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March 3, 2008
Join us at HydroSports, Wednesday
evening March 5, for the March Dive Club
meeting starting with a pot luck dinner at
6:30 PM. Our key topics will be speakers for
future meetings and planned club dives for
the rest of 2008. In particular, we'll be
discussing what to expect this coming
Saturday when we dive the Edmonds Underwater
Park north of Seattle. Remember, club
membership is participation-based, no dues.
Bring a friend to a Discover Scuba event
Tuesday night March 11. Meet at HydroSports
at 6:15 PM. Share the adventure!
Join HydroSports for dives this coming
Saturday, March 8, at the Edmonds Underwater
Park. The park is owned and maintained by
the City of Edmonds, just north of Seattle.
Developed over the past 40 years, the park
has underwater "trails" with guide lines
covering several acres of ocean. Large and
small structure has been placed on the
trails by a dedicated team of volunteers.
Join Lee and Jolyn as your guides. Meet at
the Bracket's Landing parking lot at 10 AM.
Air fills can be obtained close by. The park
has bathroom facilities and a rinse area.
The tide this coming Saturday is nearly flat
all day so current should not be an issue.
Local hotels in Edmonds and Lynnwood,
Washington are available for those traveling
to the park Friday night or staying for
dives on Sunday.
Reserve equipment early by calling
HydroSports.
Next club dive April 20 at Fox Island.
We work hard to serve the regional diving
community and appreciate the support the
community has shown us over the years. We
respect your privacy and closely guard your
email address. If you would like us to
remove you from our communication list,
please email us at mark@hydrosports.com. If
you change your email address please let us
know.
Best fishes,
Shawn Fisher
Mark Fischer
HydroSports Dive and Travel
3846 River Road North
Keizer OR 97303
503-304-5383 store
503-580-7325, Mark’s cell phone
www.hydrosports.com
PS. Spaces in our March Open Water classes
are filling up fast. Give a Gift Certificate
to your favorite soon-to-be-diver.
PPS. The Adventure of a Lifetime Begins at
HydroSports!
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February 4, 2008
Help HydroSports plan club dives for 2008!
Join us at HydroSports, Wednesday evening
February 6, for the February Dive Club
meeting starting with a pot luck dinner at
6:30 PM. Our key topic will be planning and
scheduling club dives for the rest of 2008.
If you have a favorite dive site, please
tell the rest of the club. Remember, club
membership is participation-based, no dues.
Bring a friend to a Discover Scuba event
Tuesday night February 12. Meet at
HydroSports at 6:15 PM. Share the adventure!
HydroSports is starting a Venture Crew.
Venturing is a Boy Scouts of America high
adventure program for young women and men
ages 14 to 20. Our Venture Crew will focus
on scuba diving and providing scuba
experiences to build self-esteem and
self-confidence for veterans, children and
adults with disabilities. Attend a Venture
Crew Discover Scuba event Thursday, February
21 at HydroSports. Call Mark for details.
Visit
Venturing Division to learn more.
Join us for a Spring Dive Adventure, April
24 to 27, as we dive the San Juan Islands
with Porthole Charters. The adventure starts
at noon, Thursday April 27, boarding in
Seattle. We'll dive one or two times while
traveling to Friday Harbor. We'll do three
or more dives Friday and Saturday and do two
more dives coming back to Seattle Sunday.
Follow this link for trip details:
http://www.hydrosports.com/travel.html#SanJuan2008
or call Mark Fischer at 503-304-5383.
We work hard to serve the regional diving
community and appreciate the support the
community has shown us over the years. We
respect your privacy and closely guard your
email address. If you would like us to
remove you from our communication list,
please email us at mark@hydrosports.com. If
you change your email address please let us
know.
Best fishes,
Shawn Fisher
Mark Fischer
HydroSports Dive and Travel
3846 River Road North
Keizer OR 97303
503-304-5383 store
503-580-7325, Mark’s cell phone
www.hydrosports.com
PS. Spaces in our February Open Water
classes are filling up fast. Give a Gift
Certificate to your favorite
soon-to-be-diver.
PPS. The Adventure of a Lifetime Begins at
HydroSports!
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January 19, 2008
Shawn
here,
Hey I really need your
help with reducing store inventory. I am
trying to wipe the walls clean so as to
order all 2008 inventory. So everything is
to be sold at near cost. The savings is
around 40% to 50% off what is left here.
Follow this link to a
list of sale items:
http://www.hydrosports.com/Promotions/January_2008.htm
I also want to change
the floor space and the merchandising
displays so some of the displays are for
sale cheap!!
See you soon,
Shawn Fisher
Bring a friend to a Discover Scuba event
Tuesday night January 22. Meet at
HydroSports at 6:15 PM. Share the adventure!
HydroSports is starting a Venture Crew.
Venturing is a Boy Scouts of America high
adventure program for young women and men
ages 14 to 20. Our Venture Crew will focus
on scuba diving and providing scuba
experiences to build self-esteem and
self-confidence for veterans, children and
adults with disabilities. Attend an
orientation meeting, 7 PM, January 24 at
HydroSports. Call Mark for details. Visit
Venturing Division to learn more.
Test dive an Ocean Reef Full Face Mask
Saturday January 26. Meet at HydroSports at
9:30 AM to meet John Boyer of Ocean Reef and
Diving Unlimited International. John will be
hosting a DUI Dry Suit seminar January 25.
January 26, John will
conduct an Ocean Reef orientation then we'll go dive
Ocean Reef Full Face Masks at the School for
the Deaf. Please
pre-register. A $5 fee will help us rent the
OSD pool. Call Shawn for details.
We work hard to serve the regional diving
community and appreciate the support the
community has shown us over the years. We
respect your privacy and closely guard your
email address. If you would like us to
remove you from our communication list,
please email us at mark@hydrosports.com. If
you change your email address please let us
know.
