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costin — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 05:51:55 GMT

who want to come to sail with me, in Bay ?

my boat is in South San Francisco

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Giant Squid Ecotourism Trips Draw Daredevil SCUBA Divers to Mexico’s Sea of Cortez.

Christopher — Sat, 18 Feb 2006 21:34:40 GMT

For Immediate Press Release and Event Calendar Listing
For more info, contact Christopher Buttner,
NCUPS Vice President, at email:
chris@prthatrocks.com

Giant Squid Ecotourism Trips Draw Daredevil SCUBA Divers to Mexico’s Sea of Cortez.
Northern California Underwater Photographic Society (NCUPS) Announces March 10, 2006 Seminar: “Dancing with the Demons: The Giant Humboldt Squid of Mexico’s Sea of Cortez”

February 16, 2006, San Francisco, California – The Northern California Underwater Photographic Society (NCUPS), is proud to present a very special seminar, “Dancing with the Demons,” a 90-minute presentation about scuba diving with the Giant Humboldt Squid of Mexico’s Sea of Cortez. This presentation will also feature the premier of the 45-minute, never-before-seen, high-resolution documentary “Demonio Rojo,” (Red Demon), produced by Dale Pearson and Scott Cassell of San Diego’s Seawolves Unlimited, the only ecotourism company in world that offers scuba trips to dive with the most dangerous and unpredictable sea creature on Earth. A 60-second video excerpt from “Demonio Rojo” can be found at http://209.242.151.5/seawolves/dancingwithdemons.wmv

With a legendary ferocity, the Humboldt squid (Dosidicus gigas), which grow to over six feet in length and weigh over 180-pounds, are armed with huge sucker disks lined with over 60,000 teeth that can shred a wetsuit, and their knife-edged beak can gouge out a softball-sized chunk of flesh in 3 seconds. Combined with their extraordinary intelligence and wolf pack-like hunting abilities, keeping an upper hand while scuba diving with these animals is a challenge. These magnificent cephalopods feed on nearly every animal they encounter, including sharks, pelagic fish, krill, mammals, other squid (they are fierce cannibals), and even man. In order to safely dive with the Humboldt Squid, Seawolves Unlimited uses diver protection platforms, chain maille-covered and/or custom-made armored wet suits, and other systems to safely peer into the lair of one of Earth’s most mysterious creatures.

The “Dancing with the Demons,” seminar will take place on Friday, March 10, 2006, at 7:30 p.m.
Location: New Vision United Methodist Church, 450 Chadbourne Avenue, Millbrae, CA 94030 – located only ten minutes south of the San Francisco International Airport. Cost for first-time visitors is FREE. Copies of “Demonio Rojo” will be available for sale.

On the second Friday of every month, The Northern California Underwater Photographic Society (NCUPS), the oldest and most prestigious underwater photography club in the United States, possibly the world, features guest experts who speak on a variety of subjects concerning diving and photography, often accompanied by a digital, slide or multi-image presentation. The Northern California Underwater Photographic Society (NCUPS) promotes conservationism and environmental protection through the membership’s shared passion in underwater photography and videography. NCUPS has been active since 1956, sponsoring educational events on both underwater photography and video while promoting awareness of the underwater environment and pertinent ecological issues.

For more info on attending, directions or membership info, please visit http://www.ncups.org/

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Cave Dive http://www.crimea-guide.com

roart — Thu, 08 Dec 2005 08:26:04 GMT

In the spring 2006 all to Crimea!
I invite extreme round, cave cities, underwater caves,
tunnels, grottoes the sunk ships, galleys,
the Greek settlements on depth of 3-4 meters!

Look-

http://www.crimea-guide.com

Write I shall answer All!

roart@evpanet.com

Roman KRAVCHENKO

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Sand-Tiger Shark Encounter

Damon — Wed, 19 Oct 2005 19:58:02 GMT

Though the cost was significant, it wasn't so bad considering I go by American currency, which is stronger than Australian currency. So although this tank dive (in Ocean World, and aquarium in Sydney) might have cost about a hundred bucks, it included price of admission and was more like $85.00 out of my checking account.

For years, I'd wanted to get into a shark display tank, but local places (i.e. San Francisco's Steinhart Aquarium) flat out refused because America is lawsuit crazy. But down under, all I had to do was sign a liability waiver, in case one of the 10'-0", thousand pound flesh-eaters decided to try out a new flavor. In reality, Sand-Tigers, though formidable and terrifying-looking DON'T have teeth designed for chewing and biting off chunks-- so they only eat much smaller prey.

The beginning of the dive took place behind-the-scenes (near the filters, valves, etc.), where the public never goes. It looked like a small swimming pool despite the barred hatch which lead to the large man-made ocean (complete with the typical customer tunnel beneath it).

