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FAIRFIELD COUNTY DIVING ASSOCIATION May 2010 Volume 17 Issue 5 Inside this Issue Presidents’ Corner page 1 Events of Interest page 2 FCDA Donors I page 2 Clambake page 3 FCDA Donors II page 3 New FCDA Members page 4 FCDA Donors III page 4 Clambake Reservation Form page 5 FCDA Member Ads page 5 Timeline of Recreational Diving in North America page 6 Invasive Species ‘Flash Cards’ page 7 Raffle Winners page 7 Next FCDA Meeting page 8 M 2 — The Presidents’ Corner In case I forget, the FCDA clambake is Saturday June 5th. If you plan on attending, please send your response and $$$ so we can make the proper arrangements. The April meeting had an ex- cellent turnout. Andy Cum- mings was kind enough to share a slide presentation on a recent trip to New Zealand. The images of the “Poor Knight Island” were quite in- teresting. Over the past few months, some new members have joined and some “old friends” have come back. It was great to see you all. In September, we will have a members present night. If you have done a recent trip or lo- cal dive and want to share it with the group, let Matt and/or I know. The underwater Easter Egg Hunt was fun. The weather was brutal, so turnout was light, but that did not dampen the spirits of the hardy group who showed. Our own George Sharrard will be presenting at the May meet- ing about diving off Newfound- land. For those of you who may be geographically challenged, that’s in Canada. To accommodate for Memorial Weekend, the May meeting will be on Friday May 21st and not the last Friday of the month. That’s all for now….. Remem- ber, Clambake June 5th, that’s the FCDA Clambake Saturday June 5th…that’s the day after June 4th and the day before June 6th, 2010.
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FAIRFIELD COUNTY DIVING ASSOCIATION
May 2010 Volume 17 Issue 5
Inside this Issue Presidents’ Corner
page 1 Events of Interest
page 2 FCDA Donors I page 2 Clambake page 3 FCDA Donors II page 3 New FCDA Members page 4 FCDA Donors III page 4 Clambake Reservation Form page 5 FCDA Member Ads page 5 Timeline of Recreational Diving in North America page 6 Invasive Species ‘Flash Cards’ page 7
Raffle Winners page 7 Next FCDA Meeting
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M2 — The Presidents’ Corner
In case I forget, the FCDA clambake is Saturday June 5th. If you plan on attending, please send your response and $$$ so we can make the proper arrangements. The April meeting had an ex-cellent turnout. Andy Cum-mings was kind enough to share a slide presentation on a recent trip to New Zealand. The images of the “Poor Knight Island” were quite in-teresting. Over the past few months, some new members have joined and some “old friends” have come back. It was great to see you all. In September, we will have a members present night. If you have done a recent trip or lo-cal dive and want to share it with the group, let Matt and/or
I know. The underwater Easter Egg Hunt was fun. The weather was brutal, so turnout was light, but that did not dampen the spirits of the hardy group who showed. Our own George Sharrard will be presenting at the May meet-ing about diving off Newfound-land. For those of you who may be geographically challenged, that’s in Canada. To accommodate for Memorial Weekend, the May meeting will be on Friday May 21st and not the last Friday of the month. That’s all for now….. Remem-ber, Clambake June 5th, that’s the FCDA Clambake Saturday June 5th…that’s the day after June 4th and the day before June 6th, 2010.
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Draeger Atlantis I Rebreather training, certification and rental.
FCDA Donors
The business listed on this page has donated dive gear and dive services to help support the Fairfield County Diving Association.
Events of Interest to FCDA Members
DUI Demo Days Dutch Springs Bethlehem, PA May 21-23 Wreck Dive on the Garloo June 12—to dive the USS San Diego – Departs 6am. Contact Mark Shannon - [email protected] for details and to be put on the boat list. Whites Fusion Drysuit Demo Weekend Dutch Springs, Bethlehem, PA 6/12/2010 8:00 AM - 6/13/2010 5:00 PM Cape Ann Weekend Folly Cove, seal dive, Fort Stage Park (night dive). July 8-11, 2010 - For more information email [email protected] or call Mel Rich, Jr at 203 554-1762.