Best fishes,
Shawn Fisher
Mark Fischer
HydroSports Dive and Travel
3846 River Road North
Keizer OR 97303
503-304-5383 store
503-580-7325, Mark’s cell phone
www.hydrosports.com
PS. Spaces in our January and February
Open Water classes are filling up fast. Give
a Gift Certificate to your favorite
soon-to-be-diver.
PPS. The Adventure of a Lifetime Begins at
HydroSports!
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December 30, 2007
Happy New Year Friends of HydroSports,
First, some housekeeping. Monday, December
31, the store will be open from noon to 3
PM. The store will be closed January 1,
2008.
Our
January Club meeting will take place Sunday,
January 6, at the Big Cliff Reservoir boat
ramp.
Join your friends for our second annual
Polar Bear Float and Pot Luck lunch. We'll start off the new
year with a drift float down the Big Cliff
channel followed by a Pot Luck lunch with hot soup, chili,
chocolate and friendship. We needs tents,
heaters, cook stoves and large pots and
thermal carafes. Meet us at 11 AM at the
boat ramp to organize our drift. Please call
Mark or Shawn to let us know what you'll be
bringing to the pot luck. If you can bring a
tent, heater, cook stove, etc. please let us
know.
We're extending our holiday sale. Follow
this link to the January Sale Flyer
NewYearSale.
We're offering special prices on PADI dive
specialties on the weekend of January 12 and
13. Complete one Specialty and receive a
second at 75% off. Options: Dry Suit,
Navigation, Naturalist, Search and Recovery.
Specialty manuals and certification cards
are not included in the special pricing.
Dives must be completed January 12 and 13,
2008. Call Mark for details.
Attend the
Handicapped Scuba Association
Instructor and Buddy Training Course,
January 18 to 20, at HydroSports. Prepare to
improve the lives of veterans, children and
adults with disabilities by introducing them
to scuba diving. Contact Mark Fischer for
details.
Bring a friend to a Discover Scuba event
Tuesday night January 22. Meet at
HydroSports at 6:15 PM. Share the adventure!
HydroSports is starting a Venture Crew.
Venturing is a Boy Scouts of America high
adventure program for young women and men
ages 14 to 20. Our Venture Crew will focus
on scuba diving and providing scuba
experiences to build self-esteem and
self-confidence for veterans, children and
adults with disabilities. Attend an
orientation meeting January 22. Location to
be announced. Call Mark for details. Visit
Venturing Division to learn more.
Test dive an Ocean Reef Full Face Mask
Saturday January 26. Meet at HydroSports at
9:30 AM to meet John Boyer of Ocean Reef and
Diving Unlimited International. John will be
hosting a DUI Dry Suit seminar January 25.
January 26, John will
conduct an Ocean Reef orientation then we'll go dive
Ocean Reef Full Face Masks at the School for
the Deaf. Please
pre-register. A $5 fee will help us rent the
OSD pool. Call Shawn for details.
We work hard to serve the regional diving
community and appreciate the support the
community has shown us over the years. We
respect your privacy and closely guard your
email address. If you would like us to
remove you from our communication list,
please email us at mark@hydrosports.com. If
you change your email address please let us
know.
Best fishes,
Shawn Fisher
Mark Fischer
HydroSports Dive and Travel
3846 River Road North
Keizer OR 97303
503-304-5383 store
503-580-7325, Mark’s cell phone
www.hydrosports.com
PS. Spaces in our January and February
Open Water classes are filling up fast. Give
a Gift Certificate to your favorite
soon-to-be-diver.
PPS. The Adventure of a Lifetime Begins at
HydroSports!
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December 16, 2007
Good Day Friends of HydroSports,
The Project Aware Specialty Class planned
for December 18 has been rescheduled for
Thursday night December 20. Please call to
pre-register for this informative PADI
Specialty course.
Join your friends for our second annual
Polar Bear Float, Sunday, January 6, at the
Big Cliff Reservoir. We'll start off the new
year with a drift float down the Big Cliff
channel followed by hot soup, chili,
chocolate and friendship. We needs tents,
heaters, cook stoves and large pots and
thermal carafes. Meet us at 11 AM at the
boat ramp to organize our drift. Please call
Mark or Shawn.
Attend the Handicapped Scuba Association
Instructor and Buddy Training Course,
January 18 to 20, at HydroSports. Prepare to
improve the lives of veterans, children and
adults with disabilities by introducing them
to scuba diving. Contact Mark Fischer for
details.
Test dive an Ocean Reef Full Face Mask
Saturday January 26. Meet at HydroSports at
9:30 AM to meet John Boyer of Ocean Reef and
Diving Unlimited International. John will
conduct an orientation then we'll go dive
Ocean Reef Full Face Masks. Please
pre-register. A $5 fee will help us rent the
OSD pool.
Looking for a rugged dive watch? Look no
farther than the Mares Force watch, now in
stock at HydroSports.
The Holiday edition of the newsletter,
Sentient Seas Journal, is now posted on the
web at
http://www.hydrosports.com/newsletter/Newsletter65.pdf
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We are selling our rental BCD's and
Regulators, Dry Suits, Undergarments, boots,
gloves and hoods. Details can be found on
page two of the newsletter. We'll start 2008
with new rental gear!
Name that Critter Contest. Laura Tessler is
this month's winner correctly identifying a
juvenile yellow eye rockfish! Watch for our
next Critter ID contest in the
January-February newsletter!
We work hard to serve the regional diving
community and appreciate the support the
community has shown us over the years. We
respect your privacy and closely guard your
email address. If you would like us to
remove you from our communication list,
please email us at mark@hydrosports.com. If
you change your email address please let us
know.
Best fishes,
Shawn Fisher
Mark Fischer
HydroSports Dive and Travel
3846 River Road North
Keizer OR 97303
503-304-5383 store
503-580-7325, Mark’s cell phone
www.hydrosports.com
PS. Spaces in our January and February
Open Water classes are filling up fast. Give
a Gift Certificate to your favorite
soon-to-be-diver.
