Napa Valley Divers Dive Club Meeting

May 9, 2012

The next meeting will be Monday, May 14, 2012 and YOU are cordially invited. We will be meeting at: Filippi’s Pizza Grotto 645 1st Street, Napa (east of Soscol) Phone: (707) 254-9700 * Dinner (Dutch treat) will begin at 6:00pm * The meeting will begin at 7:00pm * This month’s guest speaker is Alan Studley. [...]

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May 12-13, 2012 Santa Clara Dive & Travel Expo

April 10, 2012

Santa Clara Dive & Travel Expo 2012 at the Santa Clara Convention Center on May 12-13, 2012.  1st annual diving event focuses on scuba diving and the scuba diving industry.  This year’s event will host 50+ free seminars on everything from underwater photography to first aid with DAN.  There will also be 140+ exciting exhibit [...]

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Abalone Season

March 14, 2012

The California Department of Fish and Game has posted regulations effective March 1,, 2012 for the upcoming abalone season.  The regulations come down to this:  The taking of red abalone is closed in the area for Fort Ross Reef (Fort Ross State Park) from December to May and for the month of July. EXCERPT FROM [...]

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Upcoming NVD Club Events

March 13, 2012

NVD Upcoming Events: April 21, 2012:  Whale watching.  Location, time and cost TBD within the next week. June 15,16, 17, 2012:  NVD Abalone Campout to be held at either Salt Point State Park or Ocean Cove Campground.  Come camp with us or come up for a day.  Location TBD. Monterey diving is in the planning [...]

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Benefit for being a NVD Club Member

March 13, 2012

Looking for adventures in the Napa Valley, an African Safari, overnight trips to Point Reyes, or National Park trips to Yosemite, Zion or Bryce?  Napa Valley Adventure Tours can guide you locally or internationally.  As a NVD club member, you can join their “Napa Valley Adventure Club” for one year for $75.00, ($25.00 discount), which [...]

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NVD Annual Holiday Party

December 13, 2011

The Napa Valley Divers annual Holiday Party and Ornament Exchange was an incredible success on December 12, 2011.  In place of our normal monthly meeting, we gathered at Gigi’s home where we had a exciting social time, followed by a catered tri-tip dinner, and then had the much anticipated ornament exchange.  Many of our members [...]

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NVD November 14, 2011 Club Meeting

November 3, 2011

Come join us at the next NVD club meeting for a very interesting speaker!   Our guest speaker will be, Dave Kendall, who is a member of the State of California, Caltrans “Structures Maintenance and Inspections Dive Team”.  Federal law requires that bridges be inspected every five years, and this elite team of commercial divers and [...]

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Monterey Underwater Shootout September 9-11, 2011

September 9, 2011

Monterey Shootout and Underwater Film Festival.  September 9-11, 2011. Dive into the magic of underwater film making and photography in this special evening showcase at the Golden State Theater. Go behind the scenes with underwater filmmakers from Canon Explorers of Light, BBC, National Geographic, and independent filmmakers as they share clips and images of their [...]

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Abalone Campout Update August 26-28, 2011

September 8, 2011

Good friends with great fellowship.  Incredible and abundant food – including four different abalone dishes on Saturday evenings potluck.   Sunshine including some sunburns.  Fun times.  Decent ocean conditions.  29 abalone taken for the weekend.  Life does not get much better!!!  That summarizes the abalone campout at Ocean Cove Campground on August 26-28, 2011.  Vis was [...]

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Napa Valley Divers to Meet at IGUANA BOB’S Dive Center on September 12th

September 5, 2011

The September 12, 2011 Napa Valley Divers dive club meeting will be held at IGUANA BOB’S DIVE CENTER 3387 Solano Ave, Napa (707-252-1219).   Bring something to share at the potluck at 6:00 PM; the meeting will start at 7:00.  Jon Hayes from Oceanic will be the guest speaker.  Jon will be sharing information about [...]

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