Under Sea Adventurers Dive Club upcoming events

August Member Meeting (August 06, 2026)

Thu, 06 Aug 2026 23:00:00 GMT

USA Dive Club members and their guests are invited to attend either an in person meeting or a virtual meeting using Zoom.

The IN PERSON MEETING will be held at our NEW location:

Elks Pompano Beach Lodge
4000 NE Tenth Way
Pompano Beach, FL 33064

Some GPS instructions may try and bring you in off Dixie, but there is a locked gate. Please come down Sample and turn onto 12th. Park anywhere, but enter the west door with the awning, the other door is their office entrance.

To Attend the ZOOM MEETING:

You must register in advance for this meeting. Click on the link below to register. Members bringing a guest should send the guest's name and email address to president@usadiveclub.org so the guest's registration will be approved. Members and guests must register using this link.

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/ocMBw_5GQTSf1RM3wSG35Q

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing the link to click when it is time to join the meeting. You must register before 5:00 PM on the day of the meeting.

Please join the meeting a little early to allow time to admit people from the waiting room before the meeting starts.

We will start the meeting with 10 minutes of social time so we can catch up with our friends. Then we will turn the meeting over to our speaker.

Program:

The Endangered Sawfish of Florida: Past, Present, and Future ***In Person Speaker***

Tonya Wiley is our speaker this meeting. Sawfish are large shark-like rays that once were relatively common in Florida's coastal waters. Now, Florida's smalltooth sawfish is endangered and scientists are striving to learn as much as possible about this iconic and fascinating fish. Tonya will provide a presentation with interesting facts about sawfish, updates on Florida sawfish research including the recent mortality events in the Keys, explanations of management tools such as the Endangered Species Act, and descriptions of ways you can be involved in the conservation of smalltooth sawfish. Join us to see a three-foot sawfish replica, feel some real sawfish rostra (saws), and get some great free sawfish swag!

Tonya grew up far from saltwater in Michigan and north Texas but developed a love for the ocean during family vacations to Florida and caught her first shark while fishing with her dad in Charlotte Harbor. Following a stint in the US Navy she received a Bachelor of Science degree in Marine Fisheries from Texas A&M University at Galveston. She completed an internship with the White Shark Research Institute in South Africa, and then a temporary research project on endangered suckers with US Geological Survey in Oregon. Tonya has worked for the Coastal Fisheries Division of Texas Parks and Wildlife Department as a Marine Finfish Hatchery Technician, Ecosystem Management Technician, and Fisheries Outreach Specialist; and for Mote Marine laboratory’s Center for Shark Research on the Sawfish Research Project leading field surveys for endangered smalltooth sawfish from Tampa Bay to the Florida Keys. Tonya is now the President of Havenworth Coastal Conservation, founded to promote the sustainable use and conservation of marine resources through research, outreach, and education. Tonya has been conducting field studies of sharks and rays since 2001, including research on the endangered smalltooth sawfish in Florida, becoming an authority on the biology and ecology of the species. Tonya now leads sawfish research in the Tampa Bay area and outreach efforts throughout the country. She serves as a Vice President for the Sawfish Conservation Society and is an appointed member of and team leader for the U.S. Smalltooth Sawfish Recovery Implementation Team, a multi-institutional panel of experts working to protect the remaining sawfish population in the U.S. and prevent the species from going extinct.

Aug 8th with AquaLife Divers, 6 spots, $85 at 7am (August 08, 2026)

Sat, 08 Aug 2026 11:00:00 GMT

Dive Details: Please arrive no later than 7:00 am - Bring your Certification Card!

Start time: 7:30am
Return time: 11:30am

Double Reef dive for Lobster

Gear needs: Certification card, Safety sausage / SMB (required), 2 Tanks, personal dive gear

Trip Cost: $ 85.00 - You have payment options, though we prefer that you use Zelle if it is available to you.

1) If your financial institution allows you to send money using Zelle, you can send your payment to Treasurer@usadiveclub.org. Just be sure to say what the payment is for in the memo.

2) You could set up USA Dive Club as a payee in your bank's payment system and have your bank send payments. Then you don't have to keep writing and mailing checks.

3) Or, if you are still writing checks, you can make out a personal check to "USA Dive Club" and mail it to Ronnie Farr, our club Treasurer. Or you can bring your check to a meeting and hand it to the event organizer.

Boat Requirement: All divers need a Signal Sausage, Dive Computer or other Timing Device.

Misc: Any questions please contact trip leader.

Aug 22nd with ScubaTyme, 6 spots, $95 at 8 am (August 22, 2026)

Sat, 22 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT

Dive Details: Please arrive no later than 8 am to unload your car, park, and board the boat for an 8:30 am departure

2 tank boat dive on a two Reefs (Average depths 115 ft. / 40 ft.).

