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Calendar & Trip Reports - 2002

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Brevard Regional Hyperbaric Center , 1698 W. Hibiscus Blvd.
The entrance is the second driveway east of the mall entrance
It's on the north side of Hibiscus!


Bacardi Limon Beach Dive Team

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1715 Wreck of the Urca de Lima ***** New Pictures Aug 2002 *****

The Boiler Wreck [The Breconshire] in Vero sunk in 1894


Florida Keys:
Playing in the Keys: 2001 , 2002
Diving on the Duane , the Eagle , the Bibb , the Spiegel Grove
Key Biscayne Wall

West Palm Beach
Diving on the Mizpah / Corridore
and of course the Breakers
Jupiter
Diving the best of the Florida Reefs: Juno Ledges


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***** ***** January 2002 ***** *****

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***** ***** February 2002 ***** *****

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Kayaking Group , KEY LARGO Kayak races in Key Largo. Tent Camp, Kayak, Dive (on your own), Party on the beach. Contact this author for info.
Feb 8-10
Down Under Dive Club, Devil's Den See the splenders of this great underground hole, Williston - 2 1/2 hr drive NE of Orlando. Rob at 725-7829, @$30.00.
Feb 17

***** ***** March 2002 ***** *****

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Down Under Dive Club , The WALL in Biscayne Bay Dive the 120 foot Wall in Biscayne Bay, in Biscayne National Park, Homestead, Florida on St. Patricks Day, @$150.00 includes overnight, 2 dives with tanks and weights. Marcia at 777-6722. NOTE: If we fill the boat, they will dive the WALL on both Saturday and Sunday. This is an Awesome Dive and worth going to. The Wall
THIS DIVE IS RESCHEDULED TO MAY & MAY BE COMBINED WITH AN ADVANCED CERTIFICATION CLASS - GREAT CHANCE FOR OW TO GET ADVANCED!!
THIS DIVE IS POSTPONED UNTIL MAY 18-19
Mar 16-17

Changed to MAY
Stuart - Jupiter , the 80 foot ledges for LOBSTER! Dive Trip Report
Irishman in the water holding the Lobster Bag. Irishman in the boat holding the Lobster Bag (with lobster's inside). Capt Bob getting back in the boat. It might look easy hear, but you've got maybe 100 pounds of dive gear et al and you need to swing you feet over the side. It's easy in flat seas, but in 6 ft seas when the boat is bouncing up and down 10 feet with a wind - it's very hard! BUGS , we didn't get many, but there were two big ones! The biggest was finished off for dinner by a Very Close Friend!!! Irishman with the two biggest!
Mar 15
Koller's Reef Dive Boat resumes diving in West Palm. More Info
Mar 22
Islamorada/Spring Break Dive with the Suntree United Methodist "Chummers": Club - Annual . This is the weekend prior to Spring Break! E-mail Russ at rpate1@cfl.rr.com More Info Dive boat with Lady Cyana Divers . Year 2000 data More Info . Year 2000 Dive Trip Report . Davis Ledge (#280), Hens & Chickens (#281), Duane (#282), Pickles Ledge (#283).
Mar 22-24
Stuart - Jupiter , the 80 foot ledges for LOBSTER! Dive Trip Report
Dive Tanks & Poney are used for safety as we do dive alone! Capt Bob prepares the boat for an early morning departure! The Irishman is ready for the Back-Flip into the water. Note the flat seas and blue waters for this dive. Fellow Diver Back-Flips into the water. If you've never used this entry method, it is different!! And, the product of the dives are: Florida Bugs . This one is a meal in itself! And, another shot of the dvie product: more Bugs !!
Mar 27
Stuart - Jupiter , the Peck's Lake for LOBSTER! Dive Trip Report
With heavy seas (3 - 5 ft), a strong SE wind (10 - 15 knots), and some engine problems, we decided to dive in Peck's Lake. It was a great dive, lot's of Lobster for the end of the season dive: BUGS . And as a show of cheer, the two biggest of this last bug dive of the season:
Mar 29
Joint Dive Clubs - Meeting / Party Just starting to get in the works, a joint meeting / party / etc for some of the local dive clubs. Date, Location and Place TBD
March /Apil
End of Lobster Season
Mar 31

