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Date: 3/24/2026
Subject: The Aqua Tooter (April 2026). Aqua Tutus Diving Club's Newsletter
From: Aqua Tutus Dive Club


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The Aqua Tooter

April 2026
 
Announcements and Club News
 
 
 
Greetings from the President
 
Jim Driggers' monthly
newsletter is here.

Club Meeting April 2nd

 
This month is our always highly anticipated bi-annual Members' Night! Our focus in April will be on Cozumel, where many in our club have been diving on a regular basis for years. You still have time to contribute photos, videos and stories - please check the Forums for more details.
Join the Aqua Tutus Photography Group
 
Interested in learning more about underwater photography or willing to share what you already know? Our members will focus on having a good time and develop skills by discussing their latest images and setting up dives to hone technique. Post-production using Lightroom will also be a high point.  They plan on meeting once a month on Zoom, then diving as time and conditions permit. 
 
If you would like to learn more or join, please reach out to: 

Oliver Edwards

(odedwards4@gmail.com)
Upcoming Training
 
First Aid CPR and Oxygen Provider for Diving Related Injuries.
 
For the First Aid CPR the academics are done online, the hands on will be at my home
in Newark on May 9th.
 
For the Oxygen Provider for Diving related injuries again the academics are done
online, the hands on will be at my home in Newark on May 16th.

If you are interested in either or both let me know, denns@rxscuba.com so I can send
you the link to get you started on the academics.

Cost $75 per class.

Aqua Tutus Director of Training
Dennis
 
Upcoming Dives
 
 
Want to Dive More? 
 
Planning a dive? Want to find dive buddies?
 
Create your own dives on our Event calendar and announce them in the Members Dive Forum.
 Read this news article to find out how.
 
Club Dive April 4th
 
   In April we will be heading up to Sonoma at Stillwater Cove. Relatively easy entry and a great way to experience north coast diving if you are used to Monterey and Carmel. While always beautiful, this area can be more condition dependent than others, so please tune in to the Forum to get up to the minute details and be sure to register if you are coming. The last club dive we had up there featured the best local conditions I've ever experienced, so we may get lucky again!
 
Salt Point Campout 8/28 - 8/30
 
Our annual dive weekend on the north coast is coming up!
Campground reservations are now active - if you want to join grab a site ASAP. We are staying in the Woodside Lower Loop. Some are showing up as early as Thursday and staying until Sunday.
Check out the event calendar for links and the Forum for details!
 
Dive Reports
 
 
Club Dive at Lovers
 
The club dive on Saturday, March 21, 2026 was listed as a snorkel and dive on the calendar, but folks were more interested in scuba diving from Lovers Point beach 3 than snorkeling above the reef at Lovers Point 2. For the first dive, Oliver Edwards, Shawn Passeri, and Sophia Krasovskaya entered the ocean from Lovers 3 and circumnavigated the point to exit at Lovers 2. Visibility was about 10 feet and they saw surf perch, lots of starfish, and I think I heard someone say a cabezon.

For the second dive, Lindsay Martin, Eric Hoagland, and Oliver Edwards entered and exited the ocean from Lovers 3. Visibility remained about 10 feet, and sea conditions make the exit a little more difficult.

Jim and Debbie Driggers, Debbie Passeri, and Jane Call, provided shore support. Club members Dan Kaplan, Nicole Danna and their daughter Gwen visited us as did Lindsay's and Eric's friend Caroline. Above water conditions were excellent.
 
Diving Related News
 
 
Green Abalone Hidden off Orange County Coast
 
In an attempt to increase their populations in the wild, a group of 60 farm raised individuals were secreted away by divers to an undisclosed location to prevent them from being poached.
 
Read more in the
 
 
ReefCheck Film Now Available to Stream
 
Their film, Holdfast Together: Keepers of California's Kelp is now out on YouTube! Check it out and share it to those you know. Holdfast Together is a documentary-style film about the efforts of Reef Check, P.U.R.P, and Sunflower Sea Star Labs in managing and protecting California's kelp forests. This film could be a really great way to spread awareness of kelp forest declines as well as act as a fantastic fundraising opportunity for them.
 
 
Club Minutes and Business
 
 
The Board has proposed the following changes to the By-Laws:
 

Motion to strike Article II, Section 2, Subsection D in its entirety; modify Article IV, Section 2, Subsection A to read “Must be a member in good standing.” 


Rationale: Article II 2A text states that Associate Members may not hold office except for Board Members-at-large. That policy has not been followed in recent years and is unreasonably restrictive. Change proposed to Article IV, Section 2, Subsection A clarifies text to be consistent with revised Article II Section 2 Subsection A.

 
Will be discussed at the April 2nd General Meeting, please bring comments and questions.
 Please use these links to find our most recent General Meeting 
and Board of Directors minutes.
 
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