laguna sea dwellers month’s guest speaker ... eighteen photos were submitted for the august...

Inside this issue... 2010 Photo Contest 2

August Birthdays 3

New Members 3

Calendar of Events 4

LSD Luau 5

Angels vs Rays 8

Riviera Dive Boat 9

Diving Milestones 9

In Case you Missed it... 10

Shark Week 10

2010 Boat Trips 10

Our Supporters 11

Dive Travel 12

Board Member Info 13

Upcoming Events.

August 6th Club Mixer at Canaletto in Fashion Island, Newport Beach. 5:30pm.

August 7th Club Beach Dive—Meet at top of Shaw’s Cove. 8:00am.

August 14th Santa Barbara Island on the Magi-cian. 7:00am.

August 18th

Club Meeting at Newport Beach Tennis Club. 6:30pm.

August 21st Club beach dive and BBQ at Heisler Park. 8:00am.

August 24th Angels vs. Rays. Angel Stadium. 7:05pm.

See calendar on page 4 for more events!

Cont’d on pg. 3

Details on pg. 2

The Orange County Dive Club August 2010

Laguna Sea Dwellers

August Photo Winner

President’s Message

Karl Shreeves PADI Tech Diving August 18, 2010

This Month’s Guest Speaker

Happy August! Isn’t it wonderful to be in Southern California in summer? Any time of year is alright with me! Now, if this yucky marine layer stuff and marginal dive conditions would just go away!

Well, our July LSD event calendar was nothing less than absolutely stupen-dous! If you were able to join us on the 1st Annual Scuba Luau, you were treated to a fantastic day! Much, much more about the event is reported later in this newsletter. Suffice it to say, two years in the making, many generous volunteers, boat captains that really came through and helped to make it special, great food, fun games, hula enter-tainers, fantastic diving, a hilarious water canon fight between the boats, assistance from the Boy Scouts, only a few misplaced items, and no mishaps made the event OUTSTANDING! Consensus is that we will do it AGAIN! Save the date, July 16, 2011!

On August 14th, we have our Santa Barbara Island trip on the Magician to look forward to. There are only a handful of spots still available. Our LSD boat trips are always a GAS! This trip does not require advanced skills, though it is a long boat ride out.

And the winner is … Debbie Karimoto Eighteen photos were submitted for the August contest. Nine of thirteen eligible board members cast votes by assigning a nu-merical score of 3 to their first choice, a 2 to their second choice and a 1 to their third choice. Debbie’s photo garnered three first place votes, one 2nd place vote, and five 3rd place votes for a total of 16 points. Eric Eckes placed 2nd with 13 points and Annette Lohman placed 3rd with at total of 8 points. Debbie is now the recipient of $25 and a chance at winning a special grand prize at year-end. Congratu-lations! Now is the time to submit entries for September. Anybody can win, but you can’t win if you don’t enter.

August 2010 Photo Contest—Cephalopods

About the Photo What: Octopus Where: Anilao, Philippines When: Januatu 2010 Who: Debbie Karimoto Depth: ??? Camera: Canon G10

Looking Forward to September….

2nd Place: Eric Eckes

Julianne Steers 3rd Place: Annette Lohman

Laguna Sea Dwellers - August 2010

Comprised of eight beautiful and uninhabited is-lands just off the coast of Southern California, the Channel Islands National Park is home to a wide variety of nationally and internationally significant natural resources. Every month, LSD offers opportunities to join your buddies and dive the Channel Islands. Catalina, San Clemente, Anacapa, and Santa Barbara Islands are the ones we have or will venture to in 2010. Why not, bring your camera of the journey? The Channel Islands are preserved in the same rugged condition as they have been for thousands of years. Jacques Cousteau (and you, the club members) consid-ered these islands the best temperate climate diving in the world. The islands average a distance of about 20-26 miles from shore. Thick with life because of an ocean upwelling that draws detritus from the depths, nourishing an army of plankton that turns the water a soupy green, though often a vast visibility. The sumptuous food chain attracts whales, seals and sea lions, seabirds, lobsters, nudibranchs, and more. The vision of the Channel Islands is yours for the choosing. Anything goes, as long as it is underwater and shot within the Channel Islands. Capture the essence of the splendor offshore.

