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Air Bubbles
The Newsletter of the North Shore Frogmen’s Club
Volume 56, Number 10 October 2014
President’s Message – October 2014
Greetings Frogs,
I hope everyone has been having a great diving
season!
We will be having an Underwater Pumpkin Carving
Contest at Stage Fort Park on Sat. Oct 18th at 10am.
Jennifer Entwistle has been gracious enough to offer
to run the event for the club. Please bring your own
medium sized unmarked, uncarved pumpkin to the
event. Stencils are allowed. Bring markers, catch
bags and a pumpkin carving kit to the event. There
will be a cook out after the carving.
Halloween is a hectic time for Salem. We are going
to have a Wing Night on Thursday Oct. 30th at
Buffalo Wild Wings, 100 Independence Way (Liberty
Tree Mall), at 7:30pm instead of a club meeting.
Mary has offered to run the Photo Contest this year.
Contest rules to follow so please take a moment to
review your pictures from this year and get them
printed. The deadline to enter photos will be on
Thursday Nov 20th. We love you Mary!
Officer nominations will begin on Nov 6th. Ask not
what the Frogmen can do for you but what you can do
for the Frogmen! It has been an honor to be president
of the club for the past two years! My busy lifestyle
will not allow me to serve as an officer for next year.
I know that there are several members that would be
great officers. I hope that you will volunteer your
services for this awesome club.
December 4th we will hold our Elections and Photo
Contest.
December 18th we will have our pizza party and
Yankee Swap gathering. The location is to be
determined.
Please note that we are having our banquet after the
holidays on Sat. Jan. 24th at 7pm at the Italian Club in
Beverly. Every year members have had conflicting
events during the holidays. By having the banquet
after the holidays, more members can attend and
relax.
I would like to nominate Bill Werner as Member of
the Month for all his help with the Treasure Hunt
Cookout, and Markus Diersbock as Diver of the
Month for his work on trademarking the club name.
Thanks for your efforts!
Happy Diving!
- Laura Gallagher
President North Shore Frogmen
La Presidenta cooking up a storm!
In this Issue:
President’s Message pg. 1
Meeting Summaries pg. 2-3
Bay State Council pg. 3
Calendar & Events pg. 4-5
Picnic & Treasure Hunt Pics pg. 6-7
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Meeting Summaries
04-Sep-2014
Meeting called to order: 8:00PM
Attendance: 2 Officers, 17 Members
Correspondence:
- South Shore Neptunes newsletter.
Committees:
- Program: See website for details
Old Business: Application for
trademark was accepted and will be
posted for comment. Should be a
formality only.
New Business:
- Mary asked about advertising Ethan
Gordon’s presentation
- Adam asked about grill for picnic.
Bill would look into it.
- Anna K’s memorial will be Saturday
at 6PM
Dive Talk:
- Markus dove on Damn Boat at
Gooseberries and Halfway rock; got
15 lobsters.
- Bruce M dove at Lanes; saw the
wolfish again! 8-10’ vix and warmer
water, in the 60s, at depth.
- Jennifer snorkeled in Belize and
Honduras; was discouraged by lack of
enforcement for protection of coral.
- Susan dove in Vermont with Amy,
Patrick and Annette near a former
Indian reservation, an area purposely
flooded. Also dove at Folly Cove and
OGB, lots of stripers and skates.
- Jeff L dove OGB on Labor Day;
colder, 51F and 15’ of vis.
- John F dove Lanes; saw non-skittish
tautog; got 6 lobsters. Did a scallop
dive off Eagle and each diver got a
Ziploc bag of scallop meat.
- Adam at OGB with Vinny; found a
boat antenna, and one rock had over
50 doris nudibranchs.
- John S dove Eagle Island with Jim D;
each got over 5 bugs. Saw lots of
cunner and crabs.
- Jack M and Bill W, Lanes at low tide.
11-Sep-2014
Meeting called to order: 7:40PM
Attendance: 4 Officers, 12 Members
Secretary: Minutes from last meeting
not available.
Treasurer:
- Time to collect $$ RE: VT week
- Is Club membership decreasing?
Adam will present trends at next
meeting.
Committees:
- Program: See website for details
- 9/13-Whale watch
- 9/18-Presentation from Ethan
Gordon
- 9/21-Dive boat charter
- 9/28-Club Picnic and BSC Treasure
Hunt
- Air Bubbles: Mary is resigning as
editor after December ’14 issue.
