June 2019

Canterbury Underwater Club

PO Box 2287

Christchurch 8140

www.canterburyunderwater.org.nz

Canterbury Underwater Club Inc. Newsletter

Club Meeting Information

Club Meeting Summary The minutes from the May meeting can be found at the end of this newsletter.

Next Meeting – Burnside Bowling Club, Tuesday 11th June

Next club meeting will take place on Tuesday the 11th of June at Burnside Bowling Club - 330 Avonhead

Road - by Burnside Park. Please arrive at 7:30pm, the meeting will start at 8pm. This club night will be a

casual video night with Jonathan, Michael and Warren showing videos taken on the Mikhail Lermontov,

Poor Knights Islands and the Chatham Islands. This is a good night for members to be entertained by these

videos while discussing their own experiences with other members.

Trips and Events

Watch for upcoming trips details on Facebook and the CUC website. Join CUC Messenger for more real time information on CUC trips and events. It may be wintry out there but there’s still opportunity for good trips!

General Information

Dive Insurance

The Divers Alert Network (DAN) is your scuba diving safety association. DAN provides protection for scuba

divers with Worldwide Emergency Evacuation Coverage (with your DAN Membership) and optional Dive

Injury Insurance Plans, for chamber and hospital costs following a covered diving accident.

Joining DAN (Membership and Dive Injury Insurance) gives you peace of mind. It allows you to enjoy your

scuba diving knowing you will be looked after in the event of a diving incident, wherever you are in the

world, 24-hours a day, 7 days a week.

Why DAN? With 30+ years’ experience helping sick and injured scuba divers worldwide, DAN are the experts

in diving accident management. Visit http://www.danap.org/ for more information.

History Section This month we will continue with the adventures of Thomas W. Knox outlined in his book, The Underground World – A Mirror of Life below the Surface from 1877.

Adventures of Divers

By Thomas W. Knox Seeking for Pearls…continued from last month… … A pearl seeker whom I met some years ago while on a sea voyage told me an exciting story of an adventure with a shark in the pearl regions not far from Panama. “I had in my employ,” said he, “about a dozen divers, very active, athletic fellows, who did their duty faithfully, stole all the pearls they could when my back was turned and sometimes, unless I was very watchful, they reduced my returns very materially. I had a curiosity to learn the peculiarities of pearl diving for myself and so engaged one of the professional divers to teach me. Well, he taught me. “My first duty was to strip off all my clothes, swing a bag over my shoulder, take an iron rod about two feet long and sharpened at one end with which to detach the oysters, seize a stone, and after fastening my nose so as not to take in any water that way, I jumped overboard and followed the diver below. “The water was about thirty feet deep and the first time I went down I could do nothing but come back again. I didn’t bring any oysters that time. The next time I went down I managed to get half a dozen oysters and then I came up. Well, after a while, I got so that I could get my bag half-filled o each descent and began to think that I was a very fair diver. I did not do much of it though. Half a dozen times a day were all that I was willing to try. “My ears stood it very well the first day, but the second day I went down deeper and staid [sic] rather longer than at any previous time and when I came up my ears were bleeding and I felt as if there was at least a barrel of water in my head. That was enough for that day; but the next morning I felt alright and tried it again.

Picture credit: www.gia.edu Picture credit: www.alamy.com

A Pearl Diver and a Shark “Always before I went down they cautioned me to look out for sharks. ‘Never stir from the bottom,’ said one of the men, ‘until you have looked up to the top and find everything is clear above you.’ I remembered his advice, and it was well that I did so. “About ten days after I had begun to learn the business, I went down as usual, picked up some oysters, put them in my bag and was starting to go up. I gave my usual look above and there I saw a big shovel-nosed shark watching me. He was evidently calculating that he had me sure, and considered me as good a breakfast as he wanted. I did not like his looks and what to do I did not exactly know. I would have much rather been in the cabin of my schooner than in the stomach of that fellow. “My first impulse was to dart up beneath him and follow the customs of the natives. Generally when one sees a shark and can’t get off in any other way, he rises as rapidly as possible beneath the fish and sticks the iron rod into his belly. This is a treatment for which the shark is not prepared and, unless he is over hungry, he will generally go away. “Sometimes though he shows a fight and when it comes to a struggle it is very fierce. The shark is in his natural element, but the man is not in the element to which he is most accustomed and, if the shark is large and persistent, he generally wins.

