STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTS - MARCH 09

Well done to the following on this months achievements

OPEN WATER

• Tim Manly
• Hector Manly
• Samuel Manly
• Alice Manly
• Henny Whetstone
• Alison Briscoe
• Steven Briscoe

NITROX

• Andrew Brotherton

EFR & CARE FOR CHILDREN WITH AED

• Ian Cottenham
• Traycie Bailey
• Mick Austen

Congratulations to all the above on your achievements.

KERNOW DIVE FESTIVAL, PENZANCE, CORNWALL - 20TH - 21ST JUNE 2009

We have now worked out the costing's - as follows:-

(This will include the hire of a 4 man tent for 2/3 people to share, dives, camp site fee & BBQ on Saturday night) This does not include travel or fuel costs.

DIVERS £55.00 per person

NON DIVERS £35.00 per person

Could you please let me know if you are interested as soon as possible with a £20 deposit so that I can reserve your space and pre-order the tent. If you have your own tent and do not require tent hire then we will adjust the price accordingly.

We must have definate dates by Friday 17th April.

For more information on the camp site and local activities visit http://www.cardinney-camping-park.co.uk/

DIVER BUOYANCY CHALLENGE

DIVER BUOYANCY CHALLENGE

This was a really good weekend of fun. After filling in all the usual disclaimer's it was time to have a quick cuppa in the cafe before going into the pool area for the challenge.

This was really challenging. We had to position ourselves through a window and stay there for over a minute without touching any of the sides. We then had to travel through a group of diamonds pick up a goody bag at the end, turn round and travel back through them without touching them. We also had to ascend and descend through tightly group diamonds at various heights, and do a puzzle whilst being stationery through a window and so on. This was a really good fun day out and we will definately be attending more or maybe holding our own buoyancy clinics down the marina in the future.

RIB DIVES - TOP KNOTS

*NB ALL RIB DIVES ARE WEATHER PERMITTING*

Sat 21st March Drift Dive (Seaford Bay) Meet @ 09.00 O/W £10

Sat 21st March Wreck Dive (Local) Meet @ 11.30 Adv £20

Sun 22nd March Drift Dive (Seaford Bay) Meet @ 09.00 O/W £10

Sun 22nd March Wreck Dive (Off Shore) Meet @ 12.00 Adv £25

*NO DIVES FOR SAT 28TH MARCH - LIDS*

Sun 29th March Drift Dive (Seaford Bay) Meet @ 09.00 O/W £10

Sun 29th March Wreck Dive (Off Shore) Meet @ 11.00 Adv £25

Sat 4th April Wreck Dive (Off Shore) Meet @ 10.30 Adv £25

Sat 4th April Drift Dive (Seven Sisters) Meet @ 13.30 O/W £15

Sun 5th April Drift Dive (Seven Sisters) Meet @ 09.00 O/W £15

Sun 5th April Wreck Dive (Off Shore) Meet @ 12.00 Adv £25

Fri 10th April (Bank Hol) Wreck Dive (Off Shore) Meet @ 10.00 Adv £25

Fri 10th April (Bank Hol) Drift Dive (Peacehaven) Meet @ 13.30 O/W £10

Sat 11th April Wreck Dive (Local) Meet @ 11.00 Adv £20

Sat 11th April Drift Dive (Seven Sisters) Meet @ 13.30 O/W £15

Easter Sun 12th April Drift Dive (Seaford Bay) Meet @ 09.00 O/W £10

Easter Sun 12th April Wreck Dive (Off Shore) Meet @ 11.15 Adv £25

Mon 13th April (Bank Hol) Drift Dive (Seaford Bay) Meet @ 09.00 O/W £10

Mon 13th April (Bank Hol) Brighton Pier Dive Meet @ 11.45 Adv £20

(PLEASE ENSURE THAT EACH DIVER MUST HAVE HIS/HER OWN SMB, REEL, TORCH, TIMING DEVICE OR DIVE COMPUTER - THESE CAN BE HIRED FROM THE SHOP)

THE CAPTAINS TABLE - NOW OPEN

The Captains Table The Cafe is now open. Have spoken to Christine who is the owner and she is going to draw up some special prices for our divers. The food is fabulous.

