Entertainment Committee

Chairperson: Phil Stasik

Duties: Recruit and organize speakers, presentations, and activities for the club to enjoy at general meetings and other special occasions.

Most important aspect of committee: Maintaining member interest and involvement

Club member since: 1998

SCUBA Certification: Advanced Open Water

Specialty Certifications: Ice Diver, YMCA SCUBA Live Saving and Accident Management

Most memorable diving experience: "Many years ago, while diving the wreck of the German submarine U-352, my wife Linda and I were separated from our dive boat. The mooing line had accidentally come loose from the wreck and the boat had drifted off. We made a two-stage decompression in open water and found ourselves bobbing among large swells, drifting in the Gulf Stream 30 miles from land, with no boat in sight. We floated back to back and fruitlessly searched the horizon for 25 minutes (which seemed like hours). This was before the invention of the 'Safety Sausage', so we blew our whistles and waved our fins in the hope that someone might spot us. We never lost hope, but we did start to discuss our options. In the lucky synchronization of two wave troughs, we finally spotted our boat - miles away! Fortunately, they also spotted us at that moment. Today, we both carry safety sausages, signal mirrors, flares, and really big whistles. We hope we'll never need them again!"

UPCOMING BARRACUDA ENTERTAINMENT EVENTS

Date	Event	Entertainment
04/19/05	General Meeting	Michael Barnaby/World Watersports
05/17/05	General Meeting	Joe Bartoszeck/Salvage Diving