PPS. The Adventure of a Lifetime Begins at
HydroSports!
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November 29, 2007
Good Day Friends of HydroSports,
I have space for two more divers at the
Yellow House this weekend, $90. Includes two
nights lodging, two air fills, unlimited
shore diving.
The Holiday edition of the newsletter,
Sentient Seas Journal, is now posted on the
web at
http://www.hydrosports.com/newsletter/Newsletter65.pdf
.
We are selling our rental BCD's and
Regulators, Dry Suits, Undergarments, boots,
gloves and hoods. Details can be found on
page two of the newsletter. We'll start 2008
with new rental gear!
Name that Critter Contest. See page one of
the newsletter!
Want to know what it's like helping a
veteran or individual with disabilities try
diving? Attend a slide show December 13 at
6:30 PM.
Learn about diving in the Philippines
with HydroSports October 25 to November 9,
2008. Attend a slide show December 11 at
6:30 PM. Take a look at our trip flyer by clicking
on this link:
http://www.hydrosports.com/Travel/Philippines/Atlantis_2008.pdf
We work hard to serve the regional diving
community and appreciate the support the
community has shown us over the years. We
respect your privacy and closely guard your
email address. If you would like us to
remove you from our communication list,
please email us at mark@hydrosports.com. If
you change your email address please let us
know.
Best fishes,
Shawn Fisher
Mark Fischer
HydroSports Dive and Travel
3846 River Road North
Keizer OR 97303
503-304-5383 store
503-580-7325, Mark’s cell phone
www.hydrosports.com
PS. Emergency First Response First Aid and
Secondary Care, CPR and AED class January 8
and 9.
PPS. The Adventure of a Lifetime Begins at
HydroSports!
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November 21, 2007
Good Day Friends of HydroSports,
It's Christmas time and you know what that
means. Just about everything is on sale
right now through Christmas. Drysuits,
Wetsuits, BCD's, Electronics and anything
else that you have been wanting is now on
sale.
Take advantage of this once a year sale for
gifts for you or someone special. You are
helping us too!! We are clearing our shelves
for the 2008 Products. The sale sheet
reflects in stock inventory. If there is a
need to special order something get your
order in sooner rather than later!! See us
for all your Christmas needs.
See the Christmas Sale Flyer at:
http://www.hydrosports.com/Christmas2007/christmas_sale_2007.htm
Learn about diving in the Philippines
with HydroSports October 25 to November 9,
2008. Take a preview of our trip flyer by clicking
on this link:
http://www.hydrosports.com/Travel/Philippines/Atlantis_2008.pdf
We work hard to serve the regional diving
community and appreciate the support the
community has shown us over the years. We
respect your privacy and closely guard your
email address. If you would like us to
remove you from our communication list,
please email us at mark@hydrosports.com. If
you change your email address please let us
know.
Best fishes,
Shawn Fisher
Mark Fischer
HydroSports Dive and Travel
3846 River Road North
Keizer OR 97303
503-304-5383 store
503-580-7325, Mark’s cell phone
www.hydrosports.com
PS. I have space at the Yellow House for fun
divers November 30 to December 2. Come join us.
Two weeks ago we had over 30 feet of vis!
PPS. The Adventure of a Lifetime Begins at
HydroSports!
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November 6, 2007
Good Day Friends of HydroSports,
Learn about diving in the Philippines
tomorrow night, Wednesday November 7th, at
HydroSports. I'll be showing videos and
stills of my trip to two resorts in
September 2007 and discussing our group trip
in October 2008. The Dive Club potluck
dinner starts at 6:30 PM. The club meeting
starts at 7 PM. The slide show shortly after
7.
Please bring a dish to share, entrée or
salad. HydroSports will provide soda,
plates, napkins, utensils and cups.
Take a preview of our trip flyer by clicking
on this link:
http://www.hydrosports.com/Travel/Philippines/Atlantis_2008.pdf
We work hard to serve the regional diving
community and appreciate the support the
community has shown us over the years. We
respect your privacy and closely guard your
email address. If you would like us to
remove you from our communication list,
please email us at mark@hydrosports.com. If
you change your email address please let us
know.
Best fishes,
Shawn Fisher
Mark Fischer
HydroSports Dive and Travel
3846 River Road North
Keizer OR 97303
503-304-5383 store
503-580-7325, Mark’s cell phone
www.hydrosports.com
PS. I have space for two more divers on a
two-tank boat dive this coming Saturday
afternoon, November 10, with Don and Diane
Coleman. The cost is $70 and includes fresh
hot soup, barbecue hot dogs, chips,
chocolate, beverages and great diving. Call
if you wish to join us.
PPS. The Adventure of a Lifetime Begins at
HydroSports!
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October 30, 2007
Good Day Friends of HydroSports,
Want to get away to bright sunshine next
March? I've been able to secure a great
package to Bonaire February 29 to March 8,
2008.
I need to confirm the trip in the next week.
This means I need to know if you want to
participate. Follow this link to learn about
the trip, then call me by the end of this
week if you are interested in participating:
Bonaire 2008 Travel Information. When
considering this trip, understand that it is
an all-inclusive trip, air fare, lodging,
diving, daily breakfast, gratuities, marine
park fees, taxes, rental car, unlimited
shore dives, two boat dives a day, airport
transfers. The only items not included are
lunch and dinner while enroute and in
Bonaire (we are staying a five minute walk
away from town and loads of great
restaurants).
Dive Club Meeting Wednesday November 7th at
HydroSports. Potluck Dinner starts at 6:30
PM. Please bring a dish to share, entrée or
salad.