Internet mail: [email protected]
http://www.fcda.us
2010 Board
Presidents Matt Rownin & Mike Cassetta Vice-President Mark Shannon Secretary George Sharrard Treasurer Paul J. Gacek
P.O. Box 3005, Fairfield, CT 06824
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FCDA Donors
The business listed on this page has donated dive gear and dive services to help support the Fairfield County Diving Association.
Annual "Kick Off The Season" Clambake
June 5, 2010 - 7:00 PM. Catered by Swansons Fish Market. Shrimp— Steamers - Lobster Red Potato, Corn on the cob, Cole slaw,Dinner Roll, Water-melon, Beer, Wine, Soda. Special Orders also available: Chicken, Swordfish, Steak or Vege-table Kabob — Pepayment re-quired! Early Bird Special by Mail - Pay by May 29th (Postmark on envelope) - $36.00 each. After May 29th - e-mail [email protected] for res-ervations - $41.00 each Download Clambake reservation form in Adobe Acrobat format (.pdf). www.fcda.us/2010clambake.pdf
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FCDA Donors
The business listed on this page has donated dive gear and dive services to help support the Fairfield County Diving Association.
Rex Dive Center has expanded it’s operations
Rex Dive of Norwalk has acquired the Pan Aqua Diving shop in Brookfield, CT.
With the addition of the Brookfield store Rex acquires a
strong technical dive training capability, including “tri-mix” and “intro to tech” and an expanded repair department.
Rex Dive is committed to providing the best in equipment sales,
classes, local charters and warm water trips.
VISIT OUR NEW DANBURY-AREA STORE in BROOKFIELD 30-70% LIQUIDATION/MOVING SALE WHILE WE RE-INVENTORY.
457 Federal Rd; Brookfield near Stew Leonards/Costco
New FCDA Members
Welcome aboard to the following individuals who have recently become new members of the Fairfield County Diving Association:
Hugh D Chapman 945 Bridgeport Ave Suite 333 Shelton, CT 06484 H: (334) 791-1176 W: [email protected] Meghan Zieres 70 Scott St Apt 214 Meriden, CT 06450 H: (224) 383-5557 W: 926-2774 [email protected]
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FCDA Member Ads Hey - have you got a non retail-diving business that you’d like to share with fellow members of FCDA?
Get your business card size ad in the FCDA monthly newsletter “Surface Interval” for only $50.00 for one year. Give your business a boost and help support the production of our monthly newsletters. For more information, write to FCDA, P.O. Box 3005, Fairfield, CT 06824 or email to [email protected].
Annual “Kickoff the Season” Clambake Saturday, June 5, 2010 - 7:00 pm
Coast Guard Cottage South Benson Marina, Fairfield, CT
catered by Swanson’s Fish Market
Shrimp Steamers Lobster Red Potato Corn on the cob Cole slaw Dinner Roll Watermelon Beer Wine Soda
(Special Orders - Chicken, Swordfish, Steak or Vegetable Kabob - prepayment required!)
