THE SEA DIVERS
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THE SEA DIVERS
Redondo Beach, CA  USA
Dive Delaneyium!
A Southern California SCUBA Diving Club - est. 1965

The Sea Divers are a independent (501c3) nonprofit advanced recreational SCUBA diving club based in in Southern California.  We schedule about 11 boat dives a year on some of the best Southern California dive boats; the Peace, the Magician, the Sea Bass, and the Giant Stride all of which include food and air fills in the price. We reserve bunks/staterooms for our members on all overnight and multi-day trips. We dive advanced and intermediate locations for the experienced diver that offer the best hunting and photographic opportunities found in Southern California and possibly the world.  See our trip schedule below for more details.

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The next General Meeting will be Tuesday, June 4, 2013 at 7 p.m. at
Round Table Pizza, 4330 Redondo Beach Blvd.
(just east of Hawthorne Blvd. in the Northpoint/CVS Shopping Center)
Torrance, CA
(310) 371-8009

where all our general meetings are held. Click here for a map. 

Meetings are free and visitors are especially welcome to attend.

June 4. Bob Meistrell will present a program about the history of Dive 'N Surf http://divensurf.com/ , Body Glove http://www.bodyglove.com/heritage/ and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_Glove and diving in the South Bay area. Bob is the co-founder of Dive 'N Surf and Body Glove, so he is in a unique position to tell us the inside stories about his life adventures. This will be a fantastic presentation by a diving pioneer.
 
July 2. There is a general meeting but no special presentation. Have a happy Fourth of July holiday.  
 
August 6. Pat Smith will present a program about the local wreck diving.  Patrick Smith is a NAUI Instructor, a USCG Licensed captain for vessels to 200 tons, author and consultant to numerous private and government agencies. He has more than 6,000 dives in commercial, academic, scientific, and recreational fields. He works closely with NOAA and the National Park Service on submerged cultural resource projects locally and nationally. He is the author of numerous popular and academic articles and is coauthor of the popular Shipwrecks of Southern California http://amazon.com/Shipwrecks-Southern-California-Bonnie-Cardone/dp/0897320956 .
 
September 3. There is a general meeting but no special presentation. Have a happy Labor Day holiday.  
 
October 1. Don Mueller will present a program about ocean life and wrecks in New Zealand. He will talk about the Arapawa survivor http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arapawa_Island and the Rainbow Warrior story http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinking_of_the_Rainbow_Warrior .

Future TSD program ideas, leads and suggestions are strongly encouraged at peter@diver.net .

 
Dive Trip Photo Album : updated 3/24/08!
 
2013 Schedule of Dives
Email Suzanne Cervellone at reservations@SeaDivers.org
or call (626) 221-1119 to verify your reservation before making payment
Paypal processing fees may not be refundable! The cancellation policy applies to all reservations.
Note: all prices are subject to change (a fuel surcharge)
if the dive boats have a large increase in their fuel cost
Days Date Destination max # of scuba divers Club Member Price Non Club Member Price New Member Discounted Price**
Free
Diver
Member
Price
Bubble Watcher Price Boat Boarding Time Departure Time
Sat 27 Apr San Miguel Is. 12
Peace
nitrox available
Fri 8 PM Fri @ midnight
Sat 22 June Farnsworth Bank (4 dives) 19
Magician
nitrox
available
Fri 9 PM Sat @ 5 AM
Fri / Sat 19 / 20 July Begg Rock 12
Peace
nitrox available
Thur 8 PM Thur @ midnight
Fri / Sat 23 / 24 Aug San Miguel Pinnacles 12
Peace
nitrox available
Thur 8 PM Thur @ midnight
Tue / Wed 1 / 2 Oct Bugzilla: Cortes Bank 24


Peace
nitrox available
Mon 8 PM Mon @ 9 PM
Sat 9 Nov Ship Rock (4 dives) 19
Magician
nitrox
available
Fri 9 PM Sat @ 6 AM
Sat / Sun 7 / 8 Dec Northern Channel Islands 24
Peace
nitrox available
Fri 8 PM Fri @ midnight
Days Date Destination max # of scuba divers Club Member Price Non Club Member Price New Member Discounted Price**
Free
Diver
Member
Price
Bubble Watcher Price Boat Boarding Time Departure Time
**One time only discount, only for your first dive with us, and what you pay includes a annual (July to June) TSD membership!
For April through June trips the membership extends to June 30 of the following year.
Please read the Policy for Dive Boat Reservations, bunks are assigned on all Peace trips.
To make a reservation, e-mail Suzanne Cervellone at reservations@SeaDivers.org
or call (626) 221-1119
 Please make your checks payable to THE SEA DIVERS and mail to:
THE SEA DIVERS
P.O. Box 2415 
Redondo Beach, CA 90278
Check out these links to the Sea Divers treasure chest of club information!
Application for Membership
1999 Log Book
1998 Log Book

Policies, FAQ's, and misinformation
Executive Directory
Sea Divers Reunion Web Site

Links to the complete trip schedules for the dive boats we prefer to dive from!
The Peace Dive Boat
The Magician
The Sea Bass
The Giant Stride

Other Web sites to dive deep into...
Dive Gear Official Dive Gear Page (TM) www.officialdivegearpage.com Comprehensive List of Scuba Diving Equipment Manufacturers
Dive Boat Official California Dive Boat Page (TM) www.californiadiveboats.com Comparison Table of California Dive Boats
Swells
Southern California Swell Heights http://cdip.ucsd.edu
Temps
California Coast Ocean Temperatures www.navo.navy.mil
Tide Predictor Tide Predictor
Wave Model North Pacific Wave Model
GLACD
Greater Los Angeles Council of Divers www.glacd.org
Pic's Paulette's Underwater Photographs of Southern California www.diver.net
CDN California Diving News  www.saintbrendan.com

www.hammerheadpress.com California Lobster Diving
California weather for divers on the net: diver.net/weather
Send To: THE SEA DIVERS THE SEA DIVERS
P.O. Box 2415 
Redondo Beach, CA 90278

 

 

This page was last updated on May 15, 2013.