===== Total Members in SoCal (59) =====
- Santa Barbara County (2)
hoopa - Bruce - Palm Desert/Santa Barbara - apeks/omsiqpack/vytec, golden retriever
sb_diver - Thomas - Isla Vista (Goleta, next to UCSB) - I'm a senior Aquatic Bio major, so for any local marine bio questions, if I can't answer them my grad student or professor friends can. Don't hesitate to ask. My family lives in Irvine, so I dive Laguna occasionally. I'm also involved with the UCSB SCUBA Club and do stuff with Paradise Dive Club in Santa Barbara.
- Ventura County (1)
Neil - Ventura - instructor - Can my cat Speedy be our mascot?
- Los Angeles County (23)
Arnaud - Arnaud - Los Angeles - Kelpaholic OWSI with a dash of DIR
ChrisM - Chris......M..... - Torrance - Sorta kinda maybe DIR, uw photographer, married, no pups
CHUD - Chuck - Sherman Oaks - I don't need anything except this steel 95 and that's it and that's the only thing I need, is this. Just this steel 95. And these fins. The steel 95 and the fins and that's all I need. And this regulator. The steel 95, the fins and the regulator, and that's all I need. And this mask. The steel 95, and this mask, and the regulator and the fins. And this BC...
dazedone - David - Westchester/Marina del Rey
Derby - Chris... (but everybody just calls me 'Derby') - Playa del Rey
divercooke - Greg Cooke - Long Beach - Hull cleaning is my life
Frank O - Frank - South Pasadena - freediving, u/w photography, DIR-oriented scuba
headhunter - Christian - Altadena - Renaissance Diver 'cause I'm starting over with a vigorous revival of learning in the art of SCUBA diving!
hermosadive - Hermosa Beach
ICY ICE - I.C. Elguezabal - Eagle Rock
lowlight - Rob Park - Los Angeles - I'm bringing back the word Rad.
Max Bottomtime - Phil Garner - San Pedro
MikeT - Michael Thibeau - Los Angeles - Videographer
PhotoTJ - TJ - The Valley - Hunter/Photographer
sapphire - Jennifer - Claremont (As Ken would say, the "909") - Love to take pictures underwater, No longer only dive in the warm water :biggrin: as my drysuit is on its' way
Scottkl - Scott - The Valley (Tarzana) - Aspiring Hunter; Photographer; & hopefully Videographer some time soon.
sijtse - Mark - Manhattan Beach - OW for about a year -dives all cold water, am ready to start hitting PV again this winter. Tahiti in the spring. Love the water, frozen or thawed.
socaldiver - Dave - Norwalk - married to Summer99
So Cal Divin - Jeff Gray - Woodland Hills - Happily Married to a land loving warm water Princess. Two boys 5 & 7 my future dive buddies. Me landlocked til x-mas due to back surgery!
SoCalOffshore - Geordie - Westlake Village - Offshore performance boating
summer99 - Kath (Kathryn) - Norwalk
TeqP - Phil - Azusa - I need an UW camera. Recently moved back to LA form Atlanta. Looking to dive more now that I am buying my equipment.
Wrinkles - Ana - The Valley (Northridge)
- Orange County (16)
Ann Marie - Ann Marie - Mission Viejo
CA Diver - Tom Mury - Aliso Viejo
dgallo - (see Nay
)
JDog - Jim - Fullerton - single
kelphelper - Debbie K - Mission Viejo - Married to Derek (who doesn't have time for SB, but sometimes dives) - Love to do volunteer and restoration diving, as well as recreational. UW photography too!
jetfixer - Todd - Fullerton - Started in warm water and now enjoying the cold!
MyDiveLog - Phil - Yorba Linda - Instructor. 5 kids and a scuba addiction; who has time for anything else?
Nay - Renee - Santa Ana (barrio Santa Ana, not South Coast Metro) - married to dgallo, though he rarely posts
pkrupela - Paul - San Clemente - Mostly liveaboards nowadays although I used to spend 4 nights a week underwater during bug season years ago. Diving for 15+ years and love to travel. Also love to sail (have a sailboat in DP Harbor) and always up for sailing and - this time of year - hitting the drift kelp offshore with a free dive or 10 - and nabbing a yellowtail if I can for dinner. Last weekend sat there watching sea lions work the bait balls 8 miles offshore. Anyone up for sailing, freediving, weekends at Catalina, or in need of a buddy for liveaboards, I'm all ears.
Robert Phillips - Robert Phillips - Rancho Santa Margarita - Dude, I TOTALLY dig Satan!
Rouky - Erik Merkez & Christelle (2) - Irvine - + 1/2 girl....coming in november....
saf_25 - Stacy - All dives in CA
Scott Riemer - Scott Riemer, of course. - Yorba Linda - Quick comment: Christian, you have time for this and greeting too?lol
scubacalifornia - Mission Viejo - Kevin - Wife, 2 kids, dog. Favorite cartoon: Spongebob ,of course! Next scuba acquisition: Prescription dive lenses, so I can see the heck where I'm going!
whalerkyle - Kyle - Advanced Lobster Snatcher
- San Bernardino County (3)
mccabejc - Jim McCabe - Upland - If you're looking for a weekend buddy, let me know.
new guy - Jim - San Bernardino - Taking my cert dives this weekend for OW, looking forward to some bugs next month.
xSandman3 -Dale - Calimesa - East of San Bernardino a ways. Screen name I've had for well over 12 years now. Middle School Music Teacher/Wannabe School Administrator.
Whole family was certified and dives together.
- Riverside County (2)
DjS - Dj or Donna - Murrieta
Scot M - Scot - Riverside
- San Diego County (12)
Abratty - Allen Bratty - San Diego
divebuddysean - Sean - San Diego
divinman - Terry - San Diego -Not an underwater photographer, just a diver with a camera
Gomer Piles - Brian - San Diego
lttleldydver - Becki - Coronado - Learning to like it cold
moonie - Amy - San Diego - Diving is intriguing, gets more interesting every day! Diving Dry Rocks!
Mr. Clean - George - Ramona - Single/Divorced
Peter McGuinness - Peter McGuinness - Poway, Club: Seadeucers, Age: Somewhere between wrinkly and crinkly
ryanarcher - Ryan Archer (another original name!) - San Diego
Sam_In_SanDiego - Sam Haley - San Diego - Video Editor - Basically Married (Happily) - Avid Shaka Zulu pic fan
ShakaZulu - Roy - San Diego
Turtle Diver - Mark - Carlsbad
- Long distance/honorary SoCal members (0)
(ie, live in Las Vegas but dive SoCal or visit us from Florida and become honorary members)
[I'm sure we'll add some soon ]
