July 2018

Canterbury Underwater Club Inc. Newsletter

Canterbury Underwater Club

PO Box 2287

Christchurch 8140

www.canterburyunderwater.org.nz

Club Meeting Information

June Meeting Summary The minutes from the June meeting can be found at the end of this newsletter.

Next Meeting – Burnside Bowling Club, Tuesday 10th July

Next club meeting will take place on Tuesday the 10th of July at Burnside Bowling Club - 330 Avonhead Road - by Burnside Park. Please arrive at 7:30pm, the meeting will start at 8pm.

Trips and Events

Please make sure you check the website for trips and events!

General Information

Dive Insurance

The (DAN) is your safety association. DAN provides protection for scuba divers with Worldwide Coverage (with your DAN Membership) and optional Dive Injury Insurance Plans, for chamber and hospital costs following a covered diving accident.

Joining DAN (Membership and Dive Injury Insurance) gives you peace of mind. It allows you to enjoy your scuba diving knowing you will be looked after in the event of a diving incident, wherever you are in the world, 24-hours a day, 7 days a week.

Why DAN? With 30+ years’ experience helping sick and injured scuba divers worldwide, DAN are the experts in diving accident management. Visit http://www.danap.org/ for more information.

NZ Recreational Fishing Council

Thank you to all the clubs and individual members for your continued support – we look forward to working on your behalf to address the management of our shared fisheries. We welcome your membership applications for 2018. Memberships now open click this link to join. Visit our updated website www.recfish.co.nz for more updates and news. We also now have a Facebook page to encourage dialogue with members throughout the country. Margaret Wind, Executive Officer You can join the NZRFC mailing list using this sign up form.

Recipe

Fish with pangrattato and creamy mushrooms

Ingredients

Pangrattato  ½ loaf Bread, Country style, crusts removed  ½ Lemon, finely grated zest  2 cloves Garlic, finely chopped  2 Tbsp Olive oil  1 Tbsp Thyme leaves, freshly chopped

Creamy mushrooms  25g Butter  1 Tbsp Olive oil  500g Mushrooms, wiped clean with damp kitchen paper  150ml Cream  1 Tbsp Chopped parsley

Fish  25g Butter  4 fillets White fish, boned

Method

To make the pangrattato, heat the oven to 180C. Break up the bread and place in a food processor. Process until you have medium fine breadcrumbs, then transfer to a shallow baking dish. Add the lemon zest, garlic and oil and toss well to combine. Bake until golden, about 15 minutes. Remove from the oven and toss through the thyme leaves. To make the creamy mushrooms, heat a heavy-based saucepan or frying pan over a medium heat. Add the butter and oil and when the butter is sizzling, the mushrooms. Cook for about 5 minutes until the mushrooms are golden. Increase the heat, add the cream and season with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Cook until syrupy and then add the chopped parsley. For the fish, heat a large frying pan over a medium heat. Add the butter and when it is sizzling, place in the fish fillets. Cook fish for about 4-6 minutes, turning once. (Cooking time will depend on the thickness of your fish fillets.) Divide the creamy mushrooms between 4 warmed plates. Place a fillet of fish on each plate and sprinkle over the pangrattato. Serve with a side of steamed greens.

Dive Equipment Information

How a Scuba 's Second Stage Works By Floyd Devine, Sport Diver Magazine

Second Stage of a Scuba Diving Regulator

Have you ever wondered how regulators make it possible for scuba divers to breathe pressurized air underwater? Well, here's an illustrated explanation on half the equation: how a scuba diving regulator's second stage works.

We’ve come a long way since the early 1940s when and Emile Gagnan co-invented the Aqua-Lung, an underwater regulator modified from Gagnan’s demand regulator that fed cooking gas to a car’s carburetor in the exact amount needed. Remarkably, today’s regulators rely on the same design principles used by Cousteau and Gagnan. You cannot breathe directly out of your tank because the high would damage your lungs. Just like the Aqua-Lung, today’s second stages take pressurized air from the first stage and provide it to a diver at , allowing him or her to breathe normally underwater. Through the use of precision manufacturing, high tech materials and intensive testing, modern regulator design is efficient and reliable, and with proper maintenance and care, modern second stages will provide years of dependable operation.

