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Welcome!
Welcome to new Hellfins Lee, Leo, Trystram, and Emily.
Lee, Leo and Trystram are joining us as trainees, and Emily is an experienced Dive Leader.
We have a range of club t-shirts available, guaranteed to make you
more attractive, and irresistible to the opposite sex. Email
Faye to
order yours!
Don’t forget that for just £5 you can also have your very own @hellfins.com email address. You can even try it
out free for a month to see if you like it! Email
Mark to get yours.
Training Sessions
Helen has been busy organising refresher courses every Wednesday in the pool to help people prepare for
the new season. So far we’ve had DSMB and Distance Line sessions, with Lifting Bags, AV and more Distance Lines
to come.
- 23/02/05 - Lifting Bags
- 02/03/05 - AV
- 09/03/05 - Distance Lines
If you would like to come along to one of these sessions, or you have any ideas for future sessions, please
get in touch with Helen.
Trips
We’ve got loads of trips planned for 2005, but they are all starting to fill up. Have a look in the
diary to see what’s
planned, and make sure you email the trip organiser soon to avoid disappointment.
It’s still not too late to think about planning your own trip - check out our trip planning guidelines
here.
Gozo
This year’s Med trip is to Gozo, a small island just north of Malta. (That’s just south of Italy) The diving
is rumoured to be truly wonderful, with great viz and water temperatures somewhere around 20°C.
Likely Cost: £170 + flights (Flights will be roughly another £188)
For this bargain price you’ll get:
- Self catering accommodation
- A jeep for every 4 divers
- Taxi / ferry transfers to and from the airport
- Tanks, weights and unlimited air / nitrox
Most of the diving will be shore based. You’ll need to cough up extra for food and drink, and any boat dives
you want to do.
Email Ellie for more details. 
Party Time!
The dates for the first Hellfins parties of 2005 have been announced!
Make sure you keep these dates free!
Friday 1st April - Hellfins Easter Party
An evening of drinking, eating, drinking,
dancing, and erm, drinking.
Wednesday 11th May - Hellfins Kit Auction
A chance to get rid of all your unwanted
kit and get yourself a bargain, all in the name of fundraising.
If you’ve got any party ideas for 2005 let Rob
know.
Dive Show (5th - 6th March)
The London International Dive Show is coming soon, and it’s a great time to buy all those new bits of kit
you’ve convinced yourself you ‘need’.
Janos is organising meeting points throughout the show, so you will be able to seek advice from the wise old
men (and women) in the club. On the other hand, if you’ve got a good idea about what you want to buy, then let
Janos know so we can use our collective
bargaining power to hammer out some bargains.
For those on a budget: everyone needs to have a mask, fins and watch, but practically everything else can be
hired, either from the club or from a local dive shop.
You can buy for Dive Show tickets online at
www.diveshows.co.uk.
Kit For Sale
7mm Ladies Semi-Dry
Price: £70
Contact: Helen
- Ladies Beaver Titanium Icelandic 7mm semi-dry
- Size s/m
- Two piece with long sleeves and legs
- Most important part - it’s black with green/turquoise trim.
- Used for ten dives in Red Sea
Complete Dive Kit
Price: £350
Contact: Phil (Work: 020 7934 3882)
‘All kit is quite old but hardly used. I said I would circulate it to club members on behalf someone
who is no longer a member of the club. Asking price is 350 pounds for the lot. It would be very suitable for
new divers to the club allowing you go get loads of kit for a good price.
Please contact me for more information and / or advice. Owner is a medium to large male to give you an idea
about size.’
- Buddy Sea King Buoyancy Compensator
- Regulator with octopus rig and console (Spiro and Scubapro) + (contents gauge, depth gauge and compass). Needs servicing.
- Semi-dry suit
- Weight belt with 10 kg of lead
- Fins (Power Planar)
- Thick gloves
- Thin gloves
- Boots
- Knife
Hiring Kit
The Club has a limited amount of equipment for hire. This is available for all club members to use on club trips only. The equipment is in good working order and serviced regularly. All the cylinders are tested and serviced to current EC regulations.
If you wish to hire any equipment you should e-mail the equipment officer, equipment@hellfins.com, with your requirements, the dates, place and the organiser’s name. This should be done with as much notice as possible. The Equipment Officer will make ready the kit for you to pick up at the pool. A list of equipment will be made out and kept in the equipment room. The organiser will be responsible for collecting the fees due. An e-mail will be sent to him/her so that they are aware of who is using club kit.
The equipment should be returned as soon as possible after the trip. It must be returned in good order. That means it must be rinsed and cleaned. BCDs should be flushed through as best as possible. All cylinders are supplied full and should be returned that way. If not a charge of £2.50 will be made.
If any item of equipment is damaged or develops a fault it should be returned and a note briefly describing the problem. If an item is lost then it is down to the hirer to bear the cost of replacing it.
While the club provides this service it is recommended that the member purchases their own equipment as soon as possible. The club organises kit evenings from time to time where newer club members can discuss their requirements with a retailer and more experienced divers with a view to buy. Not only that, you can play with some shiny new kit.
Above all, the most important thing to remember is to dive safely and have fun.
Equipment Officer
Update Your Details
By now everyone should have received an email asking them to update our database with their latest details.
If you’re a member of the club and haven’t received the email then please
let me know.
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