Picture credit: www.animal-world.com Picture credit: www.highland-pony.com

A Fight Under Water “I did not consider myself up to the emergency of stabbing that fellow with my rod and thought I would take the chance of going by him. But that was of no use; he would have taken me in as I reached the surface, just as a trout takes in a fly. In an emergency like mine, men think, and they must think very rapidly. I do not believe that I ever thought with more rapidity in all my life. The place where I had been gathering oysters was at the side of a large rock and I had not left it when I saw the shark. I moved quietly to the other side, thinking to dodge him. “He saw my movement and immediately swam over the rock and placed himself above me. Well, what was to be done next, and what do you suppose I did? You know there is a little fish called a cuttlefish. It is not much of a fish; it is not handsome; it cannot swim fast and is not heavy on the fight. When pursued it throws out a sort of inky substance, which blackens the water and makes it sufficiently cloudy to enable the cuttlefish to escape. It carries this ink in a bag and keeps it laid up ready for use. Perhaps you might call him a marine editor; that is, the sort of editor that does not fight, but defends himself by slinging ink in the face of his adversaries. “I was not in a condition to fight and so I quickly thought I would play cuttlefish. On one side of the rock the bottom was sandy mud and I immediately conceived the idea of stirring up this mud, thickening the water and so making a cloud behind which I could escape. With my pick I stirred the mud and, in less than ten seconds, I had the water all around me very thick and cloudy.

“Then I slipped back to the other side of the rock and went above. I reached the side of the boat with just strength enough to lay hold of it. The men saw that something was wrong and they instantly seized me and pulled me on board. They had become alarmed at my long absence and I was under water nearly twice the time I had been at any previous descent. A Narrow Escape “Well this is not the whole of the story. If I should take off my boot – the right one – you would see some very ugly scars on my foot. That shark watched the water where I was and, just as I was being pulled into the boat, he discovered me. He darted for me, whirled on his back – sharks always have to turn on their backs to seize their prey – and tried to take in my foot. “The men saw him coming and they pulled me in about as fast as any man was ever pulled into a boat. The shark did not get me as of course, you believe, but he did get hold of the end of my foot. Two toes are gone and the others are pretty well scarred. If he had made his dive at me one second earlier, I do not believe I should have had any foot on this leg to boast of. Confound these sharks, anyhow. They do not respect a white man at all, or half as much as they do a brown-skinned native.

Picture credit: www.gulfnews.com Picture credit: www.sharkattacks.com “Take a lot of sharks when they are not particularly hungry and a lot of natives may swim around them and they will be as sociable as if they belonged to the same family; but just let them see a white man in the water and they will take him in as readily as a bulldog would take in a beef steak. “I have been some time telling this story to you, but the whole occurrence did not consume more than two or three minutes.” To be continued…..

Video of the Month Follow the link to check out this incredible footage of a diver removing a large rope from around the body of a whale shark!

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/category/science/a-whale-shark-cooperates-with-a-diver-saving/?jwsource=cl

Recipe

Pan-Fried Scallops with Crunchy Apple Salad By Gordon Ramsay

Ingredients

Olive oil, for frying 6 large scallops, cleaned Juice of ½ lemon

For the salad

1 sharp apple, e.g. Granny Smith 2 handfuls of lamb’s lettuce Juice and zest of ½ lemon Olive oil Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

Cooking instructions

1. First make the salad. Peel, core and cut the apple into julienne strips. Mix with the lamb’s lettuce and season with salt and pepper. Add some of the lemon zest (keeping a little back to garnish) and squeeze over the juice. Drizzle the salad with olive oil and mix well.

2. Heat a large non-stick frying pan over a high heat until smoking hot, then add 1 tablespoon of olive oil. Lay the scallops out on a board, pat dry with kitchen paper and season one side with salt and pepper.

3. Think of the frying pan as a clock face and add the scallops, one by one, seasoned side down, in a clockwise order, then fry for 1–2 minutes until golden brown. Season the unseasoned side of the scallops, then flip them over in the same order you placed them in the pan and repeat the process. Squeeze the lemon juice over the scallops and give the pan a good shake.

4. When the scallops are cooked, tip the contents of the pan onto a plate lined with kitchen paper. This will instantly stop the cooking process, while the kitchen paper will absorb any excess oil.

