August 2017
N E W S L E T T E R
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 Grub & Grog
Island Packers
WhattaDive! Personal Dive Training
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MEETING DATES
August 16 Mike Doyon - Roatan
September 20 Dr. Jonna Engel
Coastal Commission Elections
October 18 Brent Durant, - Photography
General meeting
November 15 General meeting
Closed for December
Go have fun
Bottom Times from your President
As my tenure as President comes to a close in September, I realized I
have so many people to thank for their countless hours serving on the board
these past 5 years, helping with meetings, organizing BBQ’s and hosting
parties at their homes, just to name a few. All of which has made my tenure
as President so enjoyable and rewarding. I admit, it is hard for me to step
down but clearly it is time to pass the torch and encourage new ideas and
opportunities for our club to continue to grow. Not to worry, I will now have
the fine distinction of being the “Past-President” and join an amazing group of
members who have lead this great club over the years.
There are too many people to name them all in this newsletter but I do
hope we have a full house at our August Meeting so I can personally thank
you. (hint hint)
Now for some presidential thoughts.
Our warm water trip to Roatan was awesome
for 8 members and 8 friends of the club. A full
week diving at an amazing tropical resort
(bathing suit cover-ups & flip flops were
considered dressed up), the diving was
wonderful with great visibility and lots of critters
(even on those days after our warm rain
storms); the dolphins delighted, the cabins
were cozy and the Treehouse restaurant was a
delight. My only regret is we weren’t able to
get more of you to join us. Mike Doyon has
much more to share at our August meeting so
please plan on joining us – I don’t want to be a
spoiler alert! Continued on page 4
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18 - General Club Meeting
Brent Durand speaking on Dive Destinations and Marine Life
Progressive Raffle (winning ticket needs to be present)
23 - Board Meeting - 6:30 pm Undisclosed Location
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
16 - General Club Meeting Mike Doyon - The Roatan trip
Participation Drawing (winner need not be present)
19 - Kayak Diving - Refugio
21 - Board Meeting - 6:30 pm Dockside, Channel Island Harbor
August September
10 - 12 Catalina Trip 15 - General Club Meeting
Participation Drawing (winner need not be present)
27 - Board Meeting - 6:30 pm
Undisclosed Location
November
Catalina 2017
January 2018
DARK for December. We are closed for the month.
(no meetings)
Dive, Hike, Dive, Surf, Repeat
25 - Open presents
Eat, Drink and be Merry
2 - Christmas Holiday Party
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Channel Is lands Divers Avalon Dive Weekend, 2017 Friday, November 10 through Sunday, November 12, 2017.
December
October
17 - General Club Meeting Progressive Raffle
(winning ticket needs to be present)
22 - Board Meeting - 6:30 pm
Undisclosed Location
Yes, we’re planning a boat dive
Saturday, the 11tth, CID departs 9:00am.
Cost $115 per person. Contact Mike Doyon to hold you a spot.
Of course there’s diving
at Casino Point the whole
time your in Catalina.
By popular demand and the skilled negotiating employed by our ever
resourceful Dive Coordinator, Mike Doyon….
Catalina is a done is almost a done deal. We have a couple of rooms left. The ones not sold will have be turned back over to the Pavilion. But not just yet.
He got us another month. Now you have until August 31 to get yours.
9 - Refugio picnic & BBQ
20 - General Club Meeting
Jonna Engel - research diving, Antarctica - Canadian Arctic
Board Election Night Member Appreciation Drawing
(winner need not be present)
25 - Board Meeting - 6:30 pm Undisclosed Location
Contact Mike Doyon:
[email protected] Another diving Mike
August 2017
Refugio BBQ The Annual - once a year..…..
Channel Islands Divers Picnic and general good time event. Refugio State Beach on Saturday, September the 9th.
The club will be providing as always, in no particular order and not limited to, the water, cups to
hold said water, lemonade and cups to hold it too, salt/pepper, mustard, ketchup, mayonnaise, the
always yummy tri-tip, the juicy chicken and that mouth watering bratwurst BBQ’d by our own crew of
food aficionados led by the one and only, Robert Soriano, a grilling perfectionist. It was once said there
was a time he thought he’d made a mistake while BBQing, turns out, thinking he made a mistake was
the only thing anyone could say he did wrong that day. All attendee’s bring a side dish for sharing.
