Richmond Dive Club Minutes

• April 13, 2021

  Virtual Meeting Started: 7:00pm

  Officers
  

  Holly Law Eve -President
  Reenie Kennedy -VP/Secretary
  Debi Moir -Treasurer

  Corporate Sponsors thank you for your continued support!  Remember to shop local!

  Lake Phoenix 2021 LP waivers need for 2021 RDC Diver Days!!!! 

  Water Temp at Depth (as of 02 April 2021)

  3ft   53.6 Degrees
  10ft   53 Degrees
  20ft   49.8 Degrees
  ~67ft   46 Degrees

  Tri-City Scuba 
  classes
  

  SSI/NAUI/PADI Cavern Diver
  SDI Solo Diver
  TDI Intro to Tech
  TDI Advanced NITROX
  TDI Decompression Procedures
  Basic Open Water and Advanced Open Water classes
  Classes for SSI, PADI, NAUI, SDI and TDI

  Instructor Training Center for Health & Safety Institute (HIS)

  ASHI
  Medic First Aid

  Travel

  Key Largo/Palm Beach
  St.  Lawrence
  VA Beach
  Hatteras

  Member's Dive/Travel plans
  Many of us are dreaming of traveling...
  Not Debi she’s going to Bimini next month

  Treasurer’s Report
  

  Checking $4122.66
  Savings $2247.13
  Total $6369.79

  Diver Days

  BOD is looking for member to assist with all Diver Days this year.  Let us know when your are able to assist with hosting !

  May 23, Sunday (GOOSE DAY)
  June 13, Sunday
  June 23, Wednesday
  July 18, Sunday
  July 28, Wednesday
  August 15, Sunday
  August 25, Wednesday
  September 12, Sunday (Member Appreciation Day)

   

  Potential Surface Intervals...

  Mariner Museum, Virginia Beach Aquarium, Wildlife Center of VA, Outside Concert…

  Education Moment
  

  5 skills every diver should practice:

1.     Remove, replace and clear your mask
2.     Become neutrally buoyant and hover
3.     In shallow water to deep to stand in and with a deflated BCD, release and drop enough weights to become positively buoyant
4.     Use an alternate air source to ascend to the surface and establish a positive buoyancy 
5.     Practice any other skill the instructor feels/you feel nee improvement

PADI suggests that divers who did not dive in the last six months should take a refresher course.

What do you want from the club in 2021 -the year of transition

when do you want to meet in person?

2022 Officers?

Tonight’s Program 

Carla Chatterton, (Servicemembers Undertaking Disabled Sports) SUDS 

SUDS -small non-profit 501c3 organization whose mission is to improve the lives of injured service members coming back from IRAQ and Afghanistan through SCUBA.   SUDS is funded 100% through charitable donations (all private).  The program draws wounded veterans from three veteran hospitals:  Walter Reed, San Antonio and San Diego.   While the acronym remains the same, SUDS, they have recently changed their name:  Servicemembers Undertaking Disabled Sports to represent the multi-sport approach they have embraced.

Check out the SUDS website and diving videos

Next meeting Tuesday May 11, 2021

Jerry Rapp, Navy Deep Sea Diver