BUBBLES NEWSLETTER OF DOLPHIN DIVERS OF SACRAMENTO P.O. Box 112 Orangevale, California 95662 2010-2011 July, 2010 http://www.dolphindivers.org Board of Directors

President Holly Little for the June general meeting Dana Carlson presentation of your trip to Florida. I was 916-452-1919 on the edge of my seat for every next pic- [email protected] ture. Being involved in A.I.M. (Aquatic Im- Vice President age Makers), obviously has its rewards, as Craig Brookey your show displayed excellent photography (916) 952-0322 and was very informative as well as enter- [email protected] taining. Secretary I hope to see you all at the General Marlyn Sepulveda Meeting in Fair Oaks Park. The party starts (916) 768-0189 at 6:30 p.m., so mark it early on your cal- [email protected] PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE endar! Treasurer Hello Dolphin Divers! Have Fun and Be Safe!! Brad Freelove I hope summer is treating (916) 879-3853 everyone well so far. Thank you Dana Carlson [email protected] to Charlie Rojas for hosting the Father's Day Weekend event at Activities Chair ~MEETINGS ~ Cayle Little Ocean Cove. I understand a JULY GENERAL MEETING IS IN THE 916-379-0920 great time was had by all. PARK Our next "activity" as a [email protected] The DDS July General meeting will be at Fair Safety Officer club (besides the board meeting Oaks Park located on Fair Oaks Boulevard, Karin Brookey on July 7th, which all members just South of Madison Ave. This meeting will (916) 254-0432 are invited to attend), is the An- begin one hour earlier than usual at 6:30 [email protected] nual General meeting on July 21st PM. Hot Dogs and Burgers will be served up Promotions Chair in Fair Oaks Park. This is always by your DDS Board Members and water & Tracy Clarke a great meeting, and I encourage cold sodas will also be provided by the club. (209) 334-4278 all members to attend. The board Please bring a side dish or dessert to share. [email protected] takes care of the barbecuing, eve- Newsletter Editor BOARD MEETINGS are held on the 1st ryone brings either a side dish or Wednesday of each month starting promptly Holly Little dessert, and its a nice get to- at 7:00 in the evening. All members are 916-379-0920 gether for the whole family. welcome to attend board meetings. [email protected] D.A.R.T. will be there with their ALL DDS MEMBERS ARE INVITED TO Webmaster truck and will offer a presentation ATTEND! Mark Takata and display gear. [email protected] This months’ Board Meeting will be held As I was doing a little July 7th and will be hosted by Tracy Clarke Historian spring cleaning, I realized I had (209) 334-4278. Please call for directions Jack Millard hoarded a stash of dive t-shirts and to RSVP. 916-987-1303 from various travels through the August 4: Craig and Karin Brookey [email protected] years. I share a special bond (916) 952-0322 Past President September 1: Dana Carlson with these shirts that I'm sure Steve Volpicelli (916) 452-1919 only other divers can truly appre- October 6: Reneè Viehmann Members at Large ciate. I'm willing to bet a few of (916) 804-4973 you have been bitten by the t- Carmen Young November 3: Brooke Hudson shirt bug, too. So, how's about (916) 421-5060 Debbie Millard we have a little contest, judged DOLPHIN BIRTHDAY CLUB Sandee Smith by the ultimate panel, your fellow James Hamblin 7/2 Gloria Sears 7/3 Reneè Viehmann Dolphin dive buddies! Best Dive Lisa Zook 7/4 Brooke Hudson 7/10 Brooke Hudson T-Shirt overall wins. I will have a Brian Henry 7/22 Penney Johnson 7/23 Jimmie Clements stellar prize for the winner of this contest, because years of t-shirt Welcome new members ~ Ha Nguyen Ronald Kaiser collecting has to be worth some- Barbara Kaiser Jackinn Kaiser thing!! Juls Kaiser James Hamblin Thank you Cayle and