- IT: Jim sent info to Daryl; they need to
get together.
Old Business: Ellen will reach out to
Bill Werner to confirm Picnic
plans/food, and grill rental.
New Business:
- Diver of the Month/Member of the
Month – distinction seems
ambiguous. With current numbers of
members, should we have both?
Every month? Agreement to address
it at the start of the year at planning
meeting.
- Air Bubbles – Mary is resigning at end
of 2014. Who is interested? Best if
taken by an active participant who
attends meetings. Doesn’t need to be
12-page paper copy; could be on
website, or a different format.
- Stickers are being developed by
Vinny. Vote to use “Established 1958”
or “Est. 1958” which is the year Club
was incorporated.
- We voted to make next weeks’
meeting abbreviated since this has
beoame a full meeting, and speaker
next week.
Dive Talk:
- Adam and Vinny at OGB. Adam
found a boat antenna. Both
compasses stopped working at 50’.
Several people have experienced this,
though both Vinny and Adam are not
confident their compasses work. Bob
says it does happen.
The North Shore Frogmen’s Club
PO Box 3604
Peabody, MA 01961
2014 OFFICERS
President: Laura Gallagher
Cell phone: 508 843-2395
Email: searaven00@yahoo.com
Vice President: Jim Barbara
Cell phone: 617-755-8336
Email: jabarbara@verizon.net
Treasurer: Adam Hartnett
Cell phone: 617-620-6466
Email: greatnewsadam@gmail.com
Secretary: Ellen Garvey
Tel: 781-595-4978
Email: elleng@alumni.duke.edu
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Membership:
membership@northshorefrogmen.com
Newsletter: Mary Howard
Tel: 781-944-1292
Email: m.m.howard@comcast.net
Webmaster: Markus Diersbock
mdiersbock@gmail.com
*Deadline for submissions*
for the November 2014 issue
of Air Bubbles is
Friday, October 24
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- Jim found a “gold” chain at OGB.
Must have been dropped recently as
there was no growth. He forgot to
wear it to the meeting.
- Jim and Adam went to Canoe Beach
in Nahant. 50°F at depth. Jim stirred
up an egger who hit Adam in the
head. Saw baby grubbies in the
shallows.
- Graham went with John, Jeff and
Jack to Lanes. John got only one
lobster. Getting in was ok but needed
to use hands and knees to get out. 49F
at depth.
- This weekend: Dive Locker will be
doing a helmet dive starting around
10 on Sunday.
General Discussion:
- Ellen asked who to speak with about
resorts in Lembeh. Mike Walsh
(MWDC) and Adam have been.
Raffles: Dollars Box: Ray Porter
18-Sep-2014
Abbreviated Meeting for Presentation
Meeting called to order: 7:44PM
Attendance: 2 Officers, 20 Members, 2
Guests
Correspondence:
- Pat and Annette requested a list of
attendees for the VT week
camping/diving event.
Committees:
- Program: See website and 9/11 notes
for details
- There is an issue with the Picnic
Permit for Stage Fort Park. City of
Gloucester has given us a permit to
use Plum Cove instead. The BSC
Treasure Hunt event will begin about
an hour after the previously
scheduled time as tide is not high
until 2:25PM, and the cove has little
water at low tide.
New Business:
- Cashes Ledge petition is available for
signing. Don’t sign it if you’ve
already done so at Sea Rovers.
- Memberhsip approved spending $300
for ICC for banquet, with
understanding that we’d also likely
pay $75 additional bar fee.
- Membership approved spending up
to $350 for Sea Rovers booth; it should
be closer to $285 which is what it was
last year.
Dive Talk:
- Bill, Graham, Ralph and Gary met,
but it was blowing hard and they
decided to cancel.
- Amy also aborted her dive.
General Discussion:
- Several people went on the whale
watch Saturday. Sadly we turned
around before getting to the site due
to rough seas and wind, but everyone
got a rain check that’s good
indefinitely. It was pointed out that
they might not honor it for a group
and someone should congtact them to
ensure we can go as a group again;
Adam said he would do that.
- When diving OGB, where’s the best
place to go? Per John, head straight
out about 80’, head to left. Pinacle is
another choice.
- Dive Locker: Jack dove with the
MarkV on Saturday. Hoist broke so
no diving Sunday.
