| The Rockland Aquanauts | |||||||||||||
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The Rockland Aquanauts started in 1966 as a handful of divers in need of buddies. Over the years we have grown to be the oldest and largest dive
organization in Rockland County. We are a diverse group of individuals from all walks of life, bonded by a love for diving and a healthy respect for our underwater planet. Our
organization supplements our love for diving with opportunities for adventure, education, and good clean fun! We welcome the novice, the old salty dog, the blue water, green water, or brown water diver. There are many good things in store for you ... come and join us.
As of March 2002, the Rockland Aquanauts Organization is now
incorporated as a not-for-profit organization and fully insured. |
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| MEETINGS | |||||||||||||
| Our organization
usually meets on the second Tuesday of every month. The Normal
meeting location is in at the West Nyack Free Library. For meeting information
and directions check the Special Events Page.
Educational and entertaining programs are the highlight of each meeting and cover topics from Antarctic diving to Wreck Valley explorations. Our speakers read like the Who's Who in Diving. We've enjoyed programs by Dan Berg, Bob Bachand, John Chatterton, Evie Dudas, Mike Emmerman, Gary Gentile, Dick Long, Pete Nawrocky, Herb Segars, Hillary Viders, Andrea Zaferes, just to name a few. We end our meeting with a "decompression stop" for those of us who need to "hang" a little longer. |
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| DIVE OPPORTUNITIES | |||||||||||||
| Our dive committee coordinates local and state-wide dive activities to bring a calendar of adventure-packed opportunities to our
donor. |
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| SURFACE INTERVALS | |||||||||||||
| We all have to come up for air sooner or later. "Dry" activities include a summer picnic for members and their families. Our Annual Dinner is held in January and at this time members take home awards for logged Bottom Time, Largest lobster, and other "more meaningful" accomplishments. |
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| ECOLOGICAL EVENTS | |||||||||||||
| Our volunteers practice their "green technique" and provide a valuable clean-up service for our Palisades Interstate Park Commission.
We schedule clean up dives in Hessian Lake at Bear Mt. State Park to remove trash and pollutants. We are also planning eco-trips to locations around the world to help awareness and conservation of our natural resources. |
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| DONOR BENEFITS | |||||||||||||
| The organization provides dive subsidies for
registered donors wishing to dive locally (Long Island Sound, NY, NJ). Our members can take advantage of discounts at
participating dive shops and boats. In addition, some dive publications offer us substantial subscription discounts. |
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| NEWSLETTER | |||||||||||||
| The "AquaNews," our monthly newsletter, is mailed to
each benefactor to keep you informed of upcoming programs, dive activities, shows, and more. |
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| MEMBERSHIP | |||||||||||||
| Annual donation of at least $42
is required. Well worth it! Ask about additional family member membership
donations
Click Here for the application to join our organization. Click Here for Liability Release Form - Required for those participating in any in water activity. Click Here for Emergency Contact form - Required for those participating in any in water activity, recommended for all others. |
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| WEBSITE | |||||||||||||
| This website will be updated regularly with news and events. Any donor that has a personal website and wishes a banner link or a standard link please email the webmaster the appropriate info . The website will also feature pictures from our donors. Any donor who wishes their photographs on the website please email the webmaster. | |||||||||||||
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