***** ***** April 2002 ***** *****

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Down Under Dive Club Club Picnic Pelican Park, Satellite Beach, contact Jeri 733-0812. Starts at 10:00 am, bring a dish to pass. Drinks and main course provided.
April 13
Sun-N-Fun, Lakeland, all about airplanes!
April 6-13
Earth Day dive in - The Coral Reef Alliance (CORAL). More Info The Bicardi Limon Beach Dive team will probably do a Pepper Park Beach Dive on Sunday, April 21. CANCELED DUE TO POOR VIS!
April 21-22
Down Under Dive Club, Lantana - Starfish Enterprise Earth Day Dive. Christal at 752-6031. @$50.00
April 21
Beach Dive Florida with the Bacardi Limon Beach Dive Team , Beach dive on the URCA de Lima and Pepper Park - CONDITIONS PERMITTING!! This is the first official full team dive. We will meet at the URCA de Lima at 8:00 am on Saturday, Conditions Permitting!! , Beach dive with ScubaGirl & The Irishman!
April 21
Down Under Dive Club , Wreck Dive The AquaZoo, Jeri 733-0812.
April 27

***** ***** May 2002 ***** *****

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Venice Shark Tooth Fest! Well, they've changed the time of the year for this event. It's always been in August and it's very HOT in August. I've measured 92 degrees while beach diving at 20 ft below the surface in 1 ft of vis! April 28/29, 2002
1999 Dive Trip Report: , Note Date Changed to April from precious August!!
May 11, 12
Bacardi Limon Beach Dive Team will be celebrating Laura's 40th Birthday at the Irishman's in West Melbourne, Saturday Night, 7:00 PM, RSVP Please!
And the Irishman's Present to Laura for her Birthday - Made In Ireland
May 11
BEACH DIVE AT Ocean Fest 2002 - Lauderdale-By-The-Sea
with the Bacardi Limon Beach Dive Team. We will be doing an early Saturday Morning Beach Dive. We plan on meeting at Datura Rd and the Ocean (about 2 blocks South of Commercial Blvd and A1A. Afterwards, go to Oceanfest. Dive talks, equipment, trips and shops on display. Else - go to the Keys for the Wall dive with the Down Under Dive Club. 2001 Dive Trip Report We did not dive due to Very Big Waves!!
May 17-19
Down Under Dive Club, The WALL in Biscayne Bay Dive the 120 foot Wall in Biscayne Bay, in Biscayne National Park, Homestead, Florida on St. Patricks Day, @$150.00 includes overnight, 2 dives with tanks and weights. Marcia at 777-6722. NOTE: If we fill the boat, they will dive the WALL on both Saturday and Sunday. This is an Awesome Dive and worth going to. The Wall
THIS DIVE WAS RESCHEDULED FROM MARCH AND IS BEING COMBINED WITH AN ADVANCED CERTIFICATION CLASS - GREAT CHANCE FOR OW TO GET ADVANCED!!
The Wall Dive was canceled due to weather - it's posponed until July!
May 18-19
Memorial Weekend in the Keys . Long weekend in Marathon - dive, snorkel, bike ride, Key West Crawl, Party!! Trip Report & Pics
May 23-28

***** ***** June 2002 ***** *****

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Beach Dive Florida with the Bacardi Limon Beach Dive Team , Beach Dive on the 1715 Wreck of the Urca de Lima in Ft. Pierce and then Pepper Park - weather and conditions permitting! Sunday, June 9, 8:00 am.
Dive Trip Report: . Canceled due to strong winds, big waves and poor vis !
June 9
West Palm Beach - The Rampage
On Father's Day, I decided to treat my self to a West Palm Dive on The Rampage . Capt Bob on Rampage is one of the Greatest Dive Boats / Capt's! I haven't dove with him in an while! So, this was a good time to do a West Palm - Rampage - Breaker's Reef dive! Laura (My Fiancee) is studying for finals, so this was some free time to play! . Dive Trip Report
June 16
Down Under Dive Club, Full Moon Dive in Jupiter. $49 + $13 for tanks, 8:00 PM dive , Rob 725-7829
The dive was canceled by the boat. 8 foot seas!!!
June 22
Beach Dive Florida with the Bacardi Limon Beach Dive Team , Beach Dive on the 1715 Wreck of the Urca de Lima in Ft. Pierce and then Pepper Park - weather and conditions permitting! Sunday, June 23, 8:00 am.
Beach dive canceled due to high winds and big waves!!
June 23
Port Canaveral Dvie for a friend. The dive was canceled due to BIG waves Pics , and heavy rain clouds!
June 20
Port Canaveral Dive for a friend. Very calm seas, interesting dives. Dive Trip Report (393, 394)
June 24
Down Under Dive Club , Dive Jupiter with Adventure Scuba. Karen at 544-2960. Dive Trip Report [395, 396] . Group Picture
June 29
Beach Dive Florida with the Bacardi Limon Beach Dive Team , Beach Dive on the 1715 Wreck of the Urca de Lima in Ft. Pierce and then Pepper Park - weather and conditions permitting! Sunday, June 30, 8:00 am. Well, due to a big rain storm at Pepper Park, we moved north to Round Island Park! Dive Trip Report (397) . Group Picture . Limon Rum Toast Picture
June 30