For your dining pleasure the club is providing all sorts of tasty bread, toasted tasty finger licking
good garlic bread. We also provide an excellent choice of some of the finest paperware plates and the
napkins available befitting the shorts and t-shirt culture gathered here and filling out your table setting,
we got utensils, the complete set mind you, also brought to you by your club. With clean hands and full
plates, you got to have the proper utensils. We’re not just divers, we’re civilized, well mannered divers.
Oh ya, we be cultured by golly.
All club members in attendance will be the recipient of one free ticket for the much anticipated
door prize drawing. No tickets will be sold giving every club member in attendance that hand crafted,
smoothed over level playing field. Now you got the same chance as that guy that’s always winning, always!
Refugio has fantastic facilities (store, showers, bathrooms and a great beach). It’s a great place to launch kayaks or paddle boards from, beach comb or just layout and relax.
Yes, there is a plan for a group dive. Important stuff - we plan to get in the water
by 9:30am. I have it on good authority the Mike Doyon Scooter Armada will be their in full
force. There ’s a limited number of these fun little underwater vehicles so get there early to
grab yours. Or get there late and pay off one of the early bird for theirs. We take cash. We ’ll
meet up at the East end of the Park. For those that didn ’t pay close attention in their PADI
navigation course, walk right up to the waters edge, keep the parking lot behind you and the
ocean in front, look to your left and point.
Head that way.
If your diving, there are 2 main reefs to dive at Refugio. The first is a bit of a swim and is straight out
from the parking lot. It is a low lying ledge type reef with plenty to see. The depth is about 20-30 feet
deep and the average vis. is 10-15 feet (it can be better but don’t bank on it).
The other reef runs parallel to the East end of the beach. You know, the walk up, face the water,
point left one. To get to the nice area of this reef requires a walk (long if you want to get to the best
area), but not a long swim. This reef has big tall ledges, kelp and much to see. The depths here range
from 15-25 feet deep and the average vis. is about 10-15 feet. It is well worth the walk.
If all goes well we should be finished, cleaned up and back to the BBQ with plenty of time for socializing
before the feasting begins.
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Mike Cunningham has sent out many emails and Facebook posts regarding our upcoming
Refugio BBQ Picnic on September 9th – If you have missed them you are clearly ‘unplugged’ - so
please let him know if you plan to attend. Whether it is a 3 day camping trip or a day at the beach for a
picnic, this is one of our best events all year. Families are welcome, just let us know how many and
bring a dish to share.
For all our photographers in the club, please accept this as your REMINDER to find those
special photos and enter the contest. Remember, if you are a novice and never won an entry in our
club before, you can submit photos into your own special category for ‘Wide Angle/Underwater’ &
‘Macro/Underwater’. We also have ‘Above Water/Scuba Related’ and ‘Video’ (one minute clip or less)
to round out the 4 categories. Please see details in this newsletter (page 4) or ask any of the board
members for the Photo Contest Rules and sign-up sheet. All Entries are due to Karen Duran no later
than our OCTOBER 18th Dive Club meeting or email to [email protected]. You still
have time so get out there and Shoot!
And finally, I must close with another reminder that our Vice President/Speaker Seeker position
has no nominations at this time. While all positions are open during elections, there are nominations
for every category except this one. What a great
opportunity to connect with people in the dive community
all over Southern California and tell the story of our great
club. Guest speakers are always positively surprised at
the size of our club and friendships we share. Think
about it and ask any board member for more information.
Nomination forms will be on your tables at the August
meetings.
Until then, Happy Diving
Connie Young
Club President
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C l a s s i f i e d A d s Bet you forgot we had a classified section in the Newsletter.
I did, then Brandee asked me to run this.
A water proof iPhone 5 case. She
got it then got a new iPhone 6.
Never used, looking good.
Asking $50 or willing to negotiate.
Brandee Sisting
vicepresident@channelislandsdivers
Got something dive/water related for sale?
Send some pictures and a description along
with the asking price, we’ll try to get it in.
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Become a rescue diver
Rescue Diver Course
October timeframe
Be the best dive buddy you can be by earning your PADI Rescue Diver certification.
This course is open to all divers with an Advanced Open Water or equivalent
certification and emphasizes how to identify and prevent problems in addition to dealing with
problems effectively when they occur.
Most professional Dive Masters and Instructors point to the Rescue Diver course as the
turning point in their diving skills, when they went from being good divers to being excellent
divers.
