Busy month again boss! Trips out to Littlehampton, Swanage, Brighton and of course that mega trip to Sipadan (I might get a Sipadan story out of someone, but all they can say so far is WOW!). Plus a couple of Skill Development Courses, pool training and, oh, those try-divers keep-a-comin'. We all love Hellfins because it's such an active club. Everyone pulls their weight and makes a contribution. You can spot a Hellfin on a dive boat because they're the one with a big smile on their face, a cleared computer and neatly stowed kit. Tumbling into the pub for a "quick one" on the way home from Littlehampton I noticed three things: everybody had a good day, nobody argued or shouted all day and nobody did anything stupid or dangerous. How many clubs have a day like that? For us it seems to be the norm. If there's one thing I do have to say though it's this: Can we stop all this "cous cous" and "pasta salad" packed lunches nonsense? The skipper was giving us dodgy looks and I reckon that fancy foreign stuff will give you the bends - or at least seriously limp wrists. Pippa, Janos and I had bacon and black pudding sandwiches (made by Pip's own fair hand I might add). Delicious, nutritious and proper food for a diver.

Contents Welcome New Members Please Sponsor Our Skydivers Hellfins AGM Spring's Wedding Buddy Competition - Last Chance Skill Development Courses Diving Brighton Joke Corner New Club Boat? Kit for Sale Need Fins?

Please Sponsor Our Skydivers

This weekend, brave members will be jumping out of an aeroplane to raise money for the club and the Marine Conservation Society. Thank you very much all of you that have sponsored us already. If you'de still like to you can sponsor us online, or come and hear the screams and enjoy a barbeque at Nicky's parents house. Email Nicky if you'de like to come along.

Hellfins AGM

Don't forget the AGM on 1st October! We'll be electing a new committee and handing out the awards in Bar Med (downstairs). Hope you can all make it - Nicky is organising some food so (if you haven't already) please, please let her know so she has an idea of numbers. Nominations for "Diver of the Year", "Trainee of the Year" and the "Merit Award" also go to Nicky - along with any Gregs you would like to hand out this year. I you would like to step forward for any committee post please contact clare. Enthusiam is the main requirement - and there's bags of that about!

Spring's Wedding

The first Photos are here! Visit the website to see Phil and Chris in bed together!

Buddy Competition - Last Chance
	Last chance to enter the Buddy Competition before it closes ready to hand out the prize at the AGM. Think you know your hellfins buddies? Try it out on the website.

Skill Development Courses

SDC's can be fun! Read about all the fun Janos and friends had doing an Oxygen Administration Course and a Practical Rescue Management Course in one weekend on the web site

Diving Brighton

Kev has written up the bank holiday trip to Brighton. Read about the fun in the features section

Joke Corner

The day after a man lost his wife in a scuba diving accident, he was greeted by two grim-faced policemen and his club DO at his door. "We're sorry to call on you at this hour, Mr. Jackson, but we have some information about your wife." "Well, tell me!" the man said. The policeman said, "We have some bad news, some good news and some really great news. which do you want to hear first?" Fearing the worse, Mr. Jackson said, "Give me the bad news first." So the policeman said, "I'm sorry to tell you sir, but this morning we found your wife's body in the harbour." "Oh my God!," said Mr. Jackson,overcome by emotion. Then, remembering what the policeman had said, he asked, "What's the good news?" "Well," said the policeman, "When we pulled her up she had one five-pound lobster and a five good size crabs on her." "If that's the good news than what's the great news?!" Mr. Jackson demanded. The club DO said, "We're going to pull her up again tomorrow morning."

New Club Boat?

LENGTH: 245 ft. (74.4m) DISPLACEMENT: (DWT): 2350 Tonnes MAIN ENGINE(S): Diesel Electric SPEED: 14 knots DECK GEAR: Mini-sub, hyperbaric chamber, diver lockout chamber PRICE: $1,650,000 More info

Kit for Sale

Contact Allan Hesse 020 7632 9886 (day) or 01372 729040 (eve) All in good condition Typhoon Ranger dry suit, front entry zip, 6'2"-6'3", large boots, 360 deg fill valve + fixed spare, spare cuffs and collar, Northern Diver bag, hood, talc etc £175 Scubapro 1st & G250 2nd stage DVs (serviced) £100 Pony rig (no cylinder) Apeks 1st & Conshelf Supreme 2nd stage DVs + button air gauge (serviced) £60 2 x 15 litre cylinders (just tested) £80 each UWATEC Aladin Air integrated computer + Manual 70% battery £175 Technisub LED pocket backup torch (dry cell) £15 Weight belt with velcro weight pockets + weights £10 Bowstone nylon quilted Wooly Bear Large clean £20 Spirotechnique Wooly Bear Large Old but clean and serviceable £5 Strobe light £10

Need Fins?

Be the proud owner of a set of (medium size) Mares Avani Quatrro Pro fins for only £20! Free spare buckle! Slightly worn, but in perfect working order. email sid and get the best-fins-money-can-buy for very-little-money. I can't do you a better deal here. You're cutting my throat! Oh, go on then, £15...