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Established in 1964, the San Jose Flipper Dippers dive club is one of the oldest skin and SCUBA diving Clubs in the San Francisco Bay Area. We have over 100 members and have dives and other activities scheduled almost every weekend during the year.

Scuba dives, free diving, charter boat dives, abalone diving, spear fishing, photography, lobster dives . . . just to name a few.

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Northern California Dive & Travel Expo Ð May 12Ð13

This new dive event focuses on scuba diving and the scuba diving industry. Held at the Santa Clara Convention Center, in Santa Clara, this year's event will host 50+ free seminars on everything from underwater photography to first aid with DAN.

Visitors will be able to meet guest speakers from all over the country as they present talks on honing your diving skills, and great new innovations to inspire divers and non-divers alike.

There will also be exciting exhibit booths Ð including the
San Jose Flipper Dippers in booth #218.
Vendors from Northern California - including our local dive shops Ð and all over the world will be available to answer questions as well as introduce divers to the latest in scuba diving.

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Disabled Veterans SCUBA Project

When the red abalone harvest season opens on April 1, the following new regulations are going into effect:

1) The Fort Ross area will be closed for the first two month so abalone in this area may be taken only during the months of June, August, September, October and November (CCR Title 14, section 29.15(b)(1)). A map showing the abalone closure area around Fort Ross can be found at: Closed Area Map.

2) Individuals taking abalone shall maintain separate possession of their abalone. Abalone may not be commingled in a float tube, dive board, dive bag, or any other container or device, until properly tagged. Only after abalones are properly tagged (as described in CCR Title 14, section 29.16 (b)), may they be commingled with other abalone taken by another person (CCR Title 14, section 29.15(g)(1)).

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• To promote active participation in diving for safety, education and pleasure.

• To encourage the conservation of all marine life by obeying all Federal and State game laws and urging others to do likewise.

• To take an active interest in and to stimulate legislature favorable to, and promoting, the sport of "Skin and Scuba Diving."

• To promote safety on the beaches as well as in the water.

• To encourage good sportsmanship and cooperation in our club - and with other diving clubs - and to extend the universal fraternal courtesy to all fishermen and women, boaters and swimmers.

• To volunteer services and facilities of the club to civil authorities whenever needed.

• To carry on extensive research concerning underwater safety, new diving equipment and to promote an information service and training to all entering into the sport of skin and Scuba diving.

Activities of the San Jose Flipper Dippers include:

FREE Monthly Newsletter
Weekend Dives
Night Diving
Underwater Photography

Family Picnics
Mid-Week Dives
Beach Clean-Ups
Weekend Camp-Out Dives

Safety Education
Spear Fishing Competition
Movies and Slide Shows
Discount Boat Dives

Free Diving Competition
Abalone Dives
First Aid Training
Trophy Program

CPR Training
Snow Ski Trips
Guest Speakers
Advanced Diver Program

Lobster Dives
Raffles
Special Events
and much, much, more!

National and local associations in which the San Jose Flipper Dippers have been recognized for their valuable asset to diving and local communities include:

CenCal (Central California Council of Diving Clubs) CenCal
USOA (Underwater Society of America) USOA
DAN (Divers Alert Network) DAN
NAUI (National Association of Underwater Instructors) NAUI
PADI (Professional Association of Diving Instructors) PADI
Scuba Educators International (SEI) SEI
YMCA Scuba YMCA Scuba
NOTICE: YMCA of the USA discontinued the scuba certification program on December 31, 2008. The lifetime scuba certification will remain valid and the YMCA will assist those with fulfillment of a lost certification card.