5. Divide the salad between 2 serving plates and arrange the scallops around each pile. Garnish with the remaining lemon zest and serve immediately.

Safety Section Whose fault is it really? By Scott Jamieson, DAN World Regional Manager, www.daninsider.org

The Incident: A relatively inexperienced diver, armed with only an Open Water Certification that equipped him with a basic knowledge of skills and equipment (for diving to a recommended depth of 18m), decided to book himself on a wreck dive to 30m at a site known to have a strong current. When making the booking, the diver expressed his lack of experience and apprehension about undertaking the dive, but the shop staff still booked him in for the dive. The dive crew provided a dive brief, including depths and currents, and advice that the visibility may be poor. The diver was not assigned a buddy, rather told to stay with the group. This concerned him, but he followed along with the others. Diving without a buddy was considered normal as the divemaster was usually able to keep small groups together. As advised, visibility on the bottom was poor, the group ended up separated, and the diver was left alone. Unable to locate the other divers, he panicked and made a rapid ascent to the surface where he lost consciousness and had to be retrieved from the water by the boat’s skipper. As a result of the rapid ascent, he suffered a gas embolism and was lucky to survive.

Who is responsible for this incident? Is it the dive crew who failed to provide buddy teams and lost contact with the diver? Is it the dive shop who allowed this inexperienced diver to book onto a dive he wasn’t qualified to do? Or is it the diver who knew better than anyone that he was not prepared to undertake this dive? While everyone plays a part in this scenario, the diver needs to take substantial responsibility as he is ultimately responsible for himself. Firstly, he signed up for a dive, despite being apprehensive, as he knew it exceeded his experience and training. He then went along with the plan to dive without an assigned buddy, despite not being comfortable with this, and knowing from his training that it wasn’t right. At any time, the diver could have, and should have, aborted but he didn’t. However, in his defence, it is difficult for an inexperienced diver to judge what the demands of the dive may be. Of course, the shop staff and the dive team also contributed significantly: The shop staff should have questioned the diver further and, knowing the conditions didn’t match the diver’s training and experience, they should have signed him up to a more suitable dive. Further, the dive crew should have re-assessed his suitability for the dive. They should also have assigned buddy pairs, particularly in poor visibility. Unfortunately, this scenario is not an uncommon story. I have previously written about knowing when to call a dive, yet divers continue to push their limits. Bottom line: If you are not fully prepared for the dive, both mentally and physically, or you are not qualified or experienced to do the dive, abort. There is no shame in calling a dive. It is certainly not worth injuring yourself, or worse, to complete a dive.

Photograph of the Month This section features impressive underwater photography from around the globe.

“Gentle Giants,” Winner of Wide Angle. Photo: © François Baelen/UPY2019

Technical Section What is Technical Diving? By Yvonne Press, www.scubadiverlife.com Technical diving has been a buzzword for several years now, but what is technical diving exactly? Here we’ll explain where recreational diving ends and technical diving starts.

What is technical diving? Ask most newly qualified open-water divers and they may struggle to explain

exactly what that term means. Even recreational-diving instructor candidates often don’t necessarily have a

one-sentence answer.

For years, my go-to explanation was: ‘Remember the limits you learned — not to exceed certain depths and

times? Technical diving teaches you to go beyond those depths and times, but plan for it.’ Oversimplified?

Perhaps. So, let’s look at other definitions.

What is technical diving?

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) defines technical diving as “all diving methods

that exceed the limits imposed on depth and/or immersion time for recreational scuba diving. Technical

diving often involves the use of special gas mixtures…

Technical diving almost always requires one or more mandatory decompression “stops” upon ascent, during

which the diver may change breathing gas mixtures at least once…”

Within these few lines, we learn some of the key components of technical diving, such as exceeding

recreational depth and time limits, choosing breathing gases and making gas changes. This definition doesn’t

touch upon the need for additional equipment, which is almost a foregone conclusion.

Equipment

As technical diving often involves diving deeper and staying longer than recreational divers normally would,

tech divers require more gas. And, if divers take more than one breathing gas with them, it follows that

they’ll need at least one additional cylinder, complete with rigging and regulators.

A single tank is usually not enough for two reasons. First, it doesn’t hold enough gas. Second, it does not

offer enough redundancy if you have an equipment failure, such as a regulator or valve malfunction.

