Air Bubbles ______The Newsletter of the North Shore Frogmen’s Club______Volume 46, Number 1 _ _ January 2004 ______membership when I thank Bobby Boyle, owner of President's Message, January 2004 Undersea Divers, for once again supporting our club Greetings Fellow Froggies, through his donations of dive equipment for our fundraising efforts at the Annual Banquet, and I hope that this message finds you enjoying throughout the year. His efforts on our behalf have the Holiday Season. I would like to take this benefited our club tremendously over the years. The opportunity to give my heartfelt thanks to my year-end pizza party went very well on the 18th, with predecessor, Paul Sauvageau, for the tremendous the Greek Salads a surprising hit with those who work that he has done for us as our NSF 2003 Club attended. With eight different varieties of pizza to President. He has left some pretty big shoes to fill, choose from, just about everyone found something and I will endeavor to rise to the occasion with the they liked. Thanks to V.P. Dave Smith for helping help of my compatriots at the front table, as well as me out with the beverages for the party, and to Mike the club membership as a whole. I wish to Denneler, Paul Sauvageau and Peter Cassidy for congratulate and personally thank my fellow officers helping with the cleanup. for taking up the challenge of moving the club forward into the New Year. I am sure that Dave Next year's activities are already taking shape; Smith, our new Vice President, will continue to bring with the first Activities Committee meeting held a his passion and enthusiasm for all things aquatic to couple of weeks ago, we have several suggestions for benefit the club. Rich Kinkade and Ray Porter have boat dive opportunities, club activities, and possible graciously offered to continue their roles as Treasurer guest speakers. If anyone knows of something or and Secretary respectively, and I am grateful for their someone that the club membership might be assistance through the coming year. Thanks also to interested in seeing or doing during the upcoming Mary Howard for offering to continue to act as Editor year, I encourage you to attend future Activities for the "Air Bubbles" club newsletter; I'm sure that Committee meetings, or speak to a club officer about we can all agree that she has done an excellent job the activity or potential guest speaker in question. over the past year. I wish to thank Rob Falk for Remember, this club is here for your benefit, and the reprising his role as club Webmaster; and a special club officers need your input to make the North "thank you" is extended to Daryl Findlay, John Shore Frogmen a club that you are proud to be a Ferrier and John Sears for their tireless work behind member of. Don't forget the New Year's Day Party the scenes to make club activities and fund raising being held at Peter Cassidy's home this year. Thanks efforts such a success. A loud "THANK YOU" goes Peter!! Happy Holidays!!! out to all of the people that I have failed to mention Michael Donovan above who took time out of their busy schedule to 2004 President help make the North Shore Frogmen Dive Club-- North Shore Frogmen YOUR CLUB--such a success; I will continue to draw upon your support during my tenure as your In This Issue President. Meeting Summaries – pg. 2-3 Unfortunately, I was unable to make it to this Photo Contest Results – pg. 3 December Member of the Month – pg. 3 year's Annual Banquet, but I was told that it was a Calendar – pg. 4-5 rousing success; kudos to those who braved the poor New Year’s Day Party – pg. 6 weather to spend a night of festive camaraderie with Year End Wrap-Up - 7 their fellow divers. I speak for the entire club Visit our website at www.northshorefrogmen.com 1 Air Bubbles – December 2003 family conflict. Lt Tulick did not 11-December-2003 respond. Andy Martinez had Meeting called to order: 8:11 PM personal conflict. Attendance: 4 officers, 15 members Secretary’s Report: No report Announcements: - Treasurer’s Report: No report. Next week is pizza party night. Correspondence: Membership Committee: Nothing to report. - Letter from UMass Boston – CoastSweep participation thank Program Committee: See activities you list. The North Shore Frogmen’s Club - Notes from new life members Mary Air Bubbles: December issue sent out. PO Box 3604 Murphy and Barbara Crisman. Old Business: Peabody, MA 01961 Secretary’s Report: Meeting minutes - Club officer elections – Ballots 2003 OFFICERS distributed and 23 ballots cast. accepted as amended. President: Michael Donovan Roslyn Smith and Michael Treasurer’s Report: Account balances Tel: (978) 664-3509 Donovan to count ballots. Results accepted as amended. Bills of $131.25 Email: [email protected] are as follows: & 123.06 for trophies and awards. Jim Follis paid dues. VP: Dave Smith President – Michael Donovan Tel: (978) 774-1043 Membership Committee: Nothing to Email: [email protected] Vice President – Dave Smith report. Treasurer: Rich Kinkade Treasurer – Rich Kinkade Program Committee: Planning for 2004 has begun. Tel: (978) 374-1650 Secretary – Ray Porter Email: [email protected] Air Bubbles: President’s message is - Photo Contest – Ballots distributed. due. Secretary: Ray Porter Vote for 1, 2 and 3 in each category. Tel: (781) 944-1292 Winners to be announced at Old Business: Email: [email protected] banquet. - NSF Annual President’s Banquet.