Gear needs: If you require tanks or other gear contact boat to reserve, these fees are paid directly to boat.

Trip Cost: $95.00 - You have payment options, though we prefer that you use Zelle if it is available to you.

1) If your financial institution allows you to send money using Zelle, you can send your payment to Treasurer@usadiveclub.org. Just be sure to say what the payment is for in the memo.

2) You could set up USA Dive Club as a payee in your bank's payment system and have your bank send payments. Then you don't have to keep writing and mailing checks.

Boat Requirement: All divers need a Signal Sausage, Dive Computer or other Timing Device.

Misc: Any questions please contact trip leader.

Sep 5th with Parrot Island, 6 spots, $70 at 7:30 am (September 05, 2026)

Sat, 05 Sep 2026 11:25:00 GMT

Dive Details: Please arrive no later than 7:30 am to unload your car, park, and board the boat for an 8 am departure - Wreck at 70ft & a reef

2 tank boat dive on Sea Emperor / Reef

Gear needs: If you require tanks or other gear contact boat to reserve, these fees are paid directly to boat.

Trip Cost: $ 70.00 - You have payment options, though we prefer that you use Zelle if it is available to you.

1) If your financial institution allows you to send money using Zelle, you can send your payment to Treasurer@usadiveclub.org. Just be sure to say what the payment is for in the memo.

2) You could set up USA Dive Club as a payee in your bank's payment system and have your bank send payments. Then you don't have to keep writing and mailing checks.

Boat Requirement: All divers need a Signal Sausage, Dive Computer or other Timing Device.

Misc: Any questions please contact trip leader.

Sep 19th with ScubaTyme, 6 spots, $95 at 8 am (September 19, 2026)

Sat, 19 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT

Dive Details: Please arrive no later than 8 am to unload your car, park, and board the boat for an 8:30 am departure

2 tank boat dive on a two Reefs (Average depths 115 ft. / 40 ft.).

Gear needs: If you require tanks or other gear contact boat to reserve, these fees are paid directly to boat.

Trip Cost: $95.00 - You have payment options, though we prefer that you use Zelle if it is available to you.

1) If your financial institution allows you to send money using Zelle, you can send your payment to Treasurer@usadiveclub.org. Just be sure to say what the payment is for in the memo.

2) You could set up USA Dive Club as a payee in your bank's payment system and have your bank send payments. Then you don't have to keep writing and mailing checks.

Boat Requirement: All divers need a Signal Sausage, Dive Computer or other Timing Device.

Misc: Any questions please contact trip leader.

Oct 3rd with ScubaTyme, 6 spots, $95 at 8 am (October 03, 2026)

Sat, 03 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT

Dive Details: Please arrive no later than 8 am to unload your car, park, and board the boat for an 8:30 am departure

2 tank boat dive on a two Reefs (Average depths 115 ft. / 40 ft.).

Gear needs: If you require tanks or other gear contact boat to reserve, these fees are paid directly to boat.

Trip Cost: $95.00 - You have payment options, though we prefer that you use Zelle if it is available to you.

1) If your financial institution allows you to send money using Zelle, you can send your payment to Treasurer@usadiveclub.org. Just be sure to say what the payment is for in the memo.

2) You could set up USA Dive Club as a payee in your bank's payment system and have your bank send payments. Then you don't have to keep writing and mailing checks.

Boat Requirement: All divers need a Signal Sausage, Dive Computer or other Timing Device.

Misc: Any questions please contact trip leader.

Oct 17th with Parrot Island, 6 spots, $70 at 7:30 am (October 17, 2026)

Sat, 17 Oct 2026 11:25:00 GMT

Dive Details: Please arrive no later than 7:30 am to unload your car, park, and board the boat for an 8 am departure - Wreck at 70ft & a reef

2 tank boat dive on Okinawa / Reef

Gear needs: If you require tanks or other gear contact boat to reserve, these fees are paid directly to boat.

Trip Cost: $ 70.00 - You have payment options, though we prefer that you use Zelle if it is available to you.

1) If your financial institution allows you to send money using Zelle, you can send your payment to Treasurer@usadiveclub.org. Just be sure to say what the payment is for in the memo.

2) You could set up USA Dive Club as a payee in your bank's payment system and have your bank send payments. Then you don't have to keep writing and mailing checks.

Boat Requirement: All divers need a Signal Sausage, Dive Computer or other Timing Device.

Misc: Any questions please contact trip leader.

