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• June Member Meeting

  • When
    June 04, 2026
  •  
    7:00 PM
  • Location
    Pompano Beach Elks Club

  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/TbGSj4iXQ_2edXwi3q7YGg
  

  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:

  Slug Life: Natural History and Ecology of Sea Slugs ***Zoom Speaker**

  ***Zoom Speaker***

  Michael Middlebrooks, Ph.D., is an invertebrate zoologist and an advocate for the tiny wonders of the animal kingdom. He is an avid scuba diver and passionate about underwater exploration. His enthusiasm for sharing the world of micro-fauna is evident in his talks about the small but spectacular snails, shrimp, and sea slugs that make up a just a fraction of the underwater animal kingdom. He is an Associate Professor of Biology at the University of Tampa where he teaches hands-on courses in Invertebrate Zoology, Global Sustainability, and Coral Reefs. His classes feature photographs of marine invertebrates that he has taken during his adventures in underwater exploration around the world.

  In Dr. Middlebrooks’ academic research, he uncovers the intricate relationships that colorful “lettuce” sea slugs have with the food they eat.  Specifically, he focuses on the behaviors of photosynthetic or “solar powered” sea slugs which can steal chloroplasts from the algae they eat and store them inside of their own cells to make energy. Dr. Middlebrooks also conducts research on seagrass restoration and examines the animal communities that live in, and depend on, seagrass beds.

  Please join us to learn all about sea slugs, the gastropods that gave up the shell. In this presentation we will learn about the diversity and wonder of sea slugs and how they have adapted to life in the ocean without the protection of a shell, including some slugs that have managed to become solar-powered. 

  
  

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• June 6th with ScubaTyme, 8 spots, $95 at 8 am

  • When
    June 06, 2026
  •  
    8:00 AM - 12:30 PM
  • Location
    728 Casa Loma Blvd, Boynton Beach
  • Registered
    3 registrants

  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.

  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.

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• June 28th with ScubaTyme, 8 spots, $95 at 8 am

  • When
    June 28, 2026
  •  
    8:00 AM - 12:30 PM
  • Location
    728 Casa Loma Blvd, Boynton Beach
  • Registered
    1 registrant

  Register

  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.

  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.

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• Statia 2026

  • Start
    July 11, 2026
  •  
  • End
    July 18, 2026
  •  
  • Location
    Statia

  St Eustatius/Statia, Dutch Caribbean

  July 11-18, 2026

  Upscale:  Golden Rock Nature Resort and Diving

  We hot a small extension: Call or email me!

  PS: Nitrox is free (just bring your card)

  UPDATED PICTURES:

  • USA photo gallery (from our 2016 trip): 

  • More underwater pictures This link has been fixed

  We are staying at the new and upscale nature resort. Think about this as scuba diving in the morning and a nature resort stay in the afternoon. This is one of the best destinations in years if you are bringing a non-diving companion.

  Important: You must buy your own airfare to St Kitts (SKB) – the earlier the better – the signup deposit is kept low to not stress your funds. American Airlines has a flight from MIA

  Statia, as the island is popularly called offers divers an unparalleled yet pocket-sized perception.  Ancient shipwrecks, pristine coral reefs, and an amazing assortment of fish and turtles.

  The entire range of attractions lies between 40 and 130 feet below sea level.  Even at this depth, visibility is typically 80 to 100 feet.  The constant sea temperature averaging 82 degrees and sunny climate help to make diving in every season especially pleasant.  Wearing a thin wetsuit or shorty is generally enough. 

  Since St Eustatius (Statia) is a tropical island in the Caribbean Sea, it is no surprise that the enticing warm waters provide excellent opportunities for water sports, such as diving, boating, and fishing. In fact, the entire island is surrounded by a marine park, which stretches from water level to 100ft below the surface, all packed with an amazing abundance of aquatic life.

  The island is also a haven for nature enthusiasts. It is easy to get around the eight-square-mile land area of St Eustatius, and many people take the opportunity to go hiking when here. The undisturbed interior offers excellent birding, and there are many well-marked paths that are lovingly maintained by the St Eustatius National Parks Foundation. Our hotel is located right in the middle of this

  St Eustatius is also a premier spot for hiking, due in part to the 2,000ft dormant volcano, known as the Quill. The Quill is a mountainous rainforest with a volcano summit. The Boven National Park is also famed for its stunning views of nearby St Maarten Island, about 68 miles to the North. The crater of the Quill provides excellent birding opportunities, with rare species such as the Red Necked Pigeon and the Purple Throated Carib (hummingbird) regularly spotted.

  This trip will only hold 16 people.

  Price is $3,000 which includes the following:

  ·       5 days 2 tank boat dive, Statia Divers

  ·       Accommodations at The Golden Rock Resort, 7 nights, 1 bedroom Cottage or Deluxe Room

  ·       Breakfast

  ·       3 Island Tours

  ·       Tanks & Weights

  ·       Transfers from hotel to dive shop and back

  ·       Hotel Taxes & Diving Tips

  ·       Private Boat Charter from St Kitts to and from Statia

  ·       Resort Amenities: pools, trails, Pickle Ball, Gym

  
  

  LINKS:

  ·       For more information on the island please visit:  www.statia-tourism.com

  ·       Please view the Hotel: www.goldenrockresort.com

  ·       You will be diving with Statia Divers: www.goldenrockresort.com/diving/statia-divers

  
  

  Not Included:

  ·       Park Fee, $30

  ·       Lunch & Dinner - There are many local restaurants. It will be nice to experience their local dishes

  
  

  Info: VP of Over Seas diving: Nils Jacobsen -  overseasdiving@usadiveclub.org

  
  

  Click here for the trip flyer in pdf format

  Click here for the Signup form

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• July 11th with Parrot Island, 6 spots, $70 at 7:30 am

  • When
    July 11, 2026
  •  
    7:25 AM - 12:30 PM
  • Location
    Alsdorf Park, 2974 NE 14th St, Pompano Beach, FL 33062
  • Registered
    2 registrants

  Register

  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 Union Express at 110 ft (max 32% nitrox, or go with 30%), then a 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.

  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.

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• July 25th with ScubaTyme, 8 spots, $95 at 8 am

  • When
    July 25, 2026
  •  
    8:00 AM - 12:30 PM
  • Location
    728 Casa Loma Blvd, Boynton Beach
  • Registered
    3 registrants

  Register

  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.

  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.

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• Philippines Aggressor - 2027

  • Start
    May 08, 2027
  •  
  • End
    May 15, 2027
  •  
  • Location
    Tubbataha

  Exotic Trip, May 2027 Philippines:

   Aggressor Liveaboard: Tubbataha Reef

  May 08-15, 2027 – 7 nights

                      

  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 June/July

  
  

  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) – 6 days or more …Most Likely: https://www.salayabeachhouses.com/ (2025)

  USA Photo gallery:

  • Pictures from our 2025 land based Trip (Salaya Bch House & Mike’s Bch Resort)
  • Pictures from our 2025 boat trip
  • Pictures from our 2012 trip – atmosphere and Siren
  • Sample macro pictures (provided by Aggressor)

  Download this flyer - in pdf

  Download the sign up form

  
  

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