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It’s December Fish/Ocean Thingy Page 3 and NO www.channelislandsdivers.org Page 4 All the photo entries meeting Page 7 Catalina Weekend 2019 Just like in the years past, Page 23
a December Newsletter. The WHOLE Club Library Page 40—44 THERE IS NO Channel Islands Divers general meeting Raffle Prizes Page 71 It’s that time of year again, the non meeting – BIG picture 2018 Christmas Party
edition of the monthly Newsletter. Page 80 Catalina 2018 Page 93 What we have this year is about 100 pages or so of mostly
pictures. Lots of pretty pictures. Very little text. Simply put, December We are closed it’s a no brainer, literally. Pretty much all eye candy for the January 16, 2019 mind. One could almost accomplish this from a sleeping Progressive Drawing state, except for all that clicking from page to page. So, for Try us on Facebook this edition you must be awake to enjoy it and for that I apologize, well….sorry. I hope you enjoy it as much as I The new did putting it together. The improved
Continued on the next page channelislandsdivers.org M a n y t h a n k s t o t h e sponsors of our club: Channel Island Dive Adventures Mavericks Undersea Divers (MUD)
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I would like to start by thanking all those that contributed photos and/or stories for this edition with a special thanks to John Wolf who happened to be everywhere this year taking pictures and allowed us to use them in this fine Newsletter and our much improved Website.
As a new treat this year and hopefully continuing well into the future, the clubs Web Mistress Teresa Ray has done an outstanding job in bring back to life our new and improved website. We’ve included links where ever possible to keep the viewing a pleasant experience if it’s technically feasible to do so.
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We’ve included links where it made more sense to do so. All the Video awards in this Newsletter from the Channel Islands Divers 2018 Photo Contest, Video Category show a video still and if you click the individuals name your transported, almost Star Trek like, over to your new and improved website to see it in its entirety.
Also, we’ve included a few YouTube links to the infamous fire pit ukulele sing along from Catalina. You’ve heard the expression “...you had to be there…”, this is definitely one of those “...you should have been there...” moments! (page 23 - 2019 Catalina
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1 - Christmas Holiday party 16- General Club Meeting 20 - General Club Meeting then Progressive Raffle Participation Drawing We are closed. (winning ticket needs to be present) (winner need not be present) No December meeting. January’s Speaker February’s Speaker Have a great Holiday Carol Linteau - Great Lakes shipwrecks Dave Krusher - Kelp 25 - Board Meeting - 6:30 pm and 21 - Board Meeting - 6:30 pm At nice little Ventura eatery A happy New Year At some fine local Ventura eatery You are now free to go diving! April 2019 May 2019 March 2019 20 - General Club Meeting 17 - General Club Meeting 20 - General Club Meeting Membership Drawing Progressive Raffle Participation Drawing (winner need not be present) (winning ticket needs to be present) (winner need not be present) March’s Speaker April’s Speaker Ken Kollwitz - Big Sur &Central CA Don & Brandee Sisting - Belize 25 - Board Meeting - 6:30 pm - - At nice little local Ventura eatery 25 - Board Meeting - 6:30 pm 22 Board Meeting 6:30 pm At one of our favorite Ventura At the one and only Ventura Maria Calender’s
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critter Contest is back
If you know what this handsome devil is called and all that other Latin stuff that comes after the name, be the first to send me the answer and get a participation point. You know easier way to get a point? Send me a picture with the answers and if it’s used in a later edition, you get a point.
Email the answer to: [email protected]
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? What’s the Latin Binomial name, you know the one that’s easier to write than to say?
Rarely spotted unless it wants to be seen. Often swims on the Since no one got last months Critter, it’s back surface. Few have been close with even less lucky enough to this month along with a new one. see it’s innards. This beast of the deep has been known to stay This months Critter is somewhat common but down for months at a time with the ability to stay submerged not always meant to be seen. under layers of ice or sit off you favorite warm water dive spot. If If you guys don’t get this one, next months it’s she’s hunting for you, she will find you and you won’t be happy. going to be a Garibaldi, just saying. (hint)
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Earn 1 point this month by submitting the name of the fish/ocean thingy shown here. Know the answer? Know what this scary guy is called?
