[PSUBS-MAILIST] Psubs Conference 2015

[Jon Wallace via Personal_Submersibles]

Brian,

No reason we can't have a west coast session like we did this year and 
schedule it in somehow.  Do some research into an event site, hotels, 
dive site, anticipated temps, anticipated costs, and potential dates.

Jon


On 9/3/2014 11:13 AM, Brian Cox via Personal_Submersibles wrote:
> Oh well, just a thought.   Guess I'll keep plugging away out here on 
> my own.
> Brian
>
> --- personal_submersibles at psubs.org wrote:
>
> From: Brian Cox via Personal_Submersibles 
> <personal_submersibles at psubs.org>
> To: "Personal Submersibles General Discussion" 
> <personal_submersibles at psubs.org>
> Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Psubs Conference 2015
> Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2014 15:14:02 -0700
>
> Scott,  You forgot choice number four, the west coast ! I can see if 
> I'm going to get you guys out to my neck of the woods it will have to 
> be very enticing !   I don't think you guys realize how good it can be 
> out here.  Granted you usually have to be out at the islands to get 
> the killer clear water but not always. Santa Barbara can be very good 
> as far a visibility in the fall.  I would like to try and do 
> something, maybe by 2016 or 17.  I was thinking of a Submarine Rodeo.  
> This would be an event that would challenge everyone's sub to complete 
> various tasks, like picking up certain objects, maybe rescuing another 
> sub, negotiating an obstacle course and so forth.   I can see I'll 
> have to have some type of platform or barge to pick up subs out of the 
> water, since most psubs have very little freeboard and there is the 
> danger of swamping.  It would be nice if the event could generate 
> money, some of the money could go to a scholarship to the Santa 
> Barbara Marine Tech dept. possibly, but if there was some extra money 
> generated maybe that could differ some of the travel costs to get the 
> subs out here ( I know , I'm dreaming !)  But maybe with some sponsors 
> who knows ?   The kelp forests out at Catalina and the other Channel 
> Island are just amazing !
> Brian
>

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