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Special thanks to RoatanMan for another informative and entertaining presentation at the July CASA meeting! :bounce2:

Michelle and I are in the early stages of planning a trip on the Aqua Cat liveaboard in the Bahamas, sometime in 2011. While this will not be an official CASA club trip (unless the dive & travel committee is interested in getting involved), we would welcome anyone who cares to join us. Dates...

Hey folks... The wife and I are planning a trip to celebrate a big event next year. We have decided on going with a Liveaboard, but need some help from people familiar with the destinations and operations. The front-runners for this trip are the Aqua Cat and the Southern Bahanas. The...

Just a quick call for a show of hands for who plans to be at Haigh tomorrow (Sunday, October 5) for the pumpkin carving dive. The event will begin at 10:00 am. Food will be provided (but only for those who RSVP), and fun will be had by all.

Hey folks! If you weren't at the meeting this month and haven't read this month's newsletter, you may not be aware the CASA President's Picnic is scheduled for Sunday, August 3 at Pearl Lake. I am aiming to start festivities around 10:00 am. This is a non-diving event with a perfectly good...

Hey folks! Our next meeting will be on Wednesday, June 11, at 7:30 pm. The location as always is Mr. Beef & Pizza in Mt. Prospect. Our presenter for this meeting will be from the Shedd Aquarium. Hope to see you there!

Hey folks! CASA has been contacted by the Chicago Scuba Meetup to let us know that they have a charter scheduled for this Saturday, May 10, to the Material Service Barge. The charter is with N'Pursuit and Captain Mike Tapper. The cost for the trip is $95, and the meeting time is 8am at...

Our next meeting will be on Wednesday, April 9, at 7:30 pm. Our guest speaker for this meeting will be Diveheart's Jim Elliott, share his experiences with the Wounded Warrior's program and with ScubaBoard's own Matt "the Aquaman" Johnston! As always, our meeting will be held in the party...

Greetings! Welcome to the subforum for the Chicago Aquanauts Scuba Association! This forum is open to discussion by all members and guests of CASA, as well as any SB members who are interested in finding a fun, lively club. Thanks to HowardE and NetDoc for giving us our own little place...

Greetings all! The Chicago Aquanauts Scuba Association meeting in March will feature a guest speaker from Omega Aquatics, manufacturer of the Amphibian Flip Fins. Omega Aquatics Inc. Amphibian™ dynamic scuba fins, BCDs, PFDs, public safety and rescue systems & more .... All are welcome to...

The January meeting of the Chicago Aquanauts Scuba Association is fast approaching...Our guest speaker will be Lynn Funkhouser, renowned underwater photographer and environmentalist. Please feel free to come by and share an evening with fellow divers! When? Wednesday, January 9, 2007, 7:30...

Hey folks! Just wanted to put word out there that on Wednesday, November 14, the Chicago Aquanauts Scuba Association will welcome Cris Kohl as the guest speaker at our monthly meeting. CASA meets at Mr. Beef & Pizza, 1796 S. Elmhurst Road in Mount Prospect, on the second Wednesday night of...

Hey folks! Thanks to all of the crew for getting the site back up and running. I have a new PM in my inbox that was sent this morning which I am unable to open. I have been able to send PMs, and I am able to open old PMs, but not this new one. Anyone else have a problem like this? When I...

I will be staying at Buddy Dive with a group of 6 from October 6-13. Just wanted to shout out and see if anyone else will be on the island while we are out there. :)

Has anyone been to Port Bonaire resort? I have already done thorough research on Buddy, Plaza, BelMar, Den Laman, and Sand Dollar, and need no further input on any of these. I have recently heard about Port Bonaire, and I am quite interested. I am just looking for first-hand feedback on the...

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Quick question. When I had my regs serviced this year, I finally made the change from using an AirXS to a standard octo and power inflator. This meant I needed an octo added to my TX50 regset. I had requested a TX50 octo be added, but when I got home, I noticed the 2nd stage that was added...

My wife and I are planning a trip for October to Bonaire. We are interested in renting a studio for 7 nights. It looks like our choices are down to Buddy Dive, Sand Dollar, or Den Laman. I have a few questions for which my searches didn't seem to turn up an answer... It appears that...

Ok folks, I have been around here for a while...and Mrs. Gangrel has been diving with me the whole time, though she don't post here...but at 11 days old, it is time to introduce the Little Gangrelette! ;) Born August 16, at just a hair over 9 lbs. How old do they have to be to enter Rangers...