Wrinkles August '05 Dive and BBQ planning thread - Redondo Beach

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I'll update this first post as a running synopsis of this thread.

When: Saturday, August 13th
Where: Los Angeles County, PV/Redondo area - Veteran's Park



What is the Wrinkles Dive?

This is a monthly gathering of all divers and non-divers in SoCal who can make it. It's a lot of fun involving diving, eating, socializing and sometimes even camping!

It all started when our SoCal member, Wrinkles, mentioned to a group that she dove with that it would be really fun to be able to get together at least once a month. Pasley, took off with the idea and announced the first "Wrinkles Dive". The rest is history!

It's open to everyone of all skill levels from "I'm not certified yet" to "Do we really have to dive the Andrea Doria again?"

We've found this to be a great way to meet our fellow divers locally and many new dive buddies have been found though these "dive soirees".


Parking Info:

Bring Plenty of quarters if you want to park in the metered lot at Veteran's Park!

The parking meters give you 15 min. per quarter, so figure on $1 per hour and they are in operation 24 hours per day, seven days per week.

If you park under the pier in the underground structure you don't need to use quarters and it it goes to a maximum of $7.50. The entrance is on Torrance and you run right into it if you just keep driving on Torrance toward the water. It's about a 1/4 mile walk from the underground structure to Veteran's Park, but not as bad as the walk from the parking structure to the beach at Montage/Treasure Island in Laguna.


Info on Redondo Beach:

Dive Sites


RSVP:

RSVP on the ScubaBoard Calendar:

http://www.scubaboard.com/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=438&day=2005-8-12
(you can now rsvp and include your guest count!)

Please sign up on the Calendar, so that we can get a headcount for food.

Please update your party size on the calendar with changes.


Attendance:
Let me know if I've misrepresented anyone's attendance here.

Saturday, August 13th: (15)
headhunter (1)
MaxBottomtime (1)
HBDiveGirl (1)
dazedone (1)
Kayak Diver (1) (the artist formerly known as cakayakdiver)
Abbenhuys (1)
Lexy (2)
scubainspired (1)
TeqP (1)
OldmanandtheC (1)
Tech Admin (1)
mansfield (1)
abrown203 (1)
Mo2vation (1)


Loose Schedule of events:

6:00AM - Early Birds arrive and lay claim to a spot (put out tarps and shade thingies)
7:00AM - People wanting to do the first dive arrive, say "Hi", make a dive plan and gear up with people hitting the water between 7:30 and 8:00. :crafty:
8:00AM - First Dive
11:00AM - Second Dive
12:00AM - Lunch
2:00PM - Third Dive
5:00PM - Fourth Dive
7:45PM - Night Dive (Sunset, bring your lights, extra batteries and warm clothes)
9:15PM - Dinner and more socializing at:

El Torito
100 G Fishermans Wharf
Redondo Beach, CA 90277
(310) 376-0547


Items needed:

Things we still need are in red

  • EZup
  • BBQ Grill - Tech Admin
  • BBQ grill accessories (charcoal - Match Light, tongs, etc..)
    • Charcoal - We're using propane this time!
    • Tongs and Spatula - OldmanandtheC
  • Utensils
    • plates - headhunter
    • napkins - headhunter
    • forks - headhunter
    • knives - headhunter
    • trash bags - headhunter
  • Condiments:
    • ketchup - headhunter
    • mayo - abrown203
    • mustard - abrown203
    • pickles - abrown203
    • lettuce - HBDiveGirl
    • tomatoes - HBDiveGirl
    • onions - HBDiveGirl
  • Side Dishes
    1. Something tasty - Lexy
    2. Something reasonably healthy - abrown203
    3. ?
  • Fruit - MaxBottomtime
  • Bananas - MaxBottomtime
  • Oranges - MaxBottomtime
  • Veggie tray - Kayak Diver
  • Chips - TeqP
  • Dessert
    1. Brownies - HBDiveGirl
    2. Something delicious - Lexy
    3. ?
  • Hamburgers - OldmanandtheC
  • Hamburger Buns - OldmanandtheC
  • Hot dogs - scubainspired
  • Hot dog Buns - scubainspired
  • Hot Chocolate - HBDiveGirl
  • Instant Coffee
  • Water - dazedone

