Chamber Day / Evening On Sale Now!
Benefitting the USC Catalina Hyperbaric Chamber
Wed. May 5, 2010

As you may or may not know, the Catalina Chamber is dedicated strictly to the treatment of diving accidents on a 24/7/365 basis. Although we hope you'll never need it, having the Chamber available gives you as a diver a vital safety net in the event something should go wrong with your dive. Although LA County provides some funding through a grant, and some income comes to our Chamber from outside activities, Chamber Day provides a significant portion (close to 50%) of the Chamber's annual budget.

Whether you decide to dive on one of the many boats participating, or join our table at the Aquarium Of The Pacific for the evening gala, or simply make a donation, your contribution will help.

Chamber Day features many dive boats that dive Catalina with all proceeds donated to the cause. The Chamber Evening event is a dinner under the giant blue whale at the Aquarium in Long Beach. Guests get to wander freely through the exhibits without the crush of normal crowds. There is also a raffle with a lot of very cool prizes. More details on the day and evening events, along with a link to make your reservation can be found on the official site at this link.

When buying tickets for Chamber Evening you will be given the opportunity to select the Barnacle Busters table in a drop down menu. We hope to see you there!

2010 Calendar now online!

Make plans early to join us for our many events scheduled for 2010. There are many dates that are still to be confirmed. Check back often to see what is new!

They Loved Us! They Really LOVED Us!

CSW Parade entry wins $500!

We are extremely happy to announce that our entry in the CSW Pride Parade in West Hollywood won the top prize in our category...$500!

This year's entry was bigger, better, flashier than last year's and it showed by the crowd's reactions. Thank you to all of our members and friends that showed LA the club's playfulness that helped to make our entry a huge success!

Book Boat Trips Online!

Finally, it is here! Book a Local Dive Trip Online!

Now you can check to see if there are still spots available, as well as book local boat trips online by using PayPal! We have quite a few trips planned this year on the Sea Bass. Book early to make sure that you are not left on the dock!

Link is located on the Dive With Us page or Click Here to go directly to the Reservations Area.

Barnacle Busters on MySpace

Ever since we began our website, we've been looking for ways to add features that club members have been asking for. One of those requests has always been to find a way to provide more interactivity to allow our members to communicate with each other about all things diving. Keeping up with the latest trends, Barnacle Busters has now joined the millions of Americans who are a part of MySpace.com.

You can find our page by clicking or copying this link into your browser: http://www.myspace.com/barnaclebusters.

The page is very basic right now, but soon we will be utilizing the blog and friend's comment section as our club's BBS. We anticipate its use as a place to find a dive buddy, plan your next tropical vacation with friends, or even sell that gear you no longer use. We're also sure you'll come up with other ways to take advantage of this feature. If you are already a member of MySpace, visit our page and send us a friend request. If you haven't joined, it is easy and free to join. We hope to see you in Cyberspace!

We have a NEW MAILING ADDRESS!

BARNACLE BUSTERS
P.O. Box 39494
Los Angeles, CA 90039

UPDATE ON BOAT POLICY---READ IT NOW!

Please note!  There is a clarification to the boat policies that has recently been added.  You may follow the link to this UPDATED information by clicking here.   Please read these policies now and be familiar with them.

The volunteers who organize these trips would appreciate the cooperation gained through your understanding of these policies!

The Bottom Times is available on the web!  As a member who provides us with an email address, you will receive a monthly email containing the current password to enter the Members Area of our website which contains the web version of our newsletter.  This will only be sent to paid members.  Drop us an email at the address below for more details on how this works.