- Member of the Year. Ballots 50 people attended despite heavy 2003 COMMITTEE CHAIRS snow fall. Membership: John Ferrier distributed. Winner to be Tel: (781) 858-9182 announced at the banquet. - FAC controlled the canceling of Email: [email protected] - Annual President’s Banquet – the event. Club deposits for food Friday evening the last count will and band not refundable. Activities: be taken. About 85 tickets sold to - John Sears did a GREAT job of Daryl Findlay - 978-376-6669 date. coordinating the event Dave Smith - [email protected] New Business: None - Book Dec 4th for next year. Newsletter: Mary Howard Dive Talk: - Lost – Glass dolphin (Roslyn); Tel: (781) 944-1292 Canvas bag with dance shoes Email: [email protected] - Rich Kinkade. Grand Cayman – Large moray Water temp mid 80’s (Ray & Mary) - Awards not presented at the - Paul Blanchette. Dove on the banquet were presented at meeting. Polling- 3 on boat New Business: Meeting Summaries Linda Marshall – 3 months ago - - CHANGE of CLUB OFFICERS (end of Sept) – assisted lobster-man - Next meeting. Pizza party night, 27-November-2003 retrieving his traps near Essex sign up for pizzas No Meeting - Thanksgiving Day River - Movie night. Michael’s house now General Discussion: Dave Smith: Ten 4-December-2003 has cable so Deep Sea Detective of the stupidest laws. Illegal to Meeting called to order: 8:02 PM series on Andrea Doria can be take seaweed from shore in NH. Attendance: 4 officers, 19 members shown at movie night. Guests: 1 – Patti Steele Meeting adjourned: 8:14 Dive Talk: Announcement: Abbreviated meeting Raffles: - Mike Turner. Nov. – dove in FL Bug Bag – and Regulator format due to club officer elections, Keys. Spiegal Grove; French photo contest and – to be raffled at Annual Banquet and Mola Reef. Vis 50 to 60 ft. Mystery Prize – Paul Sauvageau demonstration Water temp. 70 to 75oF. Seas 5 feet Correspondence: RE: invitations to Dollars Box – Dawn Denneler on Spiegal Grove. banquet: Jonathan Bird cannot attend;

