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 The annual party is off and running.  Our DJ ready to spin some tunes.  Mike and Sandy Curley in a happy moment.  Teresa Ostrom and Kevin Bobko greet Santa.  The happy winners of our raffle. |
 Mikey Mariani amid Pat Franz and Valerie.  A favorite haunt - the bar!  Al and Debbie Kulhawik - stay awake Al!  Our collection of raffle prizes.  Time for the Electric Slide! |
 Our crack mixologists ready to go!  Elaine Casey and Merrilee Fiedler join us from the NY Sea Gypsies.  No party is complete without Santa Claus!  Mel Rich announcing the next winning number.  Who is that man in the painting? |
 Craig Conoscenti, MD, our guest speaker.  A plethora of raffle prizes. |
 Members of the FCDA await the beginning of the presentation.  Winners of the door prizes. |
 Al Kulhawik is honored on his impending retirement!  Winners of the raffle prizes. |
 Al Kulhawik presents Mel Rich with his own shark.  Sting Ray City celebrates it's tenth anniversary.  A tunnel leads out to the dropoff.  Sunset House donated a dive package for our raffle. |
 George Lent of the Cayman Board of Tourism.  The bow of the Oro Verde is the only remaining intact section of the wreck.  Winners of the monthly FCDA raffle to support our DAN sponsorship. |
 A standing room only crowd waits for George to begin his presentation.  About forty rays frequent the shallow site which is only twelve feet deep.  Dick Evans won the grand prize - a five day dive package donated by Sunset House. |
| This year the FCDA was joined by members of the New York City Sea Gypsies Club for our annual underwater pumpkin carving/beach cleanup. In spite of the weather forecast, Mother Nature conspired to give us good conditions and an excellent day of diving and eating for all. |
 The dive flag waiting to be placed in the water.  Off to the briny deep!.  Get that pumpkin! The attack of the diver!  No dive event is complete without food!  The carvers proudly display their creations. |
 Mark and Robin Shannon gearing up at the cottage.  It's dark down there!  A diver and his buddy emerge from the deep!  The usual fare of hot dogs and hamburgers is supplemented by the members.  Winners of the Pumpkin Carving raffle. |
 Do I really want to do this?  These darn things really do float!  Ken Franz mans the grill.  A horde of Halloween haunters!  Captain Bill Palmer displays his domestic talents! |
 Captain Noel had his party the same night as the FCDA meeting..  Mark and Robin Shannon, Tom Provencal and Laura Crawford enjoy the food at Noel's party.  The luxuriant growth on the Bonaire reef. |
 Al Bianculli is a veteran of many trips to Bonaire.  Al Bianculli from the other side of the camera.  The limited amount of rainfall is responsible for the rugged landscape of Bonaire. |
 A standing room only crowd waits for Al to begin his presentation.  A diver exploring the wreck of the Hilma Hooker.  The happy winners of the monthly raffle to support our DAN sponsorship. |
 The wig people from the highlands wear ornate head gear.  Tail guns from a downed B17 bomber.  The multitude of winners of the monthly raffle to support our DAN sponsorship! |
 Al Kulhawik.  Anemone fish.  An obscure native water ritual being recreated for photographer Al Kulhawik. |
 Spanish Dancer - a large nudibranch.  And what are these critters up to?  Frank Fennell of Nikon drops in to tell us about the Nikon School of Underwater Photography in Caymman Brac. |
 A full house awaits the beginning of the program.  Ed Arsenault's elephant ear sponges.  The door prize dart board! |
 Ed Arsenault. Mel Rich, Pat Franz, Mike Husvar and Theresa and Kevin Bobko.  Pat Franz's schooling grunts.  A plethora of raffle and door prizes. |
 Kevin and Theresa Bobko's tube sponges.  Mike Husvar's spotted eagle ray.  Raffle and door prize winners. |
 Tom Provencal and Ken Franz enjoy Shannon's steamers.  Ken Franz helps Shannon ladle out the crunchy red crustaceans.  Laura Crawford and Tom Provencal enjoy their meal.. |
