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Friday, October 11, 2002

Posted 10:50 AM by Freddie


Well good riddance to bad rubbish... Skin Diver Magazine has gone out of business! I'd never forgiven them or Steve Frink for the glowing review of Club Fortuna, sending me to a Bahamian resort inhabited by chain smoking, Italian-speaking-only Italians, where the extra-cost "ocean view" was only had by standing on the toilet and peering out a 5x7 window, and the complimentary shuttle into town was only if you were diving through the resort, and only when you were diving. Otherwise it was a $25 dollar, one-way ride.

The infamous "Dive Sluts Galore" issue of February 2002 must have been a desperate final gasp, as they put the skin in Skin Diver.

For years now, the magazine was nothing more than a shill for resorts and gear manufacturers. They never visited a destination they didn't like, or tried a piece of gear that wasn't "must have;" I often wondered what planet they were diving on.

Yes, they were the first. Yes, there were some great issues. But, in the last dozen years we've seen Rodale's Scuba Diving and the magnificent Dive Training rise and surpass, while SD spiralled into uselessness. Hey, SD! Arrivederci!

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Thursday, October 10, 2002

Posted 8:51 AM by Freddie


The date of the pumpkin carving dive has been changed from Sunday 10/27 to Saturday 10/26 at Stage Fort Park, per order of the Great Pumpkin. He, in his ghoulish wisdom, determined a far greater liklihood of participation prior to rather than hot on the heels of the Annual NSF Halloween Party, which will be held at Dave "Boris" Smith's house on Saturday night. Boris says the party starts at 6PM, its WACC (wear a cool costume), BYOB (bring your own bottle(s)) and BUSF (bring us some food a/k/a "pot luck" dinner.) There will be directions available at the club meetings, as well as a sign up sheet so that we may coordinate our comestible contributions.
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Wednesday, October 02, 2002

Posted 9:36 AM by Freddie


You may have noticed that yours truly has been screwing around with the home page layout. I've added daily tides, and tried to come up with a set of frames and tables that look a little nicer than before. You may notice no difference; if it's seriously messed, let me know!
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