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• December 2011 Camp-and-Cook-Out Recap
• Lots of Diving and Eating
• Awards / Raffle Grand Prize
• New Year’s Eve Dive, 2011 Recap
• Four divers made it out to celebrate the New Year
• Jan 11, 2012 Team Beach Dive Recap
• Fourteen Team Members – Thirteen made the dive
• Mini-cookout after
• New Team Members
• Six new members since last meeting – Welcome to the Team!
• Photo Posting Instructions
• New feature allows members to post their own photos to the site
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• Dive Team Plan for 2012
• Updated Benefits
• Meeting frequency changes – focusing more on diving as main social activities
• Beach dives include mini-cookouts
• Two big Team cookouts per year
• Oil Rig Dives planned for year – see calendar
• Photo viewing nights / contests
• Diving incentive program
• Geocaching dives
• Diver of Month / Year changes
• Raffle Pool changes
• Referral Program
• Lot’s of changes for the Team – let’s go diving!
• Monthly Look Ahead
• Beach Dive, Feb 11th – contact Mike
• Boat Dive, Feb 18th – contact Chris
• Oil Rig Trip, Feb 26th – contact Mike
• Next Team Meeting, Mar 28th
• Long Look Ahead
• Too Much!  Hit the calendar!
• Raffle
• Geocaching How-To from Mike

Again, thanks to all of you who made it out to the meeting.  Was great to see you all again.  And with all we have going on, definitely looking forward to seeing you in the water before we meet again!

Upcoming Boat Dive is scheduled on Feb. 18th (0600-1700) –  We will be diving off the Spectre Boat headed to Anacapa/Santa Cruz. Four (4) dive, with lunch & snacks & air fills.  Channel Island Scuba will be scheduling, so please call shop and/or Chris to get reservation 805.230.9995.  Space is available at this time, so book it now. SHOULD BE GREAT.

Ron S

• Team Beach Dive:  Saturday, 14-Jan-2012, 0900, at Leo Carrillo State Beach
• Small BBQ after, so be sure to tell Mike if you are coming
• $2 donation to offset lunch costs, please
• Team Meeting:  Wednesday, 25-Jan-2012
• Come find out what the New Year has in store for you!
• Ameci’s Pizza, in Thousand Oaks
• As always, 6:30 PM for dinner, presentations start at 7:00 PM
• Officers Meeting:  Wednesday, 11-Jan-2012
• Same location you’re used too, officers!

In addition, the Team Calendar has been updated with information for the year.  There are still some additions to make, but we have a lot of information on there, so go check it out!

As always, we are looking forward to seeing you.  Until we do, get out there and DIVE!

• Dive, dive, dive!
• Team members participated in a total of six dives over the weekend!
• Lobster are still being pulled at Leo – we got five of them
• Mini-Clinics
• Tim did a great job providing info on Oceanography and Beach Dives
• Jay provided some tasty cooking instruction, preparing lobster and abalone for the Team
• Ron and Mike had to cancel the kayak diving – winds were too high; we’ll try again soon
• Lunch – much thanks to Andrea and Doug Eplin for providing a great meal, with some help from other Team members!
• Served up food for over 30 Team members and family
• Awards
• October Diver of the Month – Nirupam N. won the drawing
• 2011 Diver of the Year – Congrats again to Nirupam N. (6 entries for Diver of the Month made him clear winner!)
• Raffle Grand Prize Drawing – Eric B. won the drawing
• Camping and Socializing
• Much thanks to those who braved the wind to camp with us
• Had a great time at the campfires, socializing with all of you

We all really had a great time, and appreciate the support you showed the Team by being there.  Hope to see all of you again!  Stay tuned for info on our New Year’s Eve Dive, and our first Team Meeting of the New Year in January!

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• Beach Dive Recap – Night Dive at Leo Carrillo
• Boat Dive Reminder – Raptor on Oct. 29
• October Diver of the Month – will be announced at December Cookout (dive after meeting)
• New Member Intros – Daniel Q. – Welcome!
• Photos Needed – putting together a flyer to promote the Team
• Submit photos (5 – 10 best) to Ron if interested in supporting
• Monthly Look Ahead
• Beach Dive – 05-Nov-2011, Las Tunas, contact Larry
• Boat Dive – Nov 18 – 20, Wreck Alley Trip, contact Chris
• November / December Note:
• We will not have Team Meetings in November and December due to holidays, but look at our December Campout and Cookout for our year end wrap up
• December Campout / Cookout
• Leo Carrillo, Dec 2 – 4, 2011
• Team congregating around sites 64 – 86, reserve at ReserveAmerica
• RSVP to Mike or Chris if planning on attending
• Diving, Member of Year, Raffle Pool Grand Prize drawings
• Team Lunch Cookout on Saturday
• Long Look Ahead
• December Oil Rig Dive – looking for dates, contact Mike
• Wreck Alley Trip – San Diego, Nov 18 – 20, contact Chris
• New Year’s Eve Dive – contact Mike
• Raffle drawings for three prizes
• O Ring Kit – Kyle S.
• Save-a-Dive Kit – Wayne B.
• Scuba Tool – Brad B.
• Renewals – if you received an email from the Team about renewing, be sure to reply!
• December cookout, and year end drawing eligibility, only open to current members
• Guest Speaker – Jason Kraus from the California Dept. of Fish & Game gave us an update on lobster regs, MLPAs, and other important info

Again, thanks to everyone who made it.  It was great seeing you all at the meeting, but would be even better to see you underwater, so get out there and dive!