THINK SAFETY! OCEAN SAFETY Karin Brookey, Safety Officer Be Swept Away By the Beauty, Not By The Sea Hazardous Surf Conditions Are Right In Front of You Surprisingly large “rogue” waves occur daily at any time of year. They can knock you down and sweep you off beaches and rocks into cold, deep water. These waves can be deadly for the unwary and account for many preventable . If You Do Get Swept In Stay Calm. Call for help. Expect more large waves. Stay away from the edge. Take a moment to get your bearings. Look for a Fishing place where the waves may be smaller, preferably a When fishing from rocks or shore take extreme care. Do low, sandy area where you can exit without being not go into the surf to free a snagged line. battered against the rocks. If you see someone Diving, Kayaking, and Surfing swept into the ocean, DO NOT go in yourself. Throw If the ocean looks rough, it is rough. Know your limits a floatable object if it is close by. Go for help. Call and wait for calmer seas. 911. SAFETY RULES Rip Currents -Never turn your back on the ocean Rip currents are strong, swift-moving channels of -Learn to swim and float water moving from shore to sea. Don’t swim against - Keep children within easy grasp the current. Swim gradually out of the current by - Know when change swimming across it. - Expect rapidly changing conditions Surf-related Accidents are Preventable - Stay back on cliffs and bluffs To save your life: - Avoid slippery rocks • Expect the next wave to be two or three times larger than the one before it. Keep dry land be- tween you and wet sand or rocks. Avoid exposed $ $ $ Split the Pot Raffle $ $ $ rocks, jetties, and headlands during and after Dave Ford won the June Split storms. the Pot raffle. He won • If you are near the water, face the ocean at all times to reduce the chance that a large wave will $49.50, and an additional surprise you. $49.50 was donated to Cali- • Keep children close to you and small children fornia Ships to Reefs. Califor- within easy grasp. nia Ships to Reefs vision is to Non-swimmers should wear life jackets. establish a regional system of • Share these safety tips with children. reefed ships along the Califor- • pools are in low-lying areas where waves can nia coast for purposes of an easily reach you. Rocks are slippery. Be especially international dive destination, cautious. to enhance the tourism indus- OTHER try centered on fishing and Know the Tides diving, and to improve and Incoming tides isolate rocks from headlands and the enhance the California fish shore. If you’re not sure about the tide, avoid these populations. rocks. Use a tide book. Stay off rocks and small en- closed beaches on an incoming tide. Frigid Water SUNSHINE COMMITTEE Average ocean is 52 degrees F (11 de- If you know of anyone who is celebrating a personal grees C). Any one in the ocean without a accomplishment, upcoming Weddings, Births, etc., or if will become hypo-thermic quickly. Survival time you know of a club member who is in need of a little may be as short as 15 minutes. Sunshine please contact Sandi Stemple with informa- Beachcombing tion. "Sandi Sunshine" [email protected] By the Beware of crumbling bluffs overhead, the unex- way, Sandi is also the one who sends those DDS Birth- pected rogue wave, and surf-tossed logs. day Greetings every month. Thank You Sandi, we greatly appreciate all your efforts. Stay Safe on the Bluffs All cliffs and bluffs are unstable and may crumble.

2 share (ask about his “Permanent Defog Method”) Trip Report “Silent Partner” Greg (quiet guy) also gave us a few tips on keeping warm. I would just like to say thank you to the crew of the Humbolt. Karin and I Coronado Islands, Mexico thoroughly enjoyed ourselves and are planning a There are a many dive operators in the San return trip to dive some of the many wrecks in the Diego area. Have you ever wondered which area. Waterhorse Charters is A-OK in our book the good ones were? Well, wonder no longer. and Oh Yeah, did I mention that they have a We found a GREAT one. chilled Keg in the dive shop available to wash that th On Saturday June 12 we booked a 2 salt water down at the end of the day. ~Craig tank dive trip on a boat I had not heard of be- Brookey fore. The “Humbolt” of “Waterhorse Charters” http://www.waterhorsecharters.com/ which Past Events operates out of Mission Bay. The boat is very nicely laid out with plenty of room for the 22 divers it can Memorial Day Weekend at comfortably support. Green Acres May 2010 There are Hello All, “sit down” We had another great Memorial Day week- stations for end at the coast. There were almost 30 mem- each diver bers and guests to share in the fun and sun. and lots of The dive conditions were favorable, and room below yielded plenty of abalone to go around for the bench for your miscellaneous stuff. Un- the potluck on Saturday night. A big thank usual in the diving business, both Ryan and you to everyone who helped with the abalone Greg, the owners, also operate the daily trips preparation. The Kid's Event was held at the out to and also, as on our trip, to local ice cream parlor. Thanks go to the club the Coronado Islands for providing free ice cream for all the kid’s. appx. 14 miles into Mexi- The weekend also ended with a new leader can waters. Although the for Big Ab. Steve Volpicelli now leads with a was up a bit, and a 9.024 inch abalone. Thanks to everyone for little breezy, we found a making this a memorable club event year af- safe anchorage at a site ter year. called “the Key Hole” on the South end of North Brad Freelove and Charlie Rojas, event lead- Island. Waiting for us un- ers derwater were calm 65 degree water with 30 - 40 foot vis. Cruising Father's Day Weekend at Ocean the rocky bottom, Cove June 18 – 20 peering into cracks, Hello All, we saw some very in- We enjoyed a very nice, sunny, and windy teresting critters. A event over the Father's Day Weekend. Unfor- Spanish Shawl, a tunately, whitecaps were visible from our Navanax, a very large group site from sunrise to sunset. We were Green Moray and a able to ab dive for dinner on Saturday. A few group of 3 Giant Black Sea Hares mating and divers went out on Sunday and grabbed a depositing eggs onto a rock just to mention a few more abs. We had an excellent potluck few. On the second dive we moved over to a dinner on Saturday night. Thank you to eve- Sea Lion colony to dive with them. After each ryone who joined in to make this a fun event dive we were treated to a “HOT” shower, 2 dif- once again. ferent kinds of Soup and Caesar Salad with Rolls. No Cold Cuts here baby!! Great food for Amy and Charlie Rojas the hungry diver. Captain Ryan, along with be- ing a very funny man, was full of ideas to