What’s the Latin Binomial name, forget that, just tell me what it is, in English. Entertain me! Make something up. CHANNEL ISLANDS DIVERS WWW.CHANNELISLANDSDIVERS.ORG 3 December 2018 Www.channelislandsdivers.org Your vastly improved club website is LIVE.
Not ‘LIVE’ but up and running live, regularly updated live! Some have already been there, the rest of you should go too. It’s a work in progress and we’re hoping you like it.
The new and vastly improved……www.channelislandsdivers.org
This is where we ask for your feedback. Input good or bad is welcome.
CLICK, he won’t bite! The Shark Research Committee
Decembers speaker at this months non meeting was rather busy. Instead he asked if he could sit for an interview. That’s when he made me an offer I could not refuse, and I didn’t want another lump of coal for Christmas, so I agreed.
First question: What do you prefer to be called? Santa Claus, Santy, Kris Kringle, Nick?
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Doesn’t mean you can’t try
some of our photographers come really close ! Enjoy
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On December 1, 2018 The Channel Islands Divers Held our Annual Christmas Holiday Bash!
The Photo Contest Winners were announced!! Photo’s in: Underwater Wide Angle -
Underwater Macro -
Topside and Novice
And the ever popular,
Underwater Video
We’ll start off with all the entries from one categories at a time with the photo ’s arranged in no particular order, meaning
I lost my list of the winners.
Seeing how this edition is all digital, no scaling down,
shrinking and/or cropping was done. What you see is what
was submitted.
The only thing added was the page background and a picture boarder
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CHANNEL ISLANDS DIVERS WWW.CHANNELISLANDSDIVERS.ORG 22 December 2018 2019 Catalina Weekend Channel Islands Divers announces Avalon Dive Weekend, 2019
Saturday, November 09 through Monday, November 11, 2019 Scheduled to coincide with the Veterans Day holiday (Monday, 11/11/19) this year’s trip offers the best pric- ing for the Pavilion Hotel in Avalon on Santa Catalina Island.
Your club pricing is $65 to $85 per person per night lower than regular pricing at this great hotel. This year’s pricing excludes travel on Catalina Express so you will need to book your own passage at https://www.catalinaexpress.com/
Ask any member who has attended this epic weekend trip and you’ll hear positive reviews of the hotel, diving and fun to be had at this annual event.
The group Pot Luck dinner and fireside singalong will be on Sunday evening, November 10, 2019 beginning around 6:30 PM.
Room options and pricing are shown below. Pricing is per person, double occupancy for two nights.
Make your reservations today with your $150 per person deposit. Contact Mike Doyon at [email protected] or 805.278.7075.
LET’S GO DIVING!
The Pavilion Hotel Superior King Guest Rooms Offer: $370 per person for two nights - King size bed with luxury linen based on double occupancy - Semi-private outdoor seating area on first floor (total $740 per couple for two nights) - In-room mini refrigerator, coffee/tea center
The Pavilion Hotel Superior Double Guest Rooms Offer: $365 per person for two nights - Two double beds with luxury linen based on double occupancy - Semi-private outdoor seating area on first floor (total $730 per couple for two nights) - In-room mini refrigerator, coffee/tea center
The Pavilion Hotel Standard King Guest Rooms Offer: $315 per person for two nights - King size bed with luxury linen, second floor based on double occupancy - In-room mini refrigerator, coffee/tea center (total $630 per couple for two nights)
The Pavilion Hotel Standard Double Guest Rooms Offer: $310 per person for two nights - Two double beds with luxury linen, second floor based on double occupancy - In-room mini refrigerator, coffee/tea center (total $620 per couple for two nights)
ALL ROOMS include the following luxury amenities
- Maximized living space with chic beach décor - Complimentary wireless internet - I Home music centers & flat screen HD TVs - Nightly turndown service - Complimentary Full Breakfast cooked to your order - Complimentary wine & cheese tasting each evening
Don’t miss out on this great club event. Reserve early and plan to come diving during your stay when we head out on Scuba Cat for two fun dives on Sunday.