Raffles: Dollars Box: Jeff Lynch
Mystery Prize: Jeff Lynch
Bug Bag: Ongoing
After the business meeting, we
had an excellent presentation by
Ethan Gordon on photography
techniques he used on the wrecks
in Truk Lagoon.
Bay State Council
Meetings
The next Bay State Council of
Divers meeting will be held on
Wednesday, October 15, at 7:30
PM at the SSN’s clubhouse located
at the corner of Quarry Street and
Joyce Road in Quincy.
All are welcome to attend these
meetings!
The Bay State Council
of Divers
Supporting and promoting the
recreational diving community in
Massachusetts.
The Bay State Council of Divers
(BSC) is a diver’s advocacy group.
The BSC monitors local, state and
federal regulations that may affect
the recreational diving community
in Massachusetts. When required,
the BSC represents the interests of
the diving community in these
matters.
The BSC serves as a liaison
between dive clubs and dive stores
to promote recreational diving
activity in Massachusetts. All
divers are encouraged to support the
BSC with an annual contribution of
$5. Your contribution will allow
the BSC to continue to be a strong
advocate for the recreational diving
community in Massachusetts.
For more information:
http://www.baystatecouncil.org
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Activities List - 2014
- 10/15, Wed BSC Meeting
- 10/18, Sat Pumpkin Carving Contest
- 10/30, Thurs Wing Night, 7:30 at Buffalo Wild Wings, Liberty Tree Mall
- 11/6, Thurs 2015 Officer Nominations begin
- 11/20, Thurs Photo contest submission deadline
- 12/4, Thurs 2015 Officer Elections; Photo Contest Voting
- 12/18, Thurs Pizza Party / Yankee Swap
- 1/24/15, Sat President’s Banquet
Calendar of Events
October
1
2
Meeting
3
4
5
Sunday Dive
6
7
8
9
Meeting
10
11
12
Sunday Dive
13
14
15
BSC meeting
16
Meeting
17
18
Pumpkin
Carving
19
Sunday Dive
20
21
22
23
Meeting
24
25
26
Sunday Dive
27
28
29
30
Wing Night
1
2
Sunday Dive?
3
4
5
6
Meeting
Nominations
7
8
9
Sunday Dive?
10
11
12
13
Meeting
14
15
16
Sunday Dive?
17
18
19
20
Meeting
21
22
23
Sunday Dive?
24
25
26
27
No Meeting
28
29
30
Sunday Dive?
November
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Submit your photos to the
2014 PHOTO CONTEST
There will be a photography contest this year.
Get those photos printed and make submissions for
the contest to me by November 20 at the latest!
Photo Contest Rules:
Submissions are to be made by members of the
North Shore Frogmen’s Club only.
Submitted photos must have been taken since
October 1, 2013.
Photos are to be submitted as prints, maximum
size no more than 8 1/2” x 11”.
Submitted photos may not be matted or framed.
Please label photos as to orientation (i.e. UP ↑),
as there is no guarantee that I will be able to tell
what you think the orientation is.
Note the category on the back of each photo (see
7 categories below).
Provide any photo titles you may wish to have
displayed with your pictures. (I will not make up
any titles, and titles really add a certain
something to voters!)
Maximum of 4 submissions per photographer
per category.
Photo Categories:
1) Cold Water
2) Species Interaction in cold water
3) Warm Water
4) Species Interaction in warm water
5) Above Water / Dive Related (must have
some sign(s) of diving activity in the picture)
6) New – Movie category – We will need to
decide how your movie(s) will be
displayed for the voting and for the
banquet. If you have more than one
movie clip, you may want to bring more
than one lap-top; or maybe we can show
them with our AV equipment?
I’m looking forward to seeing some fantastic
photos from Club members!!
Mary Howard
Madeira, Portugal
Tony Vieira is running a dive trip to Madeira,
Portugal
July 31 – August 10, 2015
$1450 pp/do
Trip includes:
9 nights at Dom Pedro Hotel in Machico
Lots of diving! 12 dives including:
o Dives on Desertas Island’s national marine
park
o Wreck dives
Translator and Guide (Tony!)
Contact Tony Vieira at 978-569-9352
The above does NOT include air fare.
Contact Gomez Travel (978-532-5435) to arrange
air travel (approx. $880 RT)
Diver of the Month
for October 2014
Markus Diersbok
Members of the Month
for October 2014
Bill Werner