Wrinkles August '06 Dive Planning Thread - Redondo Beach

[headhunter]

I've started this new thread for planning purposes.

I'll keep updating this first post as a synopsis of the info in this thread and will include links to other Wrinkles threads for easy reference.

When: Saturday, Aug. 12
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 now 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:

The Calendar feature will not be active while we optimize the new ScubaBoard servers. It may not be available until after this Wrinkles event.
(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, Aug. 12th: (17)
headhunter (1)
Zaffy (1)
Archangel (4)
LAJim (1)
scvdiver (1)
Diver Jan (1)
TeqP (1)
SCUBA_Phil (1)
CaptainMarvel (1)
Mark99 (1)
undrwater (4)


Loose Schedule of events:

8:00AM - First Dive,
11:00AM - Second Dive
12:00PM - Lunch
2:00PM - Third Dive
5:00PM - Fourth Dive
8:00PM - Night Dive (Sun sets, bring your lights, extra batteries and warm clothes)
9:00PM - Dinner and more socializing at:

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


Items needed:

• EZup
• BBQ Grill - headhunter
  • Charcoal - We're using propane this time!
  • Tongs and Spatula
• Utensils
  • plates - headhunter
  • napkins - headhunter
  • forks - headhunter
  • knives - headhunter
  • trash bags - headhunter
• Condiments:
  • ketchup - Diver Jan
  • mayo - Diver Jan
  • mustard - Diver Jan
  • sweet relish - Diver Jan
  • pickles - Diver Jan
  • chili peppers - Diver Jan
  • tomatoes - Diver Jan
  • onions - Diver Jan
• Side Dishes
  1. potato salad - CaptainMarvel
  2. ? - undrwater
  3. ?
• Fruit
• Bananas - scvdiver
• Oranges
• Chips and dip - scvdiver
• Dessert
  1. ? - scvdiver
  2. ?
  3. ?
• Hamburgers - LAJim
• Hamburger Buns - LAJim
• Hot dogs - Zaffy
• Hot dog Buns - Zaffy
• Hot Chocolate
• Instant Coffee
• Water - Archangel

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 12, 2006, Saturday
05:59 AM PDT -0.12 feet Low Tide
06:12 AM PDT Sunrise
09:53 AM PDT Moonset
12:23 PM PDT 5.39 feet High Tide
06:22 PM PDT 1.16 feet Low Tide
07:42 PM PDT Sunset
09:54 PM PDT Moonrise

August 13, 2006, Sunday
12:19 AM PDT 5.15 feet High Tide
06:13 AM PDT Sunrise
06:35 AM PDT 0.59 feet Low Tide
11:03 AM PDT Moonset
01:05 PM PDT 5.54 feet High Tide
07:30 PM PDT 1.13 feet Low Tide
07:41 PM PDT Sunset
10:25 PM PDT Moonrise


2006 Wrinkles Dive 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.

January 14th, Saturday - San Diego County - La Jolla Shores
February 11th, Saturday - Orange County - Heisler Park
March 11th, Saturday - Catalina Island - Avalon Dive Park
April 8th, Saturday - Los Angeles - Palos Verdes/Redondo area - Veteran's Park
May 13th, Saturday - San Diego County - La Jolla Shores
June 10th, Saturday - Orange County - Heisler Park
July 8th, Saturday - Catalina Island - Avalon Dive Park
August 12th, Saturday - Los Angeles - Palos Verdes/Redondo area - Veteran's Park
September 9th, Saturday - San Diego County - La Jolla Shores
October 14th, Saturday - Orange County - Heisler Park
November 11th, Saturday - Catalina Island - Avalon Dive Park
December9th and 10th, Saturday and Sunday - Los Angeles/Ventura County - Leo Carrillo

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

Christian

 

[Zaffy]

I'll be there on the 12th, I will come bearing gifts of Hotdogs and buns.

 

[drbill]

Mom, my sister and some of her kids are coming out from Michigan and Florida so this is one I won't make. Have fun.

 

[wrinkles]

I just tried to make reservations and they have NONE!!!!!!!

 

[headhunter]

I just tried to make reservations and they have NONE!!!!!!!

Unless someone else has already made a reservation we snoozed on this one.

I'll keep trying every day for a couple of weeks to see if there are any cancellations. Maybe we can all try at different times everyday and we'll get lucky. We probably need a reservation for 2 sites for Fri, Sat, and Sunday. I'll also need to check to see if they set aside a certain number or campgrounds for walk-ups.

If there are no cancellations and they don't have anything set aside for walk-ups then we may want to choose another spot for this Wrinkles Dive.

I'm open to suggestions.

Christian

 

[LAJim]

Leo is a nice spot - what about trying to exchange dates with the Sept. or Oct. Wrinkles if the have camping slots on one of those dates?

Jim

 

[wrinkles]

I dont mind doing that....swaping it sounds good to me.

 

[riguerin]

FYI ... some out of state SB members have made plans to be in the San Diego area for the scheduled Sept Wrinkles Dive in La Jolla.

 

[headhunter]

We could continue to try to get a site with everyone trying to catch a cancellation for the next couple of weeks and then do a swap at that time if it doesn't work.

If we swapped, we could just keep the rotation through L.A. the same and just change this one to Redondo and the December dive to Leo Carrillo. This would keep from negatively effecting the plans of any out of state SB members.

We've had fantastic weather at Leo Carrillo every time we've done one of these campouts in December as you can see by reading the following links to these threads.

December '04 Wrinkles Dive at Leo Carrillo

December '05 Wrinkles Dive at Leo Carrillo

I'm still holding out hope that we'll be able to squeeze in when someone cancels a reservation.

Christian

 

[LAJim]

I like the Redondo plan with Leo in December. I went to Leo in December 05 as my first Wrinkles and it was great - would like to get my own campsite and stay the weekend.

Of course if we get cancellations - go with that. Dove Leo last week - conditions were OK to marginal. Last December we had 15+ ft viz, almost no surge, and minimal surf.

Of course recent reports from Redondo have been kind of marginal too, but with a south swell we have that.

Jim