Visit our website at www.northshorefrogmen.com 2 Air Bubbles – December 2003 nd General Discussion: 2 – Roslyn Smith for “Christmas Time”, a picture of - Mike Turner. Moving to Ft. Meyers, FL. Applying to Christmas tree worms Cape Coral Police Dept. 3rd – Charlene Colella for her anemone photo - Mike Denneler. CNN – Coral Reefs being closed to Cold Water – Standard/Wide Angle divers in National Parks st - 13 foot tiger shark ate a spear fisherman 1 – Daryl Findlay for his picture of “Mr. Crabs” nd – Daryl’s picture “Hold Still”, of John Ferrier trying to - NY Times – SS Republic 1865 Bound for New 2 gauge and bag a big lobster Orleans found with 20,000 gold coins ($400K) 3rd – Linda Marshall for her “Frilled Anemone” Meeting adjourned: 8:50 Raffles: Daryl won all three places in the Cold Water – Close- Bug Bag – None Up/Macro division, but considering that he was the only Mystery Prize – Mike Denneler contestant in that category, that is not too surprising. Dollars Box – Roslyn Smith 1st – Sand and Moon Snail 18-December-2003 2nd – Flounder Face Pizza Party Night – No Club Business Conducted 3rd – Renter Hermit Crab 25-December-2003 I did learn a few things for next year’s contest. If I forget No Meeting - Christmas Day before that time arises, please remind me. 1- Make sure everyone submitting photos indicates the orientation (up and down) of each picture, and 2- suggest they give a title 2003 Photo Contest a Great Success to each picture, as I am not comfortable making up names Mary Howard for other people’s work. A great big thank you to those who submitted photos for the 2003 Photo Contest. We had a lot of beautiful pictures which made for an outstanding display at the banquet, but December Member of the Month which also made it really difficult to choose which picture My final tribute as President for December Member of the to vote for. I finally decided that I was not qualified to Month, goes to recognizing the achievements of Paul vote since I knew who had submitted which pictures, for Blanchette. He shared his extensive knowledge and which I breathed a great sigh of relief since the choices experience on closed circuit rebreathers with the were so tough. There were five categories for the contest, membership in a very interesting and informative and all were hotly contested as there were so many really presentation as our guest speaker on December 4. This good pictures. was made all the more fascinating when audience participants were able to see up close and compare his Above Water Category prizes went to: st own Megalodon rebreather with Doug Howard’s Cis- 1 – Charlene Colella for her picture of the beach on Lunar and Daryl Findley’s Inspiration whose contributions Wakatobi Paul recruited specially for this evening. 2nd – Daryl Findlay for “Friendship of Salem from the Waterline” Paul further organized two successful dive trips to North 3rd – Charlene Colella for a photograph of a in Carolina enjoyed by certified members of our Bali taken from the air dive club last summer and in 2002. Warm Water – Standard/Wide Angle Category: Paul’s background includes production management experience for Cis-Lunar, the pioneering manufacturer of 1st - Jack Munro for his picture of a school of fish on one technically advanced rebreathers. He also holds numerous of the wrecks in South Carolina technical certifications for Enriched Air Nitrox and 2nd - Roslyn Smith for her photograph titled “Colorful , as well as vast experience in conducting and Neighborhood”. organizing challenging dives to famously deep wrecks 3rd - Daryl Findlay for his “Soft Coral on Shipwreck” such as the Andrea Doria, assorted U-Boats among many This group included 18 pictures which made the voting other wrecks of every description. He is therefore and by decision even more difficult than in some of the other far, one of our club’s most experienced divers. I was categories. happy to recognize his contribution as December Member Warm Water – Close-Up/Macro Category: of the Month. 1st - Roslyn Smith for her picture of tunicates entitled “Blue Bells” Paul Sauvageau Visit our website at www.northshorefrogmen.com 3 Air Bubbles – December 2003

1 2 3 New Years Day J anuary 2004 Dive & Party 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

8PM Meeting 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Ski Trip/Sunday River 8PM Meeting

18 19 20 21 22 23 24 8PM Meeting Movie Night

25 26 27 28 29 30 31

8PM Meeting

February 2004 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

8PM Meeting 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Ski Trip/Sunday River 8PM Meeting BSC meeting 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Boston Scuba Show 8PM Meeting

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8PM Meeting 29

W inter S unday D ive T im es Arrive at Burger King at 9:00, ready to leave for the dive site at 9:30AM.

N ew Y ear’s D ay D ive If anyone w ants to dive on N ew Y ear's D ay, som e of us are m eeting at O ld G arden Beach in R ockport at 10AM. T his later tim e should give m ost people tim e to recover from the night before. It is also early enough to get in a decent dive and still get to the Froggie N ew Y ears D ay Party at Pete and H olly Cassidy's.

R oslyn S m ith

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A ctivities (Due to ongoing work on the Activities Calendar, these pages will be updated and added to on a regular basis. Please check monthly for updates to the Activities Calendar.)

- J an 1, N ew Y ear’s D ay D ive. Meet at O ld G arden Beach at 10 AM

- J an 1, N ew Y ear’s D ay Party at Peter and H olly Cassidy’s house, 1-6PM. (S ee m ap and directions included on pg. 6)

- J an 1, N ew Y ear’s D ay, N O M EET IN G

- J an 14, S ki T rip to S unday R iver w ith S ki Market. Contact J ohn Ferrier.

