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...and post here again just before you leave to head over. It could be that folks are willing to meet spur of the moment for a dive, or just socially to talk about local diving.
Looking for Advice, Dive Clubs near Anaheim Hills
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I will be landing in LA late Friday night.
Saturday I will be at the customers in OC, I normally stay at the Fairfield Inn off East Sana Anna Canyon Road, but that's down to the customer to book. Once I'm States side I'll pop up another post.
I do plan to go and have a chat with Casey Connell at Seas the Day Scuba during this visit.
Gareth
Saturday I will be at the customers in OC, I normally stay at the Fairfield Inn off East Sana Anna Canyon Road, but that's down to the customer to book. Once I'm States side I'll pop up another post.
I do plan to go and have a chat with Casey Connell at Seas the Day Scuba during this visit.
Gareth
Look up Sea Ventures in Fullerton, CA. It's close to Anaheim Hills and the club is very experienced and prefers economy diving. More beach less expensive boats.
There is also the Southern California Dive Club that has a page on Facebook that is very active and seems to party a lot.
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There is also the Southern California Dive Club that has a page on Facebook that is very active and seems to party a lot.
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Sorry, I was only talking about the dive club. Jim closed up shop a couple of years ago. I take my gear to Gary at Openwater Habitat now down in Santa Ana for service. Greg also retired from the Post Office, but they do show up at the SCUBA show for the So. Cal Wreck Divers display.
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Good gosh ! Wreck divers = That is were we always seem to meet! I was under the impression they were members and assisting the club by manning the booth.
Jim nor Greg never mentioned closing the shop...I must assumed they thought I was more informed. Which it is evident that I am not.
it was a great shop one of the best!-- manned by divers not people who dive.
This exchange reminds me of a news paper article which was published in my diving column "Dive Bubbles" so many years ago titled "You can't go home again." And indeed you cannot go home again for everything changes I will post my article if I can locate it. I think you will find it "interesting reading" as "The way it was" (Do you happen to recall my monthly column in Discover Diving with the same title "The way it was." Once again that was about 20 (or more) years ago
SDM
Found it!
~A little history-that has survived against the call of the running tide-
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"YOU CAN’T GO HOME AGAIN…”
By Dr. Samuel Miller,111
This summer I visited with some relatives and old friends to reconnect with my roots down in southern California, in “smogsville,” as the smog shrouded area of Los Angeles and Orange County is known by most Californians who reside in other areas of the state.
This visit certainly verified the message in the Thomas Wolfe book “You can’t go home again” which I found so difficult to comprehend as a young college student. Yes, Thomas Wolfe was correct! "You can’t go home again."
I spent a very early Saturday morning at Diver’s Cove in Laguna Beach, the fountainhead of American sport diving. It has been a popular diving location since recreational diving began along the California coast in the early 1930s. “The cove” as local divers refer to it, was catapulted from obscurity into international diving fame when it was chosen as the location for the world’s first competitive spear fishing meet in June 1950. The Compton, California “Dolphins Spear Fishing club”, won the meet with a three man team consisting of Ken Kummerfeild, Paul Hoss and Pat O’Malley.
Lots of changes have occurred in and around Divers Cove with the passage of these 60 plus years.
In the early 1950s the rolling hills surrounding Diver’s Cove were devoid of housing and covered with dry chaparral, which emitted the classic California golden glow always associated with the “Golden state.” Now when viewed from the cove the hills appear almost surrealistic emerald green, blanketed by modern multi- million dollar homes on well-manicured lawns interconnected labyrinth of roads.
It is no longer possible to drive up to the edge of the cliff at Diver’s Cove and park haphazardly. Parking places are now regulated. They are neatly identified with white stripes on the concrete and crowned with a row of coin eating parking meters; silent sentinels waiting for the next quarter for fifteen minutes of violation free parking.
Also absent is the steel cable that provided beach goers and divers to access to the beach. It was a much-appreciated gift from some unknown beach lover who spent their time; money and effort to securely bury one end of the cable in cement and dangle the rest of the cable over the cliff to create a Tarzan style hand over hand beach access. Now modern stairs complete with handrails and a drinking fountain welcomes the divers to the beach
The beach scene I remember so well from my youth is now only a distant memory, but they are memories of gold as were the hills surrounding the cove.
In the genesis of recreational diving the beach was populated with young athletic sun tanned male youths clad in the diving costume of the era, baggy long underwear, tucked in to equally baggy swim trunks,* round often home made diving masks on their faces,** short green fins on their feet ***and the weapon of choice three or five prong 3 “Jab Stick”**** unceremoniously stuck in the ground.
