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| AMISTAD
OUTPOST ON 16 Sep!
That's the place, 7:00 pm is the time! We normally meet the third Tuesday of every month at 7:00
pm. We normally do meet at Amistad Outpost but we're certainly open to suggestions for future meeting locations. Wear your dive club shirt if you have one!
And if you don't have one, contact us about getting one.
A few are available for sale at Amistad Outpost. We invite
anyone who is already a diver as well as those who are just curious!
Also, a shout out to any visitors in the area, stop in!
If you've already decided you'd like to join the Del Rio Dive
Club you
can download the necessary forms in the JOIN and CLUB INFO links. You
do not have to be a member to attend meetings. |
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Next
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| DISCOVER SCUBA COURSE:
If you have never tried SCUBA diving, now's your chance---for free!
We've partnered with the Ramada Inn of Del Rio, Amistad Outpost and Amistad
Scuba to put on our second Discover Scuba course on August 31st.
Sign up at Amistad Outpost or sign up on our forums (look for the Discover
Scuba thread). If you happen to have your own mask, fins and snorkel,
please bring them. Otherwise, we will have some available for use at
the Ramada Inn pool. Discover how very easy it is to use scuba
equipment and experience breathing and moving underwater, all in the comfort
of a swimming pool. Call 774-2992, 765-8774, 768-DIVE, or 298-5843 or
298-5172 for more information.
TRASHFEST!!!! Okay, this
is sort of a past-event, future-event entry. Thanks to everyone who
helped with the San Felipe Creek cleanup on the 19th. We pulled a lot
of junk from the creek -- with the assistance of the back hoe and members of
the City of Del Rio crew. We even got a nice mention and a couple of
photos in the paper! Now, to the future event. In case you've
never heard of it, every year divers come from literally all over the world
to participate in the largest cleanup effort in the world in
New Braunfels, TX. They meet at the Comal River and it becomes
literally a competition on who can pull out the most volume, the most unique
garbage, the heaviest, etc. You can visit
www.trashfest.net for all the
details. If you are interested in trying to put together an actual
team for this year's event -- scheduled for 4 October -- let us know!
BE ON THE LOOK OUT FOR THE NEXT FREE DISCOVER SCUBA EVENT!!!
Never tried SCUBA? Curious enough to experience it in the comfort of a
pool? Contact us about the next Discover Scuba event! The Ramada Inn of Del Rio
allowed the Del Rio Dive Club to use their heated outdoor pool back on April
9th for Del Rio's first free Discover
Scuba session and it was a smashing success! Certified PADI Instructor Robert
Wade conducted the event and everyone thoroughly enjoyed it. You can see just how easy and safe it is. This PADI course
is open to participants 10 years of age and older. Anyone under the
age of 18 must be accompanied by and get the signature of a legal guardian.
This course can count toward your certification as an Open Water Diver!
Download the brochure here. For more
information or to reserve a slot (not required) call Amistad Outpost at
768-DIVE, Robert at 765-8774, Monica at 719-3058 or send an email to drdc@delriodiveclub.com.
One of the things we do in Del Rio
Divers is organize various events ranging from group dives to clean-ups to
training/awareness events. Anyone planning on doing some diving is
encouraged to leave a message on the FORUMS. Check the
meetings page for details on upcoming diving courses! |
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Thinking
about joining Del Rio Dive Club? |
| Feel free to stop by any of our
monthly meetings. Introduce yourself, meet fellow divers, have dinner, and
find out what we are all about. Also, be sure to check out our
membership page for more information about joining the
Del Rio Dive Club. We hope to see you soon! |
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In
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| New Officers: We had
elections at the 12 February meeting Robert Wade retains the post as
President and Julia Gray stays on as Treasurer. Robert Garza, Jr. was
elected Vice-President and Monica Villareal is the new club Secretary.
Congrats! PADI Instructor: Robert
Wade, #234370.
Dive Classes: We have Basic Open Water classes the weekend
of 19 September and Advanced the weekend of 8 August.
Dive Trips: As it stands, we have the following
trips planned:
6 September - Gulf coast (the Texas Clipper)
AMISTAD OUTPOST: SCUBA &
MORE! The owners, Lana and Tom Sutherland, are back from DEMA, and
they came back with a lot of great info and ideas. If you have
suggestions, questions about gear or places to scuba dive at Lake Amistad, please stop by their dive shop at
3806 B Veterans Blvd, Del Rio, TX. They are an Aqua Lung dealer, but
carry other brands as well. Air Fills, rentals as well as retail
equipment are available. If you're signing up for a SCUBA class you
can also purchase your student materials there, too. Visit their website
here!
AMISTAD SCUBA. Also a good resource, particularly for air
fills, Amistad Scuba carries the Sport Diver line of gear. Located
diagonally across Highway 90 from Amistad Outpost. Stop by and give 'em
a shout!
TIDBITS ABOUT AMISTAD: Many of you have heard of Indian
Springs. located up the Devil's River. But have you heard of
Goodenough Springs? Back in the early 1900s the locals relied on
the springs, then located up the Rio Grande, to power a waterwheel that fed
water up the bluff to the surrounding land. Of course, in 1968 they
built a dam and created the Amistad Reservoir, which placed the springs well
underwater. What you may also not be aware of is that the spring still
flows and that a team of technical divers began a project that culminated in
dives in 2003 and 2005. This project is called GSEP, the
Goodenough Springs Exploration Project. Their website is located at
www.goodenoughsprings.org. They have some fascinating photographs
and detailed explanation of the project and the dives. Also formerly
known as Hinojosa Springs, it now is submerged in an average of 150ft of
water, well below the depth of recreational divers. In fact, as the
GSEP website makes quite clear, it is one of the most dangerous cave dives
in the world. There is currently a permanent bouy marking its location
and the GSEP team did extensive work to lay the guide lines through the cave
and a Grim Reaper sign at its entrance. It should go without saying,
you should not attempt this dive unless you are certified in Cave Diving AND
have had extensive experience and proper equipment. This would include
decompression stops and use of tri-mix tanks. |
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