***** ***** July 2002 ***** *****

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Beach Dive Florida with the Bacardi Limon Beach Dive Team , Beach Dive on the 1715 Wreck of the Urca de Lima
Due to plant shutdown for a week, I'll be diving various locations during this time period: Sebastian Inlet, Cabin Wreck off of Mc Lardy's Museum, etc!
July 1-5
West Palm Beach - The Rampage
Three Tanks & Lunch! After a very long time away from the Breaker's Reef, The Irishman got up a dive trip to West Palm on the Rampage! We did the new wrecks (3 ships down), the Flower Garden and the Breakers! Dive Trip Report (398, 499, 400)
July 3
Beach Dive Florida with the Bacardi Limon Beach Dive Team , Beach Dive Ft. Pierce / Vero Beach conditions permitting! Saturday, July 6, 8:00 am. Twas a Great Dive on the Urca de Lima - Vis was 40 feet (Yep - FOURTY FEET) . We sat the anchor, cannon, ship keel and ribs, and ballast stones! Pictures to follow. Water temp 82 deg!
Dive Trip Report . Pictures Anchor : 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , Ballast Stone: 1 , 2 , Cannon: 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 Snorkeler's & Divers: 1 , 2 , Ship's Wooden Keel & Ribs: 1 , 2 , 3
July 6
Down Under Dive Club , Ed's Birthday Dive data TBD , Ed 255-5587
July 13
Beach Dive Florida with the Bacardi Limon Beach Dive Team , Beach Dive on the 1715 Wreck of the Urca de Lima in Ft. Pierce and then Pepper Park - weather and conditions permitting! Conditions permitting, we may dive the Boiler Wreck in Vero. Sunday, July 14, 8:00 am.
Dive canceled due to Bad Weather
July 14
Beach Dive Florida with the Bacardi Limon Beach Dive Team , Beach Dive on the 1715 Wreck of the Urca de Lima in Ft. Pierce and then Pepper Park - weather and conditions permitting! Sunday, July 21, 8:00 am. We dove the Boiler Wreck in Vero - Dive Trip Report , and some Pictures:
July 21
FLORIDA LOBSTER Mini-Season
The Bicardi Limon Beach Dive Team should be doing a Mini-Season Beach Dive for BUGS!!
July 24-25
Down Under Dive Club , Karen's Choice data TBD (Probably will be Juno Ledges in Jupiter], Karen 544-2960 - CANCELED !
July 27
Beach Dive Florida with the Bacardi Limon Beach Dive Team , Beach Dive on the 1715 Wreck of the Urca de Lima in Ft. Pierce and then Pepper Park - weather and conditions permitting! Sunday, July 28, 8:00 am.
Canceled due to weather.
July 28

***** ***** August 2002 ***** *****

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Beach Dive Florida with the Bacardi Limon Beach Dive Team , Beach Dive in Wabasso! . Dive Trip Report
Pic of the Beach Dive Team Pic of Disney & Wabasso Park from the dive reef! . Two divers and their dive kayak The dive was followed by Jake and Laura kayaking in Vero.
Aug 4
FLORIDA LOBSTER SEASON OPENS
The Florida Lobster Season is now open!!
Aug 6
Beach Dive Florida with the Bacardi Limon Beach Dive Team , Beach Dive wherever it's clear! With lobster season open, I'm trying some kayak diving. Regular diving and snorkeling is also available! Saturday, 10-Aug, 8:00 am - meet someplace!
Aug 10
Down Under Dive Club , Lobster Dive West Palm with The Rampage Sunday, 11-August, 11:30 am dive (gives you time to sleep), $45 + $7 per tank. The Irishman at 984-????.
Dive Trip Report Great Dive, few bugs, Great Reefs!! PIC of the Dive Cllub Members on Rampage!
Aug 11
Beach Dive Florida with the Bacardi Limon Beach Dive Team , Beach Dive on the 1715 Wreck of the Urca de Lima in Ft. Pierce and then Pepper Park - weather and conditions permitting! Saturday / Sunday, Aug 17 / 18, 8:00 am. Dive canceled due to Waves & Poor Vis Pic
Aug 17 / 18
Down Under Dive Club, Pompano (Note: The Miami Wrecks is changed to Pompano)! Dive Boynton Beach on Splashdown Dive Charters. The dives are on the Budwiser and a reef. Cost $45. Jeri at 733-0812. [Note: Changed from Saturday to Sunday]
Aug 25
Beach Dive Florida with the Bacardi Limon Beach Dive Team , Beach Kayak / Dive out of Pepper Park! Dive Trip Report
Pictures: Debi , Gary and The Irishman in their Dive Kayaks at the Reef Site. Debi and Gary with LUNCH!!
Aug 24
Beach Dive Florida with the Bacardi Limon Beach Dive Team , Beach at JC Park in Vero ! Dive Trip Report
Pictures: Dive Team members about to enter the water. Underwater poor vis. Beach shot from dive loc. Bugs , Bugs and more Bugs
Aug 25
Key Largo Coral Spawning Project
Aug 27 - Sept 2

