NZ Dolphin Underwater

& Adventure Club

Newsletter April 2016

Next Club Meeting: Wed 13th April 7:30pm Venue: Clubrooms

Club AGM & PizzaNight

www.dolphinunderwater.org

Club’s Mail Address: Club Contacts 14 Gails Drive, Phone numbers & emails Okura, Committee listings inside RD2 Albany

COMMITTEE MEMBERS: 2015/2016 President/Editor Denis Adams 444 0501 triden@clear.net.nz

Vice-President/Web/PR Richard Biddle 022 018 6968 richardbiddle@gmail.com

Secretary/Treasurer Margaret Howard 473 8069 Ph/Fax marg.howard@xtra.co.nz

Sec/Treasurer backup Trish Mahon-Adams 444 0501 t.triden@gmail.com

Web Site John Freeman 478 4958 johnf@witblitz.net

Dive Trips Organisers Situation Vacant

Adventure Trips Martin Saggers 410 2363 saggersmar1@orcon.net.nz

Kate Ellis 410 2363 kate65nz@orcon.net.nz

Entertainment Tom Butler 624 3505 trbutler@xtra.co.nz

Past President Steve Boundford O/Seas

Clubroom Management Denis Adams 0275 970 922 triden@clear.net.nz

Life & Honorary Members Barry Barnes – Life Peter & Margaret Howard – Life Brian Horton – Life Reg Lawson - Life Roberto Tonei – Life Dave Quinlan – Life Graham Thumah – Honorary Tony & Jenny Enderby - Honorary Eileen Slark – Honorary

Cover Page Photo: Free divers heading out to practice rescues by Denis (spot the drone)

What’s on our coming agenda?

13th April – Wednesday – 7.00pm – Dive Club Meeting - Club Rooms - Northcote Road Extension - AGM & Pizza Night – Some of our committee would like to stand down as they have over many years contributed a hell of a lot of time to keep the club going. It’s now time for some fresh faces to fill the ranks & do their bit to keep our long established club going. How about putting your hand up & giving it a go? Our new financial year begins in April and Membership will be due for 2016-2017. 12th – 15th May – Fri-Sunday – 2016 Hutchwilco NZ Boat Show – ASB Showgrounds, Greenlane 28th May - Saturday - Movie Night and Roast Dinner - 177 Riverdale Road, Avondale – 6.30pm onwards – $25pp includes movie, dinner (7pm) and ice cream at interval, young children $10pp – BYO drinks and nibbles– contact Tom Ph 09 624 3505 trbutler@xtra.co.nz 2nd – 4th December 2016 – Join the South Auckland Dive Club and Dive the Mercury Islands on the ‘MV Whai’ – out from Whitianga – Board the ‘Whai’ 5.00pm on Friday night, and return to Whitianga wharf around 5.00pm on the Sunday. Only one tank as compressor on board – two plus dives a day. Usually bring home a good feed of scallops, crayfish and fish. All food provided just bring your own drinks – This is just early notification, but an extremely popular trip – indicate your interest to Chris Mardon – phone 4838657 02102628956 jcmardon@slingshot.co.nz

Other events & suggestions please contact a committee member or organise it yourself & get the club

to make up your numbers. I.e. – Dives, trips NZ & O’Seas, Events, Outings, Tramps, Dinners, Movies,

whatever social event tickles your fancy. We can be an adventure seeking lot.

Our Club’s Trip Rules

A. Bookings allowed on all trips.

B. A deposit or full payment to be made at time of booking.

C. Full payment MUST be paid at least two weeks before departure date.

D. Trips Officer to handle trips & bookings, & Treasurer to handle finances. Cancellations due to weather will be refunded in full, or transferred to another trip.

E. Members cancelling for any reason will lose full monies unless they find a replacement for their position on the trip.

F The trips Officer will determine if there are enough people to run a trip & if not will notify cancellation two weeks prior to departure.

Non-Members & non-financial members will be charged an extra $10 on trips.

Two trips & club membership is a must.

All Member’s Subs will be due for the current year in April plus any outstanding. Family Membership $55 – Single $45 – Junior $30 – Social $30

These subscriptions will change quarterly during the year (new club ruling as of the AGM)

When financial you will then receive one of the new CLUB membership cards. Have you paid your subs yet – see Margaret or Trish next meeting or do it online.