1. The Parts

Mouthpiece, housing, cover incorporating a purge valve, flexible silicone diaphragm to separate the external water from the housing, demand valve assembly, demand lever and exhaust valve.

2. How It Works

Air from the first stage enters the second stage housing through an inlet fitting. At the inlet, an orifice with a circular “knife edge” provides a sealing surface for the main valve assembly. This assembly consists of a poppet with a hard-rubber seat at one end, a bias spring and the valve body. The bias spring applies pressure on the poppet, pressing the seat against the edge of the orifice and creating an airtight seal. The demand lever is attached to the valve body and compresses the bias spring to pull the poppet away from the orifice, allowing air to flow into the valve.

As you inhale, pressure in the second stage is reduced and the diaphragm is pushed inward by the surrounding water pressure. The diaphragm then pushes on the demand lever, opening the valve. With the valve open, air then enters the second stage through an opening in the valve housing until it equalizes with the surrounding water pressure, making it possible for a diver to breathe air at ambient pressure. When stops inhaling, pressure inside the second stage increases, causing the diaphragm to relax and release the demand lever, closing the valve. As the diver exhales, air is expelled through the exhaust valves. The design of the second stage keeps ambient pressure in the housing at the same pressure as the surrounding water, ensuring that the reg enables consistent effort regardless of conditions and depth.

3. Additional Features

Many regs have cracking pressure adjustment knobs, Venturi adjustment controls, and a balancing chamber in the demand valve. In a balanced second stage, a balancing chamber is added to the end of a modified poppet with a drilled-out center chamber and a hollowed-out seat. When a balanced second stage valve is closed, air travels through the opening in the seat and poppet into the balance chamber, pushing the poppet back against the orifice. This means a lighter bias spring can be used and less effort is required to open the valve. A cracking pressure adjustment manually changes the tension on the bias spring to increase or decrease the amount of effort required to open the valve, and the Venturi adjustment moves a rotating vane to direct air flow toward or away from the diver’s mouth. Both features potentially reduce breathing effort and aid in managing freeflows.

Safety Section

How to avoid the most common ear-related dive injuries By Divers Alert Network (DAN)

Part of what makes diving so compelling is that it’s not always easy. In general we all agree that the benefits far outweigh the risks, but it’s important to recognize that some injuries do occur more often than we’d like. Ear injuries are chief among these; in fact, they represent the single most common type of injury that divers face. The good news is that while common, ear injuries are rarely serious, and they’re easy to prevent. Learn to recognize the most common ear injuries and how to prevent them before they happen to you.

Barotrauma Barotraumas are injuries caused by pressure differentials. In diving, the most notable pressure differentials are between the surrounding water and the air in divers’ middle ears (the spaces just inside the eardrums). Failing to equalize properly, diving with congestion and ascending or descending too rapidly can lead to compression or expansion of the air in the middle ears. The difference in pressure between this air and the water in the ear canal (on the outside of the eardrum) can push the eardrum beyond its safe limits — even to its breaking point. Common symptoms of include a sensation of fluid or pressure in the ear, diminished hearing and pain. Most cases of barotrauma resolve with little or no intervention in a matter of days or weeks, but in extreme situations, such as when a diver experiencing equalization difficulty continues to descend without equalizing, the eardrum can rupture, which can allow incursion of water into the middle ear. This can lead to vertigo, significant pain and a high risk of infection. After experiencing a barotrauma, avoid diving until you have recovered completely. If the symptoms don’t subside in a few days, or you experience serious pain or protracted hearing loss, have a physician examine your ears for a perforated eardrum or other serious condition. Ear barotrauma can be avoided by never diving while congested, equalizing early and often, and aborting a dive if equalization is impossible. Swimmer’s Ear Otitis externa, or swimmer’s ear, is an infection of the ear canal that’s fairly common in swimmers and divers. It can cause inflammation and partial closure of the ear canal, and touching the outer ear may cause pain. The adage about an ounce of prevention rings true with this condition: Your ears retain moisture from submersion, and that moisture encourages bacteria growth that can lead to infection. There are a variety of ear drops you can use (homemade, over-the-counter and prescription) to prevent swimmer’s ear, but the key is to use them before you begin to experience symptoms. If an infection does develop, you should see a physician to determine the best course of action to reduce the inflammation, fight the infection and restore ear health. Keep your ears clean. Diving can be tough on our ears, especially when we dive frequently — or repeatedly in a short period. Ear injuries are more often inconveniences than serious injuries, but they can affect both your ability to continue diving and your hearing, so they should always be taken seriously.