***** ***** September 2002 ***** *****

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Beach Dive Florida with the Bacardi Limon Beach Dive Team , Picture of the WAVES - Why we didn't Beach Dive over the holiday!!
Sept 01
Down Under Dive Club, Dive the Wrecks of Key Largo - Bibb, Spiegel Grove, Duane, Eagle . Conch Republic dives on Saturday morning on the Bibb, Saturday afternoon and the Spiegel Grove , overnight at Ocean Point Suites. Sunday morning dive on the eagle, tanks & breakfast included. Room one night - @$50, 1 dive trip = 2 dives, with tanks: @$55, Key Largo Wreck Coin $10, Spiegel Grove extra: $10. There are slots for a maximum of 12 divers only! The Irishman at 984-????. At the last minute, Conch replace their 6 pack with the big boat - 20-30 divers can now go!!!
Well, 10 Divers went on the Bibb , Duane , Spiegel Grove and Eagle ! 4 Wrecks (each at 110 - 145 feet), 6 GREAT Dives in Key Largo with Conch Republic! Trip Report & Jeri's Picturs . And, although Ocean Point was a very nice place to look at, we did have some HASSLES that leads to their entry into my ! NOT RECOMMENDED LIST
Club Pictures: Pic 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10
Bibb: 1 , 2
Pictures by Jeri: Sponge , - Parrot Fish , - Jeri , - Spade Fish , - ?? Fish , - The Irishman Swimthrough Eagle , - Trumpet Fish , - The Eagle! , - The Eagle! , - Bob Hanging , - Bob on a Beam , - Cuda on the Eagle , - The Irishman on the Eagle
Sept 6 /7 / 8
Down Under Dive Club, Shark Round Up Abernathy Scuba Adventures, Swim With The Sharks [Note: Shark feeding is now against the law]. Marty at 253-4713. We dove, we saw some sharks, no one was bit!
Trip Report , Pictures: There's a shark out there! , Lot's of fish , Shark , Shark , Shark
Sept 22

***** ***** October 2002 ***** *****

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Down Under Dive Club, Jupiter Dive with Adventure Scuba and Capt. Leigh! Meet at the dive shop at 8:00am, $40. Debi at 728-7243.
Trip Report , Great dive, lots of fish,
Pictures by the Irishman using an inexpensive under $100 35 mm camera: Fish , Fish , Turtle , Turtle , Strange Striped Fish , Fish , Fish , Moray
Oct 12
Down Under Dive Club, Club Picnic at Wickham Park 11 AM to 4 PM. Hots and Burgs provided, bring a dish to pass. Great Picnic, lots of food and maragatas!
Oct 13
Down Under Dive Club, Underwater Pumpkin Carving Contest, West Palm Beach, RAMPAGE , Sunday, 11:30 am at the dock, $45, The Irishman 321-984-????. Bring a Pumpkin and your dive knife! For a second dive, we'll anchor over a shallow reef and the divers can carve out their Pumpkin! PRIZES! Snorkeler's Welcome! Note, Pumpkins FLOAT, so bring an extra 5 - 10 lbs to hold your pumpkin down!
Oct 27

