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August Dutch Springs Dive Video

I made this video of our dive at Dutch Springs back in August 2007. I thought you might all enjoy some bottom time without getting wet.

Underwater archaeologists may have found 'Water Witch'

SAVANNAH, Georgia (25 Oct 2007) -- Captured by Confederate sailors in a bloody midnight sneak attack in 1864, the gunboat Water Witch became one of the few Civil War ships to sail under the flags of both the Confederate and Union navies.

Archaeologists say they found strong evidence Thursday they've located the Water Witch's wreckage buried under more than 10 feet of mud in the Vernon River south of Savannah.

Divers pushed a 20-foot metal rod through the river mud Thursday and tapped solid wood and metal underneath. It was the same location where an 1865 survey map showed Confederate sailors burned the ship to prevent Union Gen. William T. Sherman's army from recapturing it. READ MORE....

Mike's Scuba Christmas Party

Hello Everyone,

Mike is having a Mike’s Scuba Christmas party on December 14^th at 5pm. Everyone is invited. Please let me or mike know if you are coming by December 13^th. Tonya is making meatball sandwiches and sloppy joes. Please bring a covered dish or dessert with a drink of your choice, alcoholic or nonalcoholic. I believe Tom baer is making his famous rum punch. Barb Euker always makes a delicious dish too. So come one or come all. If anyone has scuba pictures, please bring and share with the group.

Thanks and happy holidays,

Kory

Dutch Springs

This first video represented our first dive. We swim from the submerged platforms at about 30 feet to a depth of a little over 60 feet. At the end of the rope is an old boat. The boat has been stripped out inside and allows us to penetrate with little effort. Inside the boat we share our dive with a large trout. He really did not like us being there but we enjoyed seeing him. On this dive  (63 feet, 52 degrees, and 30 foot of viz).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJc3vm6L8h0

This video represents our second dive. We just completed an 1.5 hour surface interval. We did a short surface swim to a bouy. Under the bouy was a trolley. Again the interior was stripped out of the trolley which allowed for easy penetration. this dive was about 60 feet, 52 degree water temp, and viz was less than 15 feet). You will notice a slight difference in the viz on this dive. We who dive in

Enjoy the dive.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Dr8hq-TPaM

Card Game

we had a great turnout for cards.

Tom Baer is in poker night

Mike Miller

Becky Kovaloski

Mike Euker

Kory Eicher

Dave Smith

showed up for cards at 6pm, we played, ate pizza and had a blast but we all became really tired around 10pm.  We finished up at 1130pm.  Mike Euker, dave smith, mike miller and I have to get up in 6 hours to go to dutch springs. 

Mike Euker won the first game.

Mike Miller won the second game

Dave smith won the third game.

Becky Kovaloski made a strong showing even though this was her FIRST time playing texas hold em.  She said she would come back and play again.

Tom Baer pulled some great hands but could not finish the rest of the players off to win tonight.  O well tom said, he came to have fun.  Tom made an excellent dessert.  I can't tell you what it was because it was soo good.

Dave Smith taught a pool class and still had time to come play with us.

Overall, everyone enjoyed themselves except for kory eicher which is me.  I lost.  I still had fun but lost.  Enough said.

I hope to see you guys at the next club event or club poker game.

take care and God Bless,

DUTCH SPRINGS DIVE TRIP

We are diving at Dutch Springs on Saturday August 11th!  Anyone is welcome to dive with us! When and Where and How??? We will be meeting at Mike's Scuba at 6:30am on Saturday morning (8/11).  If you are going, please mail me at mike@mikesscuba.com or call us at 814.695.4666.  Admission at BainBridge is around $25.  Rentals and air is available at Mike's Scuba.  Our plan is to get there at around 10:30am.  We will be making two dives.  There is a hot food and drink stand there for lunch.  For those who have a little extra time, we will also be stopping somewhere for dinner on the way home. If you need directions to Dutch Springs please email me and let me know.  If you want to meet us there it can be found on mapquest. We hope to see you there! If you have any questions, you can contact me at mike@mikesscuba.com  Mike's Scuba 2391 Old Route 220 Duncaville, PA  16635 814-695-4666

Important Dates For Future Events

Just a quick note to everyone, there have been some important date changes.

The Dutch Springs Trip will be August 11th and 12th.

The St. Lawerence Trip Date will be determined at another date.

Please check back for more information.

THANKS.

Club Picnic

Could there have been any better day for scuba diving? The answer is no. The weather was great, the pool was refreshing, and everyone enjoyed each others company. To all who attended thank you. For those who missed the event check out the pictures located here in the photoalbum.

Dive Club Meeting Minutes

The July meeting of the Westsylvania Dive Club was held on Wednesday July 11, 2007 at Mikes Scuba shop. In case you didn’t get the memo, the meeting was pushed back a week because of the 4th of July holiday. A mixture of members and guests made up the ten people present. First, the Sheetz fundraiser raised $220.00 for the club. Thanks to all of you for your efforts. Thanks especially to Don Shock for organizing the fundraiser. Second, there will be a social gathering at Mike Millers house on Saturday evening on July 14, 2007. It is BYOB and also bring a covered dish. Mike says he will provide the chicken and burgers. Third and lastly, we have some diving opportunities coming up. We will be diving at Dutch Springs on the weekend of August 4th and 5th. We are planning on diving the St. Lawrence Seaway on the weekend of August 11th and 12th. We have a club member looking into dive charters at this moment. We discussed diving from the Canadian side. If indeed we do dive from the Canadian side, you will need a passport. We are working on a date to do the Raystown Lake dive. It looks like it will be no earlier than late August or September when we will be able to do that dive. The shop is planning another Bonaire trip from February 2-9, 2008. There are only two spots left for the trip. Airfare will cost about $535.00. Get your name in for this trip if interested. That’s all for this month. For any information on upcoming dives, please contact the dive shop or one of your club officers. Till next month, enjoy the summer and dive safely.

A Perfect Sunday for Diving

We had a good time Sunday afternoon. Sunny skies, upper 70s, and light breeze. It was a perfect Sunday afternoon. It was a perfect day for scuba diving. This past weekend I spent time training Penn State Altoona campus students. It was their turn to complete their Open Water training. We had a total of 6 students show up for training. We also had an additional two students; Mike Mauk and Zack. READ MORE