March 2010


Quarterly
BAUE
Newsletter
January
–
March
2010
Editor:
Mark
Lloyd
News
Bites
GUE
card
renewal
has
changed
I'm
not
sure
how
many
people
are
aware
of
the
renewal
process
for
your
expired
GUE
certification.
There
is
no
longer
a
requirement
to
send
in
your
logs.
It
is
simply
an
acknowledgment
of
the
following:
I
(blank)
warrant
that
I
am
an
active
diver
having
done
at
least
an
average
of
8
dives
per
year
(25
over
three
years)
within
the
curriculum
for
which
I
am
applying
to
renew.
I
remain
confident
in
my
skills
with
diving
experience
across
the
range
of
my
diving
qualifications.
Additionally
you
need
to
fill
in
the
details
of
your
current
GUE
card,
pay
the
fee,
and
you’re
set
to
go.
Access
this
form
at
the
GUE
website:
http://www.gue.com
GUE
2010
Conference
Picked
December
3‐5
Riviera
Maya,
Mexico
Members
on
Vacation
Our
membership
is
often
seen
far
and
wide.
Submit
your
recent
vacation
destinations
so
you
can
brag
to
all
of
us
where
you
visited.
Recent
vacations:
Mark
and
Marlies
Lloyd:
Great
Barrier
Reef,
Australia.
Pictures
are
at
http://mlloyd.homedns.org
Reef
Sharks
Sue Bird-Nava: Silver Banks,
Dominican Republic
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Andrew
Bell,
Katherine
Dicker,
Cynthia
Madden,
Eric
Sandvik,
and
Klaus
Vogel.
Welcome
and
we
hope
to
see
you
out
diving
with
us.
2010
Membership
Gift
Our
2010
membership
gift
is
similar
to
our
blue
shirt
that
we
received
the
year
before
last.
It
will
be
darker
blue
with
the
same
logo.
Once
the
shirts
are
available
we
will
let
everyone
know
where
and
when
to
pick
them
up.
New
Certifications
Allison
and
Rob
Lee
now
have
their
Cave
1
to
go
along
with
their
Tech
2
ratings.
New
Fundamentals
Andrew
Bell
Erik
Sandvik
Kathy
Dicker
Peter
Chandler
New
tech‐rating
upgrades
Masao
Yoshimura
Vladimir
Chernavsky
Pavel
Sokolov
Nathalie
Udo
Bryan
Feezor
Andrew
Denevi
August
Gugelmann
Kenn
Hwang
Steve
Dawson
Congratulations
to
all.
Past
Activities
Sue travels each year to spend quality
time with humpback whales. She
traveled in March to the Silver Banks
(located midway between the Dominican
Republic and Turks Caicos) for 2 weeks
of whaling adventures. This year her trip
was blessed with unusually good
weather and abundant whale encounters,
both on the surface and in the water.
Mother
and
Baby
Whale
Sue and Beto Nava: Aruba
Sue & Beto ventured to Aruba for a
Nava Family vacation. In addition to
spending time with their nephews
(snorkeling and riding inner tubes pulled
by fast boats), they got in a few dives.
Their favorite dive was on the Antilles,
which is a shallow-water wreck on the
NW side of the island. This was a fun &
relaxing trip, and the location was
perfect for family activities, but while
Aruba is world-renowned for
windsurfing it is not considered a dive
destination. General
Membership
Information
BAUE
now
has
a
total
of
61
members,
50
paid
and
11
honorary.
New
in
2010
are:
2
Boats
The
Escapade
Ranger Chuck Bancroft, Point Lobos
State Park, and BAUE hosted a 3-day
interactive event at Whalers Cove, for
Carmel Middle School students. The
event included a presentation by the
Lifeguards, two marine-life exhibits, and
a geology tour of the park. More than
ninety 7th graders attended the camp,
and they were instructed to keep a
journal and to answer quiz questions on
what they learned during their activities.
Clinton Bauder kicked off the event by
giving an early morning presentation at
Carmel Middle School on the marine life
at Point Lobos, and BAUE activities in
the local area. At Point Lobos, BAUE members were in
charge of the marine exhibits. Our divers
collected specimens, set up displays, and
gave presentations about invertebrate
marine life found in Whalers Cove.
BAUE volunteers were accompanied on
their collection dives by curious harbor
seals who assisted in selecting and
capturing the most interesting
invertebrate specimens. All of the marine life was returned to the
ocean with the help of the CMS students
immediately after the presentations.
We
had
lots
of
hope
for
a
great
winter
season
of
diving
but
that
was
not
to
be.
In
January
we
planned
2
Tech
boats
and
1
Rec
boat.
February
had
3
Tech
boats
scheduled,
and
March
had
2
Tech
and
1
Rec.
Unfortunately
not
all
these
boats
were
able
to
go
but
we
had
a
few
good
dives
through
all
the
sea
nettles
and
brown
water
that
tried
to
dissuade
us.