Early Bird Special by Mail - Pay by May 29th (Postmark on envelope) - $36.00 each After May 29th - e-mail George [email protected] for reservations - $41.00 each
Name(s) ______________________ No. ____ x $_____ = $______ Special Order(s):__________________________________
Mail to: FCDA, P.O. Box 3005, Fairfield, CT 06824
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Timeline of Recreational Diving in North America This timeline is meant only as a short overview of some of the major events of sport diving history. It was com-piled by Thomas Tillman. 1956 - The first wetsuit was introduced by researchers at the University of California. Edco produces the first suits. 1956 - Ted Nixon introduces the red and white "Divers Down" flag. 1957 - Al Tillman and Zale Parry organize the first International Underwater Film Festival. Subsequent festivals were held in various cities around the world. 1958 - Sherwood Manufacturing releases the piston regulator. 1958 - Sea Hunt airs and becomes the driving force in bringing in unprecedented numbers of new divers to the sport. The show stars Lloyd Bridges as Mike Nelson and is produced by veteran producer Ivan Tors. Famous di-vers including Zale Parry, Lamar Boren, and Al Tillman work in front of or behind the cameras on the show. 1959 - The YMCA develops the first national diver certification program. 1959 - The Underwater Society of America was formed. 1960 - Al Tillman (Founder of the Los Angeles County Underwater Unit) and Neal Hess (Columist and Director of the of the National Diving Patrol for Skin Diver Magazine), with help from Garry Howland and John Jones, create the National Association of Underwater Instructors (NAUI) and hold its first instructor certification course in Houston during the Underwater Society of America Convention. Tillman adapts the Los Angeles County course to be taught to individuals from any diving venue and NAUI incorporates as a non-profit agency. NAUI becomes the first international certification agency. Early financing and administrative assistance for the agency came from Skin Diver Magazine. 1961 - John Gaffney founded the National Association of Skin Diving Schools (NASDS). 1962 - Ed Link spends 24 hours at 200 feet in the "Man in the Sea" project. 1963 - Dick Bonin and Gustav dalla Valle found Scubapro. Gustav later becomes internationally famous as one of the primier wine producers in the world. 1965 - Al Tillman creates UNEXSO in Freeport, Grand Bahama Island. UNEXSO becomes a prototype for the complete destination diving resort. For the first time people had a place to go the catered only to divers and provided, in house, everything needed for both in-water and out-of-water activities. 1966 - John Cronin and Ralph Ericson found the Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI). 1970 - Scuba Schools International (SSI) was founded by Bob Clark. 1971 - Scubapro introduces the Stabilization Jacket.
From the Secretary’s Desk: I found this on-line—thought it was interesting. This is part 3 (more to come)
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From the Secretary’s Desk - Really nice free stuff !! The MetroWest Dive Club ( http://www.mwdc.org/ ) has a link to the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management web site where you can get 20 downloadable in-formation cards on aquatic inva-sive species. ( http://www.mass.gov/czm/invasives/monitor/id.htm )
Identifying Aquatic Inva-sive Species
To help detect and monitor AIS, CZM funded the development of 20 species identification cards for marine invaders in the Gulf of Maine - which were created by Salem Sound Coastwatch. Of the 20 cards, 13 are already estab-lished in the region, and seven are considered potential invaders. There is a .zip file that contains all 20 ‘flash cards’ - one side has a picture and detailed description—the other side has additional infor-mation. Because these are .pdf files, printing them off is a snap.
Raffle Prize Winners @ the April Meeting
After Andy's presentation on diving in New Zealand the club held its monthly raffle to sup-port our DAN sponsorship: a pair of shark stickers donated by Orbit Marine went home with Mel; a Save A Dive kit donated by
Rex Dive Center was won by Paul; Kelsey won a lift bag donated by New England Dive Center; George won the BC Cleaner donated by Orbit Marine; And Craig cleaned up winning a pocket dive knife donated by Rex Dive Center, a ZIP Lube/Cleaner donated by Orbit Ma-rine, and a tube of gear marker paint donated by Rex
Dive Center Thanks to New England Dive Center, Orbit Marine Dive Cen-ter, and Rex Dive Center for do-nating tonight’s raffle prizes for our DAN raffle. Remember, you can't win if you don't buy tickets and you can't buy tickets if you don't get up and come out to FCDA events and meetings!
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Fairfield County Diving Association P.O. Box 3005
Fairfield, CT 06824
Address Service Requested
Next FCDA Meeting
Friday - May 21, 2010 - 8:00 PM
Coast Guard Cottage - South Benson Marina - Fairfield, CT
Diving Newfoundland’s Bell Island Shipwrecks WW II comes to the North America as German U-Boats attack and sink 4 ships loaded with iron ore
vital to the war effort. Today these ships rest in 100+ feet of water right off the coast of Bell Island in Conception Bay, Newfoundland.
a presentation by FCDA’s own
George Sharrard
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