Consequently, technical divers tend to use twinsets/doubles or sidemount tanks.

But technical divers don’t only take back-up tanks and regulators. Tech divers carry two masks, dive

computers and/or depth-timing devices, SMBs and/or lift bags and any other lifesaving equipment.

Dive planning

Another crucial difference between recreational and technical diving is the amount of planning involved in

either. Technical divers learn to calculate how much gas they are likely to use on their dive. This forms the

basis of their dive planning. Add to that suitability of gases, equipment requirements, logistics and so much

more, and it becomes clear why technical planning usually takes a bit longer.

Divers often use desktop software to produce individual dive plans suitable for each dive site’s topography

and expected conditions. Plans include gas supplies, descent and ascent speeds, gas-switching depths,

required amounts of gas for emergencies and more.

Specialist skills

Technical divers must possess specialist skills, including the ability to manage several different gases. They

practice this task in certification courses, as well as learning emergency skills. Like recreational diving

courses, tech courses contain a mix of skills applied to most dives, including propulsion techniques, gas

switching, trim and buoyancy control and emergency skills, such as cylinder shutdowns, mask switching and

more.

Being able to quickly and competently execute those skills can make the difference between life and death

or prevent serious injury in a technical-diving scenario. This is especially true for overhead environments,

including caves and wrecks. Both are unforgiving environments where you must have sharp dive skills.

Therefore, tech divers must keep their skills fresh and practice them regularly. Consequently, you may see

someone taking a twinset and two or more stage tanks to 60 feet (20 m).

It’s a mindset

Becoming a technical diver is likely to change a diver’s approach to all their diving. TDI’s Advanced Nitrox

course, for example, mentions a ‘performance mindset.’ This means that the diver is in control of each part

of their dive. Practically, divers might conduct more thorough pre-dive checks, spend some time writing a

dive plan on a slate, carry specialist computers and generally be in their own world before a dive.

While some of this becomes automatic after a while, it takes time to get there, but the reward is entry to

places few divers ever go.

Committee Notices Entertainment Books

The 2019 | 2020 Entertainment™ Books and Entertainment™ Digital Memberships available soon! Discover thousands of valuable, up to 50% off and 2-for-1, offers for many of the best restaurants, cafés, arts, attractions, hotels, travel, shopping and much more – choose your way with the following: The traditional Entertainment™ Book Membership that comes with the Gold Card and vouchers.

The Entertainment™ Digital Membership that puts the value of the Entertainment™ Book into your iPhone or Android smartphone! The NEW 2019 | 2020 Christchurch Entertainment™ Memberships sell for just $70 and you’ll receive over $20,000 in valuable offers you can use until 1 June, 2020. 20% of every membership sold contributes to our fundraising. Help us achieve our goal by sharing this link with your Friends and Family. Thanks for your support! Please contact Wayne Lester at wnjlester@gmail.com for a hard copy of the book. Alternatively you can go online https://www.entertainmentbook.co.nz/orderbooks/1343k43 to get your digital copy and help support the club's fundraising efforts! We would like to extend a huge thank you to Wayne for taking on the task again this year!

Links

For member and lodge booking information and upcoming event information check out our website:

http://www.canterburyunderwater.org.nz

Also visit our Facebook page for the latest trip reports and other news! https://www.facebook.com/CanterburyUnderwaterClub

Oxygen Administration If any members are interested in doing the oxygen Administration course at a discounted price please let the committee know. Please note that the oxygen kit is available for use by members trained in oxygen administration. Please contact Wayne if you want the oxygen kit for upcoming trips.

Dritek Hangers

As part of a fundraiser the Club is selling Dritek Hangers. These are not available to be purchased in New Zealand, so get yourself an exclusive purchase and be the envoy of your friends. These are currently being sold at a one off price of $35.00 each and we have very limited stock. So get one for your wetsuit and one for your BC, might as well get the wife one while you’re at it. STRONG: The toughest, most versatile hanger on the market. Comfortably holds up to 30kg

PROTECTIVE: Designed to help you dry garments naturally, whilst being gentle on fabrics and maintain garment performance. SECURE: “Closed hook” carabiner clips-on, wraps around or hooks over. Whichever way you use it, it will not fall LONG LASTING: It won’t break, it won’t let you down. VERSATILE: Unlimited hanging possibilities: indoors and outdoors, on-board or on shore, hang anywhere solution ENVIRONMENTAL: Made using recycled materials and you’ll never send it to landfill

These will be brought along to Club meeting so bring your cash, but as there is only limited stock email michael.lester82@gmail.com to have yours put aside. Please note: pre-ordered ones will only be held for one month. Cash only transactions at the meeting – these will not be posted

Members’ Favourite Dive Locations

We have a lot of active diving members so you guys must have some favourite dive spots!

