California Classic Equipment Divers ---DISBANDED

[Sam Miller III]

After 14 good years California Classic Equipment Divers disbanded effective September 1. 2012 per founder Charlie Orr.
Reasons for disbandment;
* Loss of diving sites
* Loss of training facilities (College of Oceaneering closed)
* Liability Insurance requirements increased
* Security issues- Since 9-11- Increasingly difficult to dive in LA harbor

SDM

 

[John C. Ratliff]

Sam, thanks for the announcement, but that's sad.

SeaRat

 

[Eric Sedletzky]

I'd love to get a vintage dive club together. The problem is there's only a handfull of us in the entire state of California.
So, for now I guess most of the action is on the east coast and mid west, and they have their meets at Portage Quarry and somewhere else in FL?
Funny how diving started out here and now it's gone?

Too bad about the organization going out.

 

[DaleC]

Imagine being Canadian. I'm still waiting for one other vintage diver to show up.

Dr Sam, thanks for sharing. It is sad that the history of diving seems to garner so little appreciation (except as a static display somewhere). Besides the Sand dog / Portage scene, it is almost only an individual or two, here or there.

 

[dead dog]

After 14 good years California Classic Equipment Divers disbanded effective September 1. 2012 per founder Charlie Orr.
Reasons for disbandment;
* Loss of diving sites
* Loss of training facilities (College of Oceaneering closed)
* Liability Insurance requirements increased
* Security issues- Since 9-11- Increasingly difficult to dive in LA harbor

SDM

I thought diving in LA Harbor was always illegal.
Back in the early 70's me and some friends were pick up by the harbor patrol for trying to dive a Japanese submarine that is sunk in the harbor. We were cited and fined, last time for that.