Please join us in celebrating the accomplishments for 2011!

Remember to bring a favorite Dish for our Traditional Potluck!!!

Date:  Saturday, February 25, 2012

Information:

• Our Traditional Pot-Luck! 
• No  Bar,  bring your own beverages!
• Event Schedule
  • 5 pm – Event set-up and socializing.
  • 6 pm – Dinner begins!
  • 7pm – Awards ceremony

Location: St. Mary’s Syriac Orthodox Church

                           1515 E Taft Ave., Orange CA 92865

Please RSVP @ Derek.kimball@technicolor.com

Include how many will be attending (including kids) and the dish you will be sharing.

We look forward to seeing you there…

Derek Kimball / LA Fathomiers

Date:  Sunday, February 12^th, 2012

Rules:

• Meet starts at 8:00 AM; competitors and game must be in the weight-in circle at 1:30 pm sharp or be disqualified.
• Diver may use kayaks, paddleboards or beach diving.
• The meet has a 10 fish limit, allowing 3 fish per species, except Sheephead (only 1 allowed); all DFG rules apply.
• There is a 12 inch size limit for all fish except Bass, which will be 14 inches. Sheephead must be a minimum of 18 inches.
• Scoring will be one point per fish and one point per pound.

Directions:

Take PCH north, pass Malibu Pier; turn left on Webb Way; turn right on Malibu Road. Look for a large opening in the fence to the beach next to a white house.  Nearest address is noted above! 

We look forward to seeing you there…

LA Fathomiers

Please join us in celebrating the accomplishments for 2011!

Date:  Saturday, February 25, 2012

Information:

• Our Traditional Pot-Luck!  Bring your favorite dish to share.
• No Host Bar,  bring your own beverages!
• Event Schedule
  • 5 pm – Event set-up and socializing.
  • 6 pm – Dinner begins!
  • 7pm – Awards ceremony

Location: St. Mary’s Syriac Orthodox Church

                           1515 E Taft Ave., Orange CA 92865

Please RSVP @ Derek.kimball@technicolor.com

Include how many will be attending (including kids) and the dish you will be sharing.

We look forward to seeing you there…

Derek Kimball / LA Fathomiers

Here is the  agenda for tonight’s Fathomier’s meeting… 

1. Fish stories

2. Introductions / Call to Order

3. Gary  Reinstatement vote

4. MLPA Presentation

5. Reef Point  Dive Orientation

For those of  you that may know Gary Jones, please come by to lend your vote of support for
his reinstatement into the club. 

Our own Joe  Farlo will be putting together a nice Power Point Presentation on the MLPA
boundaries with specific lines of demarcation.These will  help us better determine how we are affected in our dive events in and out of  the club.You don’t want to miss this one!

Also we will take a look at how Suday’s club dive will be affected in these maps so be sure  to come by if you plan on diving.Conditions should be fairly good. See you  there!

 Erik Sochin

2012  Fathomiers President

Date:  Sunday, January 15, 2012

Rules:

• Meet starts at 8:00 AM; competitors and game
  must be in the weight-in circle at 1:30 pm sharp or be disqualified.
• Diver may use kayaks, paddleboards or beach
  diving.
• The meet has a 3 fish limit, no more than 1 fish
  per species.
• There
  is a 12 inch size limit for all fish except Bass, which will be 14 inches.
  Sheephead must be a min of 18 inches.
• Scoring
  will be one point per fish and one point per pound.

Directions:
Entrance at PCH and Reef Point Dr.
(Just North of this address; 8471 N. Coast Hwy)

The Crystal Cove state park at Reef Point is not actually in Laguna Beach.The area is
located between Corona Del Mar and Laguna Beach on Coast Highway
(Highway 1), along coastal bluffs as well as chaparral canyon on the inland
side of the highway. From Broadway in Laguna Beach travel north on Coast
Highway about 4.3 miles until you get to the traffic light for Reef Point. At
the traffic light turn South (towards the beach) and enter the park.

Meet at the southern end of the parking lot!

Bring money to pay for parking!

We look forward to seeing you there…

2012 BOARD ANNOUNCEMENT

Congratulations to the newly elected board members for 2012!

PRESIDENT – Erik Sochin

VICE PRESIDENT – Rene Rojas

SECRETARY- Asi Ifrah

TREASURER – Petros Yiannikouros

RECORDER- Sunni Sethi

NEWSLETTER – Marc Fages

MEMBERSHIP – Al Schneppershoff

DETAILED MLPA MAPS

(Disclaimer- Some maps are available online at WON but these are not final or official)
While it is still to be seen when the MLPA’s will go into effect ( possibly to be announced as early as January 1st) here is a sneak peak at how your favorite dive area might fair in the process , and thanks to our new Treasurer Petros Y. for providing the link (click here and scroll down the page)

3 NEW DIVES ANNOUNCED

January 15th – Reef Point ( at south-end parking lot of Crystal Cove State Beach area )

February 12th – Malibu Colony

March 11th – White’s Point, San Pedro

Whites Point, Palos Verdes

Date:  Sunday, December 4^th, 2011

Rules:

• Pole Spear ONLY Competition!
• Meet starts at 8:00 AM; competitors and game must be in the weight-in circle at 1:30 pm sharp or be disqualified.
• Diver may use kayaks, paddleboards or beach diving.
• The meet has a 10 fish limit, allowing 3 fish per species, except sheephead (only 1 allowed); all DFG rules apply.
• There is a 12 inch size limit  for all fish except Bass, which will be 14 inches. Sheephead must be a minimum of 18 inches.
• The winner will be determined by the club point system and shall receive the “Larry Staat”
  Memorial Trophy. To be eligible for the trophy, a diver must spear at least 1 fish and be a member in good standing by the year end.
• Scoring; each diver’s “Average  Score” is determined by dividing his total points by the number of dives
  he participated in BEFORE THIS DIVE. This “Average Score” will then be  subtracted from the diver with the highest Average Score to yield each
  diver’s “Handicap Points”. These “Handicap Points” will then be added to  each divers percentage score from this meet to yield his “Total
  Handicapped Score” to determine the winner of this meet. Only the diver’s actual percentage score, without Handicap Points, will be added to his
  total points for the year.

Directions:  From Western Ave turn Left on Paseo Del Mar, turn Right on Kay Fiorentino,(at white point/royal palms county park) drive down hill and park at the southern most lot.

We  look forward to seeing you there…

Derek Kimball

It is that time again……….

Yep, you guessed it!

Time to nominate some new Board Members.

Nominations

For those of you who have served on the board before ( in some cases numerous times) I can’t say thank you enough!

It takes alot of character and drive to maintain the prestigious level of our club and  to keep the momentum going for all of our activities and events.

For those of you who haven’t served, now is a good time to consider throwing your name into the mix.

Several board positions will be vacant for next year, and we need the support of all of you to make sure we have a solid nomination process at our next meeting.

Raffle

We know that coming to meetings can be alot of work for those with busy family lives and other obligatons.

So in an effort to sweeten the deal, we are going to have a members-only Raffle  in the spirit of Lobster Season and the upcoming  December Larry Staat Handicap Pole Spear Event! One Riffe Polespear complete with tip and One C3 LED Hand Held Dive light will be raffled to 2 lucky winners.

This Raffle is free to all members present at our next meeting!

Guest Speaker: Carla Sue Hanson

But to make the night even more incredible, we will have a very  special guest speaker, Carla Sue Hanson, to share her story and experiences with us.

Carla has spoken at our club before, so for those of you who missed her last time, now is your chance to hear about an amazing Women’s Champion Diver

and the skills and stories that she has to share with everyone.

This is a MANDATORY MEETING, so please be sure to make it out to avoid harrassment at the hands of your Fathomier Brothers.

Please come on down to the next meeting, we need The Entire Memberships Support, and it will prove to be a fun night with great opportunities!!

A couple of you will walk away way stoked on a new dive item!

See you there.

Erik Sochin

VP Fathomiers

Date: Sunday, November 6^th, 2011

Rules:

• Meet starts at 8:00 AM; competitors and game must be in the weight-in circle at 1:30 pm sharp or be disqualified.
• Diver may use kayaks, paddleboards or beach diving.
• The meet has a 3 fish limit, no more than 1 fish per species.
• There is a 12 inch size limit for all fish except Bass, which will be 14 inches.
  Sheephead must be a min of 18 inches.
• Scoring will be one point per fish and one point per pound.

Directions:

Take PCH north, pass Malibu Pier; turn left on Webb Way; turn right on Malibu Road

Look for a large opening in the fence to the beach next to a white house.  Nearest address is noted above!

We look forward to seeing you there…

LA Fathomiers

Sunday October 9th, 2011

Location:      Monica Hall’s House. (Granddaughter of Charlie Sturgill)

                   1210 W. Paseo Del Mar., San Pedro, CA   90731

                   1/2 mile W of Point Fermin Park   

Rules:          OPEN TO EVERYONE.  FREEDIVING / POLE SPEAR ONLY COMPETITION!

• Start Time is Sunrise on Sunday, October 9^th, with No Boundaries. 
• No Check in Necessary. 
• All non-members must turn in entry fee and completed registration form by October 8^th to participate! 
• All fish must be in the weigh-in circle at 2:00 p.m. SHARP!  No exceptions!
• Divers may use kayaks, paddleboards, boats, or beach dive.
• The meet has a 20 fish limit, no more than 3 fish per species. There is a 12 inch size limit for all fish except Bass, which will be 14 inches. There is a limit of 1 Sheepshead it must be a min of 18 inches when in season.  
• ·        Scoring will be one point per fish and one point per pound. 

Cost:              $10 entry fee for non members.  NO COST FOR FATHOMIERS

 Awards:       Trophies 1^st through 5^th place, plus Largest Fish award.

This meet is a celebration in honor of the LATE GREAT CHARLIE STURGILL.  Divers who gather here will be doing so out of respect for CHARLIE and his family.  A BBQ lunch will follow the weigh in process. Please bring a Pot Luck item to share.