January Newsletter

Monthly Dive Social

Be sure to join us for the monthly Dive Social. The social is the last Friday of the month, 7:00 PM, at the dive shop We'll provide something cooked up on the grill and beverages, please bring a dish to share in our pot luck dinner. This is a great way to meet new divers, share your latest dive adventure and stay abreast of the latest SCUBA gossip.

Our next social is January 27th, 2012 - see you there!

We will have a special guest speaker, from the Florida Aquarium.

Catch the Reel Animals, Captains Mike Anderson and Billy Nobles on Saturday Mornings on 970 AM from 6:00AM - 8:00 AM and on Sunday mornings on 620 AM from 7:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Visit their website at

Reel Animals Fishing Show

Valentine's Day is fast approaching and instead of the boring box of chocolates and dead flowers ask your Valentine to be your dive buddy with a gift certificate for a SCUBA class.

If your Valentine is already your dive buddy, treat them to new SCUBA gear or join us for a weekend getaway on the Boynton Beach Trip.

Annual

Florida Skin Divers Association Banquet

February 4th, 2012

The Florida Skin Divers Association (FSDA) will hold their annual banquet and awards presentation February 4, 2012 at the Carlouel Yacht Club in Clearwater Florida.This is a fun-filled evening with local dive clubs and divers from West Central Florida. Tickets are $20 and includes dinner and beverages. Door prizes, raffles and games - proceeds to benefit diver's rights.

Please visit the Florida Skin Divers Association website for more information.

Florida Skin Divers Association

A special thank you to Countyside Ford for co-sponsoring this event!

Countryside Ford

Greetings!

The Holidays are behind us and soon football season will come to an end. What to do with all that spare time? Let's go diving! It's time to pull out your dive gear and get ready for the coming dive season.

Many divers refuse to go diving unless the water is 85 degrees, but for those that brave the cooler temperatures, they will be pleasantly surprised with the fish life and good visibility we can experience in the Gulf, this time of year.

A few of us from the dive shop dove this past Sunday (January 22). In 60 feet of water, you could see the bottom from the surface. I won't lie, it was cold, 63 degrees, but the amazing water clarity and the abundance and variety of fish life made the cold water bearable (along with a good wetsuit). Here are a couple of videos, one was taken on Christmas Day and the other on January 22. Each of the videos has a little bit of spearfishing and the hogfish that were taken were delicious!

January 22, 2012

Christmas Dive 2011

Volunteers Needed for

Florida Aquarium

If you have ever thought of volunteering your time at the Florida Aquarium, and didn't know how to get started, here's your chance. Jim Igler, Volunteer Dive Coordinator at the Florida Aquarium, will give a short presentation this Friday, January 27, 2012, at our monthly dive social. The social starts at 7:00 PM and Jim will give his presentation at 7:30 PM. Jim will also be able to answer any questions you may have about the program.

The aquarium volunteers range from administrative assistants, assisting with research and conservation programs and volunteer divers. If you're interested please stop by this Friday evening.

The Florida Aquarium

Boynton Beach Dive Trip

February 11th & 12th, 2012

Join us for a weekend getaway drift diving the reefs of Palm Beach County Florida. The Gulf Stream Current brings warm, clear water from the Caribbean and sweeps in close to the Florida shores along Palm Beach County. The reefs in Palm Beach are healthy and teeming with marine life. Lobster season is open until March 31st so be sure to bring your tickle sticks and lobster nets.

The trip includes:
2 tank dive Saturday afternoon
2 tank dive Sunday morning
Hotel Saturday Night (includes deluxe cont. breakfast)
air fills on Saturday for your Sunday dive

We will be diving with Starfish Enterprises
and staying at the Holiday Inn in Boynton Beach, Florida

Cost of the trip is $199.00 and is based on double occupancy (for Nitrox fills please add $20).

This would be a great get-away for you and your valentine!

Here's a youtube link to a video of one of our
Boynton Beach trips

Hope everyone has a great New Year with lots of time spent underwater.

See you soon!

Teresa, Wayne & Sheldon