Richmond
Dive Club – July 2022 Membership Meeting
Tuesday, July
12, 2022
Meeting
held at O’Toole’s Restaurant and Pub Forest Hill Ave. Richmond and Virtually
via Zoom.
Club
President, Jim Dacey began the meeting at 6:55 pm.
SWAP MEET
- ·
Jim
discussed the scuba gear swap meet being held in the back meeting room of
O’Toole’s beginning at 6 pm.
DIVE
DESTINATIONS
- ·
Jim
asked members about any recent trips.
DIVER
DAYS
- ·
Discussed
the dates of RDC Diver Days for 2022.
- Wednesday,
7/13
- Sunday,
7/24
- Wednesday,
8/10
- Sunday,
8/28
- Sunday,
9/18
- ·
Jim
asked of the membership to please sign up at least 4-5 days prior to the diver
day to allow submittal of our manifest to Lake Phoenix on time. Cutoff for
registration will be:
- Wednesday
Diver Day – Saturday at Midnight. Manifest submitted Sunday AM.
- Sunday
Diver Day – Wednesday at Midnight. Manifest submitted Thursday AM.
THANKS TO
OUR BOD
- ·
Jim
Dacey
- ·
Bart
Drummond
- ·
Debi
Moir
- ·
Larry
Knorr
- ·
Warren
Bowman
THANK YOU
TO RDC CORPORATE SPONSORS
- ·
Tri
City Scuba
- ·
Lake
Phoenix
- ·
Brunswick
Scuba
- ·
Fluvanna
Dive Center
- ·
The
Dive Shop
- ·
Dive
Connections
UPCOMING
CLASSES AND EVENTS
- ·
A
PSI Tank Inspection Class being held at Tri City Scuba on July 23. Cost is $300
- ·
Fluvanna
Dive Center will be hosting a dive trip to Dominica. Rates are:
- Double
Diver- $1499 each, plus flights
- Double
non-diver $1019 each, plus flights
- Single
Diver- $2029 plus flights
- Single
non-diver $1589 plus flights.
- Round
trip airline tickets from Richmond $680
- Deposit
of $750 per person to reserve your slot.
- Final
payment due by Sept 1st, 2022
TREASURER’S
REPORT
- ·
$6,471.00
currently in the bank as of 6/30/22
- ·
Memberships
- Corporate:
6
- Family:
30
- Individual:
60
Board
Members Needed For Next Year
- ·
Jim
discussed the next for new members to step up to take on BOD roles for next
year.
- ·
The
following positions will need to be filled as the incumbents will not be able
to continue after this term ends.
- President
- Vice
President
- Treasurer
- Secretary
- ·
Existing
BOD is willing to assist those who are willing to take on a role in the Club’s
leadership.
5-MINUTE
TIPS FROM FLUVANNA DIVE CENTER
- ·
Console-ation.
What gauges and where do you put them?
- ·
What
info do you need?
- Gas - SPG
- Depth – Depth Gauge
- Time – Timing Device
- Location
– Compass
- Some
or all – Dive Computer
- ·
Which
platform suits you
- ·
Where
to put the gauge to suit you.
Business meeting ended at 7:23 pm.
PRESENTATION
- Optical
Alchemy – The Magic of Underwater Fluorescence
- Dr.
Charles Mazel gave a wonderful presentation on the fluorescence of corals and other
Sealife when viewed with blue lights and yellow filters.
Presentation ended at 8:39 pm.
The next
meeting will be held on August 9, 2022, at O’Toole’s Restaurant and Pub at 7 pm,
with the meeting also broadcast virtually on Zoom.