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Channel Island Divers - Library Catalog TITLE Author or Producer 1 A Visitor's Guide To The Falkland Islands Debbie Summers Falklands Conservation 2 A.W.A.R.E. Our World, Our Water PADI, for Project AWARE Merrill Windsor and National Geographic 3 America's Sunset Coast Society 4 Antarctica A Guide to the Wild Copy 1 Tony Soper & Dafila Scott 5 Antarctica A Guide to the Wild Copy 2 Tony Soper & Dafila Scott 6 Aqua Expeditions: Global Travel Guide Wendy Canning Church 7 Atlantis Found Clive Cussler 8 Audubon's Guide to Fishes, Whales & Dolphins The Audobon Society 9 Audubon's Guide to NA Sea Shells The Audobon Society 10 Australia: Guidebook Peter Stone 11 Bahamas: Family Islands, Grand Bahama Bob and Charlotte Keller 12 Baja California Diver's Guide Michael B. Farley and Lauren K. Farley 13 Blue Water Gold Rush: Urchin Diving Tom Kendrick 14 Britain's Clandestine Submarines, 1914-1915 Yale Historical Publications 15 British Virgin Islands: Guidebook Linda Sorenson 16 California Lobster Diving Kristine and Steve Barsky 17 Callifornia Marine Life Marty Snyderman 18 Catalina Island: All You Need to Know Joe Belanger 19 Cayman Islands: Diving & Snorkeling Lonely Planet 20 Coastal Fish Identification: California to Alaska Paul Humann 21 Coral Reef Animals Indo Pacific T Gosliner, G Williams, D Bennet 22 Coral Reef Fishes Ewald Lieske & Robert Myers 23 Cruising Guide to California's Channel Islands Brian M. Fagan 24 Dead in the Water Margaret Hoffman 25 Deep Six Clive Cussler 26 Deep Six (copy #2) Clive Cussler 27 Descent into Darkness: Pearl harbor, 1941 Commander Edward C. Raymer, USN 28 Digital Underwater Photography Michael AW and Mathieu Meur Diver Down, Real world SCUBA accidents and how 29 Michael R Ange to avoid them 30 Diving For Pleasure and Treasure Clay Blair Jr. 31 Dragon Clive Cussler 32 Dry Suit Diving: 3rdEdition Steve Barsky, Dick Long, Bob Stinton 33 Eastern Caribbean: Guidebook Martha Watkins Gilkes 34 Explore the West Coast National Marine Sanctuaries Jean-Michel Cousteau 35 Fatal Depth: Andrea Doria Joe Haberstroh
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Channel Island Divers - Library Catalog TITLE Author or Producer 36 Fifty Places to Dive Before You Die Chris Santella 37 FIJI: A guidebook Lonely Planet 38 Fish Guide Indopacific (Maldives to Philippines Helmut Deblius 39 Fishes of the Pacific Coast Gar Goodson 40 Fishes of the Pacific Coast, 1st edition Milton Love 41 Fishes of the Pacific Coast, 2ndedition Milton Love 42 Florida Fishes Rube Allyn 43 Great Undersea Adventures Helen Wright and Samuel Rapport 44 Guide to Great Photographs Dennis P. Curtin 45 Hawaii: Diving & Snorkeling Lonely Planet 46 Iceberg Clive Cussler 47 Inshore Fishes of California John L. Baxter 48 Inside Seal Team Six Don Mann 49 Juncture Ken McAlpine 50 Kanopolis Lake, Kansas US Army Corps of Engineers 51 Lost City Clive Cussler California Artificial Reef Enhancement 52 Marine Life of California's Artificial Reefs Program 53 Maui County Day Use Moorings Maui Kai Foundation 54 Meg Steve Alten 55 Northern California and Monterey Peninsula Steve Rosenberg and Pisces Books 56 OCEANS - Our Continuing Frontier H. William Menard and Jane L. Scheiber 57 Oxygen First Aid John Lippman, Divers Alert Network 58 Pacific Coast Inshore Fishes Daniel W. Gotshall 59 Pacific Coast Nudibranchs David W. Behrens 60 Pacific Coast Pelagic Invertebrates David Wrobel and Claudia Mills 61 Philippines Lonely Planet 62 Pirates Latitudes Michael Crichton 63 Porpoises and Sonar Winthrop N. Kellogg 64 Reef Fish Identification: Tropical Pacific G Allen, R Steene, P Humann, N Deloach 65 Sacred Stone Clive Cussler 66 Seal Team Six Howard Wasdin & Stephen Templin 67 Shadow Divers Robert Kurson 68 Shadow Divers (Copy #2) Robert Kurson 69 Shark Trouble Peter Benchley 70 Ship of Gold in the Deep Blue Sea Gary Kinder
