Lunarscope - Lunarfins · the Life of Jacques-Yves Cousteau (JYC). The talk will be based on...
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Lunarscope JUNE 2017 Inside this issue 02 Events Calendar Club Officers 03 Pending Club Events and Trips 04 Pending Dive Shop Trips 05 Lunarfins Belize Trip 06 Parting Shots Lunarfins P.O. Box 57514 Webster TX 77598-7514 Lunarfins Board Meetings will now be held at 5:30 p.m. before the general meetings, in the Clear Lake Park Civic Room as above. If you have an issue to bring before the board, contact any board member to get on the agenda. General Meeting Information Where: Except April and December: Clear Lake Park; 5001 NASA Road 1, on the South (lake) side of NASA Road One. When: Second Wednesday of each month at 7 PM except April and December. Come early for a social time at 6:30 PM. Join us afterward at Mario’s in Seabrook for food, drink and camaraderie. Lunarfins, a non-profit club that promotes the sport of scuba diving. Next Meeting: Wednesday, June 14 Speaker: Lunarfin member Louise Toole The June 14th presentation at the Lunarfins General Meeting will cover the Life of Jacques-Yves Cousteau (JYC). The talk will be based on Jean- Michel Cousteau’s book - ‘My Father, The Captain’. Jean-Michel is the first son of JYC. He presents an interesting memoir of his father. There will be a few fun prizes at the meeting. June is the month that Cousteau was born and also the month he died. Join us and enjoy learning more about this great pioneer. Invite your friends. Also educational for children.
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Lunarscope JUNE 2017
Inside this issue
02 Events Calendar Club Officers
03 Pending Club Events and Trips
04 Pending Dive Shop Trips
05 Lunarfins Belize Trip
06 Parting Shots
Lunarfins P.O. Box 57514
Webster TX 77598-7514
Lunarfins Board Meetings will now be held at 5:30 p.m. before the general meetings, in the Clear Lake Park Civic
Room as above.
If you have an issue to bring before the board,
contact any board member to get on the agenda.
General Meeting Information
Where: Except April and December: Clear Lake Park; 5001 NASA Road 1, on
the South (lake) side of NASA Road One.
When: Second Wednesday of each month at 7 PM except April and December.
Come early for a social time at 6:30 PM. Join us afterward at Mario’s in
Seabrook for food, drink and camaraderie.
Lunarfins, a non-profit club that promotes the sport of scuba diving.
Next Meeting: Wednesday, June 14
Speaker: Lunarfin member Louise Toole
The June 14th presentation at the Lunarfins General Meeting will cover the Life of Jacques-Yves Cousteau (JYC). The talk will be based on Jean-Michel Cousteau’s book - ‘My Father, The Captain’. Jean-Michel is the first son of JYC. He presents an interesting memoir of his father. There will be a few fun prizes at the meeting. June is the month that Cousteau was born and also the month he died. Join us and enjoy learning more about this great pioneer. Invite your friends. Also educational for children.
Available at meetings:
Lunarfins embroidered logo shirts $15. One small (gold), and one large (khaki). Or you can bring your own in to have the logo added for $8.
Stickers for sale ($1 ea)
Drink Koozies ($2 ea)
June 2017
Events Calendar
(Tentative plans)
Aug 19 Beach Party
Sep 23 Adopt A Beach
Oct TBD Lunch and a Tour
Oct TBD Mexico Trip
Nov 14 Happy Hour
Dec 02 Christmas Party
Jan 27 TGCC Awards Banquet
Feb 11 La Brisa Breakfast
Mar TBD Ocean Discovery
Apr 11 Open House Picnic
Apr 18 JSC Health/Safety Day
May 05 Gear Checkout
May TBD Club Trip
June TBD Pot Luck Supper
Membership
2017 membership fees are now being accepted.
Membership runs from April 1st to March 31st.
Please bring the form (below) to the next meeting or mail it in.
Don’t forget to fill out your interest and if you want to be included in the directory.
Only those who chose to be shown in the directory will get access to the directory.
Membership Application
This link will download the file to your computer.
ELECTED OFFICERS President Mike Peters 281-481-9091 [email protected] Vice President Louise Toole 281-532-1179 [email protected] Secretary JaVan Pruett 281-229-8631 [email protected] Treasurer (acting) John Gorman 281-481-0667 [email protected] Social Director OPEN Equipment Barney Corbin 409-497-4043 [email protected]
APPOINTED Training Information Bill Jones [email protected] Trip Information OPEN [email protected] TGCC Representative Polly Swerdlin 281-814-4606 [email protected] Advisors Fred Toole 281-532-1179 [email protected] George Clark 713-303-7900 [email protected] Newsletter & Website Polly Swerdlin 281-814-4606 [email protected]
A boy asks his father, "Dad, are bugs good to eat?“ "That's disgusting. Don't talk about things like that over dinner," the dad
replies. After dinner the father asks, "Now, son, what did you want to ask me?“ "Oh, nothing," the boy says. "There was a bug
in your soup, but now it’s gone."
