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Treasure HuntThe annual Treasure Hunt and Barbecue, traditionally held in early June, is generally seen as the start of the clubs summer diving activities.
This gathering allows the members, both new and old, as well
as their families to meet and renew the friendships that may
have lapsed over the cold winter (well at least for the wet suit
people). Those who brave the winter waters have a chance to brag about their exploits, and others can tell tales of extraordinary adventure in far away lands with warm water and visibility that makes some local destinations seem down right unusable when they return. But make no mistake, if we can suffer the cold water, we will be in diving before this event. Wednesday Charters Our
summer charter season starts near the beginning of June with a
weekly dive normally scheduled each Wednesday evening until shortly
before the pumpkin dive (late October). Most dives are rated
for basic open water, but we do try to schedule an advanced dive each
month. Most of our dives have been in the Kingston area, but we do attempt to head down river to Rockport or Brockville each month as well, to keep exposing our members to different areas and styles of diving. The details:
Weekly Dive Policies
The Fine PrintBecause we have to charter boats and pay people to pull off these events a deposit will be expected when you book and is largely non-refundable without finding a replacement diver. Last minute cancellations for other than family emergencies or operational deployments will be looked at unsympathetically.If you have booked a space and can't make it, please let the organiser know. We may have a waiting list. For each specific event actual sites and pricing may vary from that described depending on the qualifications of the participants and the weather that day. Multi-Tank Charter Days During
the summer season we have tried to have one multi-tank dive charter day
each month. These events allow members to make trips to
wrecks
and areas that we would not normally have access to on our regular
charter schedule.These day trips (usually on a Saturday) are a great way to get away from the regular grind of the week and socialize with a diverse group of people that all have diving in common. And maybe even pick up a few new techniques or ideas to try out. Unfortunately for some, the very nature of the multi-tank charter day, tends to make most of the dives more suitable to the Advanced Open Water classification (deep, borderline night, etc.). We have had some days that were not rated this way but it is unusual. If you are looking for a another reason to get that AOW certification, this is a good one. Pumpkin DiveOur closing event for the summer season is the Pumpkin Dive. Each buddy team is responsible for providing a pumpkin
and creative minds.
This fine specimen of pie making material is then submerged
and
when it returns to the surface it has been transformed into a work of
art by the dive pairs skillful handling of the cutting implement
carried on each dive (knife, shears, kind of hard to do with a z knife
I would think).  These fine specimens are then
put through an
impartial judging process of a committee with a keen sense of pumpkin
carving history and requirements. The grand prize winner of
this
event takes home the honour of bragging for a year that they are the
Supreme Grand
Pool Sessions
During
the off season the club makes use of the pool at the Kingston
Military
Community Sports Complex
approximately once a month for pool sessions
to keep skills from getting rusty, try out new gear that we got for
Christmas/birthdays/just because, and to acquire some new skills
from
our training staff who are involved in a continuous quest to make us
into more skilled and capable divers (lets not forget it helps with
the diving withdrawal). The high point of this lull
in our scheduled diving program is the ever popular Scuba Olympics, a
unique set of events to test your scuba skills as well as just plain
old good luck (just stuff some paper towel in your mask and see how
easy it is to find a dime in the pool).Topical Discussions and Information SessionsAnother of the monthly events during our off season are the informal gatherings to discuss topics that are of interest to the members. These sessions have covered everything from decompression theory and how it applies to recreational diving to taking underwater photographs to trip reports of the members lucky enough to head south (this is a great way to get info on charter operators, hotels, and the dive sites that you should not miss while you are there). |
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