We work hard to serve the regional diving
community and appreciate the support the
community has shown us over the years. We
respect your privacy and closely guard your
email address. If you would like us to
remove you from our communication list,
please email us at mark@hydrosports.com. If
you change your email address please let us
know.
Best fishes,
Shawn Fisher
Mark Fischer
HydroSports Dive and Travel
3846 River Road North
Keizer OR 97303
503-304-5383 store
503-580-7325, Mark’s cell phone
www.hydrosports.com
PS. I've returned from the Philippines.
Details of our trip October 25 to November
8, 2008 will be posted shortly. Join me for
a Philippines slide show Wednesday, November
7, 6:30 PM at HydroSports (come to the club
meeting).
PPS. The Adventure of a Lifetime Begins at
HydroSports!
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September 30, 2007
Good Day Friends of
HydroSports,
As
our days grow shorter, our diving conditions
improve (less algae equals more visibility).
Get ready for the best diving of the year.
Now for the headlines:
Dive Club Meeting Wednesday Oct 3rd
at HydroSports. Potluck Dinner starts at
6:30 PM. Please bring a dish to share,
entrée or salad.
Meeting topics:
Coming Events:
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Porpoise Bay dive trip, Sechelt Inlet,
British Columbia, October 10 to 14.
Three days of three-tank dives, four
nights lodging, meals, $550 diver, $225
non-diver.
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Open Water Class 125 orientation,
October 16, 6:00 PM.
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Handicapped Scuba Association Certified
Buddy and Instructor Course, October 19
to 21.
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Rescue Diver course orientation, October
17, 6:00 PM.
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Dive Club Meeting, November 7, 6:30 PM.
Dive the Philippines report. Advanced
Open Water and Rescue Dives, November 10
and 11.
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Pacific Adventure boat dives (limited
space), November 10.
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Open Water Class 126 orientation,
November 8, 6:00 PM.
We work hard to serve the regional
diving community and appreciate the
support the community has shown us over
the years. We respect your privacy and
closely guard your email address. If you
would like us to remove you from our
communication list, please email us at
mark@hydrosports.com.
If you change your email address please
let us know.
Best fishes,
Shawn Fisher
Mark Fischer
HydroSports Dive and
Travel
3846 River Road North
Keizer OR 97303
503-304-5383 store
503-580-7325, Mark’s cell
phone
www.hydrosports.com
PS. Mark is currently
visiting the Philippines and will be
planning a group trip in 2008. Many of
HydroSports divers now prefer diving in
the Philippines to diving in the
Caribbean. To be added to HydroSports
2008 Philippines interest list contact
Mark.
PPS. The Adventure of a
Lifetime Begins at HydroSports!
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August 20, 2007
Good Day Friends of
HydroSports,
Last minute
reminders!! Fun is just around the
corner.
Meet HydroSports at 8:30 PM, Saturday,
August 25 for our first annual moonlight
dive at Clear Lake or Sunday
morning August 26 for our tenth annual
Clear Lake Dive and Family Picnic. Clear
Lake is located on Highway 126 between
Eugene and Sisters and is easily
accessed from Highway 22 east of Salem.
Clear Lake is aptly named. Two years ago
I used kick cycles to estimate
horizontal visibility at over 285 feet.
HydroSports has been invited to conduct
Discover Scuba Dives at the Oregon
State Fair Tuesday and Wednesday,
August 29 and 30, from noon to 6 PM. We
need help from divers and non-divers.
Help with registration, pool support as
a dive guide or equipment handler. If
you can help for a few hours either day
please call Mark Fischer. Free fair
admission and parking will be provided.
We'll be in Hoodsport, Washington for an
Advanced Open Water and Specialty Diver
weekend September 1 and 2. Saturday
afternoon September 1 we have a two tank
boat dive planned aboard the new Down
Time (Pacific Adventures) out of
Pleasant Harbor. We have room for two
more divers on the boat ($70 per person).
Call Mark for details.
HydroSports Dive Society (the dive club)
meets Wednesday, September 5. Pot luck
dinner starts at 6:30 PM. Meeting begins
at 7 PM. We'll be viewing video of
Todd's recent trip to Hawaii and
Cozumel. Come one, come all!
Dive with HydroSports and Porpoise Bay
Charters at the Sechelt Inlet, BC,
October 10 to 14. Four nights lodging,
three days of three-tank dives and
meals, $550 cash or check. Non-divers
$225. Fourteen spaces are
available, nine are already sold. A $150
cash or check deposit will secure your
reservation. Drift dives, wall dives,
wreck dives.
A very limited number of spaces are
available for our July 2010 trip to the
Galapagos Islands aboard the Galapagos
Aggressor. Visit
www.hydrosports.com for more
information.
We work hard to serve
the regional diving community and
appreciate the support the community
has shown us over the years. We
respect your privacy and closely
guard your email address. If you
would like us to remove you from our
communication list, please email us
at
mark@hydrosports.com. If you
change your email address please let
us know.
Best fishes,
Shawn Fisher
Mark Fischer
HydroSports Dive and
Travel
3846 River Road North
Keizer OR 97303
503-304-5383 store
503-580-7325, Mark’s
cell phone
www.hydrosports.com
PS. I'll be visiting
the Philippines later this year and
will be planning a group trip in
2008. Many of HydroSports divers now
prefer diving in the Philippines to
diving in the Caribbean. To be added
to HydroSports 2008 Philippines
interest list contact Mark.
PPS. The Adventure of
a Lifetime Begins at HydroSports!
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July 29, 2007
Good Day Friends of
HydroSports,
Wednesday, August 1, the HydroSports Dive
Society Dive Club will be meeting at 6:30 at
HydroSports. Bring a Pot-Luck dish to share,
we'll provide the cold soda, plates,
utensils and napkins. We'll be showing
photos and video taken at the Wakatobi Dive
Resort July 3 to 13. We'll also make plans
for future club events. Everyone is welcome
to attend.
