President’s Message - May 2011

The water is starting to warm up. It’s time for everyone to dust off their gear and get ready for a great dive season.

On a personal note, I’ve accepted a job in St. Petersburg Florida. I’ll be moving down in early June; as a result I’ll be stepping down as club president. I will continue to be a member and hope to get up here occasionally to dive with the club.

Upcoming events: Weekend diving

Palmer’s Cove Yacht Club is nearing the end of its renovations and should be finish by the beginning of May. We have many guest speakers lined up to present so it will be an exciting spring/summer season. Weekly meetings will be held as normal at 8pm on Thursday evenings. Some of us show up around 7pm to grab some dinner. Feel free to come down early and join us.

Reminder: DUI Dog Days will be on May 14-15th at Stage Fort Park in Gloucester Ma. If you have never been to Dog Days I highly recommend it.

D.O.M: This month I would like to recognize John Sears. John took the lead and organized the PCYC float cleaning dive on April 16th.

Due to John’s solicitation we were able to put 10 divers in the water, making short work of the invaders growing on the dock. It’s great when the Froggies are able to assist PCYC and show our appreciation for their hospitality. Excellent job John!

M.O.M: This month I would like to recognize Markus Diersbock. Markus has spent countless hours working on the North Shore Frogmen’s Club website (www.northshorefrogmen.com). The site looks amazing and continues to be updated with new and historic information. Thanks for all your hard work!

A special thank you goes out to all the divers and shore support members that helped with the float cleaning.

-Jes

Photos on this page submitted by Jesse Leslie, President.

Our Easter Egg Dive and Party will be held on Sunday, May 1. Dive at Stage Fort Park and party afterwards at Dodie’s house.

Friends

John Sears

Contents:

President’s Message – pg. 1

Meeting Summaries – pg. 2-3

Easter Egg Dive/Party – pg. 4

Float Cleaning – pg. 5

Upcoming dive related events – pg. 6

Calendar – pg. 7

Red November, by J. Munro – pg. 8-9

Diver/Member of the Month – pg. 10

How to Clean Bottles – pg. 10

Froggy Blankets – pg. 11

The North Shore Frogmen’s Club

PO Box 3604

Peabody, MA 01961

2011 OFFICERS

President: Jesse Leslie Tel: (978) 335-1811

Email: jesse.leslie@noaa.gov

Vice President: John Sears Tel: 978-750-4745

Email: john.sears@bostik-us.com

Treasurer: Vinny Egizi Tel: (858) 342-3365

Email: vinnymass@yahoo.com

Secretary: Meg Tennissen Tel: (781) 724-0071

Email: macduff18@yahoo.com

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Membership: Dan Hering membership@northshorefrogmen.com

Newsletter: Mary Howard

Tel: (781) 944-1292

Email: m.m.howard@comcast.net

Webmaster: Markus Diersbock

*Deadline for submissions* to the June 2011 issue

of Air Bubbles is

Monday, May 22

Please have all articles and information to the

Air Bubbles editor by May 22, 2011.

Air Bubbles – April 2011

Meeting Summaries

31-Mar-2011

Meeting called to order: 8:06PM Attendance: 4 Officers, 16 total Members

Guests: Terry and Joe Donovan from Hawaii; Andy M.; Chris.

Secretary: Minutes read and accepted as amended.

Treasurer: report read and accepted. We have money. Now have a link to PayPal on the membership section of the website. We have 93 members.

Announcements: Harry’s Father’s wake is 4/6, funeral the following day in Medford.

Correspondence: Vinny notified Mike Miller and Ken Flagg they are associate members this year for their military service.

Committees:

-Program: 16Apr Float, Easter Egg Dive, Dog Days in May beach meetings Pat and Annette’s. Fish count, Dec 11th banquet. Metro West said they’d split the registration fees for the picnic.

-Membership: Christopher Wheeler, Manchester, diving since Jan this year. Derek Brown, diving since 2009 Cambridge. Motion made seconded and passed to accept both as members.

-Air Bubbles: April issue went out last night. Paul noted that it is traditional when photos submitted that the photographer is acknow- ledged when editor is notified.

Old Business:

-Still taking names and $10 deposit for blankets, 7 deposits taken already.

-4/16- float cleaning, meet at 10am.

Dive Talk: Mike and Ellen Garvey in Sipidan for 2 weeks; 85F degrees. 1 camera flooded. Will give a presentation some time. Schools of barracuda, tons of nudibranchs; saw a turtle on a reef looked as though he was eating the coral.

General Discussion:

-Andy Martinez will give a talk at Salem State Dive Club meeting on

4/29. All invited.

