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Hey everyone! Wishing you all a fantastic Fourth of July! Just a friendly reminder to handle those firecrackers with caution. It's always a great idea to kick back, relax, and enjoy a local fireworks display put on by the experts. With summer officially here, the call of "Dive...Dive...Dive..." is music to our ears! Our new members are joining our experienced divers, and are diving into Ryan's awesome local dive program. Many members are also signing up for the exciting overseas dives meticulously planned by Nils. So, what are you waiting for? Get back on the dive boat and share the good news about our Club! And remember, we’ll see you in August.
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Overseas Diving Update
Upcoming trips 2024:
The "far-out" future - 2025 and beyond
Upcoming trips 2025: TENTATIVE - Philippines - in Q2/Q3 - land and liveaboard. Please let me know if you would be interested: CONFIRMED - Roatan Aggressor - Sept 6-13, 2025. Will be advertised for sale in the fall (Sept/Oct) |
VP Overseas Diving
Our summer travel for the club has started with the BVI trip. Looking forward to pictures and the trip report. Spring has sprung and the weather is ready to cool off diving. Ryan has a lot of local dives scheduled, come out and look for the flora and fauna we hear about in our monthly presentations. Many of our members are diving actively currently in addition to our dedicated bridge divers. Please keep an eye on upcoming dives and join in if you are inclined. It is always a lot of fun catching up on the boat and having lunch afterward with friends. There are several positions on the Board of Directors where help would be greatly appreciated. It is a great opportunity to learn about the club and our membership. The members that volunteer their time would appreciate some new blood to join the BoD and help guide the club into the future. Our overseas participation has dropped this year compared to last year, this is a major benefit of our club and source of revenue. If you have locations you would like to visit, please let Nils know so he can look for good deals at DEMA this fall. The club has been growing at a faster rate than since I joined the club, Happy diving, Chris Hardham Local Diving
Overseas Dive Trips
| Hospitality HutGreetings From The Hospitality Hut, At the June general meeting of the USA Dive Club, our "honorary" member Pat S. attended. Happy Fourth of July to all! Remember, there is no meeting in July so you can enjoy the holiday. Be safe. I encourage you to visit our home page www.usadiveclub.org. Please click on the calendar and keep up to date on all the diving and non-diving scheduled activities. You may also take a look at the photo gallery and take a peek at past events. 
I wish you all Happy Diving. Clare Anthon Hospitality Coordinator WE DON'T INFEST THE WATERS, WE LIVE IN IT!
Educational BlogThis article represents the views of the author. The article has not been fact checked by myself, the Board of Directors or any member of the USA Dive Club. Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. A “HANDY” WAY TO COMMUNICATE: USING HAND SIGNALS AND ACCESSORIES TO COMMUNICATE UNDERWATERCOMMUNICATION IS THE act of exchanging information by signals or messages, including writing, talking and gesturing. The key word here is “exchange.” As we know, communicating clearly with someone is not always easy, even when the conversation is conducted using words spoken on dry land. For instance, if you are across a crowded, noisy room from the person you are trying to communicate with, they might not hear your message. Or if you’re speaking English to a non-English speaker, the message might not be understood even if the person is near enough for you to whisper in their ear. For solid communication to happen, your message must travel in a loop that sees it conveyed, received, understood, acknowledged and appropriately responded to. If the message gets hung up along the way, communication breaks down. This process becomes more complicated when we put a regulator in our mouth and jump into the water. For starters, having the regulator in our mouth makes talking difficult. Secondly, water makes sound waves go wonky, playing tricks on how we perceive sound underwater. This is why, as part of the Open Water Diver certification course, we all learn a variety of underwater hand signals commonly used in diving. In this article we’ll cover using hand signals and accessories for effective underwater communications. Please use this DIVER MAGAZINE link below for the full article by Barry & Ruth Guimbellot Underwater Hand Signals - Dive Training Magazine (dtmag.com) |
LOBSTER POT
USA's Lobster Pot drawings Include CASH prizes, and a variety of PRIZES donated by Sponsors or Club Members.
Funds from ticket donations help to support our many club activities. Congratulations to all our Lobster Pot participants. Be sure to visit our Local dive shops who support us and say 'Thanks'.
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