Join us
August 11 and 12 for our Camp and Dive
weekend at Waldo Lake. Contact Shawn for
details.
Meet
at 8:30 PM, Saturday, August 25 for our
moonlight dive at Clear Lake and August 26
for our annual Clear Lake Dive and Family
Picnic. Clear Lake is located on Highway 126
between Eugene and Sisters and is easily
accessed from Highway 22 east of Salem.
Clear Lake is aptly named. Two years ago I
used kick cycles to estimate horizontal
visibility at over 285 feet.
HydroSports has been invited to conduct
Discover Scuba Dives at the Oregon State
Fair Tuesday and Wednesday, August 28 and
29, from noon to 6 PM. We need help with
registration, pool support, divers and
equipment handlers. If you can help for a
few hours either day please call Mark
Fischer.
Dive with HydroSports and Porpoise Bay
Charters at the Sechelt Inlet, BC, October
10 to 14. Four nights lodging, three days of
three-tank dives and meals, $550 cash or
check. Non-divers $225. Seven spaces are
available, Seven are already sold. A $150
cash or check deposit will secure your
reservation. Drift dives, wall dives, wreck
dives.
A very limited number of spaces are
available for our July 2010 trip to the
Galapagos Islands aboard the Galapagos
Aggressor. Visit
www.hydrosports.com for more
information.
We work hard to serve the
regional diving community and appreciate
the support the community has shown us
over the years.
Best fishes,
Shawn Fisher
Mark Fischer
HydroSports Dive and
Travel
3846 River Road North
Keizer OR 97303
503-304-5383 store
503-580-7325, Mark’s cell
phone
www.hydrosports.com
We respect your privacy
and closely guard your email address. If
you would like us to remove you from our
communication list, please email us at
mark@hydrosports.com.
If you change your email address please
let us know.
PS. I'll be visiting the
Philippines later this year and will be
planning a group trip in 2008. Many of
HydroSports divers now prefer diving in
the Philippines to diving in the
Caribbean. To be added to HydroSports
2007 Philippines interest list contact
Mark.
PPS. DAN's DES Quest Two
continues this summer. DAN dive safety
courses are scheduled through the summer
and fall. Look at
HydroSports calendar for dates.
The Adventure of a
Lifetime Begins at HydroSports!
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July 20, 2007
Good Day Friends of
HydroSports,
Join us this Sunday, July 22, for the Annual
Scuba Rally at the Big Cliff Reservoir. Win
prizes, dive one of our favorite local
sites, raise money for Diveheart Northwest,
our new 501 (c) 3 Non-Profit and Marion-Polk
Food Share and enjoy a barbecue. Your
donation of $10.00 plus two cans of food includes
a barbeque lunch and coupons for two air
fills.
Diveheart Northwest is sponsoring
Handicapped Scuba Association Buddy training
July 27, 28 and 29. Attend an orientation
meeting July 20 at HydroSports at 6:30 PM.
Test dive the Oceanic Heads Up Display
Mask/Computer July 24 and the Intova 6
megapixel camera, Oceanic V16 fin and
Kapitol Reef Dry Snorkel July 26.
Pre-registration is required.
Dive with HydroSports and Porpoise Bay
Charters at the Sechelt Inlet, BC, October
10 to 14. Four nights lodging, three days of
three-tank dives and meals, $550 cash or
check. Non-divers $225. Seven spaces are
available, Seven are already sold. A $150
cash or check deposit will secure your
reservation.
A limited number of spaces are available for
our July 2010 trip to the Galapagos Islands
aboard the Galapagos Aggressor. Visit
www.hydrosports.com for more
information.
We work hard to serve the
regional diving community and appreciate
the support the community has shown us
over the years.
Best fishes,
Shawn Fisher
Mark Fischer
HydroSports Dive and
Travel
3846 River Road North
Keizer OR 97303
503-304-5383 store
503-580-7325, Mark’s cell
phone
www.hydrosports.com
We respect your privacy
and closely guard your email address. If
you would like us to remove you from our
communication list, please email us at
mark@hydrosports.com.
If you change your email address please
let us know.
PS. Save August 11 and 12
for our Camp and Dive weekend at Waldo
Lake, August 25 for our moonlight dive
at Clear Lake and August 26 for our
annual Clear Lake Dive and Family
Picnic.
The Adventure of a
Lifetime Begins at HydroSports!
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June 29, 2007
Good Day
Friends of HydroSports,
Please enjoy
the July/August issue of the
Sentient Seas Journal, HydroSports
newsletter. Follow this link,
newsletter/Newsletter63.pdf
to the newsletter.
Save July 22 for the Annual Scuba
Rally at the Big Cliff Reservoir.
Win prizes, dive one of our favorite
local sites, raise money for
Diveheart Northwest, our new 501 (c)
3 Non-Profit and Marion-Polk Food Share and enjoy a
barbecue. Entry fee is $10.00 plus
two cans of food and includes
a barbeque lunch and coupons for two air fills.
Test dive the Oceanic Heads Up
Display Mask/Computer July 17 or 24
and the Intova 6 megapixel camera,
Oceanic V16 fin and Kapitol Reef Dry
Snorkel July 26. Pre-registration is
required.
Diveheart Northwest is sponsoring
Handicapped Scuba Association Buddy
training July 27, 28 and 29. Attend
an orientation meeting July 20.
HydroSports is hosting a PADI
Instructor Development Course July
30 to August 8. Earn your Assistant
Instructor or Open Water Scuba
Instructor credential.
Dive with HydroSports and Porpoise
Bay Charters at the Sechelt Inlet,
BC, October 10 to 14. Four nights
lodging, three days of three-tank
dives and meals, $550 cash or check.
Non-divers $225. Twelve spaces are
available, four are already sold. A
$150 cash or check deposit will
secure your reservation.
We work hard to
serve the regional diving
community and appreciate the
support the community has shown
us over the years.