-Bobby donated the bag we raffled off at Sea Rovers. Go in and say hi even if you don’t need an air fill.

-Michael Tougias will be giving presentation at Beverly Public Library about tug boats and the Can Do – Paul will bring more info

-Vinny asked if anyone knows how to polish bottles? Do you want to? A polishing wheel would probably work best.

-Mike’s Moments:

-Salem news – 6 dolphins turned up dead on MA beaches recently all were pups recently weaned.

-Researchers in Red Sea checking on earthquakes on bottom of sea floor; before a quake there’s evidence sand sinking in, upper sediments getting deformed.

-Obama admin. is accused of hiding info on dead dolphins in Gulf of Mexico; at least 200 dead dolphins found since Jan.

-Freeport TX someone chumming water, 350lbs pound shark jumped and landed in boat.

-Mike, Paul and 100 others went to

Beverly library for Dougie’s presentation. Nice PowerPoint presentation. Lot of clear pictures and what he does and how he does it. Great presentation. He made public announcement he was returning to the water before telling his wife.

-Ginny and Paul went to the Salem Sound Coastwatch event at Salem State. They went through some history of the sound and discussed invasives. Conference went on for 2 days, one day at Endicott College on invasives, pollu-tion mitigations. Where have all the flounders gone?

We’ll never get back what we had in the 70s and 80s because water is so much cleaner the flounder don’t have as much to eat.

-People in the Keys sightseeing, looking at eagle rays, went into the school, one came out and hit a lady,

10’ wing span 300 lbs.

Raffles: John Marren won trifecta

07-Apr-2011

Meeting called to order: 8:08 PM Attendance: 4 Officers, 16 Members Secretary: Minutes read and accepted Treasurer: We have money

Announcements:

-Jes will be moving to Florida in June; John S will take over as president.

-Lauren Byrne wrote a good article on bottle diving in Lady Diver Magazine.

Committees:

-Program: see activities calendar.

-Website: Calendar is up. Let Markus know events to be added to the calendar. Paypal link works. Starting to layer in old info, like legacy Air

Bubbles. Goes back to ’96. Also would be good to have old archived pictures and a link to history. The more content we get out there the better. When you Google Frogmen, we’re 4th or 5th, now getting at least 40 hits a day. Let Markus know if you have other ideas for the website. Want to give descriptions of dives/dive sites. If we have an event, can then link to the site ie if you need a resident parking sticker, etc. When Air Bubbles posted, bunch will check it out. Converting the PDF to HTML in case someone doesn’t have Adobe.

-Membership: Dan Hering – Andy M who was here last week will be sending in his application

-Air Bubbles: Mary Howard–deadline 4/21

Old Business:

-Float Cleaning on 4/16th; there will be lunch. Hope to have a dozen people. The more the merrier.

-Do we have a caterer for banquet? Faith said she knew someone. What do we want? Want carving stations at spaghetti price. Last year was good; had salad, dinner, dessert. Need silverware, dishes glasses, the works. Casual Catering offers stuffed shells eggplant parm, etc.

-Still taking orders for Froggy blankets.

Dive Talk: Vinny said Nick Fozza of East Coast Divers was going diving in

Air Bubbles – April 2011

5ml wetsuit today.

General Discussion:

-At Dougie’s presentation last week, it was mentioned that 15 yrs ago, some- one set off a shell with a hammer and chisel diving on the USS NH.

-Vinny found the bottom of an 1893 baby food jar.

-Mike’s Moments: Hats patches pins etc here tonight

-Someone found a single masted sloop in 250’ of water in a lake in

Michigan. A group found it while diving with Clive Cussler and sonar operator of National Underwater Marine Agency. Looking for 1950s NW Airlines plane that went down

-U Maine student and professor decided to use lobster shell byproducts to make golf balls.

-Dutch marines killed 2 and captured 16 Somali pirates to rescue an Iranian fishing vessel

-Tsunami big concern with debris from the disaster heading towards the US west coast. Capsized vessels and ships. US fleet trying to track 200,000 buildings washed into the sea. Drift rate 10mi/day.

-In London, an 85 year old hit by a truck took settlement money and built a raft to sail across the Atlantic. Went 2800 mi. reenacting KonTiki (in the Atlantic?)

Raffles: Dollars Box: Bill Werner Mystery Prize: John Marren Bug Bag: carry over to next wk

14-Apr -2010

Meeting called to order: 8:07 PM Attendance: 2 Officers, 15 Members Guests: Andy Manzak

Secretary: Minutes read and accepted as amended.

Treasurer: report read and accepted. We have 94 members and money!

