| Captian Jeff's Chronicles May 07 |
| ScubaMarco Club Aquarius Members Newsletter May ‘07 v3 Will somebody please shut off the wind machine! Slap the forecasters at NOAA while you’re at it. When a 5 to 10 knot, 2 feet or less forecast is a 17 to 20 knot, 4 to 6 foot reality, something is wrong. I know the ‘science’ of predicting weather (taking the median of 8 million computer simulations) isn’t exact, but come on, a lot of people spend a lot of money and time based on forecasts. Not to mention safety concerns. Thankfully when this scenario played out this past Sunday (4/29), we were in my buddies 26' Glacier Bay (the replacement to our capsized Dusky). I know a lot of people aren’t sold on cats, but I am. Coaltrain can pick a boat! We ate up 3 to 5's like a GATOR crunching buckeyes as if they were m&m’s. When the sun came up we were 25 miles offshore and could finally see that it was rough as hell. Our 60 mile run to the California became a detour to the R tower. Oh well, we had a lot of fun. Good attitudes generally yield good times. Every few minutes when a big set roller-coastered us, either Steve, his dad, Jessi, Aaron or I would dryly remark “I think it’s starting to lay down”. We laughed every time, “ya, this front is becoming weak and diffused.” Diving - Local The first week of April was good but the remainder was mostly bad, choppy up top-murky below.I ran a guinea pig trip Thursday the 26th and found about 10 feet of vis 10 miles out. We did see Goliaths and a big nurse shark. By Saturday I heard that the mid day high was flushing in some clean water. Received reports of top to bottom vis (30 ft.) in spots about 5 miles out. Then on Sunday: WHAMMY, refer to the top of the page. I am optimistic that May will bring calm weather and excellent conditions. It’s a guarded optimism, I actually think God is having fun with the weather. They think they can predict my weather, ha, watch this,,,. Sometimes it goes the other direction (nice conditions after a gloomy forecast). He’s either brightening somebody’s day, answering a prayer, or he’s upset with a meteorologist and is putting them in their place. Doppler Radar, satellite water vapor imagery, ultimate computer simulations, are all good, but prayer is free!Diving - Clubs Scuba Marco Club Aquarius will meet this Thursday, the 3rd of May, 6PM @ Scuba Marco.That’s either TOMORROW, unless it’s TODAY, or you missed it. You don’t want to miss seeing me become a cannibal of sorts. First there was grouper & shrimp, then there was stone crab claws, next we had oysters on the ½ shell. Now we delight in the deliciousness that sits atop college athletics. Talk about teeth, 40 on the top / 40 on the bottom! You won’t outswim him (even with long-blades), you may outrun him. My final hint: they have RAMMA-JAMMA. Diving - Haircuts Diving haircuts? Nothing is more important to the success of a dive as the divers haircut. Will it flow efficiently through the water? Do I raise or lower my ponytail for maximum comfort? Just ask Jim Berkovich, he shaved his entire head just to decrease water resistence! This is my third ponytail. People can definitely become opinionated when it comes to men with long hair. ‘It doesn’t look professional, a business owner shouldn’t wear a ponytail’. I cut my second ponytail off to appease a friend that detested it. His father had recently passed and when a good mutual friend asked him if there’s anything he could do for him since he couldn’t make ‘the boys annual dolphin fishing trip’ he said, “cut off Dawson’s ponytail”. So I let the mutual friend whack it off and take it back. That was acceptable. My first ponytail was the result of thinking ‘hey let’s not get a haircut until you graduate’ my senior year at G-ville. I cut that one off to go to work at the Marriott as a valet. That’s still so unacceptable. Number three is going to fall with a purpose. It’s going to fall Thursday. You can help cut it off!Locks of Love is a non-profit organization that turns donated lengths of hair into wigs for cancer chemo patients. That’s very acceptable! Why not send them a modest check too? For a donation ($10?), grab the scissors and filet a portion of my tail. We should probably do this earlier rather than later in the evening (I’ve seen some of us around the rum bottle)! Diving - Equipment Dive season is now! You’re ready, how about your gear? Do you know that we service most manufacturers brands in house? Tired of that old gear? Grab that tax refund check and come see me! Our store is busting at the seams with merchandise. If you haven’t dropped in the shop lately (shame on you), you will be impressed. We have great hardware and accessory packages.UK lights and all our knifes are 20% off. Our full stock of AB Biller Spearguns are 15% off. Diving - For FreeWhich is not the same as free diving. Tis the season when Jessi and I get slammed and need help. We are always looking for 1st mates and tank monkeys around the shop. Not to mention a little care for the world’s sweetest children. Although our payroll is laughable, we can and will get you wet! A good 1st mate can make some decent cash in tips. TALK TO US!!! Diving - TravelHas the State Department placed Grand Cayman on a list of countries not safe to travel to?Did a plague break out there that I’m not aware of? C’mon people let’s live, love, & dive!!!Just $1645 gets you a jet ride from Miami to G.C. the 20th of October, a shuttle to the Sunset House from the airport where you will find your air-conditioned home for the next 7 nights, 5 days of boat diving (unlimited shore), a cooked to order breakfast every morning, 2 nights of all you can drink frolicking (parties in my room), a shuttle back to the airport and a jet ride to Miami on the 27th of October.. Receive a free 20 minute massage upon booking (see Jessi). C’mon!!! Diving - Misc. Spearers: Please bring in your old rotting bands, we re-use the metal pieces. Thanks!!! |
