Reef Report
Saturday, October 24
Boynton Beach and Key Largo


Both dives cancelled due to rough seas. We have rescheduled the Boynton Beach dive to Saturday afternoon, November 1. We're ready for Mother Nature to give us a break with all this rain and wind. Look forward to sunny skies and calm seas soon. 

-- Active Divers Safety Officer Rachel Davis

YEAR END DIVE, PICNIC AND RAFFLE: SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31

We return to the Blue Heron Bridge dive site at Phil Foster Park in Riviera Beach for our annual end-of-season event. This site is world-famous, named the Best Shore Dive in the U.S. by Scuba Diving Magazine. There is so much to see here just a flat, easy walk from shore. Even though this is the Intracoastal Waterway and not the ocean, swift currents moving through daily ensure the marine life is always varied and abundant. Seas are normally calm and clear. We have seen goliath groupers, manatees, bait balls of silversides, huge yellow cushion starfish, 7-armed starfish, batfish, frogfish, octopus, eels, seahorses, numerous crabs and abundant schools of tropical fish including Atlantic spadefish. 

The fun begins at 8:00 a.m. when divers meet by the picnic tables in the grassy area between the blue awning over the playground and the restrooms. At 12:00 noon we’ll fire up the grill for hamburgers, hot dogs, salads and all the fixin’s. The event will conclude with a raffle of fabulous dive-related prizes. Feel free to also bring used dive gear to buy, sell or swap!

Cost of the BBQ is only $10. Click the button to RSVP and pay in advance no later than October 26. 
 

RSVP AND PAY FOR BBQ
You can also pay at the event but you must RSVP to Rachel at (786) 316-9852, email: rachelhancock7@gmail.com or simply reply to this email no later than October 26. 
NEW MEMBER SPECIAL!!!
Have friends or family members who would like to join the club? Bring them to the Beach Dive and BBQ on October 31. For just $10 they will get the dive, the BBQ plus membership through the end of 2021!!!
Goliath groupers, octopus, manatees? Yes we've seen it all at the Blue Heron Bridge and we look forward to welcoming you there on Saturday, October 31 for our year-end event. Check out our video for a taste of what you'll see there. 

Congratulations Amber & Rachel!
After ten intensive days at the PADI Rainbow Reef Instructor Development Center in Key Largo, on October 4th Amber Vazquez (left) earned her PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor certification, while mentor Rachel Davis (right) earned her PADI IDC Staff Instructor certification, becoming an instructor of instructors. Rachel's training was funded by scholarship grants from the Women Divers Hall of Fame and The Nature Conservancy in Florida. Congratulations! We see you both doing great things!

Spaces Open for our Final Dives!
Recent schedule changes caused by inclement weather has caused some spaces to open up on our upcoming dives. To reserve remaining available spaces please call Lon (305-251-4975) or Rachel (786-316-9852) to confirm your space and receive payment instructions. You may also simply reply to this email. You can also be placed on the wait list for any sold out dives. We frequently have divers cancel, and being on the wait list could earn you a spot on the dive, even up to the day before. Also if you need to cancel a dive for any reason, please let us know with as much notice as possible because we often have a wait list of people eager to dive. 
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Saturday, October 31
End of Season Picnic - Blue Heron Bridge

Phil Foster Park
Check in for diving at 8:00 a.m. BBQ at noon. $10 for all!
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Saturday, October 31
Black Water Drift ADVANCED

Walkers Dive Charters
Check in at 6:30 p.m. See alien life!
SOLD OUT!

Sunday, November 1
Boynton Beach - ADVANCED

Loggerhead Charters
Check in 12:00 noon. Mild drift over incredible reefs!
Members-Only Charter
HURRY! ONLY 3 SPOTS LEFT!

Sunday, November 1
Key Largo

Rainbow Reef
Check in at 12:00 noon. Charters can take us off the beaten path. 
Members-Only Charter
HURRY! ONLY 1 SPOT LEFT

Saturday, November 7
Boynton Beach - ADVANCED

Loggerhead Charters
Check in 12:00 noon. Mild drift over incredible reefs!. 
SOLD OUT!
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Saturday, Nov. 15
Key Largo

Island Ventures
Check in at 12:00 noon. Charters can take us off the beaten path. 
Members-Only Charter
HURRY! ONLY 1 SPOT LEFT!
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