Members

Bjorkland Torleif

Brislane Alan

Brislane Douglas

Cantillon Pat

Carew John

Clarke Tony

Conners Jimmy

Di Lucia Manuel

Dowling John

Dowling Kathleen

Duggan John

Duggan Sheila

FitzGerald Dermot

Fitzgibbon Michael

Frawley Terri

Hackett Tony

Hurley Ronnie

Hynes Mike

Kerrison Mike

Klatser Gotja

Maloney Dick

Maloney Pat

Martin John

Maurer Denis

McCann Giolla

McFadden Aiden

Mullowney Adrian

Mullowney Fintan

O Brien Chelle

Phayer Eddie

Phayer Eugene

Phayer Tom

Phillipps Dick

Shanahan Jim

Waters Eugene

Windrim Jim

Logistics

Venues

Two Mile Inn Pool, Friday nights.

 

N.C.P.E. Pool, Wednesdays.

Notable Events

Douglas Brislane elected Vice-President of C.F.T.

 

19- 1- 73: Some amendments to Club Constitution at A.G.M. including a membership fee rise to £5

( 6.35) p.a.

 

9/11- 2- 73: Sealions major National Symposium on spear fishing held in Two Mile Inn ,

featuring two days of pool training, lectures and discussion.

 

9- 3- 73: New 8 week course for potential Club Divers organized by D.O. Mike Kerrison opened

with a most interesting talk on Marine Life by Milltown Malbay fisherman Joe Casey to which all club members were invited. At the Course and also by way of Club Circular, Mike stressed the new diving horizons, which were about to be revealed to local divers with the acquisition of the new compressor.

 

30- 3- 73: Very successful Bring and Buy sale towards purchase of new Compressor.

 

1- 4- 73: Annual Car Hunt.

 

11/25- 4- 73: Club hosted the Barakuda Diving Group, made up of 30 youth development

leaders from Germany. As a result, local Shannonside Tourism agreed to assist the Club in it s endeavors to acquire the badly needed compressor with a donation of £100 ( 127).

 

April 73: New Bauer portable compressor, featuring a 4 stroke petrol engine with an output of 5

cu.ft. per minute has been purchased directly from Barakuda at a cost of £300 ( 380). This is a German diving equipment manufacturing company, which has set up a new Dive Centre in Kilkee, under the auspices of L.S.A.C. member Manuel Di Lucia. The compressor is being looked after by Tom Phayer in Mount St. Alphonsus Monastery, and is brought along to Fri. night s training in the Two Mile Inn. Filling fee: 4p ( 0.05) per 10 cu ft.

 

Fintan Mullowney, once more selected to represent his Country, this time for the European

Championships in Malta.

 

25- 5- 73: Race Night in aid of Compressor fund, in Two Mile Inn .

 

June Bank Holiday w/e featured diving off Valentia and the Skelligs.

 

24- 6- 73: L.S.A.C. Open Spear fishing competition won by Billy Nott, runner up was Manuel Di

Lucia. Fintan Mullowney finished 3^rd. Tony Hackett bagged the prize for the most unusual fish when he weighed in a Garfish.

 

15- 7- 73: Club Novice spear fishing competition won by Tom Phayer.

 

12- 10- 73: Repeat showing of the most popular film Barrier Reef , after training.

 

Oct. 73: Dick Phillipps set off in his yacht Mata Hari 111 to sail single handed as far as Gibralter,

then back to G.B. disposing of his boat there and heading home to New Zealand to be joined there by his bride to be, Sheila, also from L.S.A.C.