Cathy Solomon

President’s Message (Cont’d from pg. 1)

Laguna Sea Dwellers—August 2010

We leave in the wee hours of the morning and wake up in our cozy bunks out at the island to make 3 dives. We will head back in the early afternoon and back at the dock early evening. You don’t want to miss it! Next up, Farnsworth Bank which is always a club favorite and sells out. It leaves September 25th at 6:00am.

A little soapbox stuff…do you have a save-a-dive kit? Have you ever been on a boat and someone has for-gotten their mask or had it swept overboard? Isn’t it nice that someone has an “extra?” How about a bad hose? Or, a blown O-ring? What about a zipper that won’t work? Or unzips at will? Missing a hood? And, what if you are short a computer? Had a mouth piece all of a sudden grow and extra hole? And, what if your wet suit all of a sudden has a rip? Flashlight go dark? Forget your booties? Forgot your bathing suit? Yep, I have seen all of this! That’s why LSD sticks together! We help each other out when it seems like a good day of diving could go bad because of equipment issues! Be prepared! Put your save-a-dive kit together today! Also, enter our club meeting raffles…you might just win something for your kit! And a box to put it in!

And, in October, mark your calendar for our 2nd annual LSD Swap Meet! Saturday, October 16th from 10-2. Later, on the same day, LSD has been invited to join SOCDC for a Lobster dive (yes, lobster season is right around the corner) and fish/shellfish stew in the fire pit at Big Corona in Corona Del Mar! More details on the way shortly!

Hope to see you at the next LSD dive event or social activity soon! Have a great month, blow bubbles, and safe diving!

Michel Loignon 2

Eric Furlong 3

Kari Dobson 4

Ron Burkard 9

Sharon DePriester 12

Eileen Weierbach 12

Richard Morrissey 16

Payden Evans 22

Celso Basilio 27

Gary Sanders 27

Larry Giddings 31

August Birthdays Laguna Sea Dwellers Welcomes our newest members…

Eric Furlong Cathy Groehnert Kirk Groehnert Gina Hankerd Tim Hankerd Tim Roberts

Captain Gary Jackson (Psalty V) Captain Jerry Lewis (Magician)

August 2010 Sun Mon Tues Weds Thurs Fri Sat

1 2 3 4 5 6 Mixer 7 Beach

Canaletto Meet @ Shaws

8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Santa Barbara Is

18 Club Meeting on the Magician

15 16 17 Newport Beach Tennis Club 20 21 Beach Dive

Karl Shreeves & BBQ

22 23 24 PADI Tech Diving 27 28

Angels vs Rays

29 30 31

September 2010 Sun Mon Tues Weds Thurs Fri Sat

1 2 3 Mixer 4 Beach Dive

The Cannery Meet @ Shaws

5 6 7 8 9 10 11

15 Club Meeting

12 13 14 Newport Beach Tennis Club 17 18 Beach

Bill Lidyoff, LA County Scuba

History of CA diving,

Dive & BBQ

19 20 21 NAUI and PADI 24 25 Farns-worth

on the Magician

26 27 28 29 30

Calendar of Events



LSD Luau

LSD Dives 2 Boats!LSD Dives 2 Boats!

The Bottom Scratcher ( l ) and Magician ( r ) brought 42 divers and 14 non-divers to the luau

Divers on the Bottom Scratcher were no match for the Magician’s Super Soakers

“Chef Supreme” Mark Angel tends to the ribs

Bill Manrow applies the BBQ sauce

No one went away hungry!

Cont’d on pg. 6

LSD Dines!LSD Dines!

It was billed as the Event of 2010…. And it lived up to all the hype! A total of 60 people from the Laguna Sea Dwellers and South Orange County Dive Clubs spent the day diving, feasting on Hawaiian delights prepared by Mark Angel and Konrad Fry, and participating in a number of games. The pictures tell the story...


