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THIS WEEK (January 22-30) AT REEF SEEKERS DIVE
CO.
(please scroll down for all the info, text, & pictures)
NEW!!!
-----> 2012
BOAT & LOCAL DIVES SKED (CHRONOLOGICAL)
NEW!!!
-----> 2012
BOAT & LOCAL DIVES SKED (BY DIVE TYPE)
BOAT
DEPARTURE TIMES
DIRECTIONS TO
BOATS and VETERANS PARK (REDONDO)
UPDATED!!!
-----> 2012 FOREIGN
TRIP SCHEDULE
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• Saturday, February 4 - Redondo Canyon daytime dive (9AM - Noon)
• Wednesday, February 8 - Redondo Canyon Squid Dive (NO CHARGE - 8-10:30PM)
• Saturday, February 25 - Catalina Express to the 31st Annual Avalon Underwater Cleanup (6:15AM departure)
• Sunday, March 4 - Great Escape to Catalina - Ship Rock & more (1/4 full - LIMITED LOAD - staterooms available - 5AM departure, 3:30PM return)
2012 LOCAL DIVING SKEDS:
Chronological for the full year: http://www.reefseekers.com/FLYERS/2012%20RSD%20Boat%20&%20local%20dives%20(chronological).pdf
By type of dive (boat, Avalon, beach): http://www.reefseekers.com/FLYERS/2012%20RSD%20Boat%20&%20local%20dives%20(by%20type).pdf
Need rental gear? Get a 20% discount at Hollywoodivers (near Universal City) or Scuba Haus (Santa Monica).
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Want to travel??? Upcoming 2012 vacation trips:
• February 12-18 - Florida (Manatees & Caverns)
• March 16-25 - Back to Yap (Manta Rays, Mandarinfish, Sharks, and more!!! 7 confirmed so far)
• May 12-20 - Dominica (11 divers going so far - will cap this at 18)
• July 7-22 - Return to Indonesia and our friends at Murex in Manado (can you say "Pygmy Seahorse" and "Hairy Frogfish"???)
• September - Bonaire??????
• November - Great Barrier Reef AND a TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE?????? . . . or . . .
• November - Cocos over Thanksgiving???
GET MORE INFO ON ALL OF OUR VACATION TRIPS HERE: www.reefseekers.com/foreign_trips.html
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And then there were two. Congrats to the Patriots and the Giants. Two exciting games today. Should be an interesting Super Bowl in two weeks.
NO DIVING THIS PAST SATURDAY - We cancelled our trip on the Great Escape. In fact, we pulled the plug late Thursday afternoon as it seemed to us with the projected weather forecast, and especially what the swell model was looking like, that it just wasn't going to happen. And our goal is to always avoid having you drive down to the boat if we think we're going to have to cancel. Unfortunately, we're not always right and we've cancelled trips ahead of time when had we waited, we probably could have gone. But this time, we got it right. In fact, one boat decided to give it a go Saturday morning, got within three miles of the island, decided it wasn't going to be diveable, and turned around and came home. The biggest culprit in all of this is not the rain, but the wind, along with the period (time between successive waves) of the swell. Saturday we had a 5-6' swell with a 5-second period. Anytime the period is about the same as the swell, you've probably got a problem. (Normal period is 12-15 seconds.) The other thing to consider is what the ride home will be like. Just because you can get there doesn't mean it'll be good when it's time to leave. And Saturday, the ride home would have been through EIGHT foot swells. So Captain Tim and I, much as we would have liked to take you diving, are both very happy that we didn't subject you to the kind of abuse you would have endured had we gone.
HOW TO SLEEP ON A ROCKING BOAT - Not having to endure a bouncy ride over actually reminded me of a sleeping tip to pass on. Sometimes when the boat is rocking side to side, people worry about getting rolled out of their bunk. One thing that I always do (and this really only works if you sleep on your belly or your back) is simply draw one knee up in a "figure 4" and sleep that way. By drawing my knee up, it makes for a wider platform and means I'm less likely to get rolled. This is especially comforting when one is sleeping in the top bunk. Anyhow, just a thought to pass on.
BEACH DIVES COMING UP - We're taking the rest of the month off but start February off with two dives at Redondo's Veterans Park. The first will be on Saturday, February 4, and is one of our daytime beach dives. Then four days later (February 8), we'll do our second Squid Dive of 2012. We didn't see any squid last time (but still had a great dive) but I talked with a dive friend the other day who saw one egg cluster at Redondo a few days ago so maybe they'll start showing up in a few weeks. For either dive, make sure you call us to get signed up.
SOLA LIGHT DEMO DAY ON FEBRUARY 8 - You've heard me rave the last two weeks about my Sola 1200 video light which I'm also using as a dive light. Well, if you'd like to try one out for yourself, come join us February 8th for the squid night dive at Redondo. We've made arrangements with Bluewater Photo & Video (based out of Scuba Haus) to bring some of the Sola lights with them for this dive so that you can use them on the dive. And obviously, if you like them, I'm sure they'll be more than happy to make a deal with you and allow you to buy one. This is a great way to try some gear that you may not yet have experienced. This is the first of (hopefully) many Demo Days we'll be having throughout 2012, some during our shore dives and some during our boat dives.
FOREIGN TRIP/VACATION UPDATE - I guess you really can't call Florida "foreign" but it will be a vacation. We've got four going with me in February as well as a couple of Floridians who will be joining us. Manatees and caverns on this one. In March, we'll be heading back to Yap. Seven people on that one so far who will be amazed by Mantas and Mandarinfish and everything in-between. In May, we're heading to Dominica and have 11 confirmed so far, and six or seven more trying to make up their mind. This one we'll cap at a max of 18 divers. Then in July, we're heading back to Indonesia (where we had a phenomenal week last year). We'll dive Bunaken, the Lembeh Straits, plus have a couple of days in Singapore on the back end. Specific dates are listed up top and if you're looking for a great trip, you ought to think about joining us for one of these.
GOING POSTAL - For those of you who actually still occasionally use the U.S. Postal Service, don't forget that First Class postage is now 45 cents (for the first ounce).
OSCAR NOMS - Tuesday morning for those (like me) who follow such things. Good luck to those of our divers who might be in contention.
CALIFORNIA DIVING NEWS SOLD - In case you haven't heard, Kim & Dale Sheckler have sold the California Diving News and The Scuba Show. The new owner is Mark Young, who also publishes Dive Training. I've known Mark, as well as Dale & Kim, for a number of years and I think this is a good move for everyone involved. One of Mark's first moves was to name Marty Snyderman, someone else I've known for years, as the new editor of CDN. I've already had a couple of conversations and e-mail exchanges with Marty and it will be exciting to see where he and Mark take both the publication and the show.
And that's it for now. Have a great week and let's go diving soon!!!
- Ken (for all the gang here at Reef Seekers Dive Co.)
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