Stop the Swabs! Understanding the importance of clean ears, some divers are inclined to use cotton-tipped swabs. Unfortunately, however, this often pushes wax deeper into the ear, irritating the ear canal and increasing the risk of infection. Instead, try simply rinsing the ear with clean fresh water after diving. If you’re diving frequently or tend to get swimmer’s ear, you can rinse your ears with a mixture of half white vinegar and half rubbing alcohol after a day of diving. In theory, this mixture dries the ear and inhibits bacterial growth. If you’re having a really difficult time getting your ears dry, try using a hair dryer to gently blow warm air into your ear canals.

Technical Section

Exploring the Cook Islands Treasure Story by Bruce Clulow for Dive New Zealand Magazine. Photos by Richard Harris

This is an article from Dive New Zealand Magazine and is used with permission from the publishers.

The genesis to this cave diving project began in 2012 when I read an old Dive New Zealand magazine article written by David Goldie and Paul Tobin, two cave divers from Australia, who had explored a number of caves in the Cook Islands in 1998. It had my immediate interest as I had lived in the Cook Islands in the and now devote my spare time to cave diving exploration.

Exploring the dream

I contacted David Goldie and he passed on what information he still had about the caves there. I was primarily interested in whether there would be enough new cave potential to warrant an exploration expedition. David’s description of the cave systems and my own experiences in these islands indicated there could be unexplored caves to be found: a cave diver’s dream!

With this in mind I made three solo exploration trips in 2016 to two different islands in the Southern Cook Islands where low lying coral islands are riddled with cave systems, some small, some large. They provided some fantastic diving, equal to anything I had experienced in Mexico, New Zealand and Australia, albeit with some serious logistical issues to overcome. The islands are remote with tiny populations - less than 400 people per island - no dive shops, compressors, gear… But I was very lucky to have the support of the local airline, Air Rarotonga, which flew my portable compressor, cylinders and gear out and back for free when they had space available on their cargo flights. The solo trips convinced me there could be an opportunity to develop cave diving tourism here in the future, with an obvious economic benefit to these tiny communities.

The proposal

Armed with video footage I had taken on my two trips, I put together a proposal for the Cook Islands Tourism Board to joint fund an expedition to explore the potential of these islands as a cave diving destination. It was accepted and I began planning the expedition.

Gathering up the team

First I called together the cave I am part of, the “Karst Monkeys,” which consists of very experienced Australian cave divers and myself, the token Kiwi. Primarily we have been exploring the Nullarbor caves of Western Australia and specialise in using sidemount to explore caves with very long and restricted passages. Three fellow team members jumped at the opportunity; Paul Hosie, Grant Pearce and Rod O’Brien. Between them they have logged 6000 cave dives, and they offered other highly relevant skills; Grant is a geologist, Paul is experienced in collecting and identifying cave adapted creatures, and Rod is a commercial diver.

