may long weekend dive extravaganza - may 19 to 21st ... 2017 final...may long weekend dive...

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ClubsAttending:1. CoquitlamScubaClub2. DuncanDivers3. VancouverPescaderos

4. CampbellRiverTide-Rippers5. Hosts-TopIslandEconauts

Communications:• Pleaseensurethisisdistributedinformationpackageisdistributedtoallyourparticipatingclub

members.• IfthereareparticipantsthatwishtobeaddedtotheEconauts’DiveExtravaganzaFacebookpage,

pleaserelaytheirnamesorhavethemcontacteconauts@telus.netdirectly.FunandGamesRelated:• TheweekendthemeisVikings!TherewillbevariousactivitiesfromFridaynighttotheSaturday

eveningBBQthatwillculminateinoneclubearningthepillagers’prize!Costumeprizecategoriesare:mostcreative;mostauthentic;funniest;andbestclubeffort.

• “Oops”and“McGiverDiver”willagainbeawarded.• WhaleWatchingavailablewithStubbsIslandWhaleWatchingonSunday,May21standMonday,May

22nd.Seewww.stubbs-island.comorcontact1-800-665-3066forratesandtimes.• TheWhaleInterpretiveCentrewillbeopen.Entrybydonation.

FinalSchedule:

Time Notes

FridayMay19th • 5.00PM • KillerWhaleCaféopens

• 8.00PM • Meet,greet,safetyorientationandicebreakeratKillerWhaleCafé.Prizes!Pleaseallattend.

• Dinnercanbeorderedto9PMSaturdayMay20th

• 10:00AM • MeetingforDMsandBoatOperators

• 11AMdepartureforPlumperGroupdives

• 12:45PMdepartureforWeyntonPassdives

DepartureDive#1• 8’floodtoebb• AnticipatedslackinPlumperGroupis11:50AM• ForNEPearseandBacksideofStubbs,startdivingat1:30PM

• Betweendives • Cylindersfilled.Bringtothebeginningoftheboardwalk

• 4:40departurealldives DepartureDive#2• 8’ebbtoflood• WillbeebbingsoNEPearseandBacksideofStubbscanbedivedassoonasarrive• AnticipatedslackinPlumperGroupis5:40PM• Afterdive–Pleasebringcylinderstothebeginningoftheboardwalk,willbefilled

SundayAM.• 8:00PM • GroupBBQdinnerandgoodtimes–Vikingtheme!

SponsoredbySunFunDiverswithdessertsandsaladsbyEconauts[Econautsmeetat7:30atWhaleInterpretiveCentre]

• Prizesforcostumes:mostcreative;mostauthentic;funniest;bestclubeffortSundayMay21st

Challengingdaytoschedule.Firstslackistooearly(7AM)and3rdslackistoolate(6:45PM)whichiswhythedayisscheduledasitis.

• 10:30AM

• RaffleAnnounceMcGiverDiverandOopsAwardwinnersAnnouncewinnerforViking-themedactivitiesGroupphoto

• 12AMdepartureforPlumperGroupdives

• 1:45PMdepartureforWeyntonPassdives

DepartureDive#3• 7’floodtoebb• AnticipatedslackinPlumperGroupis12:55AM• ForNEPearseandBacksideofStubbs,startdivingat2:30PM

• Staggereddeparturetimes• OnlyNEPearseandBackside

ofStubbscanbedived.

DepartureDive#4• 7’ebb• Seediveschedule

• Afterdive#4 • Forthosewhohaveorganizedthis-cylindersfillsforMonday.Bringemptycylinderstothebeginningoftheboardwalk.

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DiveSchedule:Thefollowinglookslikealotoffundoesn’tit?JNaturehasdiveschedulingquiteapuzzlethisyear.TheschedulewillbereviewedattheFridaynightgathering.

