Air Bubbles the Newsletter of the North Shore Frogmen’S Club Volume 56, Number 11 November 2014
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Air Bubbles The Newsletter of the North Shore Frogmen’s Club Volume 56, Number 11 November 2014 2014 PHOTO CONTEST ** The OTHER COMPETITION ** Get those photos printed and make submissions for There is also a competition for the following the contest to me by November 20 at the latest! categories. Bring your submissions to Mary by November 20 for inclusion in the competition. Photo Contest Rules: . Submissions are to be made by members of the Biggest flounder: Please bring a North Shore Frogmen’s Club only. PHOTO that shows the flounder . Submitted photos must have been taken since next to a ruler for proof of size. October 1, 2013. We don’t want to see the actual . Photos are to be submitted as prints, maximum size flounder! no more than 8 1/2” x 11”. Biggest scallop: Bring the . Submitted photos may not be matted or framed. SHELL ONLY . Please label photos as to orientation (i.e. UP ↑), as there is no guarantee that I will be able to tell what Most interesting find! If it’s large, you think the orientation is. please let me know what it is. If it’s not so large, . Note the category on the back of each photo (see 6 bring it along to at least show me. categories below). Mary H . Provide any photo titles you may wish to have displayed with your pictures. (I will not make up any titles, and titles really add a certain something for voters!) . Maximum of 4 submissions per photographer per category. For the Movie/Video Category submissions, please contact Ellen Garvey who will be collecting these and figuring out how best to display them. Photo Categories: 1) Cold Water In this Issue: 2) Species Interaction in cold water Photo Contest pg. 1 3) Warm Water Biggest/Most Interesting Contest pg. 1 4) Species Interaction in warm water Meeting Summaries pg. 2-3 5) Above Water / Dive Related (must have some Bay State Council pg. 3 sign(s) of diving activity in the picture) Calendar & Events pg. 4-5 6) Movie category Float Cleaning at PCYC pg. 6-7 I’m looking forward to seeing some fantastic Once Upon a Dive by J. Munro pg. 8 photos from Club members!! Mary Howard Visit our website at www.northshorefrogmen.com 1 Air Bubbles – November 2014 Meeting Summaries - 11/6-Presentation by Backscatter - Membership: John introduced Rami 02-Oct-2014 Käkönen who has applied for (Minutes taken by Laura) membership. He was certified in a Attendance: 2 Officers quarry in Finland and plans to Committees: participate in winter dives. His - Program: See website for details application was accepted and he was - 10/18-Jen will run pumpkin carving voted in as our newest member. contest (Since cancelled) New Business: Members voted in favor of allowing Tony to announce his The North Shore Frogmen’s Club - 10/30-Wing night at Buffalo Wild trip to Madeira to club members via PO Box 3604 Wings at Liberty Tree Mall email, and to use the club logo on trip Peabody, MA 01961 - 11/6-Begin nominations for Club t-shirts. officers 2014 OFFICERS Dive Talk: - 11/20-Deadline for photo contest - Jack dove in a pond near Chebago to President: Laura Gallagher submissions; get your photos to take up material which was supposed Cell phone: 508 843-2395 Mary Email: [email protected] to deter growth along the beach. Old Business: Interesting description of the “diving” Vice President: Jim Barbara - Club Trademark is up for opposition and a great picture of Jack the Cell phone: 617-755-8336 for 20 day; we will be notified of mermaid. Email: [email protected] results. - Adam & Jeff Gawrys went to Folly Treasurer: Adam Hartnett - 2 Potential designs for Club stickers. but Adam’s high pressure hose blew Cell phone: 617-620-6466 A motion was made that we will vote before going in; bagged the dive. Email: [email protected] on the designs and go with one - Tony did Fort Sewall Saturday. 3-5’ choice. Secretary: Ellen Garvey vis, lots of current. Lost sense of Tel: 781-595-4978 New Business: Discussion about going direction and wond up at the channel Email: [email protected] back to Stage Fort Park for picnic for marker near the Barnicle! Vis much next year; remember to reserve for the better for the return trip. 95 min dive. next to last weekend of September. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * - Adam went on the Salvages trip with Dive Talk: Membership: Peter Easler. Boat was late; 4’ seas - Markus, Geoff, Laura and Todd dove [email protected] after Halibut Point. 