Current Events:
2009 Schedule - headlines
Current dive trips and local events
(DASC does not sponsor, organize, manage any trips, at any time, to any location, including those advertised on the website or otherwise. DASC acts as a communication medium to permit members to communicate and advertise their trips. Trips are planned, organized & managed by the individual member identified as organizer/contact. DASC is not liable for accident or damage incurred)
Reefs, Rocks and Rips at
Goldfish Point
Provided by the San Diego Council of Divers
At Goldfish Point in La Jolla on 11 July at 8:00AM. Meet at the Old Shell Shop at 1325 Coast Blvd. This is your chance to have an escorted swim into and around the caves at the base of Goldfish Point!
3rs
is an in-water education and site orientation program for divers and snorkelers.
Participants are briefed on the interaction of surf, swell, and tides on
underwater rocks and reefs, and then enter the water and tour popular diver
sites with local lifeguard. Further info and calendar at San Diego Council of
Divers 3rs
The DiveAnimals will be providing Coffee, OJ, water and snacks for the event, if you would like to participate, please contact Scott Bell
Coronados Islands (MEXICO!!)
The Qualcomm Scuba club has a few spots available on their July 11th Dive Trip to the Coronados Islands. If you are interested, please contact Kate Lang directly.
When: July 11th, 2009
Where:
Coronados Islands (MEXICO!!)
Boat:
Humboldt See Details at http://www.waterhorsecharters.com/
Cost:
$67.50 per Diver
Includes:
3 tanks, weights, food (breakfast and lunch), snacks and beverages
Departs: 6:00AM, returns at 2PM
I will
be setting up to dive at La Jolla Shores on Saturday, July 18, 2009, for
the first monthly DASC shore dive. I plan on bringing an ice chest with
some drinks and snacks along with my pop up canopy and a couple of
chairs. Oh, and not to forget, I will also be bringing along a couple of
tanks to do two dives. I plan on setting up around 7am and will be there
until about noon or so. I will be setting up in the area where we
hold our annual picnic.
Come on out
and let's get a couple of additional dives under our belts. Summertime
is wasting away and conditions have been fantastic! Contact Bill.
We leave here at 10:45 on Friday night, July 31 and return about 10pm on Saturday Aug 8. We're flying Delta thru Atlanta ($741 right now). We have one week at Cap'n Don's resort at a cost of $975 for a week of boat diving with daily buffet breakfast included. Price includes 2 boat dives daily.
Two Harbors, Catalina Island
WHEN: Nov 6, 7,
8 (Fri-Sun)
WHERE: Two Harbors, Catalina
Island
WITH
WHOM:
The Dive Animals Scuba Club and guests (Bill Powers leading. Ably assisted by
John Leek and Jean Spence.)
WHAT'S
INCLUDED:
1. Two-person cabins (spartan, but very adequate) (Bring your own linens/sleeping bags -OR- for an extra ~$13 the hotel will provided linens to you.)
2. Community bathrooms and showers
3. Two-tank dive boat trip on Saturday.
4. Unlimited free shore diving (tanks provided by shop)
5. Nearly unlimited free kayak usage (Sunday mornings after breakfast tend to get jammed.
5. Food
-Sandwiches and snacks Friday night
-Breakfast on Sat and Sun
-Bar-B-Q dinner Sat night
6. Round trip ferry ride from San Pedro (or closer if I can swing it).
7. Hiking (Watch out for the buffalo droppings)
8. Beach lounging
HOW
MUCH:
$215 (A slight bump from last year, but prices do go up and we need to keep pace
while continuing to give good value for
money.)
WHAT IF YOU'RE GOING IT
SOLO:
That's o-k. You'll be teamed up with a same gender person for your cabin.
Individuals welcome!
CABINS: There are a limited number
of double-bed cabins. (First come first served.) All others are bunk-bed
style.
PAYMENT: Contact Bill Powers
HORIZON CHARTERS – BEST OF SOUTHERN
NOVEMBER 12 – 15,
2009
CABINS $540 / BUNKS
$500
Climb aboard the
live aboard dive boat with Frances SanClemente for an unforgettable adventure
through the best dive spots in
Fall is the best
time to dive the islands, with
We will board the
boat in
FOR
RESERVATIONS: Contact
Past events include :
18 - 25 April 2009 : Cozumel diving, hotel based, all inclusive club package
7 nights hotel accomodation, 5 morning two tank boat dives, 4 one tank afternoon dives. All-inclusive: Three meals per day AND alcohol included in the package price. Excellent rooms with phones and TV. Huge pool and nice grounds. The Hotel Cozumel has lots info.
14th - 16th November 2008 : Santa Ana time in Catalina Island - camping cabins
We dove Two Harbors in Catalina this Fall, an inexpensive, ($200, Non divers pay $120) and fun dive weekend. . Depart San Pedro for Two Harbors on Friday, returning to the mainland on Sunday. Open to all divers, no particular club membership required.
The trip price included round trip ferry transportation between San Pedro and Two Harbors via the Catalina Express, accommodations at Two Harbors camping cabins, sheets, blanket, towels, breakfast on Saturday and Sunday morning and a BBQ and on Saturday night. And you get the two tank boat dive, and there are free tanks, weights and kayaks for exploring all weekend. (but you pay $36 parking at San Pedro)
Outside of Two Harbors are undeveloped sheer
cliffs with sea caves and secluded beaches. Hiking and Humvee tours are also
available. Two Harbors is adjacent to the Wrigley Marine Reserve which prohibits
anchoring or hunting and provides excellent diving/ snorkeling. (and a
hyperbaric chamber) Each cabin has a refrigerator and a bunk bed, communal
showers and restrooms. Two Harbors offers a restaurant with outside bar, a snack
bar and a well stocked convenience store. See the official website Two Harbors
6-9 November 2008 - the always oversold fall trip to the channel islands courtesy of organizer Frances San Clemente
Trip on the Horizon. This is always some of the best weather of the year, falling in our season of Santa Anas which brings flat calm seas and excellent visibility to the Channel Islands. These trips are great for photography, lobstering, and just general relaxation. Non-divers always enjoy these trips as well.
