PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

We have some important business to take care of at our next two meetings. November will be the nominations of our executive board and December will be our elections. All positions are open and I encourage everyone to consider running for an office. You can nominate yourself or ask someone to nominate you. New blood is always welcome.

Our biggest social event of the year will be here before we know it. December is right around the corner and I am looking forward to having a great time at the Holiday Party which will be held on December first this year. Yes, that’s early but it is always on the first Saturday of December. Please feel free to bring as many guests as you like. The more the merrier! The club, will be providing the usual beverages. If there is something you would rather drink, be it wine, liquor or beer, you are allowed to bring it to this venue.

The water will be cooling down a bit soon but it is still quite nice as of this past weekend. Think about joining us for some diving. For a great time plan on joining us for the sinking of the Christmas tree. It’s always a lot of fun and of course the more the merrier. What we do is sink the Christmas tree from the holiday party on one of our wrecks. Once it is settled on the wreck, we descend in our holiday garb, and decorate the tree with things that fish like to eat, typically other fish. Once the decorating is done we back off and the feeding frenzy begins. It is always a great photo opportunity.

We had such a good time last year on the holiday lights cruise that we will be doing it again. We pretty much get the Sea Experience to ourselves and cruise the Intracoastal Waterway and admire the water front homes decorated for the holidays. We bring our own beverages and snacks and appetizers to share. This year it will be on December 16.  Please consider joining us.


I look forward to seeing a great number of you at the November meeting and I hope to see an active nomination process. Please consider getting involved with the workings of the club.





Jeff Raffa
President
Bocaraffa@yahoo.com