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11/04/2005: "CYBER DIVERS"
Spotted at www.groups.yahoo.com about 32 spearfishing, scuba and even scuba spearfishing groups, (apparently scuba spearing is still legal in Florida)! All clubs welcome new input and members. Another club specialising in spearing within murky waters of New York!
Mentioned was new spearfishing book with an intriguing title: Encounters with Sharks, Dolphins and Big Fish (Len Jones) a 240 page effort covering adventures over 30 years. A South African publication.
South Africa is now the home base of David Doubilet - the much published leading uw photog of National Geographic fame and fortune, who has moved from New York City after his divorce. Doubilet has roamed the planet for decades, so SA must have something very special in the marine department, in addition to the sardine run which attracts many big things to feed, and a school of whale sharks sighted off Kenya, but never publicised.
Another potentially interesting cyber club is at silicone valley California which states:
The Diving Singles Club is a dynamic group of men and women centered in the Silicon Valley area of California who are single (unmarried) and who love to SCUBA dive.
We do several dives in the Monterey area each month, varying from beginner to advanced. While we have a number of good photographers, and possibly a spearfisherman or two, we don't have a particular focus to our diving such as photography or spearfishing, we just go diving and enjoy the scenery. We also do many other interesting nondiving activities: hikes, bike rides, wine tasting, houseboat trips, potlucks, white water rafting, parties, and more. For more information, see our calendar.
Instead of publishing a newsletter, we handle those sorts of things on the net. After all, this is Silicon Valley. Events are published on our calendar web page and we have an e-mail list for member-to-member communication. Since we don't have the expense of publishing a newsletter, we don't have any dues. Without any expenses either, that guarantees a balanced budget. ;-)
We meet, in general, on the third Sunday of the month, at Round Table Pizza, 101 Town and Country Village, Sunnyvale, CA. Social hour starts at 6:30 p.m., the meeting at 7:00 p.m., and we often have a speaker, slide show, or videos afterward. We're almost always in their meeting room all the way in the back past the bar.
To join, just show up for a meeting. We want to meet you, have you sign a waiver, and get your name, e-mail address, etc. before we put you on the mailing list. If, before the next meeting, there's an event listed on the calendar that you would like to attend, contact the coordinator so they know you are coming, and either print yourself a copy of the our waiver, or arrange with the coordinator to bring a copy.
For more information about our activities, see http://www.garlic.com/~triblet/singles
The above spearfishing picture is from a group in Eastern Europe. The fish look interesting and good eating quality too.
Did anyone catch THALASSA on SBS TV Sunday night? Pro anglers working for bass in the roughest sea conditions (around a tiny lighthouse built on rocks off the coast of France). Single fishermen in 7 meter boats with tiller (rear) steering and waves threatening to roll them over. Lots of white water in 3 to 5 meter swells. Australian fisho's have it easy.