Air/Nitrox/Trimix Fills: (not all these shops fill Nitrox or Trimix)

American Diving
1901 Pacific Coast Highway
Lomita CA 90717
(310) 326-6663

Dive N' Surf
504 N. Broadway
Redondo Beach, CA 90277
(310) 372-8423

Ocean Adventures
1915 Lincoln Blvd.
Venice CA, 90291
(310) 578-9391

Pacific Wilderness
1719 South Pacific Ave.
San Pedro, CA 90731
(310) 833-2422

Sea d' Sea
1911 S. Catalina Ave.
Redondo Beach, CA 90277
(310)373-6355

Sport Chalet
21305 Hawthorne Boulevard #205
Torrance , CA 90503
(310) 316-6634


Tide Predictions:

Los Angeles, California
33.7200° N, 118.2717° W

August 13, 2005, Saturday
05:10 AM PDT 2.82 feet High Tide
06:13 AM PDT Sunrise
08:05 AM PDT 2.67 feet Low Tide
02:24 PM PDT Moonrise
03:52 PM PDT 5.18 feet High Tide
07:41 PM PDT Sunset

August 14, 2005, Sunday
12:07 AM PDT 0.88 feet Low Tide
12:23 AM PDT Moonset
06:14 AM PDT Sunrise
07:26 AM PDT 3.12 feet High Tide
09:48 AM PDT 3.02 feet Low Tide
03:34 PM PDT Moonrise
05:06 PM PDT 5.55 feet High Tide
07:40 PM PDT Sunset


2005 Wrinkles Schedule:

Wrinkles dives will take place every 2nd Saturday of the month and we will occasionally have both a Saturday and Sunday included for an entire weekend of fun.

Note: Based on future demand, these dives may be extended further north by adding Santa Barbara County to the rotation for the 2006 calendar year.


August 13th, Saturday - Los Angeles - Palos Verdes/Redondo area - Veteran's Park
September 10th, Saturday - San Diego County - La Jolla Shores
October 8th, Saturday - Orange County - Heisler Park
November 12th, Saturday - Catalina Island - Avalon Dive Park
December 10th and 11th, Saturday and Sunday - Los Angeles/Ventura County - Leo Carrillo

I'll update this post as we have more info.

Christian
 
I'll bring the brownies!!
 
I'll have to send my telepathic good wishes on this one ... I see on the calendar that on 8/13 I'll be having a unique (but not very colorful) deep-sea experience in the form of a train trip through the Chunnel en route from the U.K. to France ...
 
Frank O:
I'll have to send my telepathic good wishes on this one ... I see on the calendar that on 8/13 I'll be having a unique (but not very colorful) deep-sea experience in the form of a train trip through the Chunnel en route from the U.K. to France ...
"Through the Chunnel" might be a bit like "Through the Looking Glass"! :D

Christian
 
shark.byte.usa:
Love to join you, but my kids start school on the 15th, so I'm sure there will be lots of last minute things to do in preparation. I'm setting my sites on the September Wrinkles dive.

Have fun :D
September will be in La Jolla. It's always a great time down there! I like to make an entire weekend out of it when we go visit our LoCal buddies. :D

I'll have to find Mo2vation's geography lesson where he explains LoCal, SoCal & NoCal. :crafty:

Christian
 
Who's got some ideas about where a group of divers can hang out for dinner and drinks after a great day of diving in this area?

Christian
 
Christian,

Sign me up. I am going to make this one. I have not been in the water for a month and probably won't get a chance for another 2 months unless I book this now!! I will figure out what to bring later, depending on what location is decided upon.

-David
 

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