BUDDIES MEETING

Firstly, I would like to thank everyone who attended:-

1. Angie
2. Sara
3. Debs
4. Sue & Zak
5. Richard
6. Dave
7. Natalie
8. Ray
9. Ken
10. Allison
11. Andrew
12. Steve
13. Alan
14. Richard Garrett
15. Chris Douch
16. Ian
17. Miranda
18. Phillip Dempster
19. Glenn
20. Wallace

Plus apologies for absent were recieved from:-

1. Matt
2. Arek
3. Mick A
4. Steve W

The agenda was as follows:-

• RIB DIVES ARE COMMENCING FROM END MARCH - THEY WILL BE GOING FURTHER AFIELD THIS YEAR DUE TO THE POWER OF THE ENGINE.
• DIVER BUOYANCY CHALLENGE OVER THE WEEKEND OF 7TH & 8TH MARCH. FOR THOSE PARTICIPATING MEET AT DIVE CENTRE 10.00AM.
• PADI PRO SEMINAR IS ON MONDAY 23RD MARCH – DOORS OPEN @ 6.30 – SEMINAR STARTS 7.00PM Location: Brighton Pier (signs will be put up directing you to the exact meeting point).
• EFR AND EFR UPDATE ON SATURDAY 28TH MARCH 2009.
• DIVE SHOW AT EXCEL LONDON OVER THE WEEKEND OF 28TH / 29TH MARCH - CALL THE OFFICE IF YOU REQUIRE TICKETS. ALSO, STEVE FROM OCEAN OPTICS WILL BE ANNOUNCING THE WINNERS OF THE BUOYANCY CHALLENGE.
• RED SEA LIVE ABOARD TRIP 24th JULY 09 – MY GELEN (NEW LUXURY 5* LIVE ABOARD WITH AMRO) – SPACES AVAILABLE.
• NEW INTERACTIVE WEBSITE BEING DESIGNED – LAUNCH DAY & PARTY TO FOLLOW COMPLETION.
• CAMPING TRIP TO KERNOW DIVE FESTIVAL 20TH / 21ST JUNE WITH RICHARD AND SUE - NEED TO CONFIRM NUMBERS AT NEXT MEETING. LOTS OF INTERESTS ON THIS ONE. CALL THE OFFICE FOR DETAILS OF TRIP, ALSO IF YOU DONT HAVE A TENT WE HAVE DETAILS ON RENT A TENT AT VERY REASONABLE PRICES.
• PADI PROJECT AWARE GOLF DAY (2 Teams or more for this year) 10TH AUGUST 2009 More details to follow in the spring…. Or just come along for the meal and auction – its real good fun…
• ALL NEW OPEN WATER STUDENTS NOW RECEIVE A ONE DAY KIT HIRE FREE OF CHARGE UPON PASSING. THIS IS TO ENCOURAGE THEM OUT DIVING ONCE QUALIFIED.
• VERY IMPORTANT – ALL DIVERS MUST ENSURE IF DIVING IN THE MARINA THAT THE ROPES ARE FITTED ACROSS AT ALL TIMES.
• ONCE AGAIN – IF DIVING THE MARINA YOU MUST HAVE DIVE PERMIT PASSES – AS SECURITY WILL BE CHECKING.
• PROJECTAWARE:- INK CARTRIDGES - ENVELOPES IN THE OFFICE.
• I NEED SOME VOLUNTEERS – TO HELP CEMENT THE GNOMES AND TO START THE UNDERWATER FEATURE.
• WE WILL BE PLANNING SOME BBQ/ BEACH DIVES OVER THE BANK HOLIDAY WEEKENDS (DETAILS NEARER THE TIME).
• FOR THE NEW WEBSITE WE NEED PHOTOS OF ALL DM'S AND ABOVE - OTHERWISE WE WILL BE PICKING YOUR PHOTO'S FROM OUR OWN PHOTO'S THAT WE HAVE OF YOU.
• NEW UNDERWATER PHOTO'S OF MARINA DIVE SITE FOR THE NEW WEB SITE.
• ANYONE WISHES TO PLAN ANY OTHER TRIPS – FEEL FREE
• NEXT MEETING IS TO BE HELD ON FRIDAY 17TH APRIL 2009.