social blog

In the early afternoon of Saturday, February 25th, a group of USAers and guests played a fun-filled round of indoor, fantasy monster golf.  We gathered at the Monster Mini Golf in Coral Springs and walked the 18-hole course sinking our putts amid bright, iridescent monsters and listening to an array of good ole' rock and roll.  

After we played with the monsters, fiends and scary clowns, we walked a short distance to Anthony's Coal Fired Pizza where we enjoyed pizza, salads, our choice of liquid libation and warm camaraderie.

 We thank Ryan Goheen, USA's VP of Local Diving for stepping up and putting together a beautiful afternoon.  Social events are a great way to meet new friends and reconnect with old ones.  Watch your newsletter and emails for future events, sign up and join the fun.     

Hope to see you at the next event.

Julie Manhold, Photo Gallery Gal

On Sunday,  June 12, 2022 ten USAers and guests gathered at the Delray Marketplace Paragon Theater and enjoyed watching the blockbuster movie Jurassic World: Dominion. 

After the movie, the group had a delightful outdoor dinner at the Terra FiAmma Italian restaurant.

Several USA members got together and swapped lots of good stories and cocktail recipes. 

Ronnie-bourbon martini,  Nils-French wine,  Alan-bocce ball,  Chary-vodka martini,  Flora-strawberry sweet and agave wine and Julie-pomegranate martini.   Recipes were shared and conversation was lively.  Gary and Bev stayed hydrated with their bottled water.

What a wonderful way to get to know our fellow members and dive buddies.  None of us had to drive home, and we all had fun with our individual libations.

We talked about past and upcoming dive trips.  What's the best way to walk on the sand in order to obtain the maximum health benefits; sharks in shallow water; what makes up the best sand and so on and so on.

Thanks to Alan, VP of Social Events, for putting together this fun event.

18 people joined us on October 17 at Putt N Around in Delray Beach for miniature golf for our second in-person event in over a year and a half. Four teams of players spent an hour golfing and then gathered for dinner at Anthony’s Coal Fire Pizza.

It was lots of fun plus a joy to see people’s smiling faces in-person. We are heading back to normalcy.

Alan Feuerman
VP Social Events

On Saturday, Sept. 28, we had a social event to tour the Flagler Museum on the island of Palm Beach. The house, named Whitehall, was completed in 1902 and is a grand Gilded Age estate that is a National Historic Landmark. (https://www.flaglermuseum.us/) The guided tour lasted for about 90 minutes and was very interesting, with history of the house, the family, and Palm Beach County. After the tour, we went to lunch together.

We gathered at the dock behind Shooters in Ft. Lauderdale to catch a water taxi at 10 am. The taxi was late, but that gave us time to talk and hit the restrooms before jumping on a boat for the three hour round trip. It was a fun trip with lots to see. On the outbound leg, the boat captain told a few jokes. Then when we stopped in downtown Ft. Lauderdale, we picked up an official announcer, who entertained us with information about history, houses, and yachts on the way back.

During the ride, we saw:

the water taxi,
bridges,
little boats,
big boats,
houses,
art,
houses with art,
houses with boats,
and boats with boats.

On July 28, 2018, at 11:30 am, USA Dive Club members joined together at the base of the Hillsboro Inlet Lighthouse for a guided tour. 27 members of the club participated. The tour was led by 3 volunteers for the lighthouse, Ralph Krugler, Ben, and Bill. We learned about the history of the lighthouse and about the barefoot mailman.

After climbing a 178 steps our group was rewarded to spectacular views of the inlet, the ocean, and the beaches. We were even able to see sharks and rays swimming outside the tide line.

After the approximate one-hour tour, everyone met at Two Georges at the Cove for lunch. Four others from the club plus a guest from the Coast Guard Auxiliary, a friend of Jeanne and Lisa's, also joined us for lunch at Two Georges for a total of 32 people.

The food and service at Two Georges was very good and we all enjoyed an appetizing lunch with a wonderful view of the intracoastal waterway.

Thank you to all who participated,
Alan Feuerman
VP of Social Events

On Sunday, April 29th, USAers and friends gathered at the new iFLY indoor skydiving facility in Fort Lauderdale for a thrilling USA Dive Club social event.

Appearing below is the list of tunnel flyers, each of whom enjoyed two tunnel flights, accompanied by an iFLY Instructor.  Next to each name is the exact time in the video clip where you can find each person’s first flight.  Just slide the time bar at the bottom of the video presentation to the different times for each individual tunnel flyer:

• MaryAnn Braun 1:12
• Jeanne Belus 3:14
• Ethan Peltcs 5:25
• Holden Price 7:36
• Bobby Lucas 9:48
• Patrice Marker 11:57
• Kathi McCutcheon 14:13
• Pat Schwab 16:47
• Russ Manhold 19:00
• Alan Feuerman 21:05
• Frank Morgan 23:23
• Roman Boszko 25:32

Click on the link below to view the Vimeo video clip which runs for 28 minutes and 28 seconds.  The video is “high definition”, best when viewed full screen or on your computer or TV monitor.  Speakers on.

https://vimeo.com/267187545

Our USA tunnel flyers enjoyed a group lunch afterward at Ruby Tuesday located next to iFLY.

Interested in making an indoor skydive?  Click here for more info.

Please share this message with friends and family, and any other hearty souls who always wanted to experience the thrill of indoor skydiving.