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SKYDIVES
If anyone is interested in doing a sponsored skydive to raise funds for the club this year please let me know. I don't need a definite commitment at the moment - just an idea of how many people might be up for it. It will probably take place in late August or early September.
Any questions let me know or talk to Nicky, Jen, Cleggy or Sid who all did it last year.
Social
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Congratulations
Well done to the following who have all gained new qualifications:
- Open Water Instructor - Nic & Ian
- Advanced Diver - Ed & Ian (Old and new syllabus - way to go!)
- Dive Leader - Cleggy
- Sports Diver - Ruth & Kathy
- Ocean Diver - Rob, Karen and Dee
We are having a bumper year for qualifications. We have two new advanced divers, four new dive leaders, seven new sports divers, eight new ocean divers and over one hundred open water dives have been signed off. Hopefully we can do even more in the next few months.
Happy diving!
Ed
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... and Thanks
...to all those who have organised and marshalled trips so far this year, without your enthusiasm the club wouldn’t be anywhere near as successful.
If you have a burning desire to dive anywhere in particular then look at the website trip planning pages, discuss with the DO and get planning!
Diving Officer
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Hard boat diving: 9-10 October
Let me know if you're interested in hard boat diving over the weekend of 9-10 October. Possible locations include Brighton, Poole, Weymouth or Plymouth, but I'd like to get some interest before I make any firmer plans. Its just after neaps and the water will still be warm; maybe a last chance for you fair weather divers to get your kit wet in the UK in 2004.
You'll need to be at least a sports diver and able to dive to 30m by October to be eligible. If your not there yet then let me know what you need to do.
Costs will be approx £60 for diving, something similar for accomodation plus your travel, food, etc. I'll be asking for a deposit up-front.
Tricky
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Tenerife Diving.
If you would like a week in the sun, anytime of year, and 10 dives all for only £165 plus food and flights go to Soldivers.com (Tenerife)I can reccomend it.
Pete
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Hellfins in the Press
Your favourite shark expert and ours has been interviewed by diver magazine about an Australian Diver facing charges for killing a shark. You can read all about in on the Divernet Website.
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Ten Reasons Divers Should Not Use Viagra
10 It increases your drag
9 Your wetsuit is tight enough already
8 Because a guy could really get hurt if he had to drop his weightbelt
7 1 pill to get you up, 15 kilos of lead to get you down
6 2 words: fire coral
5 You could accidentally penetrate the wreck
4 You would constantly be searching for blowfish
3 It increases risk of entanglement
2 Risk of "inappropriate" contact with the reef
1 Divers aren't supposed to rise quickly!
Sid
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