Getting there

After several months planning and organising we arrived in Rarotonga in April last year. Two days later we were on a charter flight out to our first island, Ma’uke. Our plan involved spending one week on each of three islands I had identified with potential. Accompanying us were two fellow divers, Franz Ombler and John McMullan, who also jumped at the opportunity to dive and holiday in these remote places, and they were to spend the first week with us, self funded. The first day on each island was to meet the local island council and community to explain what we were trying to achieve, and to ensure we adhered to cultural protocols. As I had already spent time living in the Cook Islands and visiting these islands we were welcomed without reservation and given unrestricted access to all caves, with guides along to accompany us at certain sacred sites. Franz’s knowledge of Te Reo Maori was also a great asset when preparing presentations for local communities.

Grading, surveying, guidelines and markers

The exploration was extremely hard work but very satisfying. We graded all the cave systems on their suitability for potential cave diving tourism, and we surveyed and installed permanent guidelines and markers in suitable caves. Some incredible caves were graded as not suitable due to safety concerns, remoteness or access problems. Some diving highlights included Vai Tango cave on Ma’uke Island which we dived to a depth of 86 metres utilising gas and rebreathers. Vai Tango has some of the most impressive speleothem formations I have seen, and also a huge chamber from 40 metres to 65 metres depth.

Vai Nauri cave on Mitiaro Island was spectacular. There we explored, mapped and installed guidelines in over 1200 metres of passage, and identified a species of shrimp not previously known to exist in the Cook Islands. A highlight was the friendliness of the local communities and their interest in what we were doing. We established lifelong friend ships there, assuring them of our dedication to cave conservation and safety. An aim of the project was to impress upon the local communities the need to conserve these underwater environments, and to prevent unqualified divers from access.

Going back for more

The three weeks on the three islands flew by and despite 16 hour days we only got to about half the potential sites on each island. By the time we returned to Rarotonga we were confident there was indeed potential for cave diving tourism though more sites needed to be identified to make visiting the islands worthwhile. So another trip was organised for September 2017 to complete the exploration work and take some high quality photos and video.

Paul Hosie and myself returned along with three of the Wet Mules cave diving team, Craig Challen, Richard Harris and Ken Smith. The Wet Mules are best known for their exploration efforts in the Pearce Resurgence near Nelson. Together we finished exploring and assessing remaining cave sites.

Showcase

The accompanying photos on these pages showcase some of what we found, and we are returning in September this year to explore another island for further potential sites. We hope supported cave diving expeditions will become available in the near future so suitably qualified cave divers can experience these beautiful places, and the wonderful culture of the Cook Islands.

I would like to thank the Cook Island Tourism Board, Air Rarotonga and the people of the Cook Islands for their assistance with this ongoing project.

Committee Notices

Member Survey

The following report is a summary for action resulting from the Canterbury Underwater Club Engagement Survey, which received 37 member responses, and the subsequent feedback from the Committee and Special Committee (Jens Christianson, Chris Glasson, Andre Finn, John Schurink and Michael Lester).

By inviting written responses it allowed Canterbury Underwater Club members to have a chance to express their genuine thoughts and concerns with the option to remain anonymous. A lot of good ideas were put forward by members that the club will be able to grow on and use to improve the club going forward including ideas for trips and guest speakers.

From the survey, special committee meeting and the subcommittee meeting, the following key points were identified to encourage the clubs growth.

Actions going forward:

 Greater Focus on Diving  Dive Trips  Lodge usage  Club Meetings  Communication  Long Term Plan

Greater Focus on Diving:

The feedback from the survey showed dissatisfaction within the club about the lack of diving and the discussion about diving. This was seen to be one of the larger issues identified but without a simple, quick fix. The following points were all developed around this key point, to bring the focus of the club back to diving while maintaining a healthy social environment within the club.

Dive Trips:

As a club, our members have vast knowledge of dive spots locally and abroad, that we should be tapping into to encourage diving participation. This is suggested to be improved through the following suggestions.

The suggestion of the subcommittee is that the committee forms a trips co-coordinating team (of two or three people) that would encourage the sharing of the dive spot knowledge.

The subcommittee suggests every weekend following the monthly club meeting, a trip shall be organised to get members out diving responsibly and meeting club members.