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Channel Island Divers - Library Catalog TITLE Author or Producer 71 Shipwrecks and Lost Treasures of The Great Lakes Michael J. Varhola Eugene D Wheeler, Robert E Kalllman, 72 Shipwrecks Smugglers & Maritime Mysteries Don Julhardt Dale and Kim Sheckler, Calif. Diving 73 So. California's Best Beach Dives (Copy 1) News Dale and Kim Sheckler, Calif. Diving 74 So. California's Best Beach Dives (Copy 2) News 75 Spearfishing for Skin and Scuba Divers Steven M. Barsky 76 Submarine Geology, 2nd Edition Francis P. Shepard 77 Submerged; UW Archeology Daniel Lenihan 78 Sudden Sea: The Great Hurricane of 1938 R. A. Scotti 79 The Arctic A Guid To Costall Wildlife 2 edition Tony Soper & Dan Powell 80 The Blue Reef Alan Anderson, Jr. 81 The Caribbean: Complete Diving Guide vol 2 Colleen Ryan and Brian Savage 82 The Cave Divers Robert F. Burgess 83 The Chase Clive Cussler 84 The Deep Sea Joseph Wallace 85 The Fireside Diver: Adventures Bonnie Cardone 86 The Fishes Life Nature Library 87 The Gentle Sea Dee Scarr 88 The Last Dive Bernie Chowdhury 89 The Ocean Realm National Geographic Society 90 The Oceans: A Treasury Of the Sea World Seon Manley and Gogo Lewis 91 The Secret Life of Lobsters Trevor Corson 92 The Terrible Hours Peter Maas 93 The Wave Susan Casey 94 Through the Lens: Chamber Day 2007 Ken Curtis and Garabaldi Press Tresure Ship: The Legend & Legacy of the S,S, 95 Dennis M Powers Brother Jonathan Tropical Coral Reef Fishes (Handy Pocket Guide 96 Gerald R Allen, PhD To ) 97 Turks & Caicos: Diving & Snorkeling Loonely Planet 98 Under the Sea 99 Virgin Islands: Guidebook W. Lynn Seldon Jr. 100 When Women Dive Erin O'Neill and Ella Jean Morgan 101 Wildlife Of Costal Waters British Isles Tony Soper & Dan Powell 102 Wildliflowers Of The Santa Monica Mountains Milt Mcauley & James P. Kenney 103 CID Photo Contest 2009 Contest Slideshow
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Channel Island Divers - Library Catalog TITLE Author or Producer 104 CID Photo Contest 2010 Connie Young 105 CID Photo Contest 2010 Jennifer Coler 106 CID Photo Contest 2010 Nancy Burke 107 CID Photo Contest 2010 Pat Crane 108 CID Photo Contest 2010 Robert Soriano 109 A Cave Diver Story Steve Bogaerts 110 California Marine Life Identification 111 Clam Chowder for the Scuba Diver's Soul Ocean Video Productions 112 Discover California Diving (2 Disks) DiveSiteVideos.com 113 Dive Dry with Dr Bill: Sharks & Rays Dr Bill Bushing (Catalina local)
114 Monterey Shore Diving Aqua Air Productions 115 Ocean Odyssey: The Blue Realm (5 Disks) BlueRealmHD.com 116 PADI Enriched Air Diving DVD PADI 117 PADI Rescue Diver DVD PADI 118 Sea Hunt Vol 1 119 Sea Hunt Vol 2 120 Sea Hunt Vol 3 121 Sea Hunt Vol 4 122 Kanopolis Lake, Kansas US Army Corps of Engineers California Artificial Reef Enhancement 123 Marine Life of California's Artificial Reefs Program CD, DVD, Map or Pamphlet 124 cave story Steve Bogaerts 125 sea hunt missing #3 126 a cave story 127 Fatal Depth: Andrea Doria Andrea Doria 128 Lost City Clive Cussler 129 Fatal Depth: Andrea Doria Joe Haberstroh 130 The Devils Teeth Susan Casey
