairview meets Cliff Drive)...then gear up soon after. You can hook up with other members at the stairs above Shaw s for an open dive.. This Month s Speaker: Keith Martin is the Southwest Regional Manager for AUP (American Underwater Products) which comprises of Oceanic and Hollis, brands that were created by diving Pioneer Bob Hollis. Keith s career in the Scuba Industry started at a Dive Store/Pet Store in Crystal River Florida, Home of the manatee. He went on to lead manatee tours in Crystal River for several years as a boat captain and Scuba Instructor while attending college, then moved to California in 2009 where he became a sales representative for Sherwood Scuba. Keith began his Career with AUP in February of 2014, and would like to discuss the history of AUP, the evolution of diving equipment, and give a hands-on gear presentation of the latest and greatest equipment Oceanic and Hollis have to offer. Have you gotten your DAN Insurance card yet? Something to think about, ask your fellow divers if they carry DAN insurance, I am sure that they all will say yes, and if not, ask why not! Dive Information Numbers Water & Surf Conditions: Laguna Beach (949) The Club is setting up a Buddy call list so that if you are looking for a buddy or group to do a shore dive, all you will have to do is contact divers on the list and see who s diving! This list will be found on the Club s Website! Emergency numbers: L.B. Lifeguards 911 Catalina Chamber (310) DAN (800)

7 Page 7 Check out your local dive shops for training, gear, rentals and repairs! They are the bedrock of our local diving! A Big Laguna Sea Dwellers Thank You to the following for their continuing support: MEMBER SAVINGS NAME CITY AIR CARD NITROX MERCH. Scuba World Orange $30/12 Fills Dive & Photo Costa Mesa Beach Cities Throughout $30/10 Fills $55/10 Fills DISC. No 10% 10% Off SERVICE BOAT Parts TRIPS NO Classes Rentals 10% 10% Off NO 5% Off 10% Off 10% 00% 10-30% Raffle Prizes Misc. Info Five (5) free air fills for new members. See shop for cards. See the shop for cards. Periodic coupons to LSD members. New England Long Beach 25% 25% NO Call ahead for Divers 25% Off Off NITROX. SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Looking for information about equipment, ask one of our sponsors!

8 Page 8 EXOTIC TRAVEL DESTINATIONS For details, contact: evan@seasickproductions.com

9 Page 9 Board of Directors Patty Leemhuis - President president@lagunaseadwellers.com Vice President - Bruce McKeon vicepresident@lagunaseadwellers.com Roeland Papen - Secretary secretary@lagunaseadwellers.com Gary Williams - Treasurer treasurer@lagunaseadwellers.com Open Position - Membership Chairperson membership@lagunaseadwellers.com Website Committee Special Project Committee Gary Williams Bruce McKeon Holiday Party Diane Deturmeny Boat Committee Newsletter Khrystyna Cusimano Kevin Glenn Shore Dives Leader Open Photo Committee Joe Liburdi Evan Sherman Speaker Forum John Lee Kelpfest Committee Jane Martorana BBQ Committee Kirk Woloshyn If you want to join a committee, contact the President Club Meetings Cocktails start at 6:00 PM Meeting Starts at 7:00 PM Meeting Ends at 9:00 PM Laguna Sea Dwellers Dive Club Find us on the Net: We are on Facebook, check us out! Tell us when is your next dive! Newport Beach Tennis Club Laguna Sea Dwellers 220 Newport Center Drive, # Newport Beach, Ca Map to Monthly Meeting 2601 Eastbluff Dr. Newport Beach, CA (949) (Located Off 73 and Jamboree) Meeting starts at 7:00 pm