We’d like to include a section on favourite dive spots written by members in future newsletters. It could feature: Location, Access, Features, Best time of year, Memorable moments, Foreign destinations, Best local spots

Please send us your recommendations!

Canterbury Underwater Club Inc - Lodge Information The Canterbury Underwater Club Lodge offers a fantastic facility to both members and non-members with

dedicated boat parking, dive gear washing facilities, fish filleting stations, crayfish cooker, BBQ and a fully

equipped communal cooking and living area.

The main building can sleep a maximum of 20 people in its five rooms ( 1 to 5) specific rooms can be requested when booking but may change to accommodate the numbers of persons in a party.

The Annex rooms (11 to 16) can sleep up to 16 people and will usually be reserved for members only unless the entire Lodge has been booked for a Group. See bed layout at this link: Lodge Layout 2018

The lodge accommodation is not normally available to non-members during holiday weekends and the Xmas holiday

period, however this may be dependent on member demand.

PLEASE NOTE: While pillows with pillowcases and bottom sheets are provided, you need to bring your

own bedding. A laundry fee of $5 per person per stay is required to cover the cost of commercially

laundering the CUC sheets after your stay. This is payable at check in when picking up the key.

Member Rates Members and Partners $15.00 per person per night Child 5-17 years $5.00 per child per night Child Under 5 Free

Member Cancellation Policy Prior to mid-day on the day of arrival No Charge Later than mid-day on the planned day of arrival 1 night charged Cancellation of a booking for a holiday weekend must be done 3 days prior to the planned day of arrival or a two night penalty charge will apply if the beds booked cannot be re-let. The booking agent will advise the Treasurer and Secretary in these events.

Non-Member Rates Adult $26.00 per person per night Child 5-13 years $10.00 per child per night Child Under 5 Free Vouchers can be used for non-members (for a stay when accompanied by a member) but will be redeemed

at the non-member price.

Non-Member Cancellation Policy Cancellation of bookings and refund of deposits will be as per standard motel practice for Groups or

Individuals.

Important Lodge Booking and Check in/Check out Information

Bookings are handled by Sam and Lyn Wang. To lessen the impact on them in the running of their own business, we kindly ask that you respect the following instructions:

1. E-mail is the preferred booking method. A contact email address must be given at time of booking. 2. Phone bookings should be made no earlier than midday and no later than 7pm. 3. Please let Sam or Lyn know how many people are in your group so they can allocate beds and also

the member/non-member make up of your party. 4. For any group booking, preference is for one person to go to Blue Seas Motel office to pay for all

accommodation and to uplift all room keys. (This speeds up the process for all concerned)

5. Payment must be made upon collection of keys and your membership card must be shown to avail yourself of the member rates – Vouchers, Cash or Cheque only please, NO EFTPOS.

6. Uplift keys before 8pm; please phone them if you are running late. 7. On day of departure from the lodge the allocated bedrooms must be vacated by 11.30 am. Fitted

sheets and pillow cases are to be placed in the baskets in the laundry. Guests may remain on the premises until 5.00 pm.

Blue Seas Motel – Sam and Lyn Wang 222 The Esplanade Kaikoura 7300

p: 03 319 5441 e: divelodgekaikoura@gmail.com

General Lodge Rules and Obligations for ALL Users No Pets of any description to be taken onto or into any part of Club Lodge facilities unless the

committee receives a request in writing prior to staying in the Lodge and approves pets to be there under special circumstances only.

Any visiting guests may not over-night at the lodge unless booking and registration is completed at Blue Seas Motel prior to 8.00 pm and it does not interfere with any other persons booking.