60 seals on the off the Damn Boat. Caught 25 lobsters rocks, but didn’t see any in the water; Newsletter: Mary Howard and a bunch of mussels. lots of lobsters. Tel: 781-944-1292 - Tony dove Fort Sewall and saw lots of Raffles: Dollars Box: Peter Chapman Email: [email protected] lobsters. Webmaster: Markus Diersbock - Bruce, Jim D, Roslyn, Jim & Alex B 09-Jan-2014 [email protected] did the Treasure Hunt dive. Jim D. Meeting called to order: 7:48PM got 2 lobsters and some crabs. The Attendance: 3 Officers, 10 Members others saw lots of juvenile flounder, Secretary: Business portion of minutes and grubby sculpins. Alex won a dive read and accepted. computer at the Treasure Hunt. Committees: General Discussion: - Program: See website for details, and - Art Channel was at the previous 2 weeks notes. Picnic/Treasure Hunt. Nice to see - *Deadline for submissions* John will look into float cleaning him there! options for the November 2014 issue Raffles: Dollars Box: Mary Howard Dive Talk: of Air Bubbles is Mystery Prize: John Sears - Bruce went to Back Beach. Not much Friday, October 24 09-Oct-2014 big stuff to see but lots of baby flounder and crabs. 8-10’ vis; 77 air Meeting called to order: 7:35PM temp, SW wind. Attendance: 2 Officers, 12 Members - Tony went ot DUI Dog Days at Kettle Committees: Cove in Portland, Maine. Turnout - Program : See website for details; and was ok, 30 people or so. Cloudy, listing for last week. Visit our website at www.northshorefrogmen.com 2 Air Bubbles – November 2014 overcast, cold; plenty of parking, people who might want to become sandy entrance, pretty. members. Bay State Council - Jim B went to BK but notbody else New Business: Picnic next year; we showed up. Went to Pebble where verified that we’ll do it on Sept 20; Meetings there were other divers and seas were need to make sure the permit is The next Bay State Council of calm; got one lobster. pulled soon. Divers meeting will be held on - Dodie did 2 dives with Cap Ann Dive Talk: through Bobby. They treated her - Jim was blown out. Wednesday, January 28, 2015, at really well. Got 1 lobster. Incredible - No plans for diving this weekend. 7:30 PM at the SSN’s clubhouse dive at Kettle Island off Magnolia. General Discussion: located at the corner of Quarry Then to the New Hampshire; was - Undercurrent newsletter has story Street and Joyce Road in Quincy. surprised hull was still present. about world record dive depth – 1066’ Found 9 eggers, then got a large mail, using 9 tanks of special (undisclosed) All are welcome to attend these probably 10 lbs. mixes, beating world record by 16 meetings! - Dodie dove in Hawaii last week. First feet. It took 14 hours. dive on 189’ “Sea Tiger” captured Raffles: Dollars Box: Daryl Findlay with Chinese immigrants, sunk in 1999; known for sea turtles; 100’ on After the meeting we watched part of deck. Then to Nautalus Reef, saw the “Extreme Cave Diving” episode octopus, frogfish, 4 white tips, eels. from Nova (alas, it was cut shore). - Jack dove on the marine railway, Then we watched Blue Planet spent 2.5 hrs in water removing the episode “The Deep”. metal guides. 30-Oct-2014 - Mike went with Jim D yesterday to The Bay State Council House Island. 65 min; 6 lobsters, Wing Night (to avoid traffic issues in speared tautog. Mostly at 35’. Salem) of Divers - No plans to dive this weekend. Supporting and promoting the General Discussion: recreational diving community in - Tony heard that instructors would be Massachusetts. required to get a permit to teach at Pebble Beach. The Bay State Council of Divers - Jack says the invasive mitten crabs are (BSC) is a diver’s advocacy group. outnumbering the native crabs inside The BSC monitors local, state and the harbor. JOB OPENING! federal regulations that may affect - Jesse is probably going to be moving the recreational diving community to Guan with Marine Fisheries. in Massachusetts. When required, - Tony’s trip is filling up! Act now if AIR BUBBLES the BSC represents the interests of you want to go! Already have 12. the diving community in these Raffles: Dollars Box: Ellen Garvey Editor/Committee matters. Mystery Prize: Jack Munro Needed The BSC serves as a liaison 23-Oct-2014 between dive clubs and dive stores Meeting called to order: 8:12PM To begin with the January to promote recreational diving Attendance: 1 Officer, 10 Members 2015 issue. activity in Massachusetts. All Secretary: Business portion of minutes divers are encouraged to support the read and accepted. BSC with an annual contribution of Committees: $5. Your contribution will allow - Program: See website for details-and the BSC to continue to be a strong prior weeks’ notes advocate for the recreational diving - 11/2-Float cleaning; let John Sears community in Massachusetts. know if you’re in. - Membership: John will look into For more information: divebuddy.com and reach out to http://www.baystatecouncil.org Visit our website at www.northshorefrogmen.com 3 Air Bubbles – November 2014 Calendar of Events 1 November 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Sunday Dive Meeting Float Cleaning Presentation 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Sunday Dive? Meeting 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Sunday Dive? Meeting 23 24