The system that previously worked was where the club had a central meeting point for dive trips, and determined on the day which direction they would head based upon the weather. If the conditions were unfavourable for local dives then non-diving trips were planned (ahead of time), such as rafting, hiking, fishing, etc. The subcommittee sees this as a good system to be reintroduced.

There needs to be incentive for members who have a boat to come along to club trips and take members out on their boats. A better forum for promoting diving with members to other members either by a closed website forum such as Facebook messenger, emailing groups or the website itself needs to be developed.

The purchase of a club boat has had mixed opinions brought up in the survey but it needs to be addressed by a separate subcommittee to determine if it will help the club and at what costs. Lodge Usage:

Greater utilisation of the Kaikoura facilities by club members will increase social participation within the club. An option is to book it out for the weekend following the monthly meeting for dive trips and invite family members to join. This can be offered on alternative months to the local Christchurch dive trip. If the weather is not favourable for diving there are plenty of other activities that Kaikoura offers.

Winter club trips to the lodge should include such activity suggestions as:

 Road trips to the south and north of Kaikoura to find new access to the beach for diving

 Exploring the new shore line and the appearance of salt water tolerant plants establishing themselves.

 The walk around the cliff top above the seal colony along to Sharks tooth

 Suggested dive sites specifying if they are good for scuba diving, free-diving, or regular fishing.

It is suggested that to help the custodian of the Lodge a simple monthly of tasks is to be generated for club members to complete. This is so the burden of maintaining the Lodge doesn’t come down to one person or the small few who regularly perform the work.

Discussions on the Lodge were taking up a lot of time during the monthly club meetings. By changing to a brief report during the meeting that will cover financial report, large booking and maintenance required or completed. This will take up less meeting time and allow the meeting to focus on diving.

Club Meetings:

Going forward there was a lot of support from the survey that the format of the general meeting shall change to have the Guest speaker present to the club first, followed by the general meeting with supper afterwards. This will encourage members to mingle afterwards and discuss diving opportunities and diving spots with other members. This item has already been actioned by the committee.

The monthly club meetings need to focus on diving and not club bureaucracy. Monthly club meetings should be managed more positively and anyone with issues encouraged presenting them to the committee outside of the monthly club meeting. The committee is suggested to present a summary and actions at the general meeting of any issues arising, with the committee requesting wider club input when required. Respect from the floor is expected be given to the Chair for the Chair to run the meeting effectively. Lack of respect has led to members and guests not returning to meetings and makes the meetings embarrassing for all attending.

Matters such as club financial position, status of the Lodge and committee matters are to be handled at the committee meetings and a brief summary presented at the monthly general meeting.

When potential members arrive, they need to be “taken under the wing” and made to feel welcome. Their name and phone number should be recorded to allow them to be introduced by name to the rest of the meeting and also provide the opportunity for them to be called and invited to the next month’s meeting. It is important that all guests, members and potential members feel welcome.

The guest speaker’s topic needs to be promoted, and to keep a certain mystery around the guest speaker it is suggested they are not named, but rather just their topic promoted.

Communication:

It was agreed that Lesley is doing a fantastic job as editor of the newsletter and she should be supported wherever or however possible. This includes members providing information on events, incidents, jokes, recipes etc. in a timely manner. It was suggested monthly meetings advertise the guest topic and not the speaker.

Trip reports need to be written for the newsletter, and members who are going on dive trips are encouraged to inform the editor so others have the opportunity to join them.

The website and Facebook page needs to be kept up to date on a regular basis with trips, national events coming up, videos and photos of members diving trips. If members are going out, they should be encouraged to provide a couple of photos of their catch/scenery/diving with a short blurb about their trip (rough location, date etc) for the website and Facebook. This will help get others excited about getting in the water and going out diving. We need to make the most of social media and promote the club as an exciting and dynamic club to be a part of, and where possible have CUC branding in the background.

Long Term Plan:

A review of the Clubs Constitution is required to ensure that we are still moving forward positively, encouraging safe diving and our members are getting the benefits of being associated with Canterbury Underwater Club.