Like ancient tribes returning from a successful hunt they stood in small groups, wrapped in surplus WWII olive drab army or navy blue blankets, shivering and blue lipped from the cold of the water and the chill in the air. Roaring bonfires fed by WWII surplus tires added much needed warmth as it belched fourth thick heavy black smoke into the clean crisp smog free Orange County air. *****
Divers Cove has now become a popular diving destination for dive training classes. It is populated every Saturday and Sunday morning by young certified diving instructors who have arrived before 7:00 to conduct an ocean check out dive for their classes of aspiring divers. Under the ever-watchful eye of their SCUBA instructor, young and old, male and female don the costume of modern diving. Bright colored wet suits have replaced the long underwear for thermal protection; clear form fitting twin lens masks of clear silicone replaced the black round rubber masks; multi hued long lightweight split plastic fins now adorn their feet replacing the short green Churchill fins. Not a spearfishing weapon is insight, since this area has been a game reserve for over a generation.
Yes, there have been a lot of changes in the last sixty plus years. Tomas Wolfe’s message has been verified. "You can’t go home again," but you can relive fond memories from the distant past and dream and hope for the future of recreational diving.
Only the sea, the eternal sea, has relentlessly remained the same...SDM 111
Copyright Dr. Samuel Miller,111, Dr. Samuel Miller IV & Lee/CCnews/TPR; may not be used with out permission of author and Lee/CCnews)
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Enjoy and keep on posting I always migrate to your post sdm
Jim nor Greg never mentioned closing the shop...I must assumed they thought I was more informed. Which it is evident that I am not.
it was a great shop one of the best!-- manned by divers not people who dive.
This exchange reminds me of a news paper article which was published in my diving column "Dive Bubbles" so many years ago titled "You can't go home again." And indeed you cannot go home again for everything changes I will post my article if I can locate it. I think you will find it "interesting reading" as "The way it was" (Do you happen to recall my monthly column in Discover Diving with the same title "The way it was." Once again that was about 20 (or more) years ago
SDM
Found it!
~A little history-that has survived against the call of the running tide-
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"YOU CAN’T GO HOME AGAIN…”
By Dr. Samuel Miller,111
This summer I visited with some relatives and old friends to reconnect with my roots down in southern California, in “smogsville,” as the smog shrouded area of Los Angeles and Orange County is known by most Californians who reside in other areas of the state.
This visit certainly verified the message in the Thomas Wolfe book “You can’t go home again” which I found so difficult to comprehend as a young college student. Yes, Thomas Wolfe was correct! "You can’t go home again."
I spent a very early Saturday morning at Diver’s Cove in Laguna Beach, the fountainhead of American sport diving. It has been a popular diving location since recreational diving began along the California coast in the early 1930s. “The cove” as local divers refer to it, was catapulted from obscurity into international diving fame when it was chosen as the location for the world’s first competitive spear fishing meet in June 1950. The Compton, California “Dolphins Spear Fishing club”, won the meet with a three man team consisting of Ken Kummerfeild, Paul Hoss and Pat O’Malley.
Lots of changes have occurred in and around Divers Cove with the passage of these 60 plus years.
In the early 1950s the rolling hills surrounding Diver’s Cove were devoid of housing and covered with dry chaparral, which emitted the classic California golden glow always associated with the “Golden state.” Now when viewed from the cove the hills appear almost surrealistic emerald green, blanketed by modern multi- million dollar homes on well-manicured lawns interconnected labyrinth of roads.
It is no longer possible to drive up to the edge of the cliff at Diver’s Cove and park haphazardly. Parking places are now regulated. They are neatly identified with white stripes on the concrete and crowned with a row of coin eating parking meters; silent sentinels waiting for the next quarter for fifteen minutes of violation free parking.
Also absent is the steel cable that provided beach goers and divers to access to the beach. It was a much-appreciated gift from some unknown beach lover who spent their time; money and effort to securely bury one end of the cable in cement and dangle the rest of the cable over the cliff to create a Tarzan style hand over hand beach access. Now modern stairs complete with handrails and a drinking fountain welcomes the divers to the beach
The beach scene I remember so well from my youth is now only a distant memory, but they are memories of gold as were the hills surrounding the cove.
In the genesis of recreational diving the beach was populated with young athletic sun tanned male youths clad in the diving costume of the era, baggy long underwear, tucked in to equally baggy swim trunks,* round often home made diving masks on their faces,** short green fins on their feet ***and the weapon of choice three or five prong 3 “Jab Stick”**** unceremoniously stuck in the ground.