Committees:

-Program:

-4/16 - Float cleaning at PCYC

-5/1 - Easter Egg Dive at Stage Fort, then party at Dodie’s in Rockport

-5/14&15 - DUI Dog Days and dinner

-6/9 and 7/7 - beach meetings

-7/18-24 - Pat and Annette’s week in VT

-7/31 – Great Annual Fish Count

-9/25 – Joint Club Picnic and BSC Treasure Hunt

-12/11 – NSF Annual Banquet.

-Membership: Andy Manzak of Portsmouth, NH, diving for 6yrs, advanced. Heard about us at Sea Rovers. Motion made, seconded and passed to accept him as newest member.

Old Business: Float cleaning Sat, meeting at 10am. Glad to have more; will have lunch at noon.

New Business: Markus is making tweaks to the website; he has changed background, added a logo, put the Life Magazine photo up. If anyone has a high quality version of that article, please forward to Markus. When membership site is done, can change certain things.

Dive Talk:

-Lewis dove at the Gloucester breakwater, 35-42F, saw a worm and a crab today. 22’ depth vis 10- 12’.

-Claus – last Sun at Chandler Hovey Park; very nice site and dive. As boat traffic picks up, it’s risky. Great site for early spring and winter.

General Discussion:

-Mike’s Moments

-Nazi Warplane off Kent, England found upside down in 50’ water.

-Zebra fish: scientists in Worcester looking at the dark stripes, gene for promoting melanoma, found in high levels in human tumors

-Monster sharks off QLD Australia – pressuring to scale back permits for nets. Some groups want these removed, but beaches then may not be safe

-Bones found in a woman’s brown shoe in Merrimack River

Raffles: Dollars Box: John Marren

Bug Bag: John Marren

21-Apr -2010

Minutes for this meeting were not taken.

Please join in welcoming our newest Club members:

for May 2011

Christopher Wheeler

and

Derek Brown

who were voted in at the meeting on March 31.

And

Andy Manzak

who was voted in on April 14.

The Next BSC Meeting

The next meeting of the Bay State Council of Divers scheduled for Wednesday, May 11, 2011 at the

South Shore Neptunes’ Clubhouse in Quincy.

All are invited to attend these meetings

Club Easter Egg Dive and Party

May 1

The Club Easter Egg Dive will take place at Stage Fort Part on Sunday morning. Be there at 9AM in time to suit up and be in the water for 10AM. Vinny and Charlene have volunteered to cook, color and lay 6 dozen eggs at Cressi Beach. The people finding the most eggs win prizes, and everyone has a good time.

The Party will be held at Dodie Carvalho’s house in Rockport (6 Ridgewood Rd). Please bring something to share, and your own beverage.

Dodie has a hot tub which she graciously shares with other Froggies, so bring a swimsuit.

These two events are always fun, and it’s a great time to check out your dive gear for the coming season if you’ve had it tucked away for the winter.

Notice:

PAYPAL is now available for dues payment on the members’s page of the website (www.northshorefrogmen.com).

Upcoming Events of interest to SCUBA divers:

Andrew Martinez Presentation

The Salem State University Scuba Club will host a presentation on "Marine Life of the North Atlantic" by underwater photographer Andrew Martinez on Friday, April 29th at 7 PM in Slater Lecture Hall.

For more than 40 years, Andrew Martinez has been diving around the world. His work has been published in most nature, travel, and dive magazines. His photos are used in books and displays in the New England Aquarium and many other aquaria and science centers. The new and expanded 4th edition of his popular book, Marine Life of the North Atlantic, is considered the best guide to this region. Andy will sell and sign copies of the book after his lecture.

Slater Lecture Hall is located on the 4th Floor of Meier Hall (Room 444, rear corner of 4th floor) on the North Campus of Salem State University. Meier Hall is on Lafayette Street next to the Mainstage Auditorium. Parking is available in North Campus Lots C & A. For directions go to http://www.salemstate.edu/maps/

Ted Maney

Lab Instructor, Department of Biology

Scuba Club Faculty Advisor

Salem State University

DUI DOG RALLY

May 14-15 at Stage Fort Park, Gloucester

What is a DOG Rally?

TWO HUGE tents filled with DUI drysuits & equipment

CHOOSE from more than 120 drysuit systems to test dive

TEST DIVE our newest innovations like the FLX EXTREME and Silicone ZipSeals

ENJOY the camaraderie of your local fellow divers

GET FITTED by DUI factory professionals and expert dealer staff

FREE Barbecue Lunch

FREE collectors DUI Test Diver Hat

JOIN US Saturday night for dinner and presentation at select locations

SEE all of the options available to design YOUR ultimate drysuit system

(cont. next column)

About the Event

When you arrive, check in at the registration table and complete a liability form. You will need to present your certification card and leave a driver’s license or credit card in exchange for the equipment. Bring your regulator with you and we’ll attach a drysuit hose. Then you will set up your tank, BC, regulator and weights so your dive equipment is ready to go.