How about spending part of your Saturday, October 29th (this Saturday), diving off the Raptor. It’s going out to the island for a two (2) tank dive.  Boarding at 8am, departure at 9am – expected to return to dock at 2:30pm. Spots are available -

Cost $110.  CALL 805.650.7700 or go on line (www.raptordive.com) and reserve your spot.  Per dive captain – they will be going to locations open to lobster hunting opportunities.  Good luck on bug hunting….

If you’re interested – reserve your spot, let me know and get ready for great diving experience. I’ll keep track of CIS Dive Team Members going and let all know. 

Peace, Ron Sharpshair (ron@cisdiveteam.com, cell/txt 805-390-1123)

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• Beach Dive Recap – Coastal Cleanup Day Team Cookout and Underwater Cleanup and Leo Carrillo
• Boat Dive Recap – Spectre
• Communication Protocol – how dive coordinators will reach divers in the case of a cancellation
• September Diver of the Month – eight way tie – Sheryl L. wins the drawing and the $20 gift card
• New Member Intros – Adam K. joins the Team after recent certification – Welcome!
• Monthly Look Ahead
• Beach Dive – 21-Oct-2011, Leo Carrillo, Night Dive Refresher for Lobster Season, contact Mike
• Boat Dive – 29-Oct-2011, Spectre, contact Ron or Chris
• Team Meeting – 26-Oct-2011, Ameci’s Pizza, Thousand Oaks (last opportunity for raffle pool!)
• November / December Note:
• We will not have Team Meetings in November and December due to holidays, but look at our December Campout and Cookout for our year end wrap up
• December Campout / Cookout
• Leo Carrillo, Dec 2 – 4, 2011
• Details coming on camp site selections
• RSVP to Mike or Chris if planning on attending
• Diving, Member of Year, Raffle Pool Grand Prize drawings
• Team Lunch Cookout on Saturday
• CIS Scavenger Hunt
• Preliminary info on event for Team to support the Oceans
• Long Look Ahead
• October Oil Rig Dive – 16th, contact Mike
• Wreck Alley Trip – San Diego, Nov 18 – 20, contact Chris
• Raffle drawings for three prizes
• Wetsuit Soap – Nirupam N.
• Tank Marker Light – Kevin A.
• Lobster Gauge on a Light – Ron S.
• Renewals – if you received an email from the Team about renewing, be sure to reply!
• December cookout, and year end drawing eligibility, only open to current members
• Guest Speaker – Liz Crapo spoke to the club about NOAA

Again, thanks to everyone who made it.  It was great seeing you all at the meeting, but would be even better to see you underwater, so get out there and dive!

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• Beach Dive Recap – Leo Carrillo Dive
• Boat Dive Recap – Spectre
• August Diver of the Month – tie between Kyle S. and John W. – Kyle wins the drawing and the $20 gift card
• Summer Oil Rig Trips Recap
• Three dives to the  Eureka this Summer
• Nine different divers from the Team
• Look for more in the future
• Monthly Look Ahead
• Beach Dive – 17-Sep-2011, Leo Carrillo, Coastal Cleanup Day, Team Cookout, contact Mike or Andrea
• Boat Dive – 11-Sep-2011, Spectre, contact Ron
• Team Meeting – 28-Sep-2011, Ameci’s Pizza, Thousand Oaks
• Team Cookout Details
• Family and Friends invited
• Divers for Underwater Cleanup, Non-divers for Beach Cleanup
• Tri-tip / Chicken BBQ
• Team Pic – wear your team shirt!
• Long Look Ahead for Team
• September Oil Rig Dive – 18th, contact Mike
• Limited Load Dive Trip – San Clemente / Santa Barbara, Sep 23 – 25, contact Chris
• Wreck Alley Trip – San Diego, Nov 18 – 20, contact Chris
• Year End Party – Leo Carrillo Camping, December, contact Mike with interest
• Raffle drawings for three prizes – remember, tickets being accumulated for ~ $600 grand prize at end of year meeting
• Dive Shop Shirt – Sheryl L.
• Octo Necklace – Brad S.
• SeaCure Mouthpiece – Larry B.
• Renewals – if you have received an email from the Team about renewing your membership, be sure to reply!
• Guest Speaker – Grant Gerson, founder of Calamigos Ranch, spoke to the club about the early days of Scuba Diving

Again, thanks to everyone who made it.  We had a really fun meeting.  It was great seeing all of you, and, with all the dive opportunities coming up, we hope to see you again soon – underwater!