Members are invited to provide feedback, and suggestions for improvement, after all this is our club and the more effort we put in the greater it will become

Entertainment Books The 2017/2018 books have now expired so it’s time to get your hands on a brand spanking new book to see you into 2019!

The 2018 | 2019 Entertainment™ Books and Entertainment™ Digital Memberships available soon!

Discover thousands of valuable, up to 50% off and 2-for-1, offers for many of the best restaurants, cafés, arts, attractions, hotels, travel, shopping and much more – choose your way with the following: The traditional Entertainment™ Book Membership that comes with the Gold Card and vouchers. The Entertainment™ Digital Membership that puts the value of the Entertainment™ Book into your iPhone or Android smartphone!

The NEW 2018 | 2019 Christchurch Entertainment™ Memberships sell for just $70 and you’ll receive over $20,000 in valuable offers you can use until 1 June, 2019.

20% of every membership sold contributes to our fundraising. Help us achieve our goal by sharing this link with your Friends and Family. Thanks for your support! Please contact Wayne Lester on [email protected] for a hard copy of the book. Alternatively you can go online https://www.entertainmentbook.co.nz/orderbooks/1343k43 to get your digital copy and help support the club's fundraising efforts!

Links For member and lodge booking information and upcoming event information check out our website: http://www.canterburyunderwater.org.nz

Also visit our Facebook page for the latest trip reports and other news! https://www.facebook.com/CanterburyUnderwaterClub

Oxygen Administration If any members are interested in doing the Administration course at a discounted price please let the committee know. Please note that the oxygen kit is available for use by members trained in oxygen administration. Please contact Wayne if you want the oxygen kit for upcoming trips.

Dritek Hangers As part of a fundraiser the Club is selling Dritek Hangers. These are not available to be purchased in New Zealand, so get yourself an exclusive purchase and be the envoy of your friends.

These are currently being sold at a one off price of $35.00 each and we have very limited stock. So get one for your and one for your BC, might as well get the wife one while you’re at it.

STRONG: The toughest, most versatile hanger on the market. Comfortably holds up to 30kg PROTECTIVE: Designed to help you dry garments naturally, whilst being gentle on fabrics and maintain garment performance. SECURE: “Closed hook” clips-on, wraps around or hooks over. Whichever way you use it, it will not fall LONG LASTING: It won’t break, it won’t let you down. VERSATILE: Unlimited hanging possibilities: indoors and outdoors, on-board or on shore, hang anywhere ENVIRONMENTAL: Made using recycled materials and you’ll never send it to landfill

These will be brought along to Club meeting so bring your cash, but as there is only limited stock email [email protected] to have yours put aside. Please note: pre-ordered ones will only be held for one month. Cash only transactions at the meeting – these will not be posted

Comedy Corner Pulled over for questioning

A policeman pulls a man over for speeding and asks him to get out of the car.

After looking the man over the policeman says, "Sir, I couldn't help but notice your eyes are bloodshot. Have you been drinking?"

The man gets really indignant and says, "Officer, I couldn't help but notice your eyes are glazed. Have you been eating doughnuts?"

Mouse catcher

A woman answered the doorbell with a man standing on her porch.

The man said, "I'm terribly sorry. I just ran over your cat and I would like to replace it for you."

The woman replied, "Well that's alright with me, but how are you at catching mice?"

The CUC Quizzler

1. What is the name of the desert area in Mexico? 2. Which two seas are joined by the Suez canal? 3. What’s the world’s largest office building? 4. What’s the currency of Pakistan? 5. What’s the national sport of Japan?

Answers after the Committee Members List

Canterbury Underwater Club Inc - Lodge Information

The Canterbury Underwater Club Lodge offers a fantastic facility to both members and non-members with dedicated boat parking, gear washing facilities, fish filleting stations, crayfish cooker and a communal cooking and living area. The lodge can sleep a maximum of 20 people in its five rooms, specific rooms can be requested when booking but may change to accommodate the numbers of person in a party.