LSD Luau (Cont’d from pg. 5)

While Martha Edge showed her stuff...

...and Magician divemaster Karen Praxel put a unique spin on it...

It was Rebecca Gilbert who “owned” the Hoop!

Cont’d on pg. 7

LSD Hula Hoops!LSD Hula Hoops!

LSD Hulas!LSD Hulas!

Mark and Yvonne Angels’ beautiful daughter-in-law, Marika, taught us to hula!

Steve: leave the hula to Marika! All the LSD Gals show their hula skills.


LSD Limbos!LSD Limbos!

LSD Throws Water Balloons!LSD Throws Water Balloons!

Cathy Solomon finally meets her match as Magician Captain Jerry Lewis gives her a good soaking!

Luau CaptainsLuau Captains

Bottom Scratcher Captain Greg Elliott saves the day when he delivers more beer to a thirsty Craig Staller!

Cont’d on pg. 8


Mischievous Terese Carracio prepares the ammunition!

Margi Friedman on the losing end of a

water balloon.

Laura Swanson dis-plays her flexibility!

It looks like Debra White has done this before!

The water balloon toss made a big splash!

It's time to add a little variety to our outings and, like in other years, we have a block of tickets for an Angel's Baseball game on Tuesday, August 24th. Angels vs. Tampa Bay Rays. We have great seats at a fraction of the price. Added bonus - It's Angels Fleece Blanket Night (free to all)! All of that packed into the ticket price of $15.00. We have a limited # of tickets. Seats will be behind Home Plate in the View MVP section. Contact John Lee at [email protected] or 714-473-8447 to secure your ticket(s). John will have them at the Club Mtgs. Come out and cheer for the Angels and hang out with fellow divers. Hmmm. Shall we wear dive club shirts or Angel gear? Decisions, decisions, decisions. Let's play ball!


Angels vs. Rays


10 more tickets available!

Laguna Sea Dwellers and South Orange County Dive ClubLaguna Sea Dwellers and South Orange County Dive Club

See you next year!

Back in April, Beach Cities Scuba, began offering dive boat service out of Dana Point Harbor via the Riviera. The Riviera, located by the Dana Point Shipyard, offers two tank trips from 7am to 11am and 1pm to 4pm every Satur-day and Sunday. The Riviera is for charter as well. I’ve been wanting to dive the Riviera and I finally had my chance last month. I found out quickly that this wasn’t just any dive operation. Arriving at the parking lot, I was greeted by Bob Kuhns , who worked as divemaster. Bob loaded my gear into a cart and wheeled it down to the boat. Stepping onto the Riviera, I was greeted by Captain Paul Silbert. Paul has extensive experience working for Vessel Assist in Orange County and working boats in the Gulf of Mexico. He made me feel immediately at home and

offered me a light breakfast of instant oatmeal, Danish and bananas. Coffee, tea, hot choco-late (yes Margi, a dive boat that carries hot chocolate!), water, and soft drinks were also included. The Riviera is configured to hold four-teen divers and on this day the boat was full. Despite the number of divers, I found the boat to be spacious. Important to me, the Riviera had a dedicated camera rinse bucket. Our morning consisted of dives to the San Clemente kelp beds as well as Salt Creek kelp beds. You can see both sites from shore but getting there from shore would be a task! In between dives we were treated to chili and crackers as well as soup. If the chili

and soup weren’t enough to warm you up, the Riviera provides towels! I can’t remember the last time a dive boat provided towels. The Riviera offers a dive service missing from South-ern California, the ability to dive Orange County sites removed from the beach. I love the ability to get in two boat dives and be on my way home by noon to pursue other activities. Would I dive it again? You bet! In fact, I have! A two tank trip costs $89. Reserve your spot today by calling 949-443-3858.