Like ancient tribes returning from a successful hunt they stood in small groups, wrapped in surplus WWII olive drab army or navy blue blankets, shivering and blue lipped from the cold of the water and the chill in the air. Roaring bonfires fed by WWII surplus tires added much needed warmth as it belched fourth thick heavy black smoke into the clean crisp smog free Orange County air. *****
Divers Cove has now become a popular diving destination for dive training classes. It is populated every Saturday and Sunday morning by young certified diving instructors who have arrived before 7:00 to conduct an ocean check out dive for their classes of aspiring divers. Under the ever-watchful eye of their SCUBA instructor, young and old, male and female don the costume of modern diving. Bright colored wet suits have replaced the long underwear for thermal protection; clear form fitting twin lens masks of clear silicone replaced the black round rubber masks; multi hued long lightweight split plastic fins now adorn their feet replacing the short green Churchill fins. Not a spearfishing weapon is insight, since this area has been a game reserve for over a generation.
Yes, there have been a lot of changes in the last sixty plus years. Tomas Wolfe’s message has been verified. "You can’t go home again," but you can relive fond memories from the distant past and dream and hope for the future of recreational diving.
Only the sea, the eternal sea, has relentlessly remained the same...SDM 111
Copyright Dr. Samuel Miller,111, Dr. Samuel Miller IV & Lee/CCnews/TPR; may not be used with out permission of author and Lee/CCnews)
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Enjoy and keep on posting I always migrate to your post sdm
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Thanks to as those who posted, an update, for anyone who is interested.
Following one of the suggestion, I dropped in on Cassey at 'Seas the day Scuba', on the Saturday evening after I arrived. The end result was that I took the following Saturday off work and had three very pleasant dives at Catalina.
I spent the Friday night on the boat,which I enjoyed. The three dives where beginners sites, we where sharing the boat with a number of divers completing there OW qualifications. Two dives at Black Rock and one at Parsons Landing.
I spotted a lobster on each dive, it was a bit of a shock to note they had no vicious claws, a lot safer than UK lobsters, maybe it's the risk of getting sued in the USA (?).
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An octopus and a ray cheered me up. Saw a little kelp but not much, the water was surprisingly warm. The dives where quite shallow, 10-15m. Just as well as my buddy used his air quite quickly, but we still managed around an hour.
The most exciting bit was the drive there, trying to keep up with Cassy was quite a feat. The drive back was almost as interesting, not used to people undertaking.
Many thanks th Cassy for the hospitality and good humor, and all those on the boat that made me feel welcome. I hope to be as fortunate with the timing on my next visit and get another days diving in.
Gareth
Following one of the suggestion, I dropped in on Cassey at 'Seas the day Scuba', on the Saturday evening after I arrived. The end result was that I took the following Saturday off work and had three very pleasant dives at Catalina.
I spent the Friday night on the boat,which I enjoyed. The three dives where beginners sites, we where sharing the boat with a number of divers completing there OW qualifications. Two dives at Black Rock and one at Parsons Landing.
I spotted a lobster on each dive, it was a bit of a shock to note they had no vicious claws, a lot safer than UK lobsters, maybe it's the risk of getting sued in the USA (?).
.An octopus and a ray cheered me up. Saw a little kelp but not much, the water was surprisingly warm. The dives where quite shallow, 10-15m. Just as well as my buddy used his air quite quickly, but we still managed around an hour.
The most exciting bit was the drive there, trying to keep up with Cassy was quite a feat. The drive back was almost as interesting, not used to people undertaking.
Many thanks th Cassy for the hospitality and good humor, and all those on the boat that made me feel welcome. I hope to be as fortunate with the timing on my next visit and get another days diving in.
Gareth
Gareth,
Great meeting you and talking to you on the boat. I look forward to seeing you again and possibly even being able to dive with you. Keeping up with Casey on the freeway is indeed quite a feat. I don't even try - that's what GPS is for.
Lee
Great meeting you and talking to you on the boat. I look forward to seeing you again and possibly even being able to dive with you. Keeping up with Casey on the freeway is indeed quite a feat. I don't even try - that's what GPS is for.
Lee
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According to my British friend, Les Aston-Smith the managing director of Seibe-Gorman , the world's oldest diving company "Americans dive on the Wrong side of the road and dive on the Wrong side of the reef"
My response has always been " Americans always have driven on the Right side of the road and dive All over the reef"
SDM
My response has always been " Americans always have driven on the Right side of the road and dive All over the reef"
SDM
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