Then it’s off to each station where the DUI Crew will fit you with ZipSeals, DiveWear insulation, drysuit, RockBoots and more. We have DUI Weight & Trim Systems, Ultra Drysuit Hoods, ZipGloves and even extra fins if yours don’t fit.

At the waters edge, you will be assigned a guide who will show you the basics of how to sue the drysuit and take you for a dive! You will stay above 40’ and only do what you feel comfortable doing. After returning the equipment, have some lunch, then do it again! The more dives you do in a drysuit, the more comfortable and confident you’ll be … and the more fun you will have!

Event Schedule

SATURDAY

	9am	Registration Opens / Demo Dives Begin
	11am-2pm Barbecue Lunch
	4pm	Last Diver in the Water
	5pm	Event Ends for the Day
	6pm	Catered Dinner & Presentation (at Select
		Locations)
	SUNDAY
	9am	Registration Opens / Demo Dives Begin
	11am-2pm Barbecue Lunch
	3pm	Last Diver in the Water
	4pm	Event Ends

Things to Bring

Diver Certification Card

Credit Card and/or Drivers License (for us to keep while you have the test equipment)

Swimsuit or Lightweight Clothing (to wear beneath the drysuit insulation - not cotton)

Regulator

Mask & Snorkel

Open Heel Fins

BC

Weights

Tank(s)

A VERY Small Towel to dry your damp hair!

For more information, see

http://www.dui-online.com/dog_main.html

How to Clean Antique Bottles, from eHow.com

(http://www.ehow.com/print/how_4855179_clean-antique- bottles.html )

(Submitted by V. Egizi)

Collecting antique bottles adds a unique look to a sunny window or kitchen plant display and brings a nostalgic quality to any room. Available in all shapes and sizes, treasure hunters can find antique bottles in antique malls or in their own backyard. Cleaning your bottles is essential in displaying them at their very best, but some stains and dirt seem fused onto the glass itself. To clean your antique bottles, take care

and follow the below instructions.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions: things you'll need: Warm water Dishwashing liquid

Mineral deposit cleaner Copper wool pads Denture cleaner Bleach

1 Soak it. Especially important for "dug" bottles, meaning bottles that have literally been dug out of the ground, soaking antique bottles in room temperature water will help to loosen dirt and stains. You can use a mild dishwashing liquid or even denture cleaning tablets to get the first step in cleaning complete.

2 Remove mineral deposits. Especially prevalent in antique flower vases, mineral deposits are that tough, scaly white deposit that is usually found in a ring around a glass container or at the bottom of a bottle. Use a household cleaner designed to remove mineral deposits to rid your glassware of this problem. Simply spray the cleaner to the area or pour a little into the bottom of a bottle and let sit. Rinse with cold water and reapply if necessary.

3 Remove rust stains with a careful scrubbing with a non-abrasive pad. You can also scrape the rust stains gently with a piece of copper-wool as it won't scratch the glass.

4 Get rid of paint drips or dried liquid stains. If a warm water soak doesn't rid your bottles of the stains you can either fill the container with paint thinner or dip it in a bucket of thinner. Close the container and leave it to soak for three to five days.

5 Use masonry sand. Mix masonry sand with some vinegar in your antique bottle and shake. Stains and some clouding will disappear. Keep agitating until the glass is clean but be careful not to scratch the glass.

6 Soak it in bleach water. Cloudiness and some mineral deposits seem to come off with a bleach water solutions. Use a 1/2 cup of bleach and 4 cups of water poured into your bottle. Allow it to sit overnight. Rinse with cold water.

Tips & Warnings

Place a towel at the bottom of a sink before you fill it with water to soak your antique glassware to help protect it from bumping against the porcelain. When cleaning bottles in water be sure the water isn't too cold or hot as an extreme temperature change will break your glassware.

By Diane Steinbach, eHow Contributor

Diver of the Month

for May 2011

John Sears

John took the lead and organized the PCYC float cleaning dive on April 16th, where we had a good turnout.

Member of the Month

for May 2011

Markus Diersbock

Markus has spent countless hours working on the North Shore Frogmen’s Club website which looks amazing and continues to be updated with new and historic information.

Froggy Blankets

John Sears is planning an order of fleece blankets with the Freddy the Frog logo as pictured below (only without 2010).

Let him know if you are interested and whether he should pursue this order. He will need a minimum order of 25 blankets. The projected price is in the neighbor-hood of $30.

Place your order with John and give him a deposit of $10 for each blanket ordered. Please respond

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