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New Arrivals Channel Island Divers photo contest 2017 with bo- 132 Mike Cunningham nus christmas video 2017 photo contest lead into christmas 2016 all pho- 133 Mike Cunningham tos mixed sea hunt 2017 Channel Island Divers photo contest all entries 134 Mike Cunningham plus a power point presentaion 135 Where Is Joe Merchant Jimmy Buffett Escape From The Deep the epic story of a legendary 136 Alex Kershaw Submarine and her courageous crew The Sex Lives of Cannibals adrift in the equatorial 135 J. Maarten Troost pacific 136 Santa Cruz The Island of Limuw Dale Kornrelch 137 Belize Travel Guide 138 The Florida Keys And Key West 139 Plague Ship Clive Cussler with Jack Du Brul 138 Seafans Video Magazine 139 Seafans vol 2 Video Magazine 140 Historical Diver volume 13 issue 3 Georges Commeinhes
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December 2018 Chuck Norris Chuck Norris' tears cure cancer. Too bad he has never cried. When the Boogeyman goes to sleep at night he checks his closet for Chuck Norris. Chuck Norris has already been to Mars; that's why there are no signs of life there Chuck Norris is the reason why Waldo is hiding. Chuck Norris actually built the stairway to heaven. Chuck Norris uses pepper spray to spice up his steaks The fences at the zoo are to keep the animals safe from Chuck Norris. The Great Wall of China was originally created to keep Chuck Norris out. It failed miserably Chuck Norris is the only man to ever defeat a brick wall in a game of tennis. If you spell Chuck Norris in Scrabble, you win. Forever. Chuck Norris once shot down a German fighter plane with his finger, by yelling, "Bang!" Chuck Norris once ate a whole cake before his friends could tell him there was a stripper in it. Chuck Norris doesn't actually write books, the words assemble themselves out of fear. Chuck Norris CAN believe it's not butter. Chuck Norris invented black. In fact, he invented the entire spectrum of visible light. Except pink. Tom Cruise invented pink. Chuck Norris ordered a Big Mac at Burger King, and got one. When chuck Norris does division, there are no remainders. Chuck Norris crossed the road. No one has ever dared question his motives When Chuck Norris was denied an Egg McMuffin at McDonald's because it was 10:35, he roundhouse kicked the store so hard it became a Wendy's. There are no weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, Chuck Norris lives in Oklahoma. Chuck Norris played Russian Roulette with a fully loaded gun and won. When Chuck Norris does a pushup, he isn't lifting himself up, he's pushing the Earth down. Chuck Norris can slam a revolving door. Chuck Norris can hit you so hard that he can actually alter your DNA. Decades from now your descendants will occasionally clutch their heads and scream. Chuck Norris built a better mousetrap, but the world was too frightened to beat a path to his door. Chuck Norris proved that we are alone in the universe. We weren't before his first space expedition Chuck Norris did in fact, build Rome in a day. When Chuck Norris plays Monopoly, it affects the actual world economy. If at first you don't succeed, you're not Chuck Norris. Chuck Norris sleeps with a pillow under his gun.