Diving Milestones

Instructor Michel Loignon

Master Diver Rob Evans

Rescue Diver Rob Evans

Ed Mickus

Reef Check Certification Margi Friedman

100 Logged Dives Rob Evans

Laguna Sea Dwellers was formed to promote the sport of diving in our community. Congratulations to those reaching these important mile-stones! Have you reached an important milestone? If so, let us know @ [email protected].


Upcoming Photo Contests

Month Subject

September 2010 Channel Islands

October 2010 Creepy Crawlies

November 2010 Color Purple

December 2010 Boats / Wrecks

Beaches Closed? Dive the Riviera!

Eric Eckes

In case you missed it…The July meeting featured Patrick Smith from Coastal Maritime Archeology Re-sources (“CMAR”). Did you know that there are a number of shipwrecks in California? Well, it’s true and Patrick has been researching and documenting them for years. Patrick has been diving since 1961 and has been an instructor since 1979. Currently Patrick has logged over 6,000 dives. (Now, that is a lot of diving!) Patrick holds a masters degree in history and is co-author of Shipwrecks of Southern California. He is also a member of the LA Maritime Museum Research Society. Needless to say, Patrick is a wealth of knowledge with regard to the shipwrecks in


Pilar Dean

In case you missed it… Highlights from the July Meeting

Raffle Winners

Annette Lohman Sea Snips Scissors

Scott Auchmoody Trident Tank Keeper

Robb Evans Retractable Compass

???? (My apologies!) Tank Tote

Rebecca Gilbert Scoop Goop and Goodie Bag

John Staats Movie Tickets

Pilar Dean (Yeah, I finally won!) Trident Noise Maker

Marty Bruce Don Julio Blanco Tequila

Dave Cooley Dry Bag

Patrick Smith (our speaker!) Towel by Rogest (Painter and Diver)

California! I must say we were a captivated group as Patrick went through and talked about a number of various shipwrecks. He shared stories about how the fog would roll in and with the old navigation charts, ships would get off track and turn right into islands along the coastline. You don’t have to dive far to find one! In fact he shared that there is a ship that you don’t have to dive for at all, as it’s right there at the beach. Of course, it takes a lot of hard work to get at this one, as you have to dig the sand away to get at it. But there were lots of pictures of various ships like the Winfield Scott that sunk in 1853, the SS Cuba that sunk in 1923, the Comet, GW Prescott of 1879, AGGI and the list goes on. His stories in-cluded various time periods throughout his-tory like times of seal poaching or times of human smuggling or times of shipping wheat and barley during the war relief. They were great stories and great pictures depicting our Californian maritime history. The sad part of the evening was that we just ran out of time and everyone wanted to hear more stories. Patrick, please come back and share your passion of maritime history with us again soon! Until then, check out his book or go dive a shipwreck!

Just when you thought it was safe to watch cable TV again...

Shark Week is Back! New shows nightly at 9p on the Discovery Channel. Starts Aug 1st.

New Episodes!

• Ultimate Air Jaws

• Into the Shark Bite

• Shark Attack Survival Guide

• Day of the Shark 3

• Shark Bite Beach


A big Laguna Sea Dwellers thank you to the following for their continuing support:

SCUBA WORLD (714) 998-6382

BEACH CITIES SCUBA (949) 443-3858

www.beachcitiesscuba.com

JOE LIBURDI DIVE & PHOTO (949) ISO-8500

www.jldiveandphoto.com

NEW ENGLAND DIVERS (562) 421-8939

www.nedscuba.com

PACIFIC SPORTING GOODS SCUBA CTR (562) 434-1604

www.pacificscubacenter.com

DIVEGEAR USA (714) 850-0990

www.divegearusa.com

CALIFORNIA DIVING NEWS www.californiadivingnews.com

NEWPORT BEACH TENNIS CLUB (949) 644-0050

www.nbtennisclub.com

H2O PHOTO PROS (949) 642-2900

www.h2ophotopros.com

H2O PHOTO PROS (949) 752-7077

www.h2ophotopros.com

Scuba Schools of America OC (949) 477-3483

Date Time Destination Boat Cost Spots Left

August 14, 2010 2:00am Santa Barbara Island Magician $165 11

September 25, 2010 6:00am Farnsworth Bank Magician $125 8

October 9, 2010 12:30am San Clemente Island Bottom Scratcher $160 16

November 20, 2010 7:30am Wreck Alley, San Diego Lois Ann $60 10

2010 Boat Dives Roeland is AWOL this month. There aren’t many trips left this year. Book yours now!

Contact Roeland at (949) 282-3768 or email Cathy Solomon at [email protected]

