LOCKHEED MARTIN DIVE CLUB News July 2007 July Meeting Marine Conservation - Jillian Brueggeman We’ve got a great speaker lined up to our July the environmental impact of underwater drilling and 10th meeting. Fresh from a speaking engage- construction on marine protected species. ment with the Kennedy Space Center Barracudas, we have Jillian Brueggeman speaking to us about her experiences in the field of ocean conservation. She's done what many of us only dream about. How would you like to work with whales, dolphins, manatees, and fish of all sorts in the wild? She's been there. Jillian will talk to us about what she has seen and done in her work in ocean conservation. Her presentation is entitled “Our Oceans’ Waters Re- vealed” showing us that everyone can get a foot in Working with a melonheaded whale that the ocean. She will also bring several books that was rehabilitating at the Texas Marine she has used in her research for our review. Mammal Stranding Network Her next goal is to pursue a teaching career to share her passion with young minds. Ultimately, she’d like to lead a year-round sea camp for chil- dren and parents to promote ocean conservation. We'll be gathering and mingling at around 6:30 p.m., with the evening’s presentation beginning at 7:00 p.m. Afterwards, at about 7:30, we hold our “formal” meeting covering CLUB business and member trip reports, followed by our great door prizes. In New Zealand taking pictures to be used in photo-ID research of bottlenose dolphins Jillian has had a variety of exciting opportuni- ties to further her research into the field of marine conservation. She is a marine biologist who got her degree from Texas A&M, and has been exploring the underwater world ever since. She's done ma- rine research from Costa Rica, to New Zealand, to offshore of Cape Canaveral. In Costa Rica, she was an exchange student gathering information on leath- The meeting will be at Joe’s Crab Shack, which erback sea turtles. In New Zealand, she worked is located at 4601 South Semoran Boulevard in Or- with bottlenose dolphins. She recently worked out lando [phone (407) 658-9299]. It's south of SR 408 of Port Canaveral doing research for a consulting (the East-West Expressway) on the east side of SR firm called GeoCet/ECOES. They are monitoring 436, between Pershing and Gatlin. President's Column 2007 Activities Hello Dive Club, Below are further details on several of our I would like to take this opportunity to point planned activities. Please refer to the following out some new utilities in your Web site! One new schedule and trip flyers for more information. addition is a Discussion Board; this can be used to Jupiter TGIF Dive, July 13 discuss anything you like, your recent adventures, planning for an upcoming adventure, or just check- This is a three-tank drift-dive trip with Jupiter ing in with other members you haven’t seen in a Dive Center that includes lunch. Usually the dives while. are fairly deep with fast currents. It's a lot of fun for experienced divers. You must have at least Please take advantage of this tool; there are Advanced and Nitrox certifications and a computer. instructions on the welcome page when you click The cost is $86. Please contact George McGuire at the link for the discussion board. (407) 677-4242. Please note, even though the cut- Another new addition to the Web site is on the off date for this trip was June 28 it may be possible Photo Galleries page, we have added a new section to add participants. for links to members’ personal photo pages! So if you have a site where you share your dive photos, Key Largo, July 27-29 please email me your link and I’ll add it to the If you missed our earlier Key Largo trip here's a page. second chance. Please contact Phil Carter at (386) 426-0466 or (386) 314-5910. Remember, it is a great time to be in the water . be safe and have fun! And when you are on Venice Beach, August 3-5 land, check out your Web site and tell me how we can improve the site and the CLUB to serve you We're going back to Venice Beach to get more better! of those prehistoric sharks' teeth and other fishy parts. Please contact Ryan Brumback at (407) 356- Thanks, 9788. Better hurry, the cut-off date for signing up Cherie for the trip is July 20th. Your Officers and Staff President Committee Chairs Cheryl Berrry (407) 306-3041 Activity George McGuire (407) 677-44 