As I stud there in the swimming pool looking out into the tank itself (standing a mere three feet from the sea-turtles & Volkswagon-sized sting rays), the aquarium blew a fuse! So all the sudden, it's pitch black as I continued to wade in the prep-pool. The only light were generator-operated "mood" lights way under water. While the technicians scrambled to find the fuse box or a flashlight, the only like came from the bottom of the "ocean" floor. Suddeny, my only light source disapeared as an ominous, large creature swam by. Along with it came the protruding dorsal fin, a mere 3'-0" from me. I came to realize that the sharks were much, much bigger than I thought (the thick aquarium glass does reverse magnification!)! For the first time, I was actually a little scared.

By the time the lights came back on, one of the divers (another American tourist) had already chickened out, and got out of the water. That's fine, that would make the aquarium less crowded. So we made sure there was no air in our BCDs (negative buoyancy is required because we would actually be walking on the bottom and not really swimming).

I've dived in the real ocean (from Monterey, to Oahu to the Great Barrier Reef, to Belize, etc.), but as much as I hate to admit it, diving in a man-made setting was more fun! No depth issues so I didn't have to worry about pressure changes, and it's a hell of a lot more compact!

Though not man-eaters, Sand Tiger Sharks are both territorial and curious. When we first submerged into the aquarium, there weren't many sharks around. But pretty soon, they all gathered around us and followed us until the end of the 30 min. (approx.) dive. One of the rules is we're not to touch the animals, as tempting as it was. Seeing these magnificent giants up close was priceless. There so graceful, swimming with minimal effort. If for some strange reason one of them got pissed off, I knew I'd be no match for any one of these gentle behemoths who seemed to welcome us to THEIR home. I dare say any one of them could have wiped out all five divers without breaking a sweat (because they don't sweat).

Once submerged, my awe changed to intimidation just once. One of these huge, scarey-eyed, tooth-factories made a bee-line toward me, swimming right toward my face from about 20'-0" away. I again remembered that this creature is twice my size (I'm 5'-10") and that if I'm in his way, I'll never know what hit me. But the Sand-Tiger stopped about 6" away. We were nose-to-nose! The Tiger casually, gently veered to the side and went around me.

It was a magical experience highly recommended to any animal lovers who plan to vacation in Australia. There are probably two or three different aquariums there which do this, and it's an experience you'll never forget. After the dive, we watch footage of divers hand-feeding the Sand-Tigers. Though the sharks obviously know the difference between dead-fish and a diver's hand, the Sand Tiger's ability to suddenly strike like a rattlesnake isn't something they should show the tourists BEFORE the dive, as it would add to the intimidation! Not only that, but these Tigers can quickly extend their jaws & teeth forward, beyond their snout-- just like the monster in ALIEN!

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Scuba dive Galapagos in December

TheUtopian — Tue, 02 Aug 2005 20:58:55 GMT

sharks, sharks and more sharks....I'm heading to Galapagos in December...any suggestions for 'must see'? favorite restaurants in Quito? good place to hang out??

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new Adventures-type tribe

Damon — Wed, 27 Apr 2005 15:54:50 GMT

I'm attempting to moderate my first tribe, Adventurous Animal Encounters. Intended for potential travel-buddies, animal lovers, photographers, video-ographers and people like myself who are tired of the city/suburban life and desire adventure & humor. To give you a hint of my taste, my favorite TV show is WILDBOYZ. Here's a link to my tribe:

http://sanfrancisco.tribe.net/tribe/a00d363e-9e89-43df-a197-b2b26c95835d?_click_path=Application%5Btribe%5D.Tribe%5Ba00d363e-9e89-43df-a197-b2b26c95835d%5D&r=10535

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I'm new here; my first post

Damon — Fri, 08 Apr 2005 16:14:40 GMT

"Extreme Adventures" seems right up my alley and I was glad to see that such a group exists. My friends, unlike myself, aren't adventurous in the slightest. So this club is a breath of fresh air.

I'm dissapointed to see the lack of message posts and minimal inter-action, however.

In recent years, I've ridden sharks, hand-fed raw meat to wild, 17'-0" crocodiles with no protection, done snorkling in Yosemite (of all places!) and handled many different types of scorpion. I usually get this all on videotape.

I'm interested in getting to know other thrill-seeker travelers.

-Damon

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Does Anybody Post here?

Damon — Thu, 21 Apr 2005 20:46:35 GMT

I joined this group hoping to get to know other Extreme Adventurers in Northern CA, since there seem to be so few of us. It would be great to have like-minded people to travel with, since most of my friends aren't risk-takers, nor are they adventurous.
If any of you are travelers, or have recommendations for trips, or have stories to tell, go for it.

Now there are a couple shots of me inter-acting with a wild, 17' crocodile here. I posted them as a test, to see if it could be done (I thought only the moderator could do this).

For the record, I'll be moderating my first-ever tribe. It'll be similar to this one, but with an emphasis on wild animal encounters for travelers and Northern Californians. If anybody is interested in joining, let me know. I'm not actually selective, but I'm hoping for an actual inter-active club for members up for meeting in person.

Sincerely, Damon Foster
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1303471/

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SCUBA training in SF

Tue, 21 Oct 2003 16:40:58 GMT

Can anyone recommend a good place to get SCUBA training in San Francisco or vicinity? I need to do it.

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