13th September : Camping at La Bufadora
Reservations were
made by sending a $30 deposit (Check to Bill Whitmarsh). You could drive down in
about 3 hours to the compound by the dive shack. Everbody camps. Bill went home
Saturday, but others could stay and dive Sunday.
Dive Animals joined with Qualcomm Scuba Club on this one day charter to Catalina. The BottomScratcher (www.bottomscratcher.com) departed Long Beach at 7AM and returned around 6PM. The boat has berthing, so if you wish, one might arrive the night before and sleep on the boat FREE of charge.
Catalina is a fabulous dive destination and offers visbility and dive conditions that are reliably better than near shore sites.
Weekend of 16 August is our trip to the great diving of La Bufadora. Its the best value foreign dive trip of the year ! Just 100 miles south of the border awaits some awesome diving, the life is large and the company great courtesy of the big time Dive Animal John Leek.
Dive the colorfull wall and crag of La Burdadora; email John Leek for full logistics and info
Reservations are made by sending a $30 deposit (Check to John Leek) to 3090 Admiral Ave, San Diego, CA 92123. You can drive down in about 3 hours to the compound by the dive shack. Let me know if you want a bunk or to camp. The $30 covers parking, camping fees at Rancho La Bufadora, car pool organizing, big breakfasts Sat and Sun, tank hauling, boatman tips, snacks, sodas, etc.
Not covered are boat fees ($30 for
a 2 tank ride), your share of the insurance, gas and tolls in your vehicle, tank
rentals or fills ($5), dinners, souvenirs, tequila, beer, etc.
Organizer : Frances San Clemente
From Frances : The boat leaves on Friday night, May 23 and returns on Monday night, May 26.
There is still room on the Memorial Day 3-day
dive trip. Price now includes beer, wine, soda and water. Only extras are
gratuities and Nitrox. Contact
fsanclemente@san.rr.com
Bunk Price = $480, Cabin G (forward cabin $500pp - 3 occupants,
Private cabins A-F $520pp - 2 occupants. Cabins are still available.
To book, send a $200 deposit to
Frances SanClemente at 9780 Caminito Doha, San Diego 92131 For more details,
call 858-735-5568
17th
May 2008
The big EVENT will be our 2008
picnic on Saturday May 17 at La Jolla Shores. The boats run all
day offerring dives to Quast Rock, the kelp beds, offshore from the Cove,
the Canyons and for early birds a special trip to Scripps canyon by boat.
The raffle has always been a lot of fun; the first and second prizes
being very, very nice equipment; other prizes have ranged from trips on
the Horizon thr' safety sausages & aircards.
The coffee began at 7AM and the BBQ gets going around 11AM. DASC
provides the food, the drinks and the diving. You provided the fun.
If you are unable to renew your membership at the picnic, please
print and mail the membership form
Organiser : Frances San Clemente
From Frances :
Dates:
Aug 10-18 Cap'n Don's Habitat Price includes 7 nights, 6 days. Breakfast,
2 boat dives, free nitrox.
Double Occupancy (one bedroom bungalow, air conditioned) $1042 Diver 778
Non-Diver Quad Occupancy (2-bedroom bungalow, air-conditioned) $ 790 Diver
526 Non-Diver Flight Details: Continental Airlines
Aug 10-11, 2007: Lv SAN 5:05pm, Arr HOU 10:14pm, Lv HOU 11:30pm, Arr Bonaire
5:15am.
Return Aug 18, 2007: Lv
Bonaire 7:30am, Arr HOU 11:35am, Lv HOU 12:35pm, Arr SAN 1:49pm Group air rate:
$893pp or 37,500 frequent flyer miles Resort Deposit: $300 per person,
refundable until June 1, 2007 Contact Frances at
fsanclemente@san.rr.com or 858-735-5568 and send
deposit to Frances at 9780 Caminito Doha, San Diego , 92131
Last summer: DASC sponsored Rocks, Rips and Reefs
Organizer : San Diego Council of Divers
3rs is an in-water education and site orientation program for divers and snorkelers. Participants are briefed on the interaction of surf, swell, and tides on underwater rocks and reefs, and then enter the water and tour popular diver sites with local lifeguard. Further info and calendar at San Diego Council of Divers 3rs
WEEKLY BOAT DIVES Every weekend. $20 donation (to pay for gas and cleaning materials) for a 2-tank dive on either the Panga or the Zodiac. Sign-up on the Boat Scheduling page.
MONTHLY SOCIALS 3rd Wednesday of each month, location is posted on the Home Page
ONGOING EVENTS Pelican Brief Newsletter. Scott Bell is working on the next edition of the club newsletter. If you have any dive trip pictures or stories that you would like to contribute, send it to him at Scott. Without stories, we have no newsletter. We need your input...!!
Merchandise - We have quite a bit of Dive Animals Scuba Club merchandise available at very reasonable prices. Fleece pullovers, denim shirts, golf shirts, t-shirts, license plate frames, hats. Merchandise will be available on a first-come basis at all club meetings. Or contact Scott Bell if you have something specific that you would like.
Volunteers Needed - If you want to be a boat operator, help with social activities, help work on the boats, etc. let me know and I'll direct you to the right person. We are a volunteer organization, and as we've grown, we need more help. If you can give even an hour or so a month, let me know what your interests are. We can always use you... :o)