- J an 22, M ovie N ight

- Feb 11, S ki T rip to S unday R iver w ith S ki Market. Contact J ohn Ferrier.

- Feb 11, B ay S tate Council M eeting at S outh S hore N eptunes’ Club H ouse. Contact Mary H ow ard.

- Feb 15, B oston S cuba S how

- M ar 6-7, S ea R overs S how at Copley Plaza, Boston.

- M ar 17, S ki T rip to O kem o. Contact J ohn Ferrier.

- M ar 20, S t. Patrick’s D ay Party at Mary H ow ard’s house.

- A pr 25, Easter Egg D ive (and Party?).

- M ay 15, Club N ight In. (S ubject to change. Check schedule closer to date.)

- J un, Canoe T rip on Ipsw ich R iver

- S ep 11, Coast S w eep. Contact D ave S m ith.

- S ep 19, A nnual Club Picnic, S tage Fort Park.

- D ec 4, Club B anquet at Franco Am erican Club.

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NORTH SHORE FROGMEN’S CLUB

2004 NEW YEAR’S DAY PARTY

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January 1, 2004

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1:00 PM U NTIL 6:00 PM

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Please bring a food or dessert dish if possible and a beverage if you want something other than soft drinks.

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Year End Wrap-Up Election night for the 2004 officers was Thursday New Year’s Day Dive December 4. Those elected to offices are: Michael Donovan – President, Dave Smith – Vice President, If anyone wants to dive on New Year's Day, some of us are Rich Kinkade – Treasurer, and Ray Porter – Secretary. meeting at Old Garden Beach in The voting for member of the year and for the photo Rockport at 10 am. This later contest was also held that night. (See article on page time should give most people 3 for a full account of photo contest winners.) time to recover from the night The President’s banquet on Dec 6 was a great success before. It is also early enough to get in a decent dive and a lot of fun for those able to attend in spite of the and still get to the Froggie stormy weather. Annette Spaulding and her husband New Years Party at Pete and Patrick should get the award for driving the farthest; Holly Cassidy's. they came down from Vermont, picking up Dave Dodge in New Hampshire along the way. Frank and Roslyn Smith Dodie Carvalho picked up Bobby Boyle on their way to the banquet. Outgoing president Paul Sauvageau made announcements congratulating members for their various roles and accomplishments throughout the year, including the much deserved “Member of the Year” Award to Daryl Findlay and Life Membership Awards for Mary Murphy and Barbara Crisman. Paul also gave special thanks to Bobby Boyle for his generous continued support of the club. Awards for the Photo Contest first place winners were delivered and a lot of wonderful prizes were raffled off to lucky winners. The prime rib dinner was excellent, the band played music, many folks danced, and all had a 42 Water St. wonderful time, at least until it was time to try to dig Beverly MA vehicles out from the snow. 1-978-927-9551 DIV [email protected] OUR WEBSITE IS

Member of the Month FOR December 2003 Paul Blanchette Sales S Service S Rentals (See outgoing President’s last message on AQUA LUNG R SEAQUEST R page 3 for details.) GENISIS ≤ DUI ≤ VIKING ≤ HENDERSON VISA J MASTERCARD I AE T DISCOVER

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The North Shore Frogmen’s Club Inc PO Box 3604 Peabody, MA 01961-3604

U pcom ing Events!

J an 1: N ew Y ear’s D ay D ive

J an 1: N ew Y ear’s D ay Party

J an 14: S ki T rip / S unday R iver

J an 22: Movie N ight

Feb 11: Bay S tate Council Meeting

Sunday Dives: Meet at Burger King on Rte 128 in Beverly, at 9:00 AM, ready to depart for dive site at 9:30AM.

The North Shore Frogmen’s Club Meetings are held every Thursday night at 8PM (except Thanksgiving) at:

The Franco-A merican Club 44 Park Street Beverly, MA

Directions: From Rte 128, take the Rte 62 exit, #22E, towards Beverly. Turn RIGHT onto BRIDGE ST at the new light after Danversport Yacht Club. At the end of Bridge St, turn LEFT onto RIVER ST. Turn RIGHT onto FEDERAL ST, turn RIGHT onto PARK ST. Free parking in lot across from Franco-American Club.

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