Vice President Barbara Shurman (407) 380-96 Camera Open Secretary Communications Nancy Wileden (407) 971-855 Bill Paskert (407) 356-90 Equipment Treasurer Al Wileden (407) 356-8954 Wendy McCleskey (407) 73-6655 Meeting Open Director at Large Membership Phil Carter (407) 306-7081 Wendy McCleskey (407) 73-6655 Merchandise Board of Directors Al Wileden (407) 356-8954 Jim Kennedy (35) 874-3305 Safety and Training Warren Musacchia (407) 306-773 Mike McCleskey (407) 73-6655 Webmaster Cheryl Berrry (407) 306-3041 Bill Paskert (407) 356-90 July 2007 LOCKHEED MARTIN DIVE CLUB ‘News’ Marathon, August 10-12 flight arrangements. The cost for lodging (including breakfast and dinner) and diving is $1,150/diver and Did the article in the previous issue of the news- must be paid no later than July 30th. The unsold letter make our recent Marathon trip sound like fun? accommodation reservations have to be released at Here's your chance for an encore visit, hopefully that time. If you want to go, contact George Mc- with better weather. Please contact Mike McCles- Guire at (407) 677-4242. key at (407) 808-6453. Better hurry on this one too, the cut-off date for signing up is July 17th. Palm Beach, Sep 8-9; Sep 22-23; Oct Dominica trip, October 6-10 20-21 We're going to Dominica the first full week of We need a coordinator for these trips. Phil October and will be diving with and staying at the Carter was going to coordinate them but now finds Castle Comfort Lodge (http://www.castlecomfortdi- he cannot do so. Would you like to be the coordina- velodge.com). tor? It's the best position the Club has - it's not a very difficult job and the coordinator gets to go on The previous pricing, which was based on the trip for half-price. The trips don't have to be to double occupancy and 10 divers and 2 non-divers, Palm Beach. They can be to anyplace the coordina- included airfare and Dominica departure tax. The tor wants to take us, but without a coordinator they six people who signed up for the trip before June won't happen. If you want to coordinate one, or 30th are still going. We are holding room and dive more, of the trips contact George McGuire at (407) reservations for 12 people, but had to give up the 677-4242. unsold flight reservations. George McGuire If you want to go but didn't make a reservation, Activity Chairman you can join us but you will have to make your own Date Event Contact Partic- Deposit Cut-off Total ipants Amount Date Cost Jul 13 3-tank Drift Diving & Lunch at Jupiter – You George McGuire 8 $43 CALL $86 Friday must be AOW and Nitrox certified 407-677-44 George [email protected] Jul 7-9 Florida Keys - Key Largo Phil Carter 10 $100 CALL $5 [email protected] 386-46-0466 Phil Aug 3-5 Venice Beach Ryan Brumback $90 Jul 0 $90 [email protected] 407-356-9788 see ad Aug 10-1 Florida Keys - Marathon Mike McCleskey 16 $100 Jul 17 $15 [email protected] 407-808-6453 see ad Aug 5 New Smyrna Beach Wreck Dive Phil Carter $40 Aug 3 $80 Saturday [email protected] 386-46-0466 see ad Sep 8-9 West Palm Beach Need coordinator TBD TBD TBD Sep -3 West Palm Beach Need coordinator TBD TBD TBD Oct 6-13 Dominica - Castle Comfort Lodge George McGuire 10 $1150 Jul 30 $1150 [email protected] 407-677-44 Changed – see Activities Article Oct 0-1 West Palm Beach Need coordinator TBD TBD TBD Oct 6-8 Fantasy Fest, Key West Mike McCleskey 0 $90 Sep 15 $190 [email protected] 407-808-6453 Nov 9-10 Snorkel with the Manatees Mike McCleskey 1 $90 Oct 15 $90 [email protected] 407-808-6453 Dec Holiday Party Wendy McCleskey $5 Nov 13 $5 est Sunday [email protected] 407-73-6655 For information about the KSC Barracudas’ activity schedule please check their website: http://www.kscbarracudas.org LOCKHEED MARTIN DIVE CLUB ‘News’ 3 July 2007 TGIF Drift Dive Jupiter July 13, 2007 Come drift diving at Jupiter. This is a 3-tank trip with lunch included. This trip is for experienced divers only. The dives will be fairly deep, visibility is usually good, and an exhilarating current is normal. All divers must have Advanced and Nitrox certifications and a computer. The trip usually features a dive through the "Hole in the Wall", a large swim-through in the reef. The last time I dove it my computer regis- tered 137 feet. We will be diving with Jupiter Dive Center, http://www.jupiterdivecenter.com/. It is a full service dive shop with rental equipment, air, and Ni- trox available.