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We have once again we are hosting an outing celebrating the Anniversary of the sinking of the Christmas Tree Ship…
The Rouse Simmons!
The tale of this ship is legendary and the story has a resonating theme of history, family and tradition that is not only particularly fitting for the holiday season but for always!
Come join us for our Second Annual group outing to "The Christmas Schooner" play on Saturday, December 14 at 2 pm!! We had such a wonderful turn out last year and such a marvelous time that we are hosting this event again and are hoping for an even larger attendance by our family and friends!! Last year we were able to hit 30!
Join the UASC and the Chicago Scuba Meetup (CSM) for an afternoon at the:
Hey Everybody,
This got announced at last month's meeting, but not everyone was there, including some people who really needed to hear the message, so I'm repeating it via e-mail.
UASC has arranged with Jim Gentile ( Windy City Diving ) for a series of Thursday night charters at a reduced fare of $420 for the boat, for up to 6 divers. UASC has agreed to underwrite $180 of up to 6 of these charters, bringing the cost for the boat down to $240, provided that there are at least 4 divers and that there are specified UASC survey activities taking place. More specifically, UASC will underwrite the charter provided that there is a Project Leader with some specific plans and objectives for the trip, ( beyond "let's go out and see what it looks like". ) This then brings the cost per diver down to $40, $50, or $60 per diver, for 6, 5, or 4 divers on the boat. ( Jim makes an extra $10 for 5 divers. )
There are some other reasonable restrictions, most notably that Jim can bump us if he gets a full-paying fare for a Thursday night, and that the survey site needs to be a reasonable distance from one of the two harbors that Jim goes out of.
So if you are a Project Leader with a project that can make good use of this resource, then make some plans and let everyone know how they can get in on the work.
( If you would like to go out for a Thursday night fun dive, UASC won't underwrite it, but Jim may honor the $420 / boat price. You'll have to talk to Jim directly about that. )
John
This Thursday - Sunday, January 24-27, is the Strictly Sail show at Navy Pier http://www.
If you are a diver and need to get any of your gear serviced, now is the time to get it done.
If you are a researcher, let me know if you want to join me at the National Archives, History Museum, Newberry Library, Harold Washington library or any other research facility that you are interested in.
Don't forget to tell your friends and anyone who may be interested, that the UASC has a new meeting location for this January's meeting, as well as our Guest Speaker, Dr. Anna Roosevelt who will be discussing her underwater work discovering new Paleo Indian sites. More info on both of these is available on the UASC website.
See you at the January 30 UASC meeting,
Jim
I am sorry to inform you that this Saturday's seminar on Research and
Discovery of Lake Michigan Shipwrecks had to be cancelled. Due to
unforeseen family conflicts, our presenter will not be able to conduct
the seminar either on January 19 or 26.
I will work with the presenter in an effort to reschedule the program in
Chicago soon, possibly on a Saturday in March (either March 2, 9 or 23).
I apologize for any inconvenience this may have a caused anyone, and
hope that we'll be able to find a new date that will be suitable for
you. Thank you again for your interest and previous registration.
Don Doherty
UASC