The PADI Rescue Diver course includes knowledge development, skill practice during
pool dives and skill demonstration in the ocean, both from a boat and from the shore and
takes 3 days to complete. The course is scheduled for early October over 2 weekends
covering a 3 week period. The schedules are very flexible to meet the needs of the group.
Prior to the start Complete your online study using PADI’s interactive e-learning tools.
1st. Saturday Academic review and skill development in a pool
1st. Sunday Emergency First Response course (1/2 day, if needed, see below)*
2nd. Saturday Ocean dives – Boat
2nd. Sunday Ocean dives – Shore (optional, student’s choice)
Cost of the course includes PADI’s e-Learning on-line training materials, pool and ocean
dives (boat cost is included) and PADI certification upon successful completion of the course.
Participants are expected to provide their own dive gear and loaner gear is available.
Your cost for this fun and rewarding course using efficient on-line study materials is
only $550. (Couples can share the course for only $500 per person)
* PADI Recue Divers are required to have a current first aid and CPR certificate prior to
certification as a PADI Rescue Diver. You can get this important training by completing PADI’s
Emergency First Response course during this same time period for only $175.
For information or enrollment, contact Mike Doyon at [email protected]
or phone (805) 278-7075.
LET’S GO DIVING!
August 2017
Channel Islands Divers 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.
The hats are here, 2017 Photo Contest
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,
as well as the other categories.
ENTRY FORMAT: Entrants must fill out our Contest
Entry Form and Release. Photos should be in JPEG
Format and Videos in MP4 Format. Your entries may
be emailed to [email protected] or
given to Karen Duran on a CD/DVD or USB flash
drive. Please make sure your name is clearly printed
on the media. CID Club cannot be responsible for lost items, please keep a
copy for yourself!
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Awfully nice looking hat Larry. How can I get one?
August 2017
July’s Raffle Winners: Split Fins to Fahmy Fahmy from PCH Scuba Accessory Hanger to David Randolph from PCH Scuba Dive Light to Diane Stevenson from PCH Scuba 3mm Gloves to Carl Reichenbach from PCH Scuba BC Knife to Jimmy Harvey also from PCH Scuba Regulator Overhaul to Ken Kollwitz from PCH Scuba CID WhattaDive Hat to Mike Cunningham from WhattaDive Island Packers trip to Santa Rosa to Ross Widel Abalone from The Sisting’s to Terry Scarpino/Bob Cartier July’s Door Prize:
XS Scuba Tank Holder to Wally Burke from PCH Scuba July’s Progressive Winner:
GoPro Hero 5 to Teresa Bertuzzi from Best Buy Progressive Raffle Months:
January, April, July, October Participation Drawing Months:
February, May, August, November Membership Appreciation Months:
March, June, September, December (Dark)
Joe Kearns took April’s 2017 Progressive drawing
when he nailed an O2EII Nitrox Analyser.
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July’s Progressive Drawing
Club Patches—New Design
J u l y ’ s P r i z e T a b l e
The Progression of the Progressive
July’s 2016 Progressive winner was Diane Stevenson who carried off a HP steel 100 tank.
If Barbie is so popular, why do you have to buy her friends?
Worrying works! 90% of the things I worry about never happen.
Why is it so hard for women to find men that are sensitive, caring, and good-looking? Because those men already have boyfriends.
Three months later in October’s 2016 Progressive Alex Joffe got herself a GoPro Hero4 Silver.
January’s 2017 Progressive saw a gift certificate for
$300 from PCH Scuba go to Mike Cunningham.
Channel Islands Divers Club T-shirts
Buy tickets, win prizes. That ’s worth repeating. Step 1 - buy tickets. Step 2 - win prizes. It ’s that easy.
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Channel Islands Divers window decals
July’s 2017 Progressive winner is Teresa Bertuzzi
who walked off with a new GoPro Hero5 Sessions.
It’s official, your now on another list !
Teresa Bertuzzi has officially joined that growing list.
Progression of the Progressive
August 2017
*Owner, WhattaDive, Personal dive Training
Our next board meeting is August 21, 6:30 pm at a
spiffy dockside abode in Channel Island Harbor.
All members are WELCOME and ENCOURAGED to
attend. Any board member should be able to help.
The board, critter Contest, membership
Please mail renewals to:
CID Membership
P.O. Box 5801
Ventura, CA 93005
For your convenience,
we now accept payment through PayPal
Board of Directors
Email the answer to:
Membership Pol icy:
Club policy is to drop members from the roster THREE MONTHS AFTER MEMBERSHIP EXPIRATION.
