Dan Is "The Man"

It's a Friday afternoon and the day hadn't started the way we had planned. Students were a no show. So much for plan your dive and dive your plan. Abort? No, make a new plan. New plan was dive with Dan without students.
Water temp was 90 something. Viz was, well sweet. About 45 feet.
Times up, time to head for the 3 minute safety stop. Just three minutes of a day. Look to my right, not there. Where's Dan? Look to my left. There he is. Hand clasped in front, legs bent at the knees, and his body is horizontal and he's almost motion less. What an sight.Two minutes, still there, same position. One minute. Yes, still there. Zero. Time to ascend. At the OK to go up signal I reach over and shake Dans' hand. He smiles, raises his arms as though he just won a metal in some event. A couple fist pumps later and we slowly ascend. That last 15 feet must have felt like 60 in relation to time. On the surface another hand shake, fist pound and a well deserved congratulations. As pretty as it was to watch, this celebration wasn't about holding a safety stop horizontal for three minutes, or the numerous attempts at back kicks and helicopter turns, or completing the multi-level specialty or trying new fins. No this celebration was much bigger. You see this was dive 50 for Dan. The last dive needed to obtain his Master Scuba Diver rating. The PADI Master Scuba Diver rating is the highest non professional PADI qualification available, and your ticket to respect and recognition wherever you may visit around the world.
What an honor.
Congratulations Dan Jaterka, congratulations.

Scuba Month At Sport Chalet

OK listen up. It's scuba month at Sport Chalet.
Do not miss a chance to take advantage of Sport Chalet’s many specials and bargains during the month of June. There are some great products at reduced prices, some clearance items, and 25% off on tuition for ANY class you purchase during the month of June. We are talking Open Water all the way to Master Scuba Diver or working your way on the pro level from Divemaster to IDC Staff Instructor. Doesn't mean you have to take the class in June. Just pay for tuition and schedule it when you're ready.

FREE Discover Scubas will be offered on June 20th. Call to reserve a spot.
801.280.3475


June 2, 2009 06:30 am
Edited to add contact number and remove a date. My offer for rentals was not well received so I have to rescind my offer.
Sorry :(

USS Gen. Hoyt S. Vandenberg Is On The Bottom

Road Trip!!!!
From Keysnews:
Vandenberg in Davy Jones' locker"The USS Gen. Hoyt S. Vandenberg is on the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean, in about 140 feet of water seven miles off Key West. Divers have confirmed that it is sitting upright, with the keel in the sand.The former troop transport ship successfully sunk in about three minutes at about 10:21 a.m. today. After three audible explosions, plumes of smoke rose and the ship slowly descended, apparently settling upright on the bottom. "It's looking good, it's looking good, it's going down straight," Capt. Sheri Lohr said as the Vandenberg gradually disappeared. "For once I'm speechless." Lohr is one of the co-founders of project organizer Artificial Reefs of the Keys.Sinking the 522-foot-long mothballed Navy ship, the world's second-largest artificial reef, was a decade-long project."



This would be incredible to dive as soon as possible and then go back a few years later to see how its changed.
I remember diving on the Mahi Mahi in Hawaii shortly after it was sunk. We've been back a few times since and was amamzing how it changed. Our last visit in 2005 was disapointing. All that's left is a portion of the hull.

Scuba Club Cozumel Enhances Services

For those of you going on the Cozumel trip in July there is now free wireless internet access through out the resort as of today. You no longer will have to go down by the restaurant to check your emails. There is still time to go and room available. If you're not going on this trip, this would be another good reason to stay at SCC when you decide to go to Coz.

Oh What To Do This Summer

I have made the decision that I would dive a new place this year which is Lake Tahoe. While I also have a secret dive planned, I also have some not so secret dives planned. Of course by now you have heard we are heading to Coz in July. Wellllll that's just one week out of the summer. Oh what to do the rest of the summer. Lets play.

How about a mini vacation?
California Boat Dive
Catalina Island
August 22-23, 2009
$280 per person
Two one day boat trips aboard the Cee Ray.
Three dives on the 22nd including one night dive
Two dives on the 23rd.
Departs on the 22nd at 6:00 am, returning @ 11:00 pm
Departs on the 23ed at 6:00 am, returning @ 3:00 pm
$280 includes, boat ride, air, drinks and snacks. Equipment, tanks, weights, accommodations and
travel expenses to and from California not included.
No training...this is play time.

How about some local fun?

Flaming Gorge
June 27-28, 2009
Just come and play.
Want to extend this to everyone who is interested. We will be doing some what of a clean up that will be incorporated into the Search & Recovery Specialty or Advanced Open Water. We plan on diving the pinnacles and possibly the 'Green.'

Lake Tahoe Canceled (June 8, 2009)
August 7-9, 2009
Why not dive the clearest fresh water lake around?
We have a couple contacts with condos so it's possible accommodations could be free for a limited number of divers.
We are also trying to hook up with a local store to provide a guide, pontoon boat or both. Details should be finalized by end of May. Stay tuned as details develop.

Bear Lake
August 29-30, 2009
Our end of summer bash on the beach. Cisco Beach that is. We did this last year it was a blast.
Going to step it up a notch. Will try to hook up with another store and have some fun, games and possibly some prizes (no guarantees). As of right now we will have fill station with air or Nitrox. Talking with the great guys with Bear Lake Dive Team to see if they would like to join us.

Green River Clean Up

Michael at Utahspearfishing.com / Atlantis Divers is sponsoring a Green River clean up on May 23, 2009. If you have never done a drift dive in a river this is your chance. What a blast.
There are some restrictions however. Divers must have at least 50 logged dives have at least an Advanced Open Water certification. Since the clean up will begin just below the dam and it's May, plan on bringing that 7 mm. I dove it in August in a 3mm, but not this time.
Call Michael at (435-789-3616), or stop by Atlantis Divers in Vernal to register.

Sand Hollow Clean Up

Was just checking the calendar for a club in St. George, Washington County Divers and they have a clean up scheduled for May 16. They are also planning a weekend for building a platform on June 27 for everyone to use. Would be nice if we could show some support to the southern part of the state and help out with one or both. May looks a little crazy but what about some of us planning on helping on June 27?