***** ***** November 2002 ***** ******

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Down Under Dive Club, Lobster Dive / Wreck Dive / Jupiter Dive - TBD!! West Palm with The Rampage Sunday, 10-Nov, 11:30 am dive (gives you time to sleep), $45 + $7 per tank. The Irishman at 984-????.
Nov 10
Lobster Dive - Wreck Dive - West Palm with The Rampage Two dives - Princess and Breakers? Trip Report
Nov ?
Key Largo - The Irishman and several other groups.
15 - 17-Nov-2002, Friday, Sunday, Key Largo! 15-Nov, Friday afternoon drive to Key Largo (4.5 hour drive). Tent camp at American Outdoors (305-852-8054), mm 87.5, cost $35 - $40 per night with up to 7 people per campsite. I can take 2-3 in my van, one other kayak on the roof and have camping / cooking gear for a split on gas and tolls. This is a nice campsite with paved roads, showers and is right on the water. It'll be a U-Kayak Yourself, there may be scheduled trips, any suggestion. But there's lot's of water to go out in. I'll be scheduling some diving and snorkeling trips with Conch Republic Divers in Tavernier. Suggestions, parties, bike rides, are also a possibility. Maybe a Saturday morning kayak tour with Florida Bay Outfitters (rental's available) followed by an afternoon dive / snorkel trip and an evening crash / burn and rum party! This is also the weekend of the Rum Runner's race in Key Largo if your interested in going/watching. Florida Bay Outfitter's has several tours / trips available.
http://www.kayakfloridakeys.com/schedules.htm
George at 951-???? days, 984-???? evenings, -or- Irishman@SpryNet.Com.
We didn't go due to Huricane Force Winds and Rain!! Matt had a hard time in the kayak race and the race did not go the entire distance.
Nov 15-17
Down Under Dive Club, Tour of Forever Florida Eco-tour out west of Melbourne!! Take a brief departure from the water, go on a 1 1/2 hour tour of a 4,700 acre nature preserve and working cattle ranch to experience another of Florida's unique environmental treasures. Bob at 723-7640 or 508-5449, @ $25.
Twas a great trip - worth doing at least once! Make sure you take the long tour ride!
Nov 23
Down Under Dive Club Turkey 15th Birthday Dive in Lantana, Starfish Enterpise, $40, Debi at 728-7243
Nov 30

***** ***** December 2002 ***** *****

***Date***

Down Under Dive Club, Christmas Party food, fun, excitement, gift exchange!! 7:00 PM at the Brevard Hyperbaric Chamber (Note change of time for this meeting only!!
Great Party - The Irishman won the 80 cu ft tank. And, as he really did't need another tank, donated it to a new club member.
Dec 11
Down Under Dive Club FREE Beach Dive at Lauderdal By The Sea!! They say the water's the clearest in the winter. Debi at 728-7243
The Irishman didn't go due to the potential for COLD weather. Debi et al went and had a great dive!
Dec 14
West Palm Beach - The Rampage , Ship Sinking and Dive!
On Sunday, 15-Dec-2002, a select few divers were aboard the SS Dive Ship Rampage out of West Palm Beach for the morning dive. We witnessed the sinking of a 180 foot freighter , the M.V. Thozina from Panama. It's the 4th one this year in this area. She was positioned between two other wrecks and sunk in 90 feet of water. It took about 10 minutes for the water to get to the initial level shown in this movie. And, 10 minutes after this movie ended, this group of divers were in the water and headed down for the first look at this new wreck. 11 Meg Movie , Dive Trip Report
Pictures: 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10
Lidar Survey of Governor's Reef , this map shows the Double Ledges Reef and the 4 Ships of the Governor's River Walk Reef - it shows the bottom at 90 - 100 feet !!!!
Dec 16
And a Happy and Fruitful Holliday and New's Years to all from George and Laura
Dec 25
Diving With George I'm off from 21-Dec until Jan 2 and am looking for divers to dive, spend a few days in the Keys or whatever. Irishman@Sprynet.com
Dec 21 - Jan 01
Down Under Dive Club Tuesday, 31-Dec Down Under Dive Club West Palm Beach (hopefully) New Years Eve Night Dive. Debi at 728-7243.
Join the Down Under Dive Club for the Dive of the Year with the Starfish Enterprise in Lantana
Go into the water in 2002 and surface in 2003.
After the diving, celebrate the New Year with a champagne toast and food.
The boat leaves the dock at 9 p.m. on December 31st for a two-tank dive in some of the most beautiful waters on the East Coast.
The cost is only $60 per diver + tanks. Non-divers are welcome.
Call Debi or Gary for more information at (321) 728-7243 or e-mail d-buck@cfl.rr.com
** All payments must be made by December 11th and because this is a special charter, the two week cancellation policy will be strictly adhered to.

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