Did you find a SHELL???
MWDC is pleased to announce our WRECKS 2008 Scallop Shell Raffle! Over the next couple of weeks, specially marked sea scallop shells will be “planted” at various shore diving locations and wrecks sites in MA and RI. Club members have already planted shells at wrecks such as the Grecian and Idene, and at shore diving locations like Folly Cove, Old Garden Beach and Cathedral Rocks.
Divers who find the shells can turn them in at the MWDC monthly meeting, held the second Tuesday of each month at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Natick, or at the WRECKS Show Nov. 8th at Keefe Tech in Framingham, MA.
Once turned in, divers will have the choice of a t-shirt or raffle tickets. Divers are limited to turning in one shell at each of the meetings or show, and have to confirm the location of the shell they found.
Join us for a Date @ 8 shore dive!
Join us for a weekly Date @ 8 shore dive. We meet at the Burger King on Rt.128 in Beverly every Saturday morning and head to one of Cape Ann's numerous dive sites for a dive or two. Dive sites are decided on the spot to accomodate the experience and skill levels of those who show up, and everyone is welcome - members and non-members alike. Please contact the coordinator (listed on the Date @ 8 page linked above) a day or two before Saturday if you'd like to join us, to make sure the group doesn't leave without you if you're running a little late.
Also, please note that during winter months we meet at 10am! See you there!
August 15thGrecian & Idene
Departing: Snug Harbor, RI
Depth: ~100fsw or less
Contact Rick Marshall for more info
August 28thPM Scallop Dive
Departing: Gloucester, MA
Depth: TBD
Contact Rick Marshall for more info
September 20thTBD, Cape Ann
Departing: Cape Ann
Depth: TBD
Contact Rick Marshall for more info
Apeks Regulator Recall
To all Apeks Customers:
There may be a potential problem with the yoke clamp screw on any yoke clamp type regulator with the serial number starting from 7010001 – 7053528. All Apeks dealers have been made aware of this issue.
Please return your Apeks regulator or just the yoke clamp screw to your nearest Apeks dealer for inspection. If you need assistance finding your nearest Apeks authorized dealer, please use the dealer locater found at http://www.aqualung.com. Do not dive with the regulator until it has been inspected.
Apeks apologizes for any inconvenience this recall might cause. We are dedicated to making the world's best diving products and to ensuring diver safety at all costs. This solution is the only reasonable course of action.
Please contact the Technical Department at Aqua Lung America at 877-253-DIVE (3483) if you need any assistance or have any further query.
Sincerely,
Apeks
ScubaPro MK20 Regulator Recall
ScubaPro has just announced a recall of their MK 20 regulators. Over-tightening of the Yoke or Din retainer during annual servicing of these regulators could result in a stress crack and failure of the regulator. If this occurs during a dive, air supply could be interrupted, posing a drowning hazard. More information can be found here
8/19/08
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Tuesday, August 12th, 2008:
Please join us on Tuesday night, August 12th at 7:30pm at the Crowne Plaza in Natick.
Jodi Burnham and Jerry Cronin will present photography and video on some of their
favorite Cape Cod dive sites. These will include the Perth Amboy Barges,
Horatio Hall, Aransas, the Port Hunter and quite possibly a couple of others!
Jodi Burnham has been scuba diving since 2005. It is something she has a
tremendous passion for and wished she had started many years earlier. She has a
diversity of dives in her logbook. Her dives include locations North, South, and
East of Cape Cod. She has also dove in Florida, Roatan, Tortola, and Bonaire.
Some of Jodi's favorite dives are in the local waters of Cape Cod. Her interests
include photography, the local sea life and shipwrecks. She also enjoys exploring
and learning the history of the wrecks in the local waters.
Jodi is a Divemaster and recently became an SSI Instructor. She continues to
work on expanding her diving skills into technical diving. Jodi has met many
new friends in the diving community and finds scuba divers to be a remarkable
group of people and hopes to meet many more in the years to come. And in between
all of this, she works as the full time billing manager for The Cardiovascular
Specialists on Cape Cod.
Jerry Cronin's dive career spans four decades. During that time he has worked as
a divemaster and equipment repair technician for East Coast Divers and The Dive
Locker. Jerry has recently retired from his real job as a F-15 crew chief for the
102 Fighter Wing at Otis Air National Guard. Now that Jerry has retired, he is
the main divemaster for the Cape Diver Charter boat and an SSI Instructor.
Jerry has specialized in wreck diving and shipwreck research. He and many of his
friends have located and dove over 70 sites, concentrating on wrecks in New England
waters. He's made over 1000 wreck dives, 700 deep dives, and over 300 decompression
dives.
Some of Jerry's dives include wrecks like the U-853, USS Bass, Roy Jodrey - a 700ft
ore carrier in 250 feet of water. One of the well known dives Jerry has accomplished
is the Andrea Doria. To date he's made dives in excess of 300ft.
One of Jerry's greatest pleasures in life is to introduce new divers to the
incredible world of New England wreck diving. He's been running his own boat for
over a decade to these wonderful time capsules and challenges friends and
newcomers alike to "Come with him if you dare"
You can check out other upcoming and past speakers and presentations on our meetings page.
The MetroWest Dive Club (MWDC) is dedicated to promoting fun, safe diving, and introducing and familiarizing members with new dive sites. We are committed to encouraging good relations with our coastal neighbors through courtesy and good diving etiquette, and getting involved with community activities.
The MWDC is not affiliated with any retailer, vendor, or manufacturers. We are a large group of sport divers with a wide range of scuba diving interests. Club members can help direct you to the many training classes locally available.
MetroWest Dive Club meetings are held on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Framingham. Meetings are free and guests are welcome, divers and non-divers alike. MWDC meetings start at 7:30 pm but members often meet socially at the bar from 6:30 to 7:30pm.