Renewing Members:
Single - $25
Family - $40
New Membership:
Single - $35
Family - $50
Memberhip going strong
112 members and counting
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What’s the Latin Binomial name, you know the one that’s easier to write than to say?
Earn 1 point this month by submitting the name of the fish/ocean thingy shown here.
Know the answer? Know what this not so little but oh so cute guy is called?
What do the scientist call it?
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July’s fish/thingy, Cookiecutter shark (Isistius brasiliensis) went to Carl Reichenbach. An honorable mention goes out to Angie Small Booth who's guess was …. how would you say it in Latin ..…. utinam tam prope.
Connie Young, President [email protected]
Brandee Sisting, VP/Speaker Seeker [email protected]
Mike Doyon, Dive Coordinator Not Independent*
Teresa Bertuzzi, Secretary [email protected]
Karen Duran, Treasurer [email protected]
Mike Cunningham, Newsletter Editor [email protected]
Laurie Hennessy, Webmaster [email protected]
Bob Cartier, Raffle Coordinator [email protected]
Joe Hennessy, Membership Coordinator [email protected]
OPEN, Club Librarian [email protected]
The Elections are in September. Do something really
cool, run for office. The glory, prestige and respect
are only a small part of it. Time to pay it foreword .
This stuff don’t just happen all by itself, right?
August 2017
the August Kayak dive
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There’s MUD at Refugio
Speaking about kayak diving…..the next and last one for the summer season will happen on
August 19 at Refugio State Beach. The main parking lot on the west end opens at 7:30am,
that’s when we start arriving.
We need to show some dive support for these type of events to continue.
We try to get in the water by about 8:30 but it’s a rather casual event with a low
pressure, relaxed type of approach for the day meant for diving and picnic dinning all
wrapping up and gone by around 1ish. Yes, the picnic part means there’s a BBQ. We are
after all outside, at a state park, on a sunny beach just steps from the water, right next to a
BBQ pit and picnic table. It would be wrong not to.
Has the idea of kayak diving been swimming around in your head for awhile and you
just never had a way exercise those demons? You know what happens when those demons
aren’t exercised regularly! We might have a fix for you now! There’s no guaranty it’ll work
but you’ll have a heck of a time either way.
Does the idea of loading all your expensive pretty gear on a large piece of plastic,
making your way thru the sandy surf while praying you don’t lose or damage any of it give
you the creeps, you know, cold sweats and those long sleepless nights. Therapy is
expensive, doesn't work all the time and not always a lot of fun.
Give this a try, leave your pretty gear at home and come to Refugio for the day and
rent a kayak from MUD. You don’t have to load the kayak, carry it or clean one. Just try the
kayaking part, not the diving half. Go out and follow the bubble made by others. Your pretty
gear is safe at home and your having the time of your life and that’s before the food!
So much cheaper than traditional therapy and a heck of a lot more fun, and you’ll get
fed, at a BBQ, on a sunny day at the beach, with friends. You’ll never hear someone walk out
of a session talking like that!
Show up, bring your own gear and kayak or you can rent any or all from Mavericks
Undersea Divers but showing up is where it starts.
Last month we had a whooping 6, maybe 9 inches of surf. Easy peasy. Getting out was
a cake walk.
It’s not that tough, it’s local and about as close to free as you can get at a Southern
California event. Really! Drive yourself, rent everything you need, worse case your out
around $45 + gas. And your diving with friends at a beach in sunny California.
Maverick Undersea Divers, MUD
805 -484 -0051
- or -
[email protected] for more information or to reserve your kayak and tank.
August 2017
PRESIDENT: Develops agendas and conducts the general and board meetings. Offers assistance to board members unable to fulfill their positions and acts as liaison between the club and its sponsors. Sets up the audio equipment for the general meeting. Writes the monthly “Bottom Times” column for the newsletter and co-signs checks issued by the treasurer. Approximate time it takes to complete duties: 8 - 10 hours per month.
VICE PRESIDENT/SPEAKER SEEKER: Finds speakers for the general meetings. Sets up the video/computer connections as necessary. Introduces the speaker at the meetings and helps the speaker with any set-up. Provides the newsletter editor and web master a bio or other material about the speaker to be put into the newsletter and posted to the website. Conducts general and board meetings when the president is unable to. Approximate time it takes to complete duties: 1 - 3 hours of creative thinking and networking per month.