Philippines Salaya Beach Houses - 2027 (April 30, 2027)

Fri, 30 Apr 2027 04:00:00 GMT

Philippines Apr 30-May 07, 2027

Salaya Beach Houses Dumaguete

7 nights - 12/18 dives – 1 full day trip to Apo Island

Included:

Private roundtrip transfers from Dumaguete Airport or pier to Salaya Beach Houses
- Full Board meals at Dahon restaurant:
- à la carte breakfast
- includes 2-course lunch with 1 non-alcoholic drink from the menu
- 3-course dinner with 1 non-alcoholic drink from the menu, and unlimited specialty tea & coffee
- (not including imported meats, seafood platter and alcohol),
Free Internet access
Includes all Government taxes and Park Fees
Complimentary tea, coffee & filtered drinking water in guest rooms and on the dive boats
All back-to-back boat dives include homemade snacks, French press coffee, tea, hot chocolate and tropical fruits,
Nitrox is complimentary for all the dives, Nitrox certification card is required
Tips included

Not Included: - Airfare

Options:

7 Nights: $2,800
- 18 daytime dives, (6 days, 3 dives per day) including marine park fees, tanks, weights, guide, and boat ride for coastal diving
- 1 days Apo island trip, including snorkeling amongst world-class coral gardens and at the turtle sanctuary, plus dives from your package

7 Nights: $2,450
- 12 daytime dives, (6 days, 2 dives per day) including marine park fees, tanks, weights, guide, and boat ride for coastal diving
- 1 Apo Island trip (3 dives), including snorkeling amongst world-class coral gardens and at the turtle sanctuary, plus dives from your package

Sign up is First come, First served; Priority to divers signed up for Aggressor 5/8-15;

Links:

https://www.salayabeachhouses.com/
https://www.salayabeachhouses.com/diving/
Photos from our 2025 trip - Overseas Diving - The Philippines Salaya Beach Houses and Mike's Beach Resort

It’s always wise to purchase travel insurance for any trip. Here are a few links you can use if interested:

https://www.allianztravelinsurance.com/ - a National geographic favorite
https://www.diversalertnetwork.org/travel/ a diver’s favorite
https://www.diveassure.com

Looking forward to having you aboard, Nils Jacobsen, Trip Leader: overseasdiving@usadiveclub.org

Click here for a full pdf trip description

Click here for a pdf signup form

Philippines Aggressor - 2027 (May 07, 2027)

Fri, 07 May 2027 16:00:00 GMT

Exotic Trip, May 2027 Philippines:

Aggressor Liveaboard: Tubbataha Reef

May 08-15, 2027 – 7 nights

available spots - limited time left

This is the most pristine destination in the Philippines – seasonal – only available a few months each year. Tubbataha sits in the Sulu Sea and is in the middle of the Coral Triangle between Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines. The Tubbataha Reefs National Parks is an UNESCO World Heritage site. The atolls are made up of the North Atoll, South Atoll and the Jessie Beazley Reef to the northwest of the main atolls and are all part of the park

This is the same boat (and mostly also the same crew as 2025). I am currently holding 16 spots on this boat (out of 24) – all the best rooms (a lower deck room, less $200, might be available on request). Please sign up early – otherwise I will have to release unsold rooms. Airfare on most major carriers will be available for purchase in June. Lately, airfare availability and cost have become the most limiting factors in our travel program. Please be prepared to lock in the best possible airfare in July (or even later)

We start and end in Puerto Princessa (PPS). Flights from Manilla. You can get to Manilla on major US carriers or from Hong Kong, Singapore or Seoul. It is essential to arrive in Puerto Princessa a day early.

Sample Itinerary – weather permitting:

Northern Tip of North Atoll: The northern tip of the North atoll is an area with high diversity of shark species such as blacktips, white tips, grey reef sharks, silky sharks in addition to turtles, rays and whale sharks. The walls have beautiful soft corals, barrel sponges and lots of cleaning stations.

Southern Tip of North Atoll: In this area lies a shipwreck dive site, Malayan Wreck located on an beautiful wall. This shipwreck scuba diving experience includes big animal action with the chance to see dogtooth tuna, giant trivially, different species of barracuda in large schools, turtles, manta rays and almost every kind of native reef fish imaginable.

Northern Tip of South Atoll: This area is known for hammerhead sharks, large pelagics, different species of sharks and reef fish.

Jessie Beazley Reef: This area has pristine coral with an area of branching acropora corals and lots of species of sharks can be seen; hammerhead sharks, silky sharks and even whale sharks.

Included: boat and tips; This itinerary feature 3-4 dives each day, up to 20 in the Tubbataha area on a 7-night trip. The Tubbataha Reefs National Parks does not permit night diving.

Not included: Airfare, Nitrox ($100), Port & Marine Park Fee ($150), hotel Puerto Princessa

Nils Jacobsen, VP Overseas diving: overseasdiving@usadiveclub.org

https://www.aggressor.com/destination/Philippines

See itinerary
See room layout – We are holding cabins: 1, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12
See past trip logs - month of May only (+/- 1 week)
See Gallery

I am working on a land-based extension – the week before (separate signup form) – 7 days or more (maybe 9)...

USA Photo gallery:

Download this flyer - in pdf

Download the sign up form