April 2025 edition of the Undercurrents newsletter is published.
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In this month’s edition:
- Pictures from Dominica trip
- Safety Bite – Pool Practice and Refresher
- Updates on upcoming trips
What: Fun Dive and Dominica Prep Outing
Air and Weights provided. Rental Gear available.
Event Leader: Bart Bertetto, Club Safety Information Director
Cost: $50 Each Person, payable to the Louisville Dive Center
When: Thursday, February 20, 2025, Pool open 11:30AM – 1:30PM, plan to meet at 11:00AM.
Followed by Lunch in Louisville (optional and at your own expense).
Please email or text your participation to Bart Bertetto at: amx1bdb10@gmail.com or 502-299-3656.
Please use the link below to read about the Dive Center’s Scuba Lunch Break program, register for it and pay.
Info and Online Registration and Payment link: Scuba Lunch Break
Those wishing to carpool from Lexington, plan on an 9:30am departure.
February 2025 edition of the Undercurrents newsletter is published.
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In this month’s edition:
- 2/11/25 club meeting by ZOOM Only due to winter storm
- Fitness Hints – Good For You & Your Diving Health
- 2/15/25 – Fun Dive & Dominica Prep at the Louisville Dive Center (35′)
- Update on Upcoming Dive Trip Registration Status
- Safety Bite – Performing A Boat Check OR Where the heck is the boat??
What: Fun Dive and Dominica Prep Outing
Air and Weights provided. Rental Gear available.
Event Leader: Bart Bertetto, Club Safety Information Director
Cost: $75 Each Person, payable to the Louisville Dive Center
Where: Louisville Dive Center (New 35 Foot Pool)
1303 Durrett Ln, Louisville, KY. Close to Louisville International Airport.
When: Saturday February 15, 2025, 11:00am – 2:00pm
Followed by Lunch in Louisville (optional and at your own expense).
Please email or text your participation to Bart Bertetto at: amx1bdb10@gmail.com or 502-299-3656.
Bart will advise of the advanced online signup information that is required.
Those wishing to carpool from Lexington, plan on an 8:30am departure.
January 2025 edition of the Undercurrents newsletter is published.
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In this month’s edition:
- Welcome new club Secretary – Amy Hiett
- Photos from Club 2024 Christmas Party
- Safety Bite – Overexertion
No Regular Meeting in December 2024.
Club Christmas Party in lieu of our Regular Meeting.
Continue reading “BGDC 2024 Club Christmas Party” The Bluegrass Dive Club has a dive trip to the Iberostar Waves Cozumel Resort on Cozumel, Mexico. The dive operation, Dressel Divers, is located at the resort. This is an all-inclusive resort.
Continue reading “Iberostar Waves Cozumel Resort, Cozumel, Mexico club dive trip – 25 October to 1 November 2025”November2024 edition of the Undercurrents newsletter is published.
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In this month’s edition:
- 2025 Club Officer Nomination Slate
- 8 Spooky Sea Creatures
- Safety Bite – Equalization
This trip is part of a back to back Cayman Islands dive trip Palooza. You may book either the first or second trip or both. You will have to register for each trip separately. One trip registration required for each traveler.
- 12 July to 19 July 2025 – Compass Point, East End, Grand Cayman Island
- 19 July to 26 July 2025 – Little Cayman Beach Resort, Little Cayman Island
The Bluegrass Dive Club has a dive trip and is returning to Compass Point on the East End of Grand Cayman in the Cayman Islands. The club last visited this resort October of 2023. The dive operation is located at the resort. Ocean Frontier Divers is still providing its exceptional valet dive service so that your week can be as amazing as possible. Maybe this will be the week when you earn your green shorts.
Continue reading “Compass Point, Grand Cayman club dive trip – 12 July to 19 July 2025”This trip is part of a back to back Cayman Islands dive trip Palooza. You may book either the first or second trip or both. You will have to register for each trip separately. One trip registration required for each traveler.
- 12 July to 19 July 2025 – Compass Point, East End, Grand Cayman Island
- 19 July to 26 July 2025 – Little Cayman Beach Resort, Little Cayman Island
The Bluegrass Dive Club has a dive trip and is returning to the Little Cayman Beach Resort on the island Little Cayman in the Cayman Islands. The club last visited this resort May of 2019. The dive operation is located at the resort. Reef Divers is still providing its exceptional valet dive service so that your week can be as amazing as possible.
Continue reading “Little Cayman Beach Resort club dive trip – July 19-26, 2025”October 2024 edition of the Undercurrents newsletter is published.
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In this month’s edition:
- Safety Bite – SCUBA Do’s – Don’ts
August 2024 edition of the Undercurrents newsletter is published.
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In this month’s edition:
- Safety Bite – Immersion Pulmonary Edema
- Future Club Planning
- Club Pig Roast details
The Bluegrass Dive Club is seeking interested members to join our Dive Committee. The Trip Director is working on trip planning and needs a committee to provide trip ideas and feedback. The committee will be limited to about 6 people. Currently there are 0 members. This is your chance to shape the future of BGDC travel. The time commitment will be limited to periodic Zoom meetings and whatever time you spend on researching a dive trip destination (which you were going to do anyway).
Continue reading “The Dive Committee Needs Members & Input”July 2024 edition of the Undercurrents newsletter is published.
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In this month’s edition:
- Safety Bite – Broken Fin or Dive Mask Strap
- Update on Dive Trip Plans
- Club Pig Roast date and location set
June 2024 edition of the Undercurrents newsletter is published.
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In this month’s edition:
- Safety Bite – Diving Fundamentals: The Buddy Check
- Update On: Club Dive Trip to Dominica, March 8-15, 2025
- Tease for Club Dive Trip to Cozumel, October 12-19, 2024