3 ferent. We will have a Happy Hour. The men will be Future Events judged on these two areas:

• Home made appetizer (nothing PRE MADE) Halibut Hunt July 31 • Cocktail

Hey All You Aquatic Hunters Out There, The rules will stay the same on how the cooking is done. As stated as before no pre-made foods (you This is your official notice that we are going to must make your own appetizer), everyone must have a Halibut Hunt this year. The hunt will take have the same advantage, so if you are in a trailer place on Saturday July 31, 2010 from Mon- you may not use your oven, everything must be pre- terey Harbor and the boat is called the Silver pared onsite. The judges (women) will come by your Prince. This year, we are using Dolphin Scuba trailer only one time to taste your appetizer and to Center on El Camino Ave. here in Sacramento as drink your cocktail. Contestants will be informed be- the main Point of Contact for the trip, since they fore hand the number of judges they need to prepare are the ones who have reserved the boat (and for. they have it available to ANYONE who wants to sign-up. The decorating contest will be open to anyone that would like to participate. The women will also be Even though the boat holds up to 20 divers, the judging this part also. boat charter company only takes 15 people total. There are EIGHT (8) spots left so make your res- The Fishing contest as of right now is staying the ervations FAST!!!! This is Halibut Hunt will be for same. If there is an interest for a free dive spear advanced divers since the boat will be a “Live fishing contest we will try to add this to our list. So Boat,” which means they do NOT drop the an- please let me know if you have that interest. chor. It’s over the side you go, and head for the bottom. When you are finished catching your You can find your registration form on the Dolphin LIMIT OF HALIBUT (I can dream, can’t I???), you website. We did two separate forms this year, one pop up to the surface, inflate your safety sausage for members and one for non-members. Please feel and wait to be picked up. free to invite friends and family, but please have them use the non member form also please have This trip is a THREE (that’s right count’em… one, them fill out the non member waiver form that is on two, THREE) tank dive trip. The boat loads at the website to send in at the same time. Also please 7:00am from Monterey Harbor and gets back in see that they use one form per car. It makes life about 4:00-5:00pm in the afternoon. It should simpler if we have just one car per form. They are be an AWESOME trip. If you have any questions welcome to join in on the fun as far as judging, but if feel free to call ME at (916) 765-5560 or STEVE they would like to be a part of any of the contests RAMIREZ at the Dolphin Scuba Center at (916) they must become a member 929-8188. The total cost for the trip is just $115. That sounds like a deal to me, consid- We still need help in a few areas: ering it’s a THREE-TANK TRIP!!! Sign-up now, Kid’s Activities - I just need someone to run cuz you don’t wanna miss this one!!!! this area when we get there. I will prepare all the activities before hand. See You Down Unda, Steve “LITTLE FOX” Volpicelli Fish Fry – We are hoping that we get lots of fish that will need to be fried for the potluck on Sunday.

LABOR DAY SEPTEMBER 3 – 6, Fishing Contest – We will need someone who 2010 is not entering in the contest to help check divers out. CARTOONS

Bugs Bunny, Road Runner, and Daffy Duck you I know this is a lot of information so please contact choose. We are very excited about planning La- me if you have any questions. Jimmie and I look bor Day this year. Laid out below are some forward to seeing you at Ocean Cove. changes we have made. We hope that these changes will strike some new interest in some of Jimmie and Sharon Clements the contest. 916-606-2343

[email protected] The men’s cooking contest will be just a little dif-

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Future Events Channel Islands