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December 2018 January is The Progressive Drawing The Progression of the Progressive July 2016 – Diane Stevenson, HP steel 100 tank. October 2016 - Alex Joffe, GoPro Hero4 Silver. January 2017- Mike Cunningham, $300 gift card from PCH. April 2017 - Joe Kearns, O2EII Nitrox Analyser. July 2017 - Teresa Bertuzzi, GoPro Hero5 Camera. October 2017 - Scott McComas, HP steel 80 tank. January 2018 - Joe Kearns, HP steel 80 tank. April 2018 - Fahmy Fahmy, GoPro Hero5 Black Camera. July 2018 - Patrick Kelly, GoPro Hero5 Black Camera October 2018 - Diane Stevenson, GoPro Hero7 Camera. A blonde walks into a store and asks, may I buy that TV, the store salesman say, sorry, we don't serve blondes. She comes the next day with her hair dyed black, and asks the same guy, can I buy this TV. The salesman says, sorry, we don't serve blondes. Frustrated, the next day she dyes her hair red and to make sure, she asks a different salesman, can I buy this TV. He says, sorry, we don't serve blondes. The blonde says, how on earth did you know I was blonde. The salesman says, that's a microwave There are rumors going around, some passed along by me, others I might or might not have started. The best of them goes something like this:
“As for Dive Club raffles, you’ll find the best, the biggest and the one with the most prizes at the Channel Islands Divers general meeting held ever third Wednesday of the month except December at Pirates Grog and Grub over by the airport in Oxnard.”
Sounds familiar, right? It’s also true. I read it on the internet. Case closed!
If you want to confirm just go up online to our new and vastly improved website, https://www.channelislandsdivers.org/ look under ‘Club Stuff’ – ‘Raffle winners and prizes’. I’ve mined the archived club Newsletters going back to June 2013 so you won’t have to. Pictures provided where picture were available.
This is an amazing read.
WE DO HAVE THE BEST RAFFLES, PERIOD
Told you, internet will never let you down. (Return to page 1) The police came to my house last night, showing me a picture, asked, “Is this your wife, sir?”. I answered, “Yes”. Then they said, “I’m afraid it looks like she’s been hit by a bus.”. “I know, but she’s good with the kids”, I replied
CHANNEL ISLANDS DIVERS WWW.CHANNELISLANDSDIVERS.ORG 71 December 2018 2018 Video Category This is where is gets fun. Now we get into the Video Category for the 2018 Channel Islands Divers Photo Contest. In the following pages, you’ll find 6 stills from those submitted this year. If you look at the name of person who submitted the Video, you’ll notice a line under it. That means you have a link, so go ahead and click it. This will take you to the new and vastly improved Channel Islands Divers website and right to the video. All the heavy lifting is done, you just need to sit back and enjoy the show. While you’re at the new and vastly improved Channel Islands Divers website feel free to look around and let us know what you think. Again, the new and vastly improved Channel Islands Divers website, https://www.channelislandsdivers.org/
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B i l l W e i n e r t h
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C o n n i e Y o u n g
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T o n y F r a b a s i l i o
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December 2018 The Club, The board, membership
Channel Islands Divers - Ventura County’s Premier Dive Club Meetings are held every 3rd Wednesday of the month (except December) at: P i r a t e s R e s t a u r a n t & S p o r t s B a r 4 5 0 S . V i c t o r i a A v e . O x n a r d , C A 9 3 0 3 0 We start gathering at Pirates at about 6:00 for some socializing, the meeting officially starts about 7:00. ------Board of Directors Membership going strong
Mike Doyon, President 121 members and counting [email protected] Not Independent* Membership Policy: Steve Peterson, VP/Speaker Seeker Club policy is to drop members from the roster [email protected] THREE MONTHS AFTER MEMBERSHIP EXPIRATION. Bret Niedens, Dive Coordinator [email protected] New Membership: Renewing Members:
Not Independent** Single - $40 Single - $30
Beth Borer, Secretary Family - $55 Family - $45 [email protected] Karen Duran, Treasurer [email protected] [email protected] Please mail renewals to: Mike Cunningham, Newsletter Editor [email protected] CID Membership Teresa Ray, Webmistress P.O. Box 5801 [email protected] Ventura, CA 93005
Bob Cartier, Raffle Coordinator For your convenience, [email protected] we now accept payment through PayPal Teresa Bertuzzi, Membership Coordinator [email protected] Mike Frabasilio, Club Librarian The next board meeting will find us enjoying the evening at
[email protected] our favorite local Ventura eatery, 6:00pm, January 21. All members are WELCOME and ENCOURAGED to *Owner, Mike Doyon, Personal Dive Training attend. Any board member should be able to help. **Owner, Mavericks Undersea Divers, MUD
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(Return to page 1) In a Club House in Camarillo
The Channel Islands Divers hosted the Channel Islands Divers.