Dive#1Saturday8’floodtoebb

Dive#2Saturday8’ebbtoflood

Dive#3Sunday7’floodtoebb

Dive#4Sunday7’floodtoebb

PlumperGroupDives

Departure11AMAnticipatedslack11:50AMWHITEflaggedentry

Departure4:40PMAnticipatedslack5:40PMORANGEflaggedentry

Departure12:00AMAnticipatedslack12:55PMWHITEflaggedentry

Bob’sSpot Tiderippers Pescaderos#1 EconautsPlumperWall DuncanDivers Pescaderos#2 Pescaderos#2WarbonnetWall Coquitlam? Econauts TiderippersMarg’sWall Pescaderos#1 Coquitlam? DuncanDiversGumbootWall PlumperRock WeyntonPassDives

Departure12:45PMStartdivingat1:30PM1entrypoint

Departure4:40PMCandiveassoonasarrive.1entrypoint

Departure1:45PMStartdivingat2:30PM1entrypoint

Ensurehave1hoursurfaceinterval.1entrypoint

DonotreturntoTC.Diveassoonas1hoursurfaceintervalisdone~3PM

LikelybestnottoreturntoTCbetweendives.Startdivingat3:45PM

LikelybestnottoreturntoTCbetweendives.Startdivingat4:30PM.

BacksideofStubbs

Pescaderos#2 Tiderippers Coquitlam? Econauts DuncanDivers

Pescaderos#1

NEPearse Econauts DuncanDivers Pescaderos#1 Tiderippers Pescaderos#2

Coquitlam?

Sponsors:Checkoutthelatestatwww.econauts.org/Sponsors_2016.htmlandinthefinalpagesofthisbulletin.• Ticketsare$20/eachor6for$100/6.Ticketsalesonlyopentomembersofparticipatingscubaclubs.

IfyourfellowdiveclubmemberswhoarenotattendingtheExtravaganzawishtopurchasetickets,contactengeljacqui@gmail.com.

• TheMayLongWeekendDiveExtravaganzahasbeenheldforover30yearsandisoneoftheveryfewremaininginter-clubdiveeventsinBritishColumbia.OursponsorsaidinkeepingthecultureofscubadivinginBCgoingandallowtheTopIslandEconautstocontinueoursocio-environmentalefforts.Specificsherewww.econauts.org/Sponsorship.html.Anyopportunityyouhavetoacknowledgethesponsorsgoesalongwayinshowingthatthesupportandpromotionisofvaluetothem.

FoodNotes:Openingtimesforrestaurantsandcafes:• SeahorseCafé–openfrom8AMto6PMdaily.Willhaveapatiobreakfastspecial.• KillerWhaleCafé–openfrom10AMto9PMonSaturdayandSunday.Barbeque:• Saturdaynight:SunFunDiverssponsoredBBQ–hotdogs,hamburgers,saladsanddesserts.Please

bringownplates,cutlery,etc.fromthecabins.• TherewillalsobeaBBQavailableattheKillerWhaleCaféonSundaynight.Theywouldgreatlyvalue

ityoucouldreserveontheFridaynight.

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LiabilityandSafety:• Diveboatsandsafetyequipmenttobearrangedbyindividualclubs.• Pleasenotethatallresponsibilitylieswithindividualclubsandtheirboatoperatorsforthesafety

oftheirmembersandanyissuesofliability.• YouareawarethatthedivingconditionsoftheNorthernVancouverIslandareforhighly

experienced,competentcold-waterdiversonly.• Notethatparticipationiscontingentonclubsadheringtoa“notake,notouch”policywithregardto

marinelife.Cylinders:• Required:2filledcylinders–singlealuminum80’spreferred–pleasetagcylindersforidentification.• Cylindersmusthaveup-to-datevisualandhydroinspectionsortheywillnotberefilled.No

exceptions.• High-pressureDINtankscanonlybefilledto3200lbsduetothelimitsofourcompressor.• Seescheduleforfilltimes.• Regretfully,theClubdoesnothavethecapacitytofilldoublecylinders.Thereisnoissuewithdiving

withdoubles(otherthanthemaximumdivetimeshouldbe60minutes).• Notethatcylinderrental(includingsteel80s)andNitroxfillscanbeorganizedwithSunFunDivers

250-956-2243.

DirectionstoTelegraphCove:• FollowHighway19inthedirectionofCampbellRiverandthenPortHardy• 10kmbeforePortMcNeill–turnrightoffHighwayinthedirectionofTelegraphCoveandAlderBay.

Thisisaveryobviousturnoffwithmultipletourismsigns.15kmtoTelegraphCovefromthispoint.• After10km,turnleftforafurther5km–followTelegraphCovesigns• WhenreachTelegraphCove–parkinlotonrightSponsorshipdetails:

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