Our 20th annual dive trip to the Channel Islands Point Arena Abalone Dive, will be here SOON! The deadline for final pay- Sept. 24, 25, 26 ments or for cancellations is JULY 1, for anyone who hasn't. After July 1st cancellations will only be I’ve reserved a small group campsite at the refunded if another diver takes the space. Manchester Beach KOA for the weekend of There is currently one space available, if you are Sept. 25, 26. The reserved site will hold up to interested in coming on the trip, contact Jack 18 tent campers at $9 per person per night. If Millard: 916.987.1303 more than 18 people decide to use the group site, I will need to know so I can reserve a lar- ger site. So, please let me know if you plan to Abalone Re-opener join us and if you will stay in the group site. Everyone staying at the group site will have to The abalone season is closed for the month check in and pay separately at the camp office. of July, but the season reopens in August. We are still looking for an event leader. If The Manchester Beach KOA is one of the nicest you are interested in leading this event, con- campgrounds on the North Coast. It has al- tact Cayle Little ([email protected], 916- most all the amenities you could want. You 379-0920). If you have never led an event can view their website at: http:// before, or have questions about this one, www.manchesterbeachkoa.com/. The KOA there are plenty of experienced members also has RV sites with full hookups and Kamp- who would be happy to help! ing Kabins. They have upgraded some of the Kabins to include showers and a bathroom. If Inland Lobster feed you are bringing an RV or plan to rent one of the Kamping Kabins, you need to make the reservation yourself by calling the KOA. The If you are interested in participating in this years Kabins are in high demand so I would reserve inland lobster feed, contact Cayle Little one ASAP. I plan to stay in one of the Kabins ([email protected], 916-379-0920) or Bill with a bathroom and shower. Holmann ([email protected], 916-825- 5699). No date has be selected yet, however it If you are planning to bring a boat, you can will likely be held at Donner Lake. A data will be launch at the Point Arena public pier. It’s a selected based on participant availability. sling launch and you need to bring slings for your boat. I have an extra sling for an inflat- 2010 TROPHY CORNER able. It may or may not fit your boat. Call or Big Ab – STEVE VOLPICELLI 9.024 email me for more information. Big fish– get the big one, and see your name

here! Ken Takata (916) 428-8883 [email protected]

5 OUT – AND – ABOUT ~ GARAGE SALE ~ Don't forget when you are out-and-about, the fol- John ([email protected]) has the following items lowing shops and businesses support Dolphin Divers for sale: of Sacramento. When you patronize, please tell • Sea & Sea 8000G, includes Camera, Housing , them you are a club member and thank them for Wide Angle Lens, YS-27 Strobe, Fiber Optic Ca- their support. *Indicates shops that honor the free ble, Tray and Strobe Arm. $500 OBO. air fills on the back of Dolphin Divers membership • Sea & Sea DX350D (for Canon's Rebel), includes cards. the Underwater Housing Unit, 9" Dome Port, Sea * Dolphin Scuba Center (916) 929-8188 Arm VI, Two 110 Strobes with 5 pin sync cords, * Dolphin Scuba Center of Stockton (209) 476- TTL Converter and Lens sleeve. $1,500.00 OBO. 8188 Aaron ([email protected], (916) 205-9264) www.dolphinscuba.com Has the following for sale: * Elk Grove Dive Shop (916) 686-1122 • Wetsuit Bare 2-3 mm XL $125 www.elkgrovedive.com • Wetsuit Harvey Kobalt Ti1 XXL 6.5 mm $450 * Fish Eye Scuba (916) 850-1145 19 cu ft $125 www.fisheyescuba.com • * Scuba World (916) 332-8294 • Akona Regulator Bag $25 www.scubaworldsacto.com • Atomic Aquatics dive fins XL $125 * Sport Chalet – www.sportchalet.com • Cabela's Tackle box $50 DOLPHIN DIVERS OF SACRMENTO IS A NON- • Dive lights UK C4 $50, UK Mini Flashlight $25, or PROFIT ORGANIZATION NOT AFFILIATED Intova Flashlight $50 WITH ANY DIVE SHOPS, BUT WE DO SUPPORT • Reels $20, 3 Hook Clip Accessories $15 each; 1 ALL DIVE SHOPS LISTED Safety Sausage $50 ~ GARAGE SALE ~ • Diving Concepts XXL $1950 Have anything to SELL – TRADE – GIVE AWAY? • Whites Fleece Undergarment MK2 XL $100 You can advertise FREE in the Bubbles. Just e mail the • Oceanic computer Atom 2.0 $975 editor [email protected] with your ad before the • Gekko SM-36 $950 sending deadline following the General Meeting and your • Seaquest BC Pro QD i3 $500 ad will appear in the very next issue. • Slate $8.00; Sm Dive (orange) Beacon Light $30 and UK Sm safety light $15

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