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June 2017
Pending Club Trips and Events
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Advice from an Alligator Take a bite out of life
Keep a low profile Bask in the sun
Have a healthy appetite Keep an eye on opportunities
Be thick-skinned
Don't be afraid to open your mouth!
August 1, 2017
The 16th Annual Bill Jones Cozumel Vacation
These trips have been named the most popular “all inclusive”
scuba diving vacation package in Houston. Price is $1349, staying
at the Iberostar Resort.
Email Bill to be on his list for the latest plus any classes offered.
Tickets on sale NOW!
Let’s Meet at Texas City Dike for a Beach Party! Saturday, August 19 4 p.m. until dusk
• Cost per vehicle is $5 cash • BYOB (no glass), finger foods to share • Beach chairs, canopies, games & your dogs More about the dike: http://www.texas-city-tx.org/default.aspx?name=rec.dike
FYI Barney found these articles; wonder who is next?
http://scubadiverlife.com/padi-sold-700-million-usd/ https://www.deeperblue.com/huish-outdoors-buys-oceanic-hollis-brands-aup/
Divers Paradise Sept 30-Oct 5 Guadalupe Islands www.dpscuba.com
Gigglin’ Marlin Dive & Swim Oct 7-14 St. Eustatius www.gigglinmarlin.com
Island Dreams Many to choose from www.divetrip.com
Maximum Scuba http://maximum-scuba.com
Oceanic Ventures Sep 2-8 Bahamas http://oceanicventures.com
Outside The Asylum Jun 17-24 Red Sea Liveaboard www.otadiving.com
REEF Trips Dive Vacations That Count www.reef.org/trips
Sport Divers Aug 31-Sep 9 Fiji www.sportdivers.com
June 2017
Trips Offered by Dive Shops etc.
LOCAL TRIPS Flower Gardens Texas Coral Reefs
Texas Dive Center
www.txdivecenter.com 281-741-9949
Shoving off on the Easy Diver Sport Divers www.sportdivers.com 281-338-1611
Our trips are generally 30 miles offshore, although longer trips or three tank dives can be arranged.
Freeport to the Rigs Weekends that weather allows
$250 pp - $15 additional for tanks
Rig diving daytrips by Captain Beard Charters www.captainbeardcharte
rs.com 832-603-1698
INTERNATIONAL
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June 2017
Lunarfins Belize Trip
By Fred Toole
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Punny… With her marriage, she got a new name and a dress.
The man who fell into an upholstery machine is fully recovered. A midget fortune-teller who escapes from prison is a small medium at large.
Once you've seen one shopping centre, you've seen a mall.
Eleven Lunarfins just returned from a diving trip to Belize organized by Barbara Corbin. We flew into Belize City and then a Maya Air flight to San Pedro, a community on Ambergris Cay. Ambergris Cay is the largest island of Belize, located northeast of the country in the Caribbean Sea. It is about 25 miles long from north to south and about one mile wide. Our accommodations at the Sunbreeze Suites were excellent. The rooms overlooked the pool, beach, boat docks, and Caribbean. Adjacent the pool patio was a wash tank for our gear. San Pedro has many small restaurants serving Belizean meals and drinks. There are also an ample number of shops and beach bars. A barrier reef a short distance off shore caused a rough boat ride through pass due to easterly winds. Most dive sites were within 15 minutes of the docks. On two tank dives we returned to the dock between dives for fresh fruit snacks. On days of three dives we had a lunch break after the second morning dive. The reefs appeared healthy, but there was a lack of fish. We think it might be due to over fishing by the locals. The dive guides have been spearing lionfish and feeding them to nurse sharks. On every dive we had several nurse sharks following us. Saw the guide spear only two lionfish, and other than that didn’t see many others. Dives were along walls and crevices with depths ranging between 90 and 30 feet. Water temp of 82. Everyone agreed we should plan another trip.
June 2017
The Lunarfins Scuba Club was organized in 1963 by a small group of divers who worked at the Manned Spacecraft Center, as Johnson Space Center (JSC) was known back then. The club grew primarily through the sponsorship of SCUBA training classes, local dive trips and social activities. Since that time, membership has broadened to include anyone interested in diving. The majority of our members are in some way affiliated with NASA but this is not a requirement for membership and we have members from all across the board.
Lunarfins P.O. Box 57514
Webster TX 77598-7514
281-814-4606 [email protected]
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/grou
ps/687047211312336/
Website:
http://www.lunarfins.com/
TPWD reefs:
http://tpwd.texas.gov/landwater/
water/habitats/artificial_reef/
Parting Shots
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These and more are on our website
Barney’s presentation in May
Louise in Belize
Pot Luck Supper at the Puschinsky’s Saturday, June 10 there were about 30 Lunarfins and friends who enjoyed a feast of crawfish, ribs and several excellent side dishes and desserts. The best part was catching up with everyone. Fred Toole had his beautifully restored 1955 Austin Healey to show off.
Thank you, Bob and Marilyn, for hosting!
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