 The remains of the shrimp and clams on the half shell!  Shannon from Swansons slices those crispy critters!  Mark Shannon, Mike Husvar and Robin Shannon dining! |
 A beautiful day weatherwise is capped by a perfect sunset.  Hungry hordes descend on the food table!.  Ben and George Danielczuk enjoying their lobsters. |
 FCDA Members eagerly await the beginning of the meeting.  A cuttlefish makes his appearance. |
 Roeland Papen explains a fine point.  A sea horse graciously poses. |
 FCDA Raffle winners Roeland Papen, Al Kulhawik, Ed Arsenault, Pat Franz, Rick Bartholomew and Paul Gacek.  Richelieu Rock. |
 Kevin and Teresa Bobko gearing up on the beach.  George Danielczuk examines one of the large manmade artifacts recovered.  Mike Husvar with his modern state of the art cameras and antique dive gear. |
 Eric Lubarsky and Joe Barrett prefer to gear up in the parking lot. Each spring the FCDA holds an Underwater Easter Egg Hunt and Beach Cleanup to kick off the dive season. This year we added a tag sale to give members a chance to redistribute some of the gear they no longer need.  Kevin Bobko and Mel Rich negotiate placement of their valued items! |
 Roeland Papen emerges with a liquid refreshment bottle.  Paul Gacek emerges from the briny shallows.  Al Kulhawik offers a variety of photographic equipment and historic dive gear. |
 The "hot" flavor in shark chum this year.  The shark cage keeps you in and the sharks out. |
 Captain Bill Palmer  Captain Bill spins a yarn about sharks and the sea!. |
 A curious fellow swims up for a closer look.  A hungry fellow about to consume a tasty morsel. |
 Captain Noel Voroba at the Orbit booth. |
 Joel, Kathy and Jane August Weydig/Silverstein. |
 Pat Franz and Al Kulhawik. |
 Scott Monnier and Dave Swope. |
 Beneath the Sea. |
 Ben and George Danielczuk. |
 Lee Livingston and Paul Scarpa. |
 Capt. Art Kirchner drinking coffee! |
 Roeland and Anita Papen. |
 Paul Gacek, Al Kulhawik, Pat Franz, Abe Silverman, Chris DeCarlo and Jim Greenwald gather around the winners of the Photo Contest. |
 Al Kulhawik presented programs on the Solomons and Indonesia. |
 Nick Ricciardelli, Kristin Paquette, Lee Livingston, intruder Chris Giuliano, Maraget Livington and Paul Scarpa at the Workshop Booth. |
 FCDA members listening to President Mel Rich (Wake up Joe!).  Patricia and Joe Pavia settle in for Dave's slide presentation. |
Dave Millhouser
 Dave Millhouser is a photographer/writer working primarily in the Northeast. His work has appeared in many national magazines including Scuba Times, Skin Diver,Discover Diving, Northeast Dive Journal and Rodales. |
 Dave recounts the challenges of diving on an uninhabited island.  Kristin Paquette, Joe Pavia, Eric Lubarsky and Paul Bogacki display their raffle winnings. |
 Todd Patterson with a collection of china and artifacts from the "Brownstone Wreck".  Kevin Bobko displays a trophy from the "Valve Wreck".  Dave Rieger with some (working!) running lights from New York Harbor.  Rick Westfield displays his trophy from the Celtic. |
FCDA members have a wide variety of interests including artifacts and trophies. Periodically we schedule a "Show and Tell Night" so that members can bring their new finds and prizes to share with other members. As you can see, this year's turnout was outstanding!
 A standing room only crowd waits for the "Show and Tell" presentations to begin.  Pete Johnson displays his collection of artifacts from one of the guns on the "USS San Diego".  Doug Kitchen exhibits his prized porthole glass from the "Proteus" in North Carolina and artifacts from the "Oregon" and "Andrea Doria".  The difference between men and boys is in the price of their toys! Captain Noel Voroba shows his brand new proton magnetometer for wreck hunting. |
 Mark Jackson with a timber from the "Barrel Wreck".  Nick Vernucci displays his collection of metal detecting trophies.  Mel Rich Jr. with his "Frankenstein Porthole" from the "Empire Gem" in North Carolina.  New member John Foldeak modeling the "Splash Caddy" he won in the FCDA rafffle. |
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