The Annex rooms (11 to 16) can sleep up to 16 people and will be reserved for members only unless the entire Lodge has been pre-booked for a Group.

This will not apply to holiday weekends and may be varied for either of the above if the lodge is only or likely to be partially occupied during your stay.

Please remember that while pillows with pillowcases and bottom sheets are provided, you need to bring your own bedding. A laundry fee of $5 per person per stay is required to cover the cost of commercially laundering the CUC sheets & pillowcases after your stay. This is payable at check in when picking up the key. Member Rates Members and Partners $15.00 per person per night Child 5-17 years $5.00 per child per night Child Under 5 Free Member Cancellation Policy Prior to mid-day on the day of arrival No Charge Later than mid-day on the planned day of arrival 1 night charged Cancellation of a Booking for a holiday weekend must be done 3 days prior to the planned day of arrival or a two night penalty charge will apply if the beds booked cannot be re-let. The booking agent will advise the Treasurer and Secretary in these events. Non-Member Rates Adult $26.00 per person per night Child 5-17 years $10.00 per child per night Child Under 5 Free Vouchers can be used for non-members (for a stay when accompanied by a member) but will be redeemed at the non-member price.

Non-Member Cancellation Policy Cancellation of bookings and refund of deposits will be as per standard motel practice for Groups or Individuals.

Important Lodge Booking and Check in/Check out Information Bookings are handled by Sam and Lyn Wang at The Blue Seas Motel. To lessen the impact on the Wang family in the running of their own business, we kindly ask that you respect the following instructions:

1. E-mail is the preferred booking method. See new email booking address below. 2. Phone bookings should be made no later than 7pm and no earlier than midday. 3. Please let Sam and Lyn know how many people are in your group so they can allocate beds and also the member/non-member make up of your party. 4. For any group booking, preference is for one person to go to Blue Seas Motel office to pay for all accommodation and to uplift all room keys. (This speeds up the process for all concerned)

5. Payment must be made upon collection of keys and your membership card must be shown to avail of the member rates – Vouchers, Cash or Cheque only please, NO EFTPOS. 6. Uplift keys before 8pm; please phone if you are running late. 7. On day of departure from the lodge allocated room must be vacated by 11.30 am. Fitted sheet and pillow cases to be placed in laundry basket.

Blue Seas Motel Phone: 03-319-5441 Sam & Lyn Wang Email: [email protected] 222 Esplanade, Kaikoura 7300

When requesting a Booking/Reservation, please use the following email address: Email: [email protected]

General Lodge Rules and Obligations for ALL Users  No Pets of any description to be taken onto or into any part of Club Lodge facilities unless the committee receives a request in writing prior to staying in the Lodge and approves pets to be there under special circumstances only.  Any visiting guests may not over-night at the lodge unless booking and registration is completed at The Blue Seas Motel prior to 8.00 pm and it does not interfere with any other persons booking.  No smoking is permitted at the Club Lodge.  Alcohol consumption is permitted in moderation.  General noise to be kept to a minimum late in the evening to be respectful to others staying at the lodge.  No undersize Fish/Crayfish/Shellfish or excess quota of any species to be kept at the club lodge.  BBQ and Crayfish Cooker are only to be used outside.  Clean up when you leave. Leave the Lodge as you would like to find it.  Keys must be returned to The Blue Seas Motel on the day of departure. Lost keys will incur a $25.00 fee.  Please direct any complaints (other than minor booking issues), suggestions or issues with the lodge facilities to a committee member.

These conditions of use of the Lodge are authorized by the President, Treasurer, and Secretary of the Canterbury Underwater Club Inc.

Signed on behalf of the executive of the committee: Mark Buckland - Treasurer Dated: 01-06-2015 Updated 09-02-2018

Committee Members 2017 – 2018 Committee members are here to help if you have any questions about the club or any of our facilities.

