Village Dive Club Winter Trip: Saba, March 3-10, 1012
Andy Richards has put together a winter Caribbean dive trip to Saba in the Netherland Antilles. So far it is Andy Richards, Chun Wang and Bruce Monroe who are going. Below are the details. Contact Andy at arichardsny@yahoo.com if you are interested in joining them.
For arrival on Saba Saturday, March 3, departure from Saba Saturday, March 10.
Dive Operator: Sea Saba www.seasaba.com
Hotel: El Momo Cottages www.elmomocottages
Diving package: 7 nights at El Momo, plus 10 dives (plus 11th dive if we have a group of at least 4 divers): $878 per diver, $338 for non-diver
Free WiFi
Does not include breakfast. Breakfast is $9; boxed lunch is $9.50
Night dives Sun, Tues & Thurs for 4 divers min. $75 pp including taxi
Taxis to hotel, airport and dive shop: All included
Food: Figure $9 breakfast, $10 lunch and $25 dinner = $50-60/day. About a dozen restaurants on the island.
Travel from St Maarten to Saba - 3 options:
Winair: To Saba: 7:00, 10:10, 14:10 and 17:00; cost $47, $69 and $75, depending on availability.
To St Maarten: 7:30, 10:35, 14:35, 17:30, same prices
Dawn II (ferry): Departs St Maarten 4:45 pm Tues, Thurs and Saturday; departs Saba 7:00 a.m. Round trip: $90 plus $10 per extra bag plus $7 St Maarten port tax, $5 Saba port tax
Edge Ferry: Departs St Maarten Wednesday through Sunday 9:00 a.m.; departs Saba 3:30 p.m. (too late to make same day plane connection) ; round trip $100 plus $7 St Maarten port tax, $5 Saba port tax
Daily air travel to and from St. Maarten is offered by American, Delta, Continental, US Airways, United, Spirit, Jet Blue, Air France, and KLM. You can “thru ticket” on USAir.
AA fare: can be as low as $475, depending on travel time
ESTIMATED TOTAL: Hotel/diving $878 (diver), plus food $450, plus flight to Saba $150 = $1475 plus airfare
UPCOMING EVENTS:
October 13, 2012-October 20, 2012 — Diving For Life - Bali
Learn more about next year's Diving For Life trip in Bali their FACEBOOK page. Registration will open, and the website - www.divingforlife.org - will be updated, later this Fall.
The Village Dive Club is looking for a venue for its annual Holiday party (likely Sunday, December 11). If you have the space and would be willing to host, or if your condo has a party space that you could reserve, please let us know.
OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS:
If you haven't paid your 2011 dues, please take a few minutes and do so. We didn't collect dues in 2010 due to the economy, but your $20 contribution for 2011 dues will help pay for our meeting space and equipment at the LGBT Center, certain social events and Village Dive Club website maintenance. You can pay here online through PayPal under the Tab marked "Join". You can also pay by check made out to "Village Dive Club" sent care of Steven Sangesland, 70-20 108th Street, Apt 15M, Forest Hills, NY 11375. Thanks very much for your support.
SCUBA Equipment
We have members with slightly used Scuba equipment for sale, so if you are interested please email villagediveclub@gmail.com
