Newsletter
Issue 13 - 18 March 2008
Club News
Well the UK diving season is about to fin into action. HWSAC official warm up!?! dive is on the 22nd March at Vobster Quay. Simon Fennell our Diving Officer is organising the event and as also arranged to do some Nitrox practi-cal training, so its really worth while going along. If you don’t want to do the Nitrox training is a good opportunity to get back in the water to check kit / weight / buoyancy etc before the proper diving starts.
Congratulations
Congratulations to Dan and Fiona Miller on the birth of Tara Jo, who was born on Saturday 08th March 20008 at 20:57, mother and baby are doing well!
Welcome
Welcome to Matt Sheraton, William Village, Simon Taylor, Libby Waterfall, Gareth Edwards, Clare Murray, Stuart Murray, Claire Stancombe and James Gregory who have all joined High Wycombe Sub Aqua club and are currently on the Ocean Diver course.
Club Kit
This season the club is launching our brand new HWSAC club kit!! This will be modelled by several good looking members at the AGM on the 01st April 2008. As well as looking great this will help raise funds for the club!
Thermo Mugs
The long awaited High Wycombe Sub Aqua club Thermo Mugs have arrived and don’t they look great!!
Thermo Mugs are available to buy for five pounds. The Mugs will be available to buy at the compressor room as well at the clubs social events. For more details speak to Sarah Bunting.
Forthcoming Meetings / Diary Events
18 March 2008 - Little Tuesday / The Squirrel Pub, Booker
22 March 2008 - Diving warm up!?! Vobster Quay, 08:00, Contact: Simon Fennell
22 March 2008 - Practical sessions for Advanced / Combined Nitrox qualification, Vobster Quay, 11:30- 12:00, Contact: Simon Fennell
01 April 2008 - Annual General Meeting, 21:00, The British Legion, Cock Lane, (The Clubs Full Dive/Event Program is available on the club website)
Messages from the committee
Gary Howard - Chairman
A short message from the Chairman. I hope you have all already avidly read the officers report for 2007 now available on the website. We had a great year in 2007 and I am looking forward to an even better one in 2008. We would like to thank you all for getting involved and making the Club a great place to come along and Go Diving. The AGM is coming up on the 1st April and we will be sending out the paperwork in the very near future. I would also like to say Hi to our new members and look forward to getting to know you all soon.
Spot the difference
Can you spot the seven differences!! And for bonus points can you name whose being pulled into the club rib! All correct answers will be put in a hat and a winner drawn at the next Big Tuesday - The AGM!!
Dive Review - By Simon Fennell
23-24 February 2008 - Advanced Nitrox Course
7 club members took an early season plunge into the dark arts of Nitrox diving at the weekend. Saturday involved a day of lectures covering everything from the history of Nitrox through equipment configuration to the effects of excessive Oxygen on the body. Having suc-cesfully navigated the intricacies of Units of Pulmonary Toxic doses, Central Nervous System toxicity and a 30 question multiple choice exam, 3 hardy soles made the journey to Vobster Quay on Sunday to complete the two qualifying dives for the Advanced Nitrox certification.
Despite it being February, the Vobster water was unseasonably warm with 6 degrees being plenty to keep everyone awake and focused. The day in-volved deploying delayed SMBs from mid water (a skill which is not mas-tered first time - Alan Davis will attest to this), completing gas switches dur-ing stops and displaying a "high" level of buoyancy control during simulated 10 minute decompression stops. Interspersed with several cups of tea, a balanced diet of bacon baps, hamburgers and chocolate bars, Alan Davis, Len & Rita Sumner all succesfully completed the required skills to get signed off. The remaining course members needing to do the pracitcal sessions, Rob Taylor and James Godbold both have all this to look forward to over Easter in between the Easter eggs.
Notice from Author
I hope you have found this newsletter informative. Thank you as always to everyone that gave some form of input. Please continue to send me your dive reviews / short sto-ries/ funny photos / jokes / comments / and requests for the newsletter to me at: info@wycombesubaqua.com