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The Presidents Rant: winter version |
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Well we are half way through winter and although water temps are down the diving just keeps on coming!
Recently we have had several good days out mainly diving the Bay for scallops and exploring the wrecks and reefs off Rosebud, Williamstown & Queenscliff.
A large goup of VSAGers have just returned from diving the Beqa Lagoon Shark dive in Fiji. By all accounts a fabulous trip with great diving and even better food and accomodation.
As the depths of winter are fast approaching we are planning our annual Christmas in July feast as well as planning a few easy shallow dives in the upper Bay area on the Uralba and the old tyre reefs.
The club has planned a diver recovery day for early October. the plan is to practice recovering an unconcious diver into our various small boats. This has been planned for some time and we hope to see all boat owners supporting us on the day. There will be a dive on offer as well after the serious stuff -as well as the usual after dive de-brief at a local watering hole!
Wilsons Prom Cup weekend is fast approaching and anyone wanting a camp site with the club has to advise the Dive Captain Alan Storen asap. Cash with order is the only way to book a site!
Brrrrr... gotta love this winter don't ya!!
Greg Richards.
Posted by Shadow on Mon, 19 Jul 2010 09:53 AM (830 reads)
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VSAG Dive Day Costs |
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The VSAG Committee has found it necessary to review the the current member contribution to dive boat costs on VSAG Dive Days.
The new contribution will be $40.00 per diver, per dive day for local diving.
The contribution towards the ramp fees of $2 per diver, has been adjusted for the boats of Mick Jeacle, Peter Briggs and John Lawler and will not apply. These boat ramp fees have been funded by the club.
These are the main members' boats participating in the majority of VSAG dives.
The new contribution level is as a result of decreasing fuel and oil prices.
The VSAG Committee has the discretion to adjust the dive boat contribution in response to the level of fuel prices and this is reviewed periodically.
Please ensure you have the correct funds and make your contribution promptly after each dive day is concluded.
Single tank dives, trips away and day trips from remote locations are charged at rates commensurate with the time and distance involved in getting the boat to the dive location.
Note: It is important that divers bring the correct dive boat contribution money on the day. Boat owners have to prepare the boat for the trip home and the last thing they need is to be chasing up contributions and then having to change notes and coins. Boat owners are not bankers, thus divers without the correct money may be asked to find change to pay the correct contribution.
Thank You.
VSAG Committee.
Posted by BUBBLEDIVER on Tue, 15 Jan 2008 10:24 PM (544 reads)
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ANZAC Day 2007 |
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On the 25th April 1915 the legend of the ANZACs was started. Over the course of the First World War in Turkey, France and Belguim the young men of Australia and New Zealand fought and died in despicable conditions we can barely imagine. We truly are indebted to them as a nation for their unimaginable sacrifices.
Today, every April 25th we celebrate their heroism, their spirit and their memory with the annual ANZAC Day Holiday. Some attend the dawn services, some the footy, others the RSL or play two-up. At VSAG we do a bit of all of the above, plus, a few of us go diving.
An 88 year old WW2 veteran in today's Age says that the friendships you make in peacetime are nothing compared to the mateship you make in war. I haven't been to war, but I understand his sentiments. People whose very existence relies on their mates, form bonds that transcend anything in normal day to day living. The same is just as apt for divers, Artic explorers or mountain climbers. It's not just a common interest that binds us together as buddies, it is the fact that when its all said and done, all of us rely on the the guy next to us to make sure we both come back alive.
As a tribute to the way of life we enjoy, VSAG today conducted a dive expedition to the J1 submarine. Sunk in 1926 after serving in the First World War, it today lies in 38m of water about 5 kms from the Rip. It is indeed a sombre reminder of the harsh reality of sea warfare.
In all 7 divers dived both here and at the sponge gardens off Shortlands Bluff in mild conditions with only average to poor visablity. As we geared up to do the 2nd dive we paused to listen to the last post from the MCG over the radio. Truly, a moment to reflect.
The dives were excellent, considering the ordinary visability, and the general consensus of the dive afterwards at the Sorrento Pub, was, 9 out of 10. Most of the patrons in the pub were only interested in the footy scores. I'd like to think that after a days diving we were only interested in each other and the bonds of true mateship.
As a kid I trivialised ANZAC Day as an irrelevant anachronism from the past. Now days, I see it for what it is, an essential reminder of what we were, what we are and a reminder of the sacrifices of our forefathers. We must never forget.
Posted by Shadow on Wed, 25 Apr 2007 12:00 PM (905 reads)
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