NEUE regularly plans fun dives for a variety of levels, ranging from new diver to Tech and Cave... and everything in between. Destinations range from local to day-trip to weekend to exotic! Check this space often for newly added events! New members are always welcome, introduce yourself in the forum to our friendly group.
Below, check out our most recent trip reports. (We try our best to get the reports up quickly, but there's a lot of video/photos to edit and more trips to plan.)
Fri, July 25, 2008 - Stonington Evening Potluck and Dive
This Friday, kick off the weekend with some nosh with good friends and a nice shore dive. Stonington Point is known for its abundant wildlife.
Join the NEUE ladies for a day of diving out of Gloucester, MA. Day starts with a picnic, followed by an afternoon 2-tank charter with Cape Ann Divers.
Open to female divers of ANY level, NEUE regular and newcomers alike!
NEUE exlcusive charters on NADE's Gauntlet out of Salem, MA. This six pack was custom designed for diving and reaches wrecks in Mass Bay and off Cape Ann.
We had an absolute blast in June when the tech divers visited the Baleen and the recreational divers the Chester Poling.
7:30 Am - Technical - FULL
1:00 Pm - Recreational -FULL
To be placed on a waitlist in the event of cancelations, please PM George B thru the forum.
August 16-17, 2008 - Halcyon Demo Days & NEUE Workshop at Brownstone Park
A fun weekend of socializing, fun dives, chilling, and shenanigans.
Test dive Halcyon gear for free
Casey McKinley, WKPP Project Director and Jarrod Jablonski, Halcyon CEO/GUE President speak on recent exploration efforts
The Northeast fleet of Gavin scooters
Divers of ANY level welcome
See old friends or introduce yourself to NEUE
NEUE Workshop Weekend
Topics May Include: Fundamental Skills, Surface Marker Buoys, Reels, Doubles, Underwater Photography, Wreck Survey, Scooters, Past & Upcoming NEUE Trips and DIR Rigs
More information soon!
August 29 - September 1, 2008 (Labor Day Weekend) - NEUE Invades Canada
When NEUE Invaded Canada in June, we just knew we had to do it again, so we're headed north for 3 nights and 3 days of diving out of Kingston, Ontario with Northern Tech Diver, a GUE facility. Tour intact and beautifully preserved metal and wooden wrecks alike. Ahhh... experience the history, without salt!
Technical Option:FULL - two Tech1-level Jodrey dives in St. Lawrence River, one 1-tank recreational charter and one 2-tank recreational charter at NTD, BBQ
Recreational Option:Only two spots remaining - three 2-tank morning charters, one 1-tank afternoon charter and BBQ
On June 28-29, 7 NEUE divers headed north to do a little camping and experience well preserved wooden shipwrecks as well as current-bathed, metal shipwrecks. Weather was great, lake calm and vis good.
Thanks to Jackie and Mark for contributing pictures.
The Baleen was towing a barge in 1975 when a fire broke out on board . She was built in 1923 in Wisconsin, and was a steel-hulled ship 102 ft. in length with a 23 ft. beam. There were no fatalities associated with the sinking.
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Today the Baleen rests sitting upright, listing slightly starboard in 170 FSW, with the top of the deckhouse at approximately 150 FSW. We had great conditions on the wreck, and it is a quintessential New England shipwreck, covered in brightly colored anemones.
Stellwagen Bank Sanctuary is located at the mouth of Mass Bay, a short run from ports in Boston, Plymouth, Salem and Gloucester. It features fishing, whale watching, significant marine animal habitat and quite a few shipwrecks.
NOAA released the Draft Management Plan (DMP) in April 2008. In short, this plan would give NOAA the power to significantly restrict or eliminate SCUBA diving in the Sanctuary, therefore being vocal about this DMP should be a priority for us at NEUE.
From the Shipwreck Divers Website:"The current incarnation of the DMP does not contain actual regulations, but instead transforms the approved 2004 Action Plans into a set of strategies that form the basis for creating actual regulations, and accompanying designation document changes. In accepting the DMP in its current form, the public is essentially giving NOAA license to regulate activities in the Sanctuary unchecked by endorsing their strategies -- empowering NOAA to implement management practices and ultimately regulations under the guise that they were agreed to by the public when in fact they were not! It is our position that the DMP, derived from an Action Plan that we have rejected since 2004, does not address the needs of the dive community and does not afford appropriate access to shipwrecks in the bank."
Public Commenting Sessions concluded on June 19, 2008. The deadline to submit your written comments has been extended to October 3, 2008.
A number of NEUE divers making the trip out to the Chester Poling in recent weeks have spotted the resident Atlantic Wolffish in the sand under the break of the wreck.
For those of you lucky enough to have enjoyed the superb conditions, I got some footage of this fish on our dive this past Sunday.
The Woflfish has a large head with a blunt snout and a set of canine teeth. Their body tapers behind the head, with a long dorsal fin. They are a grey to slate blue color and grow up to 5' in length !
For those not familiar with the Wolffish, they are often found in cracks and crevices so next time you're out diving be sure to poke your light in some of those dark holes, you'll never know what you might find !
As many already know, a group of NEUE divers recently spent an enjoyable and exciting diving the wreck of the U-853. We had great weather and, a great group out diving with Wayne Gordon on the Canned Air. There were up to three teams in the water conducting video doucmentation, survey and debris field search.
You can read more reports of the diving and check out some pictures in the forums, NEUE U-853 Project thread
On Saturday, June 14, 2008, Chris S, Fran F and Mer made a trip to the stern of the Chester Poling off Gloucester Harbor on the Cape Ann Diver II and found good vis and neat widelife.
Global Underwater Explorers (GUE) was created to increase the quality and diversity of aquatic education. GUE was founded by conservationists, explorers and educators with a desire to see the mystery of the underwater world explored, studied, protected and shared. The "Doing It Right" (DIR) system evolved out of the exacting demands of the world's most extreme exploration diving, yet the approach is rapidly gaining favor among all levels of divers.
We waited for the holiday rush to subside to invade North Florida for some cave diving. In addition to Dima, Ron S and Mer, who were in for some pleasure diving, Chris M and Ed P were taking Cave 1 and a gaggle of Brits and Kentuckians were in town as well! Dives were a mix of Cave 1 and 2, including Peacock 1, Mill Pond: Jackson Blue and Hole in the Wall, Devil's at Ginnie Spring and Madison Blue.