Best fishes,
Shawn Fisher
Mark Fischer
HydroSports Dive
and Travel
3846 River Road
North
Keizer OR 97303
503-304-5383
store
503-580-7325,
Mark’s cell phone
www.hydrosports.com
We respect your
privacy and closely guard your
email address. If you would like
us to remove you from our
communication list, please email
us at
mark@hydrosports.com.
If you change your email address
please let us know.
PS. Save August
11 and 12 for our Camp and Dive
weekend at Waldo Lake, August 25
for our moonlight dive at Clear
Lake and August 26 for our
annual Clear Lake Dive and
Family Picnic.
The Adventure
of a Lifetime Begins at
HydroSports!
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June 17, 2007
Good Day
Friends of HydroSports,
Coming events:
1.
Please join local divers for a
Special Presentation, 6:30 PM
Wednesday, June 20, at
HydroSports...Invasive Tunicates
in the Hood Canal and Puget Sound,
What Can We Do? Our speaker,
Janna Nichols, is a Northwest REEF
Advanced Assessment Team Member.
2.
Northwest Dive News’ fifth annual
Treasure Hunt will be held Saturday,
June 23, in
Tacoma’s
Point
Defiance Park.
This is the largest gathering of
divers in the
Pacific Northwest
and is a great chance for non-divers
to learn about the sport.
"We need volunteers" says Rick Stratton,
editor. Call
Northwest Dive News to assist.
This year’s Treasure Hunt promises to be the best
ever with many new events. Besides
entering the underwater treasure
hunt, attendees can tryout some of
the latest dive equipment on the
market.
Divers can try Oceanic’s new DataMask. This
state-of-the-art mask puts all dive
computer-linked data as a heads up
display right in front of divers’
eyes allowing more concentration on
diving safely and enjoying the dive.
Try diving dry with a Whites drysuit. Many divers are
intimidated by cool water
temperatures in Puget Sound.
Drysuits keep divers warm and dry.
Try one at the Treasure Hunt for
free.
Underwater
photography contest and camera
demonstration. Divers can try the
newest camera from Bonica and enter
to win $700 worth of camera
equipment. New gear from Kapitol
Reef and IST will be available for
trials.
Saturday, June 23:
8 a.m. Diver registration; 9 to 11
a.m. Seminars; 1 p.m. Treasure Hunt
Contests and Prizes:
Divers have a chance to win more
than $40,000 in prizes. Dive trips
to Mexico’s Sea of Cortez, Papua New
Guinea, Florida and British Columbia
are included along with dive and
snorkeling gear as well as local
dive charters.
Free Seminars:
Experts will present seminars on
diving using rebreathers and dive
travel in British Columbia.
Certified dive instructors will
provide safety, guidance and
training advice.
3.
Save July 22 for the Annual Scuba
Rally at the Big Cliff Reservoir.
Win prizes, dive one of our favorite
local sites, raise money for
Marion-Polk Food Share and enjoy a
barbecue. Entry fee is $10.00 plus
two cans of food and includes
coupons for two air fills.
We work hard to
serve the regional diving
community and appreciate the
support the community has shown
us over the years.
Best fishes,
Shawn Fisher
Mark Fischer
HydroSports Dive
and Travel
3846 River Road
North
Keizer OR 97303
503-304-5383
store
503-580-7325,
Mark’s cell phone
www.hydrosports.com
We respect your
privacy and closely guard your
email address. If you would like
us to remove you from our
communication list, please email
us at
mark@hydrosports.com.
If you change your email address
please let us know.
PS. Diveheart
Northwest will be hosting
training for Handicapped Scuba
Association certified buddies
beginning July 27. Attend an
orientation session July 20 and
learn how you can help Create
Opportunities for Wounded
Warriors and Children and Adults
with Disabilities. Call Mark for
details.
The Adventure
of a Lifetime Begins at
HydroSports!
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June 10, 2007
Good morning
Friends of HydroSports,
Today I am
excited to invite you to participate
in three upcoming trips.
Trip one: Dive
with HydroSports Divemasters Carol
and Gregg Cline at Rendezvous Dive
Lodge June 25 to 28, 2007.
Rendezvous is located west of Port
Alberni, British Columbia in Barkley
Sound and is accessible only by
boat. Contact Carol and Gregg for
more details at
cccline@hotmail.com.
Next
opportunity: Dive with Mark Fischer
at Porpoise Bay Charters in the
Sechelt Inlet of British Columbia
October 10 to 14, 2007. Porpoise Bay
Charters is the official caretaker
of the HMCS Chaudiere, the first of
the Canadian ships sunk as an
artificial reef nearly 10 years ago.
The Sechelt Inlet is famous for
drift dives such as the Skookumchuck
Narrows and Agamemnon Pass as well
as wall dives. Nudibranch, wolf eel,
GPO (Giant Pacific Octopus) and
playful seals are common. Final
price of this trip will be
determined by June 20. Information
can be found at
http://www.porpoisebaycharters.com/
.
Now the BIG
news! We have a date to travel to
the Galapagos: July 22 to 29, 2010.
As many of you know, I have been
trying to secure a full boat charter
to visit the Galapagos for nearly a
year. The demand for full boat
charters is so high and the
restrictions on dive charters by the
Ecuador government so strict, that
charters sell out years in advance.
We’ll be diving
aboard the Galapagos Aggressor, part
of the Aggressor Fleet. The
Galapagos Aggressor was refitted in
2003 and has nearly 20 years
experience bringing guests to this
most isolated and unique area of the
world, one of the seven underwater
wonders of the world.
Space is
available for only 12 more guests
(the Aggressor hosts 14 guests and 9
crew). The charter cost aboard the
Aggressor is $3895 per person.