Club’s Internet bank account is 06 0122 0074227 00 & don’t forget to put in your name or cheques posted to Club’s mailing address, (front page). Club Membership also includes Affiliation to the New Zealand Underwater Association.

To those that wish the club to survive this comment is serious.

Come AGM time we need fresh faces on the committee to run the club, some of us have been there a long time & are overdue for retirement to be fair. They are not that onerous as jobs go, but do require enthusiasm. Also it looks good on a CV when applying for a job that may require leadership skills.

Start thinking about it now & we can guide on your way. Denis

Who’s been doing what lately file

A email from the Howards in Tasmania. (Slightly edited).

Hi Trish & Denis

Nice to hear from you Trish, I have hardly been on Facebook since here in Tasmania. I have finally got a USB device working and getting email in the camper, well it did the other day, yet to try it again. You think Telecom are bad, try Telstra and living in a remote part of the World.

We are on count down now before we leave Tassie we have been here since the 3rd Feb. Just two weeks, the good news is the cabin is going well, we will have the roofing iron on and outside walls papered. Leaving the cabin at least water proof. Eran can then finish off the outside cladding and inside at his leisure. The weather has been excellent allowing us plenty of time on the block. I don’t think we have missed one day through rain. It’s been hard work and Pete and Eran are really tired. They have had to push themselves to achieve what they have while Pete is here. There is no way Eran could have done it on his own. We still call it a cabin, but it is a two bedroom house.

My job has been to keep the boys well, watered and fed, painting, varnishing, scrub clearing, and being there for Matthew while Kerrie is away. As you see working but no income, Pete’s pay is a beer a day and a little whiskey at bed time ☺

We are only home for nine days and then we head to the Gold Coast for a couple of weeks and diving Heron Island.

Geoff rang the other day and had a chat, he said the free diving event went well, shame about the bike (Guest Yoga Instructor’s). The girl should have put it inside, it’s a wonder there is not more theft from down there considering the kayaks etc that are around at times.

Well must away, my day at home to catch up here before I pick Kerrie up from the airport tomorrow. The camper needs attention before we put her in storage again. Kerrie is only home for two weeks before she heads back to Mt Gambier where she is working at the moment. All go, very busy times.

Love to you both, P&M

Clearing the site First lot of ceiling ply going on

Free Divers Safety Awareness Day for all divers at the Club Rooms

Briefing Instructors, Moss, Rob & Braden Police Dive Squad speaker from Wellington

Audience 1st session - morning Audience 2nd session - afternoon

Explaining breath holding & what happens to you Trish breath holding with Dave observing

Divers preparing to swim out to the dive spot Crowd discussing events & being interviewed

TV crew on LHS preparing to interview Pack up time You can check out the media coverage for the day: http://www.newshub.co.nz/nznews/freediving-safety-course-follows-great-barrier-deaths-2016040317#axzz44jqsrmIN Freediving club takes the plunge offering free safety training http://i.stuff.co.nz/national/78500626/Freediving-club-takes-the-plunge-offering-free-safety-training?cid=app-iPad A well organised day with Trish even winning a free diving course, so she can rescue me? Rob the main organiser is keen for this to be regular event to travel the country, we will welcome them back again as it was very informative even for SCUBA divers. Denis

Should be something of interest to all us here!

A bit of laugh for the month

A woman went to the Doctor’s office, where she was seen by one of the new doctors, but after about 4 minutes in the examination room, she burst out screaming as she ran down the hall. An older doctor stopped her and asked what the problem was, and she told him her story. After listening, he had her sit down and told her to go relax in another room. The older doctor marched down the hallway to the back where the first doctor was and demanded, “What’s the matter with you? Mrs. Terry is 63 years old, she has two grown children and several grandchildren, and you told her she was pregnant?” The new doctor continued to write on his clipboard and without looking up said, “Does she still have the hiccups?”

And one for the road

A police officer stopped a car for speeding & saw a dog in the back.

“Does this dog have a licence?” the officer asked the driver.

“Oh no, officer,” said the driver, “I do all the driving myself.”

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Still Wanted

A couple of SCUBA divers to check the bottom of the lake where the free divers practice for ropes etc. See Denis