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Yes Jimmy,
there is a Santa Clause
Photo credit to Mike Cunningham
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Photo credit to Mike Cunningham
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Photo credit to John Wolf
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Photo credit to John Wolf
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Photo credit to Mike Cunningham
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Photo credit to Teresa Ray
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Photo credit to Mike Cunningham
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Photo credit to Teresa Ray
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Photo credit to John Wolf
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December 2018 Our Dive Sponsors Thinking about diving? Where do you go? Who do you go with? Need a specialty? Do you have a friend or family member wanting to learn how to dive? How about advancing in your dive certification? A local dive trip, or maybe a 2 or 3 day out to our islands? Let’s not forget the jacuzzi warm water dive vacations. Want to know where to go and with who?
All four below are Club Sponsors and Club Members. If you have a diving question, needs or requirements, look no further than your local dive club.
Talk to them at the next meeting or give them a call. It’s that simple.
425 Constitution Ave., Suite G Camarillo, CA 93012 Phone: (805) 484-0051 Email Address: [email protected]
WhattaDive! http://maverickunderseadivers.com/ Personal Dive Training Contact: Mike Doyon Phone: (805) 278-7075 E-mail: [email protected]
Contact: Ken Kollwitz Phone: (805) 469-7288 E-mail: [email protected] 5284 Kanan Rd, Agoura Hills, CA 91301 www.ChannelIslandsDiveAdventures.com Phone: (818) 991-1800 http//www.pchscuba.com/
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Avalon Dive Weekend 2018 with the Channel Islands Divers Saturday, November 10 through Monday, November 12, 2018 Scheduled to coincide with the Veterans Day holiday (Monday, 11/12/18) this year’s trip offers the best pricing for the Pavilion Hotel in Avalon on Santa Catalina Island. Your club pricing is $45 to $65 per person per night lower than regular pricing at this great hotel. This year’s pricing excludes travel on Catalina Express so you will need to book your own passage at https://www.catalinaexpress.com/ Ask any member who has attended the weekend trip and you’ll hear positive reviews of the hotel, diving and fun to be had at this annual event. The group Pot Luck dinner and fireside singalong will be on Sunday evening, 11/11/17 beginning around 6:45 PM. Room options and pricing are shown below. Pricing is per person, double occupancy for two nights. Make your reservations today with your $150 per person
Superior Double Guest Rooms deposit. $320 per person for two nights (total $640 per couple for two nights) Contact Mike Doyon at [email protected] or 805.278.7075.
All rooms include: Standard Double Guest Rooms $265 per person for two nights - - (total $530 per couple for two nights) In room mini refrigerator, coffee/tea center - Maximized living space with chic beach décor - Complimentary wireless internet Standard King Guest Rooms - iHome music centers & flat screen HD tvs $265 per person for two nights - Nightly turndown service (total $530 per couple for two nights) - Complimentary European breakfast
- Complimentary wine & cheese tasting
LET’S GO DIVING!
Don’t miss out on this great club event. Reserve early and plan to come diving during your stay when we head out on Scuba Cat for two fun dives on Sunday.
( Check out the Catalina 2019 flyer ) (Return to page 1)
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Photo credit to Angie Booth
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Photo credit to Jimmy Harvey
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John Wolf video: Brown eyed girl
Photo and Video credit to John Wolf
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