| We hope everyone is
staying safe from our late-season
Hurricane Nicole. The good news is
that Saturday will be warm and sunny
with a high of 85 degrees and we're
looking forward to our FREE
DIVE, FREE BBQ, FREE
RAFFLE! More
information is below. |
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Reef Report
Florida Keys Dive Center
Tavernier, Nov. 6
Six intrepid Active Divers steamed
off to the reef with Capt. Jason of
Florida Keys Dive Center in
Tavernier, braving choppy seas for
the end-of-season ADA
charter- boat dive. Despite the
looming tropical storm, visibility
on the Davey Crocker and Davis
Ledge dive sites was a decent 40
feet and the current was light. Both
sites teemed with life
including sponge-munching turtles,
families of nurse
sharks, schooling snappers,
friendly rays, zig-zagging angelfish
and shy green morays. Reports
of moon jellyfish turned out to be
unfounded, but all were glad to
have worn wetsuits as water
temperatures hovered at a cool 79
degrees. Equipment rental and
check-in at Florida Keys Dive Center
was smooth, the customer
service was superior, and
divers enjoyed browsing in the newly
remodeled shop.
-- Active Divers Member and
Volunteer Jean Gruss
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| Dive images. Tavernier
diving. Photos by ADA member Jean
Gruss. |
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| As Safety
Officer and board member Daryl Johnson
states "it pays to wear the red
shirts" as the club is noted and
mentioned on this video. Please see
the attached posted to YouTube from
one of our dives during this summer's
international Little Cayman trip.
Weather permitting, next year's trip
to Cayman Brac could include a
day trip to dive Little Cayman
again. |
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End-of-Season
BBQ, & Raffle on Saturday,
November 12!
We wrap up our 2022 dive season at the
Blue Heron Bridge dive site at Phil
Foster Park in Riviera Beach for our
annual season opener event on
Saturday, November 12. 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, 9-armed
starfish, batfish, frogfish, octopus,
eels, seahorses, numerous crabs and
abundant schools of tropical fish
including Atlantic spadefish.
The fun begins at 9:00 a.m. when
divers meet at the covered pavilion
next to the restrooms on the west side
of the park for the free beach dive.
At 12:00 noon we’ll fire up the grill
for hamburgers, hot dogs, salads and
all the fixin’s. Please bring a
covered dish or snacks to share. 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!
All this is FREE to members, but you
must RSVP to Amber at 561-301-2265 or
email ambernlaureano@gmail.com. Non-members
pay $10 for the BBQ. In order to get
an accurate headcount for lunch,
please RSVP no later than November
6.
NEW
MEMBER SPECIAL!!! Have
friends or family members who would
like to join the club? Bring them to
the Beach Dive and BBQ on November 12.
For just $10 they will get the dive,
the BBQ, plus membership through the
end of 2023!!! Sign up here for
the new member special.
Thanks,
Rachel |
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International
Trip Update Cayman Brac
Ready to book the upcoming
trip with Valet Diving at Cayman
Brac Beach Resort, Cayman Brac,
August 26 to September 2, 2023. Trip
was originally planned for Grand
Cayman now moved to Cayman Brac for
the same dates.
- 17 Dives
- Free Nitrox
- All Meals
- Free Wi-Fi
- Airport ground transfers (air
fare NOT included)
- and more...!!
The 2023 Cayman Brac trip is
ready for booking. Click here for
more information |
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International
Trip Update Annual Dive Cruise 2023
Save The Date
The 2023 eighth annual
Active Divers cruise is scheduled
for December 9 to December 16, 2023.
Please mark your calendar. More
information to follow. |
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DIVE OF THE SEASON Don't MISS
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Saturday,
November 12
Riviera
Beach Free
Shore Dive and
BBQ at Blue
Heron Bridge
Phil
Foster Park
Check in at
the park
pavilion 9:00
a.m.
Contact Amber
at
561-301-2265
to sign
up. |
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