Community
Activities
In February, BAUE had a few members
participate in a in-water event open to all
divers at Wallins Dive Center. Susan
Bird organized this event to introduce
people to our system and the gear we
use. Susan, Rob Lee and Joakim Linde
provided gear and in-water feedback to
participants, and Beto Nava helped to
introduce GUE by doing a presentation
and lending surface support. The event
was widely appreciated, and Wallins has
asked for BAUE to support a Try-GUE
event once a quarter at the shop.
Carmel
Middle
School
Science
Camp
at
Point
Lobos
The 2010 Point Lobos Science Camp
was a great success!
Photos from the event can be found here:
http://www.baue.org/images/galleries
Click
on
Event
Photos
then
2010
Carmel
Middle
School
Science
Camp
We'd like to thank all of those who were
able to lend a hand for this activity,
including: Tiffany Murzi, Susan Bird,
Joakim Linde, Beto Nava, Leah Wadler,
Nathalie Udo, Casey Harnel, Clinton
Bauder, Kevin Dow, Andrew Denevi,
Nils Brummond, and Kathy Dicker
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A
big
thanks
to
Joakim
who
did
an
outstanding
job
of
not
only
organizing
the
event
but
also
bringing
some
great
food
to
keep
us
all
going.
Up
and
Coming
Boats
As
usual
we
have
a
number
of
Technical
and
Recreational
boats
for
April,
May,
and
June.
Please
check
out
the
BAUE
Calendar
at:
http://www.baue.org/calendar/index.php
for
these
boats
and
we
are
always
looking
for
volunteers
to
organize
the
individual
trips.
If
your
interested
let
us
know.
BAUE
2010
Project
BAUE’s
yearly
project
for
2010
will
be
at
Point
Lobos
and
will
take
place
on
May
15th
and
16th.
The
focus
of
this
project
is
the
mapping
of
Whaler’s
Cove
in
Pt.
Lobos,
with
specific
emphasis
placed
on
the
Middle
Reef
area.
Karl
Haywood
is
the
lead
organizer
and
any
questions
can
be
directed
to
him.
Project
Baseline
Late
last
year
Jarrod
Jablonski
and
Todd
Kincaid
presented
to
BAUE
on
Project
Baseline.
Since
their
visit
BAUE
has
been
investigating
the
best
way
to
help
GUE
in
their
vision
for
Project
Baseline
and
how
to
enable
our
members
to
get
involved.
Mark
Lloyd
volunteered
to
be
the
point
of
contact
and
has
had
a
number
of
meetings
with
Todd
and
Jarrod.
There
is
a
BAUE
forum
folder
at:
We'd also like to thank Ranger Chuck
Bancroft for inviting BAUE to
participate in this community service
event.
Kids
with
the
wildlife
Point
Lobos
Invitational
March
had
BAUE
at
Point
Lobos
for
one
of
the
regular
invitational
dives.
This
is
set
up
as
a
way
for
all
BAUE
members
to
meet,
have
fun,
and
dive
without
having
to
worry
about
getting
reservations.
The
reservations
are
handed
out
to
all
those
who
wish
to
attend,
till
they
run
out.
Those
lucky
enough
to
attend
the
event
were:
Cynthia
Madden,
Karl
Haywood,
Harry
Babicka,
Sandra
Tullis,
Jason
Warsharsky,
Vladimir
Chernavsky,
Gary
Banta,
Nathalie
Udo,
Andrew
Bell,
Casey
Harnal,
Clinton
Bauder,
John
Heimann,
Kathy
Dickers,
Joakim
Linde,
Mark
Lloyd,
Harry
Wong,
Ted
Pimentel,
Kevin
Dow,
Masao
Yoshimura,
&
Dionna
House
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http://www.baue.org/forums which
has
been
setup
that
will
store
the
Project
Baseline
presentations
and
announcements
/
updates.
In
the
near
future
we
will
form
a
group
whose
intent
will
be
to
understand
how
BAUE
can
contribute
in
a
meaningful
way.
CPR
and
Rescue
Training
Dionna
House,
our
own
BAUE
nurse,
will be putting together CPR and FirstAid Training for those
people that are
interested. Eventually
we can incorporate a
day on the Escapade to
practice rescues and
procedures with Jim
and his crew. Stay
tuned!!
Bits
and
Pieces
Congratulations
to
Dionna
House
on
finishing
nursing
school.
Her
diving
team
suffered
many
a
story
while
she
was
going
through
her
years
of
training.
You
may
of
seen
Joakim
Linde
at
Anywater
filling
trimix.
Since
Frank
and
his
team
were
off
in
Mexico,
Joakim
volunteered
to
fill
our
tanks
with
the
good
stuff
while
they
were
away.
Your
BAUE
Board
Susan
Bird
President
dolphin@baue.org
Clinton
Bauder
Vice
President
rule6@baue.org
Dionna
House
Secretary
dhouse@baue.org
Suzanne
Baird
Treasurer
and
Chief
Finance
Officer
Suzanne.Baird@baue.org
Alberto
Nava
Chief
Planning
Officer
cavediver@baue.org
David
Chamberlin
Chief
Technical
Officer
mixdiver@baue.org
Gary
Banta
Director
gary@baue.org
Mark
Lloyd
Director
mlloyd@baue.org
Robert
Lee
Director
rhlee@baue.org
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