Additional costs to be determined
are airfare from Portland to Ecuador
to San Cristobal airport in the
Galapagos, hotel stays on the
mainland on our inbound and outbound
flights, national park fees, port
fees and fuel surcharges. Our
booking agent estimates the final
cost to be $5500 per person.
A
non-refundable $200 per person cash
or check deposit is required with
your reservation.
Visit
http://www.hydrosports.com/travel.html#Galapagos
for more details. Please call Mark
Fischer, 503-304-5383 with
questions.
Remember, for
HydroSports event updates visit
http://www.hydrosports.com
our May-June newsletter at
http://www.hydrosports.com/newsletter/Newsletter62.pdf
and Calendar at
http://www.hydrosports.com/Calendar.htm .
We work hard to
serve the regional diving
community and appreciate the
support the community has shown
us over the years.
Best fishes,
Shawn Fisher
Mark Fischer
HydroSports Dive
and Travel
3846 River Road
North
Keizer OR 97303
503-304-5383
store
503-580-7325,
Mark’s cell phone
www.hydrosports.com
We respect your
privacy and closely guard your
email address. If you would like
us to remove you from our
communication list, please email
us at
mark@hydrosports.com.
If you change your email address
please let us know.
PS. Diveheart
Northwest will be hosting
training for Handicapped Scuba
Association certified buddies
beginning July 27. Attend an
orientation session July 20 and
learn how you can help Create
Opportunities for Wounded
Warriors and Children and Adults
with Disabilities. Call Mark for
details.
The Adventure
of a Lifetime Begins at
HydroSports!
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May 20, 2007
Good afternoon Friends of
HydroSports,
A few quick announcements...
First, the next edition of
HydroSports newsletter, Sentient
Seas Journal, is now online at
http://www.hydrosports.com/newsletter/Newsletter62.pdf .
Second, HydroSports received some
great press in the Keizer Times May
4. Please take a look by clicking
here:
http://www.keizertimes.com/news/results.cfm?story_no=8071 .
Third, the store will close at 4
PM on Tuesday and Thursday May 22
and 24. Shawn is escaping for some
fun dives and I (Mark) will be
teaching in Monmouth.
Fourth, I am hosting a Diveheart
Northwest orientation on Friday, May
25 at 6:00 PM. Learn how to become a
Certified Buddy prepared to help our
team of Handicapped Scuba
Association buddies and Instructors
conduct scuba experiences and
training for Wounded Warriors and
children and adults with
disabilities. If you are interested
in supporting this effort, please
attend.
Fifth, I am conducting a Diver's
Alert Network Oxygen Provider and
Advanced Oxygen Provider class
Wednesday night, May 23.
And finally, come join me for
cake a celebration June 6 as we
celebrate HydroSports 10th
Anniversary of retail service to the
Oregon diving community.
We work hard to serve the regional
diving community and appreciate the
support the community has shown us over
the years.
Best fishes,
Shawn Fisher
Mark Fischer
HydroSports Dive and Travel
3846 River Road North
Keizer OR 97303
503-304-5383 store
503-580-7325, Mark’s cell phone
www.hydrosports.com
We respect your privacy and closely
guard your email address. If you would
like us to remove you from our
communication list, please email us at
mark@hydrosports.com.
If you change your email address please
let us know.
PS. Do you know a future diver? Bring
them to a Discover Scuba Diving event
soon!
The Adventure of a Lifetime Begins
at HydroSports!
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April 25, 2007
Good evening HydroSports Dive Team,
The next edition of the Sentient Seas Journal is in production. To give you a preview of coming events, read on: Open Water Diver Class at Western Oregon University begins May 1
Open Water Diver Class at HydroSports begins May 3
CPR/First Aid/AED class May 9 at HydroSports
DAN O2 and Advance O2 classes May 16 at HydroSports
Advanced Open Water Class Orientation May 16 at HydroSports
Open Water Dives at Big Cliff Reservoir May 27 and 28
Yellow House Weekend June 1 to 3
Diveheart Buddy Training Class June 7 to 10, June 24
Discover Scuba Diving June 14
Dive Propulsion Vehicle Test Dives June 19
Rusty Diver Night June 21
Northwest Treasure Hunt June 23, Owens Beach, Tacoma
Divemaster Course Orientation June 25
Dry Suit Orientation June 26
Rescue Diver Orientation June 27
Yellow House Weekend June 29 to July 1
Annual Scuba Rally July 22
Waldo Lake Camp and Dive August 11 and 12
Clear Lake Full Moon Dive August 25
Clear Lake Family Picnic and Dive August 26
We work hard to serve the regional diving community and appreciate the support the community has shown us over the years.
Best fishes,
Shawn Fisher
Mark Fischer
HydroSports Dive and Travel
3846 River Road North
Keizer OR 97303
503-304-5383 store
503-580-7325, Mark’s cell phone
www.hydrosports.com
We respect your privacy and closely guard your email address. If you would like us to remove you from our communication list, please email us at mark@hydrosports.com. If you change your email address please let us know.
PS. Do you know a future diver? Bring them to a Discover Scuba Diving event soon!
The Adventure of a Lifetime Begins at HydroSports!
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March 17, 2007
Good morning HydroSports Dive Team,
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Several important elements of the newsletter:
- Diveheart. HydroSports will be partnering with several statewide public and military service agencies to provide scuba diving experiences and certification to a wide range of physically challenged individuals. To do this effectively we need divers and dive leaders trained to work with physically challenged individuals. Training takes place April 5 to 8 at HydroSports. Join the team.
- We have a great selection of diving computers on hand at competitive prices.
- Underwater Metal Detector seminar, March 29.
- Master Scuba Diver Season Pass.
- Join us for a two day Spring Break trip to the Hood Canal. Dive Octopus Hole, Sund Rock and more.
- Learn how diving changed Shawn's life.
- New referral programs from PADI and HydroSports.
HydroSports is looking for assistance in several areas. If you are familiar with HVAC systems or auto/diesel engines please contact Mark Fischer.
