Michigan Lake Diver's Association

[Riverrat Dave]

Hey everyone, a group of us in Port Huron are working to organize divers in our area, if anyone is interested, PM me and I'll give you the particulars.
We are just starting and are checking for interest....Thanks

 

[SwimJim]

Organising divers? Starting a Union? Then you would develope a bad back and claim you couldn't dive until you talked to your union steward. Sort of defeats the purpose. Just kidding. But seriously, could you expand a bit about your plans? Starting a club? What?

Jim

 

[Riverrat Dave]

Sorry Jim, yes, a club (I hate that word), now that I read the other post guess it was a little criptic.

A few of were diving together and were discussing how hard it was to find buddys to do local dives, there had been and are some clubs around but we had not seen them around.

We were looking to get somthing going for all levels of training, do lots of diving, some social activities, diving, training, diving, stuff like that. Mostly to have a lot of fun. So, we are going to start having some get togethers in Port Huron at the Maritime Center on the 1st and 3rd Sundays of the month from 4 - 6 PM. Starting January 7, 2007. Right now there are four of us but judging from the word of mouth response that number is going to grow pretty quick.

The really nice thing is that the group is new so we can make it what ever we want. but mainly focus on diving.

Our St. Clair river offers some unique challanges for our local folks but, it takes a while to get the experience needed for a current that is that fast. See /http://www.avalanchediver.com/.(Thanks Eric).

I think it will be great, offer something we really don't seem to have around here.

 

[motorcitydiver]

I'd be interested. I have a few guys I dive with and we're always looking for dive buddies. I live in Waterford but work at Selfridge ANG Base in Harrison Twp. Send me a pm if you want to talk more.

 

[SwimJim]

Sorry Jim, yes, a club (I hate that word), now that I read the other post guess it was a little criptic.

A few of were diving together and were discussing how hard it was to find buddys to do local dives, there had been and are some clubs around but we had not seen them around.

We were looking to get somthing going for all levels of training, do lots of diving, some social activities, diving, training, diving, stuff like that. Mostly to have a lot of fun. So, we are going to start having some get togethers in Port Huron at the Maritime Center on the 1st and 3rd Sundays of the month from 4 - 6 PM. Starting January 7, 2007. Right now there are four of us but judging from the word of mouth response that number is going to grow pretty quick.

The really nice thing is that the group is new so we can make it what ever we want. but mainly focus on diving.

Our St. Clair river offers some unique challanges for our local folks but, it takes a while to get the experience needed for a current that is that fast. See /http://www.avalanchediver.com/.(Thanks Eric).

I think it will be great, offer something we really don't seem to have around here.

A dive club? Not a dirty word at all. I am the president of the Urge to Submerge dive club out of West Bend Wisconsin. A dive club is all about promoting diving. When I got certified in 1978, the hardest thing was finding a dive buddy. That's why I joined a club myself. To find people to dive with. No sin or shame there whatsoever. I wish you the best of luck in your endeavors. I sincerely hope you can bring new divers along and reignite the passion for diving in divers who have been around awhile that have sort of been left by the wayside. Diving the Great lakes in particular is my passion and I support and applaude any effort to promote it. I wish you best of luck and if there is anything I can do to help you out feel free to pm me.

jim

 

[CMAN]

I would be interested also. I have three of my Boy Scouts (including my son) that I dive with, would they be able to join too ?

 

[Riverrat Dave]

Of Coarse,
C-Man; did you know we have a Venture Crew in Port Huron that is all about SCUBA? We have the adults but, not many scouts, give me a PM if you are interested. The Youth for crew have to be at least 14.But for the club, just old enough to dive and have their parent with them.

 

[CMAN]

I'd like to find out more about the Venture Crew. I did check into the Sea Cadets for the boys and the group out of Mt. Clemens (Pride of Michigan) does a lot of diving but the group from Port Huron (Gray Fox) doesn't. The Venture Crew here in New Baltimore doesn't do diving either (no instructor I guess).

 

[M_Bipartitus]

I might be interested, but I'm unlikely to dive much until late spring or summer.

 

[CMAN]

Is the meeting still set for Sunday?