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Alacosta Divers

The San Francisco East Bay's original dive club

… exploring California underwater

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Upcoming meetings

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Next meeting

Wed Jun 05 @ 7:30PM - 09:30PM
General Membership Meeting

General Membership Meetings start at 7:30 pm at the Orinda Public Library Garden Room, walking distance from the Orinda BART station:


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Last Updated on Sunday, May 05 2013 16:14

Upcoming dives

Kevin Dalley

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Pirate Mary Read

 Alacosta Dive Club is organizing our yearly SCUBA trip to Catalina Island

 Take advantage of our $999 early bird special.

Sunday Sept. 1 to Sunday Sept. 8,  2013

Emerald Bay Boy Scout Camp

West End, Santa Catalina Island

 Every year Alacosta Dive Club organizes a trip to Catalina that is open to all certified divers who become members.  We take a chartered boat with our gear from Long Beach directly to the Emerald Bay Boy Scout Camp (after the scouts have departed) and spend a week diving.

Divers can also bring their non-diving family members or friends at a lower cost. 

A different kind of SCUBA trip. 

Divers decide which two underwater sites to explore each day because we operate the club's own 16' Achilles inflatablesClub inflatables explore Ship Rock, Bird Rock, Eagle Reef, and even Italian Gardens.  If you've never dived inflatables, or are new to California diving, you can ramp up your skills by shore diving exquisite kelp forests in Doctor's Cove directly from the camp's beaches.  Snorkeling is available to non-divers, and we have unlimited access to the BSA sit-on-top kayaks for short trips to Fisherman's rock, Table Rock or Inspiration Point all close by Emerald Bay. 

A short hike from camp provides island solitude and amazing vista's of the California coast from the cliffs surrounding Emerald Bay

Trip Includes:

  • Six days of diving, 2 dives a day from club inflatables. 
  •  shore dives in Doctor’s Cove and Emerald Bay,
  • platform tents (cabins available for a  fee),   hot showers,
  • 3 catered meals a day,
  • 12 air fills,
  • charter boat to & from Catalina to carry gear leaving early morning of Sunday Sept. 1  from Long Beach.

 

Don't want to lug tanks to Catalina?  Rentals are available at minimal cost courtesy of the Boy Scouts; other gear can also be rented by prior arrangement.

 

Provide a $200 deposit in before the end of May to take advantage of the early bird special:  $999.

After that the cost will be $1,049.

*(Fee does not include required $30 Club yearly membership plus $20 one-time equipment fee for new member; additional family members who SCUBA dive pay $15 for yearly membership and $20 for the one-time fee)

For further details, email trip chairs Stan or Kevin at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

*Current costs are based on a minimum of 10 divers to make the trip a go.  The trip is run on a break-even basis for the club, so the more people that come, the more actual costs may go down, which means you may receive a refund.  You receive a credit if you can transport a boat or a motor in your car or truck. 

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Upcoming dives

Sun Sep 01 - Sun Sep 8
Catalina Island

 Alacosta Dive Club is organizing our yearly SCUBA trip to Catalina Island

 Take advantage of our $999 early bird special.

Sunday Sept. 1 to Sunday Sept. 8,  2013

Emerald Bay Boy Scout Camp

West End, Santa Catalina Island

 Every year Alacosta Dive Club organizes a trip to Catalina that is open to all certified divers who become members.  We take a chartered boat with our gear from Long Beach directly to the Emerald Bay Boy Scout Camp (after the scouts have departed) and spend a week diving.

Divers can also bring their non-diving family members or friends at a lower cost. 

A different kind of SCUBA trip. 

Divers decide which two underwater sites to explore each day because we operate the club's own 16' Achilles inflatablesClub inflatables explore Ship Rock, Bird Rock, Eagle Reef, and even Italian Gardens.  If you've never dived inflatables, or are new to California diving, you can ramp up your skills by shore diving exquisite kelp forests in Doctor's Cove directly from the camp's beaches.  Snorkeling is available to non-divers, and we have unlimited access to the BSA sit-on-top kayaks for short trips to Fisherman's rock, Table Rock or Inspiration Point all close by Emerald Bay. 

A short hike from camp provides island solitude and amazing vista's of the California coast from the cliffs surrounding Emerald Bay

Trip Includes:

  • Six days of diving, 2 dives a day from club inflatables. 
  • shore dives in Doctor’s Cove and Emerald Bay,
  • platform tents (cabins available for a fee),   hot showers,
  • 3 catered meals a day,
  • 12 air fills,
  • charter boat to & from Catalina to carry gear leaving early morning of Sunday Sept. 1  from Long Beach.

Don't want to lug tanks to Catalina? Rentals are available at minimal cost courtesy of the Boy Scouts; other gear can also be rented by prior arrangement.

 

Provide a $200 deposit in before the end of May to take advantage of the early bird special:  $999.

After that the cost will be $1,049.

*(Fee does not include required $30 Club yearly membership plus $20 one-time equipment fee for new member; additional family members who SCUBA dive pay $15 for yearly membership and $20 for the one-time fee)

For further details, email trip chairs Stan or Kevin at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

*Current costs are based on a minimum of 10 divers to make the trip a go.  The trip is run on a break-even basis for the club, so the more people that come, the more actual costs may go down, which means you may receive a refund.  You receive a credit if you can transport a boat or a motor in your car or truck. 

 

Upcoming dives

Sun Sep 01 - Sun Sep 8
Catalina Island

Upcoming meetings

Wed Jun 05 @ 7:30PM - 09:30PM
General Membership Meeting
Mon Jun 17 @ 7:30PM - 09:30PM
Eboard meeting
Mon Jul 01 @ 7:30PM - 09:30PM
General Membership Meeting

Past dives

Sun May 19 - Sun May 19
Abalone dive, May 18 and 19
Sat Apr 27 - Sat Apr 27
Cozumel 2013
Sun Mar 24 @ 8:30AM - 01:30PM
Monterey dive
Mon Feb 18 @ 8:30AM - 03:00PM
President's Day Dive in Monterey
Tue Jan 01 @ 8:00AM - 05:00PM
New Years Jan 1, Point Lobos Dive