We work hard to serve the regional diving community and appreciate the support the community has shown us over the years.
Best fishes,
Shawn Fisher
Mark Fischer
HydroSports Dive and Travel
3846 River Road North
Keizer OR 97303
503-304-5383 store
503-580-7325, Mark’s cell phone
www.hydrosports.com
We respect your privacy and closely guard your email address. If you would like us to remove you from our communication list, please email us at mark@hydrosports.com. If you change your email address please let us know.
PS. The Annual Scuba Rally is now scheduled for July 22 at the Big Cliff Reservoir.
PPS. The Annual Clear Lake Family Picnic and Fun Dive is now scheduled for August 26, the day after the Clear Lake Full Moon dive.
The Adventure of a Lifetime Begins at HydroSports!
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February 10, 2007
Good morning HydroSports Dive Team,
One bed remains available for our trip to
the Wakatobi Dive Resort, June 30 to July
16, 2007. We may be able to secure more
space if requested. Trip price, $4859*. Call
Mark for details.
Finding space in the Galapagos in 2007 is
proving difficult. I am expecting final
notice from several liveaboards about
availability early next week. We may have to
visit in 2009. Alternate plans for summer
2007 are being investigated.
Diving last weekend at the Yellow House and
aboard the Downtime at Flagpole and Rosie’s
Ravine was great! 20 to 30 foot vis, calm
water, loads of life. Jeff was so excited
when getting back onto the Downtime after
our dive at Flagpole he asked Diane Coleman
for a thesaurus so he could find the words
to describe his experience.
So what’s on the immediate horizon?
Tuesday, February 13, 6 PM, Advanced Open
Water Diver orientation meeting. Join Mark
at the store and plan your Advanced Open
Water dives March 2, 3 and 4.
The DPV (Dive Propulsion Vehicle) Specialty
is scheduled for Feb 15th and 22nd
with the Open Water Dives at Edmunds
Underwater Park, Edmunds, Washington, on
February 25th. Course cost is
$90.00 and includes the use of a DPV and
Certification Card. Class fee, two nights
instruction and 2 Dives with Shawn Fisher as
your instructor.
Scooters are really fun. You can glide
through the water and turn sharp around
corners. Mostly they are more fun due to
very little effort on your part to get
around. There are safety aspects to DPV
diving that you must know about. The class
is a must. Once certified you can rent them
at only $25 for the weekend. Contact Shawn
at 503-304-5383 or e-mail at
shawn@hydrosports.com to
reserve your spot as DPV’s are limited.
Shawn will be at Hoodsport on Monday
February 19 (that’s Presidents Day) for a
special Pacific Adventures Boat Dive on
board the Downtime with Don and Diane
Coleman. 2 seats are available for this
trip. Come along to see some of the best
that Hood Canal offers. Please call Shawn
ASAP for details and to reserve your seat
now.
Friday, February 23: Divers Alert Network
Oxygen First Aid for Scuba Diving Instructor
course, 9 AM to 12 PM. Call Mark to register
by February 14.
Sunday, February 25: Dive the Edmonds
Underwater Park in Edmonds, Washington 15
miles north of Seattle. The park has been
developed and expanded for the past four
decades by local divers. Meet us at the park
at 9 AM for a site briefing. First dive
about 9:30 AM. Consider a motel room
Saturday night in Edmonds or Lynnwood, WA.
Friday, March 2, We will be aboard the
Downtime doing two boat dives in the Hood
Canal with Don and Diane Coleman. We board
at 1 PM and return to Pleasant Harbor about
5:30 PM. A two-tank dive is $70 and includes
hot soup, hot dogs, fresh baked bread sticks
and Diane’s famous chocolate chip cookies or
apple crisp for dessert. Call Mark to
reserve space today!
Saturday and Sunday March 3 and 4, we’ll be
at the Yellow House in Hoodsport with an
Open Water class. Join us for fun dives
Saturday afternoon or evening and share the
house. Space at the house is limited, call
soon to join us.
Thursday March 1, Open Water Class 118
begins with an orientation session at 6 PM.
Share the adventure of diving and bring your
friends to our wonderful sport.
March 14, 6 PM, Advanced Open Water
orientation meeting.
April 2, 5:30 PM, Divemaster orientation
Monday.
April 4, 6 PM, Rescue Diver orientation
Wednesday.
April 5 to 8, Diveheart Instructor and Buddy
training. Prepare to train or help train
physically challenged divers. We are
seeking assistance from divers and
non-divers who can help with grant
preparation, have connections to the
physically challenged community both
military and civilian and with connections
to the medical community serving the
physically challenged. Call Mark for
information or visit
http://www.hydrosports.com/Diveheart/HydroSports_Diveheart_Training.htm
Shawn has set up several package deals for
BCD, Regulator, Octo, Gauges and Steel Tanks
for as little as $899. Come in to talk to
Shawn about these package deals and set up a
payment schedule that is just right for you.
Come talk about any gear that you would like
no matter what brand or product. Just come
see Shawn!!
BARE Drysuits are in stock and on SALE. You
can own your own dry suit and never have to
rent one again. These are fully insulated to
protect you from our cold water plus they
are comfortable to wear and put on. Latex
seals or neoprene. It is your choice. You
can customize your new suit to your needs.
Custom sizing is also available at NO CHARGE
when purchasing at regular price. I have
several in stock right now for you to try
on. Again call SHAWN at the shop and
schedule a fitting or just come by and see,
feel and touch these suits. You’ll be
impressed.
It’s that time of year again! You know; when
that regulator gets taken out of its bag to
be inspected or serviced. Get an early start
on you Annual Services of Tank, Regulator,
BCD’s and Computers. Check the dates and see
if it will be time for their inspections
soon. Don’t wait too long because the
service department is expecting a rush,
usually around tax time.
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