Dive Travel w/Gorman Dive Adventures

Dive Palau and Truk Lagoon in 2011 May 21st—June 6th, 2011 Palau • 6 nights hotel at the Cliffside Hotel Resort.

• 5 days of 3 boat dives per day. Dive Blue Corner with NECO marine.

• Nitrox Available

Truk Lagoon • Blue Lagoon Resort and Dive Center

• 5 days of 3 boat dives per day.

• R/T airfare on Continental.

• $5,672 pp dbl occ. ($288.00/mo).

16 Spots

2 Left!

Saba Island in the Caribbean!

October 20th—October 28th, 2010 • Includes airfare, hotel, breakfast, lunch and 15 dives!

• Stay at Juliana’s Hotel

• Dive with Sea Saba Divers

• $2,373 pp dbl occ. ($400 deposit to hold spot required now)

• Nitrox $59 extra for the week!

Contact Tom Gorman at:

[email protected] Direct Line: (714) 319-7577

14 Spots 2 Left!

La Paz, Mexico in 2011

September 14th—September 19th, 2011 • 6 days/ 5 nights at Club Cantamar

• 4 days of 2/3 boat dives per day (dependent on weather)

• Breakfast, Lunch (on dive days), and Dinner included.

• Includes R/T Airfare.

• $1,350 pp dbl occ. $300 deposit now to hold spot.

• Unlimited beach diving.


18 Spots 13 Left!

Certifications available through PADI, NAUI, SDI, and HSA

Open water through

Divemaster!

Newport Beach Tennis Club

2601 Eastbluff Dr. Newport Beach, CA 92660 (949) 644-0050

(Located Off 73 and Jamboree) www.nbtennisclub.com

Meeting starts at 6:30pm

Map to Monthly Meeting

Cathy Solomon, President(*)

(714) 612-5321 [email protected]

John Lee, Vice President


Pilar Dean, Secretary [email protected]

Sherri Cubillos, Treasurer(*)


Debbie Karimoto, Membership Chair (949) 887-7041 [email protected] Eric Eckes, Newsletter Editor (949) 887-8285 [email protected]

Laguna Sea Dwellers 220 Newport Center Drive, #11-182

Newport Beach, Ca. 92660

R.uss Johnson (714) 609-5434 [email protected] E.ric Eckes (949) 887-8285 [email protected]

G.rady Scallon (949) 584-4267 [email protected]

Special Projects Committee Julianne Steers

Special Projects Chair, Photo Contest Editor

(949) 360-4052 Yvonne Angel

Tim Baskin

Mark Bogart

Ron Burkard

Terese Caraccio

Tom Gorman

Bill Manrow

Jane Martorana

J.R. Rafoth

Jeff Reitz

Craig Staller

Tim Williams

Members at Large

Mark Angel(*) [email protected]

Laura Bazerman(*) [email protected] Michel Loignon

[email protected]

Sue Manrow(*) [email protected]

Bruce McKeon(*)

[email protected]

Ed Mickus(*)

[email protected]

Julianne Steers(*)

[email protected]

www.regdivers.com

REG Divers offers certifications in many specialties including boat, deep, night, navigation, nitrox and more. We are your club affiliated path to instruction!

(*) denotes Special Projects Committee member (on the listing of board members, MALs, SPC)

Now offering certifications in CPR, First Aid and AED


laguna sea dwellers month’s guest speaker ... eighteen photos were submitted for the august...

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