August 29, 2009

Annual BBQ and 1km Swim

The annual Naas Sub-Aqua Club barbeque & 1Km sponsored fin swim took place at Digby Bridge, the Grand Canal on Saturday the 29th of August.
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The weather held up well after what had been a very turbulent week of wind & rain. Una was taking no chances and came prepared with a gazebo which entertained the group for some time assembling the five sided hexagon frame.
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While the enthusiastic group of snorkelers took off up the canal, the chefs got to work preparing the feast on the two barbeques. An enjoyable afternoon was had by all club members & family in attantance. Special thanks to Pascal & Una for organising the event.
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Someone even barged in !!!! ?????
 

Posted by Liam Whelan at 09:03 PM |

August 10, 2009

Monday 3rd January - Snorkel

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Monday 3rd of January 2011

Following the great sucesss of the New Years Day snorkel with 33 x divers in the water at the Bell Harbour, Grand Monasterevin, we are moving on to the Irish sea for the next snorkel. Our next outing is Bank Holiday Monday the 3rd of January, meeeting in Sandycove, Dun Laoghaire at 10.30am for a kitted brief at 11am sharp.

GPS Position: 6°6'49"W, 53°17'19"N

 

The raffle which was held in the Bell Yard Pub after the snorkel raised €737 for the club, many thank to all involved.

 

Pool Fitness Test

Pool fitness dates in Curragh pool are as follows:

1.       Thursday December 9th (Cancelled due to bad weather)
2.       Thursday January 20th
3.       Thursday February 17th
4.       Thursday March 10th 

There will be NO open water fitness test, all water fitess tests will be conducted in the Curragh Pool.

The last nights Pool training before Christmas will be Thursday the 16th of December 2010. This will consist of the annual "Pool Fun Gala" which is always a bit of craic.The Pool training will recommence in Curragh Pool on Thursday the 13th of January 2011

New Years Day Snorkel

This years New Years Day snorkel will be held in the canal at Monasterevin. I hope to see you all there in preparation for another great years diving.

COMS

Please ensure you have fulfilled all the requirements (Have all 3 boxes green on the CFT website) Log in and tick the "Medical Disclaimer" immeadiatly if you have not already done so. Unless all boxes are green and you have a 2010 CFT membership card (Brevet) you are not insured to dive!

 updated_002.gif27th of October 2010  Dive Log 2010  

 

  Name Number of Dives Total Dive Time
1 Whelan Liam 92 2840
2 Moran John 79 2355
3 Loughlin Martina 68 2081
4 Finn Rosemary 65 1854
5 Haughney Martin 62 1889
6 Leeson Tony 48 1470
7 O'Brien Stephen 45 1314
8 Donnelly Matt 44 1326
9 O'Sullivan Barry 41 1230
10 Galloway Jimmy 41 1214
11 Lawler Barry 40 1255
12 Gallagher Julie 40 1177
13 Redmond Catherine 37 1091
14 O Kelly Fintan 36 1076
15 McKenna Michelle 35 1047
16 Staunton Liam 33 997
17 Kruger Bernard 33 933
18 McElwaine Joan 31 957
19 Cruise Tom 27 798
20 Michel Pascal 26 815
21 Heffernan Kevin 24 680
22 Lawler Maire 24 662
23 Doherty Pat 23 687
24 Knott Simon 22 653
25 Sullivan Enda 21 598
26 Kilduff Stephen 21 614
27 Leeson Patty 20 561
28 Corrigan Una 20 605
29 Byrne Martin 18 562
30 Murray Andrew 17 481
31 McCabe Tom 14 382
32 Keane Robert 13 367
33 Doran Stephanie 12 346
34 Usher Colm 11 315
35 Maye Patrick 9 264
36 Wynne Brenda 7 197
37 Flynn Brendan 5 153
38 Lawler David 4 116
39 Headon Dave 2 63
40 Wynne Yvonne 2 60
41 Fadian Marian 1 32
42 Heavey Frank 1 25
43 Brzeczkowski Jacub 1 30
44 Brendan McGlynn 0 0
45 Diane Coleman  0 0
46 Phil Brady  0 0
47 Robert Downey 0 0
48 Alan Gibbons 0 0
49 Seamus Foley 0 0
50 Kevin Beere  0 0
  Total Dives 1215

 

 

 

 

Posted by Liam Whelan at 04:34 PM |

August 09, 2009

Five New Rescue Divers for Naas SAC

All the dedication & training over the past two months paid dividends for our five Rescue diver candidates on Saturday with all five passing the test. The Dublin South Regional Rescue test was held in the Coal Harbour, Dun Laoghaire on Saturday the 8th August. There were nine candidates in total participating from the region.
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The successful Naas Sub-Aqua Club candidates were Bernard Krugar, Joan McElwain, Pascal Michel, Simon Knott & Tom Cruise.
The CFT rescue test consisted of several disciplines including a unconscious diver back lift from 20 meters, EAR while towing a victim 100 meters, recovery into a boat, oral question examination, O2 administration, CPR and AED awareness.
Congratulations to all five candidates & special thanks to all instructors who gave up their time practicing training lift over the past two months with the candidates. Also special thanks to the Naas SAC Examiners, dry cox’n & safety diver who turned out on the day of the test to support.
This is a great boost to the qualifications held by members of the club and hopefully this will lay a good foundation for these five candidates to go on to become Leading Divers and beyond in the not too distant future.

Posted by Liam Whelan at 11:29 PM |