Pumpkin Carving Contest-Alki, Oct. 31

[fmerkel]

:07: Annual Pumpkin Carving Contest-Alki Beach
Alki Picnic Shelter-63rd & Harbor Ave.
Across from Pagasus Pizza, Starbucks, Alki Bakery
Sunday, October 31; Registration 10-11 AM
Briefing @ 11AM followed by Diving
Sponsored by: MBDC, Boeing Seahorses & Mossbay
Open to all divers with Creative talent.
Prizes: Scariest, Largest, Artistic, Best Use of Marine Life, & Better off as Pumpkin Pie
All pumpkins are judged by the crowd. Entries are eliminated after winning a prize.
$5 dontation for the Seattle Aquarium.

Rules:
Must Dive with a buddy.
You can use a felt pen to draw on the pumpkin.
You cannot puncture your pumpkin until it is at a depth of ten feet or more.
All pumpkin carving must be performed underwater.
All divers have one hour to carve their pumpkin and get back out of the water.
Each diver must check in and out with the beach master.
(It is the responsibility of the diver to check in with the beach master.)

Helpful hints:
-Small pumpkins are easy to handle and don't take a lot of weight to sink.
-Please get to the site BY 10:00 AM to find parking and get your gear ready.
-Parking is limited so be prepared to carry your gear in a wheelbarrow
or handcart.

Facilities: Public restrooms are available. The covered picnic shelter and picnic tables are available. Several
restaurants are just across the street for those who want more than just a hot dog.

Contact: Fritz Merkel 206-525-0736 (MBDC), Brian Heath 425-430-4407 (SH), Nick Hartman 206-909-7797 (MossBay)

Starbucks Coffee
Alki Bakery Pastries
Hot dogs, Snacks, and Hot Cider will be provided following the dive.

 

[Kayla]

Sounds like fun, wish that I could be there! Make sure to let us know how it went! :dazzler1:

 

[fmerkel]

It should be a great time. I went by UnderWater Sports today. They are providing a generous bunch of prizes.
Highlights are:
Sea & Sea MX-5II UW camera
UK C8-eLED light (I've tried one on a dive-they actually work quite well in NW waters).
2 UK mini Q40 lights (great small all around lights-good for camera spotting)
Several CETACEA lanyards (the standard for NOT losing your equipment)
Some first aide kits
A nice UK goodie bag-bright yellow
and an assortment of smaller dive "conusmables"
All told this is over $560 prizes.

All this for having a good time.

Fritz Merkel

 

[Rick Inman]

It all sounds great, except the pumpkin part. I dunno, maybe I'm missing it. I see these every year but I just don't get it. I just imagine myself dragging a pumpkin down, starting to hack away at it, and saying, oh forget it, and just going for a dive. I'm really not big on pumpkin carving an the surface once my kids grew past 12 years old. Can someone explain???

 

[OE2X]

Now Rick don't be a spoiler. It's way more fun if you have a big HID. Cut out the bottom, insert light head and the whole thing glows. Use Uncle Pug's 21 W light you'll have pumkin pie by the time you surface. Anybody can see a plethora of marine life on a dive. After all how many GPO's do you really want to see on a dive?

 

[Rick Inman]

Now Rick don't be a spoiler. It's way more fun if you have a big HID. Cut out the bottom, insert light head and the whole thing glows. Use Uncle Pug's 21 W light you'll have pumkin pie by the time you surface. Anybody can see a plethora of marine life on a dive. After all how many GPO's do you really want to see on a dive?

Now that you mention it, Pug won't be needing that light now that he's a WWW

 

[Blackfish]

Is this event happening again this year?

 

[Penopolypants]

Is this event happening again this year?

Yes, next Sunday the 30th at the Alki picnic pavilion. 9 a.m., I think.