Position Name Contact Details President Wayne Lester p: 03 342 4949 m: 021 436 913 e: [email protected]

Vice President Michael Lester e: [email protected]

Secretary Warren Kelly

Treasurer Mark Buckland p: 03 322 9335 m: 027 706 5516 e: [email protected]

Trips Coordinator John Schurink m: 021 531 993 e: [email protected]

Committee Jonathan Selkirk m: 021 389 821 e: [email protected]

Committee Glenn Bolton e: [email protected]

Assistant Lodge Custodian Ian Waite p: 03 308 8866 m: 021 355 379 e: [email protected]

Editor Lesley Curry e: [email protected]

The CUC Quizzler Answers

1. Sonora 2. The Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea 3. The Pentagon 4. Rupee 5. Sumo Wrestling

JUNE 2018 GENERAL MEETING MINUTES

Chair: Wayne Lester Minutes: Warren Kelly Date: 12th June 2018 7.30 – 9.10pm Location: Burnside Bowling Clubrooms.

Attendance: 19 members.

Apologies: Ian Waite, Chris Glasson, Andrew Lester, Grant Prebble, Scott Rhodes.

Welcome extended to visitors: Two members from North Canterbury Dive Club.

Previous Minutes: Taken as read from Newsletter. Moved and passed as correct by majority.

No Matters Arising from Minutes

Trips: John Schurink advised that there were no club trips scheduled at this time. John gave a summary of the results of the club survey. Warren Price gave an invitation to CUC members to attend the social night being organized by the North Canterbury Dive Club at the Kaikanui Hotel. The event starts at 7.30pm on the 13th August.

General Business: Wayne Lester gave a report on the Lodge working bee and thanked those members who attended. Wayne advised members that he and Mark Buckland were attending the NZU conference at the end of June. He had received a request from the NZU for the CUC to look at running the conference in the near future. Wayne reminded members that the committee are looking for suggestions for the mid-winter dinner night and that Entertainment books are still available and may be able to be used on this occasion. Wayne also thanked the members who completed the club survey and advised that the results would be published next month.

Wayne moved a motion that the club approach Pub charities for a donation to replace the carpet at the Kaikoura Lodge. This was seconded by Owen Machill and passed by members. Warren Price enquired as to the progress on the proposal for the club to purchase a boat. Wayne advised there was no progress to report at this time.

Raffle results: The lucky winners were drawn as follows: Jono S, Andre Finn, Max Wright, Murray, Steve Ryder.

Meeting Entertainment: Warren Kelly showed some video clips of his dives in the Waikoropupu Springs, the Tonga Island Marine Reserve, the source of the Riwaka River caves and The Mikhail Lermontov wreck.

Meeting Closed at 21.10hrs

Canterbury Underwater Club Inc PO Box 2287 CHRISTCHURCH

Annual Subscription Invoice for the Period 1st July 2018 to 30th June 2019

Fees:

Senior $75.00 Junior $45.00 (up to 18th birthday) Couple $85.00 Veteran $36.50 (60 years and over with five or more years of CUC membership)

*A rebate of $5.00 is allowed if payment is received before 31st October 2018.

Members who fail to pay their subscription by the 30th November 2018 will have their names removed from the club list and will have to reapply for membership and pay the joining levy.

Remittance may be sent to PO Box 2287, Christchurch, or paid to the Treasurer at monthly meetings, or remitted directly into our Bank Account online or via any branch:

KiwiBank Limited Account Name: CANTERBURY UNDERWATER CLUB INCORPORATED Account Number: 38 9014 0722283 00 Please make sure you include your name and “CUC Subscription” as a reference.

______PLEASE COMPLETE, DETACH AND PRESENT WITH PAYMENT

Type of Subscription: (Circle one) Senior / Junior / Couple / Veteran

Amount enclosed $ ______

Members Name: ______

Name of Spouse / Partner: ______

Address:______

Phone: Work: ______Home:______Mobile: ______

Email Address:______

I hereby give permission for the above details to be included in the club membership listing which is circulated to members of the Canterbury Underwater Club Inc from time to time.

YES □ NO□ Signed: ______