No smoking is permitted at the Club Lodge. Alcohol consumption is permitted in moderation. Noise levels are to be kept to a minimum in the evening to be respectful of neighbours and others

staying at the lodge. Any complaints may result in loss of bond. Any damage to the facility or contents must be reported immediately to the club treasurer. No undersize Fish/Crayfish/Shellfish or excess quota of any species to be kept at the club lodge. BBQ and Crayfish Cooker are only to be used outside. Clean up when you leave. Leave the lodge as you would like to find it. Keys must be returned to Blue Seas Motel on the day of departure, lost keys will incur a $25.00 fee. Please direct any complaints (other than minor booking issues), suggestions or issues with the lodge

facilities to a committee member. A deposit and a bond may be payable for larger groups and non-members. You will be advised by

email once your booking request is submitted.

These conditions of use of the Lodge are authorized by the President, Treasurer, and Secretary of the Canterbury Underwater Club Inc.

Signed on behalf of the executive of the committee:

Mark Buckland – Treasurer. See Link: Treasurer

Dated: 01-06-2015

Updated 21-03-2019

Committee Members 2018 – 2019

Committee members are here to help if you have any questions about the club or any of our facilities.

Position Name Contact Details

President John Schurink m: 021 531 993 e: president@canterburyunderwater.org.nz

Vice President Michael Lester e: michael.lester82@gmail.com

Secretary Warren Kelly p: 03 359 9207 e: warliz@slingshot.co.nz

Treasurer Mark Buckland

p: 03 322 9335 m: 027 706 5516 e: treasurer@canterburyunderwater.org.nz

Trips Coordinator Position Vacant

Committee Jonathan Selkirk m: 021 389 821 e: jonathanselkirk@hotmail.com

Committee Glenn Bolton e: glenn@lens.co.nz

Assistant Lodge Custodian

Ian Waite p: 03 308 8866 m: 021 355 379 e: ianwaite@canterburyunderwater.org.nz

Editor Lesley Curry e: editor@canterburyunderwater.org.nz

MAY 2019 GENERAL MEETING MINUTES

Chair: John Schurink Minutes: Warren Kelly Date: 14th May 2019 8.00 – 9.25pm Location: Burnside Bowling Clubrooms. Attendance: 37 members. Apologies: Michael Bennett, Don and Joan Smith, Jonathan Selkirk.

Guests:

A welcome was extended to members and guests.

Meeting Program

The guest speaker for the night was Dr Joshu Mountjoy from NIWA. Joshu presented a very interesting

insight into the way the earth’s tectonic plates evolved with particular emphasis on the effect they had on

the Kaikoura coastal area earthquakes. The presentation was very well received by the large attendance.

Supper:

A very enjoyable supper was served followed by the drawing of the raffle.

Previous Minutes:

April General meeting minutes were taken as read from Newsletter. Moved Olivia King Seconded Chris King.

Passed as correct by majority.

Trips:

A very successful working bee was held at the Kaikoura Lodge over the weekend of 11-12th May.

The President thanked those members that attended. The Lodge is looking great at the moment.

No dive trips were on the calendar at this time. Members should contact Jonathan Selkirk if they wish to

make contact with other members for trips.

General Business:

Wayne Lester gave an update on the NZU AGM to be hosted by the CUC on the 29th June weekend.

The program for the weekend is:

Meet the delegates at the Racecourse Hotel Carbine Bar on the Friday night.

The Conference is to be held on the Saturday at the Burnside Bowling Club.

The dinner will be held on the Saturday evening at the Racecourse Hotel.

Canterbury members are encouraged to attend the activities. A notice containing details and costs will be

sent to members in the next few days.

He would still appreciate some assistance with the running of the event. Please contact Wayne if you can

assist.

Wayne also advised that the Entertainment Books were now available and he had copies with him.

Ph 021436913.

Mark spoke about the Kaikoura Hop to be held from 18th Sept to 22nd Sept. He advised that the Lodge would

be available to members of the public during this period as club member demand has always been low at

this time.

John asked members to start thinking about the club Annual General Meeting to be held on 10th September.

We will require the services of a new newsletter editor and committee positions. Please give this some

serious consideration.

John also passed his thanks to Wayne Lester for his work in organizing the upcoming NZU Annual General

Meeting.

Raffle results:

The lucky winners were drawn as follows: Murray Spooner, John Campbell, Chris Glasson, Mark Buckland,

George King, Jo McKay.

Meeting Closed at 21.25 hrs