DIVE COORDINATOR: Plans, with board and general member input, dive charters, trips, and other activities. Makes reservations for and publicizes all activities. Collects fees and liability waivers from participants. Approximate time it takes to complete duties: 4 - 6 hours per month not including organizing a warm water trip or using a dive travel company.
SECRETARY: Takes minutes of board meetings including any motions passed or proposed. Records the names of guest speakers and any other details of significance at the general meetings and distributes minutes at or before the monthly board meeting. Provides the newsletter editor any major developments from the minutes for the newsletter. Prepares any other club correspondence as necessary. Also, responsible for the storing, inventory, and selling of club tee shirts. Approximate time it takes to complete duties: 3 - 4 hours per month.
RAFFLE COORDINATOR: Purchase raffle prizes. Describe raffle prizes, assists with the selling raffle tickets, records prize winners and provides the list to the newsletter editor for publication. Takes copies of the newsletter to local dive shops and other sponsors when purchasing prizes. Approximate time it takes to complete duties: 7 to 8 hours per month.
TREASURER: Records and tracks all incoming and outgoing monies. Issues checks, after verification of valid receipts, for co-signature by president. Makes bank deposits of all incoming monies, reconciles bank statements, and prepares monthly and year-end financial statements for the board of directors. Sells raffle tickets at monthly general meetings. Provides data for annual tax preparation and filing of tax-exemption paperwork. Approximate time it takes to complete duties: 3 - 4 hours per month.
MEMBERSHIP COORDINATOR: Greets and introduces guests, informing them of membership benefits and announces new and renewing members at club general meetings. Maintains current membership list, sends monthly updates to president and the board for email contact lists. Sends list of new members to newsletter editor for publication. Approximate time it takes to complete duties: 8 hours per month.
WEB MASTER: Responsible for maintaining the CID website. Provides help and instruction in navigation and use of the website to board and general members. Approximate time it takes to complete duties: 3 - 4 hours per month.
NEWSLETTER EDITOR: Collect, layout, and edits articles from board, general membership, and other sources. Makes available in a timely manor to the President for email blast, Web master for the website, and the Raffle coordinator to print and distribute to sponsors during monthly purchases. Approximate time it takes to complete duties: 10 - 15 hours per month.
Board descriptions & duties
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August 2017
Channel Islands Divers Board of directors
official nomination form - 2017
Print Nominee Name Here
Print Board Position Here
I, ________________________________ request my name be placed on
the ballot for the position of _________________________________.
To validate the nominee’s interest in having his/her
name placed on the ballot, their signature is requested.
Nominee Signs Here
______________________________________________
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ARTICLE VII: ELECTION OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS a. Nominations for officers shall be accepted at the June, July & August meetings.
b. Nominees for BOD positions shall be members in good standing and 18 years of age or older. Nominees for president shall be members in
good standing for a minimum of 1 year. As defined in Article III section d)
c. The officers shall be elected at the September meeting for a period of one year.
d. Newly elected officers shall assume the duties of their respective offices at the October BOD and general meetings.
Ballots shall have a place for write ins for those deciding in the last month before the election.
PRESIDENT: Our President, Connie Young, is stepping down leaving the position OPEN.
VICE PRESIDENT/SPEAKER SEEKER: Vice President, Brandee Sisting also chose to step down leaving the position OPEN.
DIVE COORDINATOR: Mike Doyon will be running for Club President leaving the Dive Coordinator position OPEN.
SECRETARY: Teresa Bertuzzi looks forward to another year and will be running for re election.
RAFFLE COORDINATOR: Bob Cartier is willing to give it another year and will be running for re election.
TREASURER: Karen Duran has expressed her wishes to continue for another year and will be running for re election.
MEMBERSHIP COORDINATOR: Joe Hennessy would give it another year and will be running for re election.
WEB MASTER: Laurie Hennessy wishes for another year at her position and will be running for re election.
NEWSLETTER EDITOR: Mike Cunningham is up to the grueling task of Newsletter Editor and is running for re election.
A complete list of all Board positions with their job descriptions is available in this or previous
editions of the Channel Islands Divers Newsletter. Previous editions can be found on the Channel
Islands Divers Facebook page under the files tab or at our website,
www.channelislandsdivers.org .
Fill out this form and return it to any board member by hand or email before August 21, 2017.
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