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Date: 9/27/2024
Subject: The Aqua Tooter (September 2024). Aqua Tutus Diving Club's Newsletter
From: Oliver Edwards


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The Aqua Tooter

September 2024
 
Announcements and Club News
 
 
 
Greetings from the President
 
 
Jim Driggers monthly newsletter is here.
"Members Night"
October 3 General Meeting 
  

Members night is where club members show their water themed photos or videos. We're encouraging all members to participate - you don't have to be an expert or have dove "amazing" locations. UW snaps from your gopro or topside pictures of club dives are fine - anything water themed.

 
Contact David well ahead of time - the longer the better and read the news article for instructions. People who were bumped last June will present first. Thereafter it's first registered (with David) first presenting, until we run out of time.
Board of Directors Meeting 
Thursday October 17
Interested in how the club is run? Want to contribute to club activities? Come attend the Board of Directors meeting via zoom. All current members are welcome to attend. See the event calendar for details. 
Kelp Ecosystem Collapse Update
November 7 General Meeting 
 
Natasha Benjamin will give us an update on the state of our Kelp Ecosystems. See information (and a short video) about her film Sequoias of the Sea.
 
There is no December General meeting
 
January's meeting is held the second Thursday, January 9'th. 
Club Christmas Party 12/14
 

We are having the Aqua Tutus Christmas Party Saturday December 14. Price includes a delicious Mexican buffet, cake, and festivities. Registration required. See the event for details.
Derek Suring tutorial focused on using Aqua Tutus forums
  
Derek taught club members how to use our website, particularly focusing on using the website forums. The next topic taken up was a map-augmented discussed of common local dive sites: locations, parking, entries, what to see, etc. Finally, the issue of beach closure due to the current occupation by sea lions was addressed.
 
Upcoming Dives
 
 
Ad-Hoc dives or How to dive
with club members
 
Planning to go diving outside the sponsored club dive? Want to schedule your own dive? Create an "Ad-Hoc" dive on our website. Sharing your dive on our website benefits everyone. Read the news article for details. 
 
Dive the North Coast
October's club dive
Sunday, October 6.
 
October's club dive will be at Stillwater cove regional part near Jenner Sonoma County. Stillwater cove offers protected ocean access with a reasonable walk from the loading area to the beach. This article in California Diver has a nice description. See the event for more details and please register.
 
Dive Point Lobos
November's club dive
Sunday, November 9.
 
Point Lobos offers some of the best diving in the Monterey area. NOTE - you MUST have a registration on the Point Lobos website to dive there. Registrations fill rapidly - don't delay! See the aqua tutus event and dive forum for more information. 
 
Dive Reports
 
 
Salt Point campout and dive
 
August's club dive was at Salt Point state park on the north coast. A smaller group than usual gathered this August for diving, camping, and a pot luck. Details here. 
Sea Lion invasion moves
Navigation dive moved to Wharf 2 
 
 
Alan Stanek
Tutors tour Sunflower Star Lab
 
After the wharf 2 navigation dive, 17 tooters and friends gathered for a tour at the Sunflower Star Lab. Details in the news article. 
 
Diving Related News
 
 
 
 
 

Comic Relief
 
 
funny eel...
 
  
 
 
First official freediving contest in US
 
Recently a group of hardcore Bay Area freedivers held the first officially sanctioned freediving contest in the US at Lake Berryessa. See this article in the San Francisco Chronicle. 
 
"Unprovoked" shark attacks
 
 
An article in Undercurrent talks about a recent shark attack, and made me think about how, when we take the viewpoint of the shark, we may be provoking attacks. Thoughts here.
 
  
 
Webinar on Hammerhead sharks
 
 
The national marine sanctuaries webinar series has a webinar on hammerheads in the florida keys. Information here. 
  
 
The Personal Limits of Fear in diving
 
Dive training has an interesting, comprehensive article about fear (and panic) in diving. For those you you who read it, pause after the introduction and see if you know what was wrong. 
 
 
 
A robot found thousands of sharks sleeping
Scientists are "baffled"
 
Don't know about you, but I hate these overstated, non informative titles!
However in this case the topic is actually interesting and the video at the top is worth the click by itself. Read in USA Today.
 
 
 
 
Club Minutes
 
 
August's Tooter had some incorrect links for the minutes. The correct links are below.
 
The General Meeting minutes are located at at July, August.
 
The Board of Directors Meeting minutes are located at July, August.
 
 Aqua Tutus' minutes are stored as news articles (under the category "officer reports") on our website, aquatutus.org.
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