I must confess that all of us on the Chamber Day Committee are amazed and gratified by the initial response this year. Whether it’s because o four 20/10 anniversary theme or simply that Chamber Day really IS the social event of the diving community is moot. The bottom line is that we’re starting off very strong.

For the first time ever, we’ve had sponsor request for EVERY table at Chamber Evening. (This doesn’t mean there aren’t still seats available, just simply that the sponsorships for each table are already assigned.) We’ve started off very strong on the Chamber Challenge and are well ahead of last year’s pace. The boats are starting to fill up. And even though it appears the Flying Dutchman is running slow (only 11 divers so far), that’s actually ahead of last year’s pace which ended up being a record. So we’re in the pinch-me-I’m-must-be-dreaming stage.

So let’s keep the momentum going. Remember that the monies we net from this event all go to help keep our Catalina Hyperbaric Chamber on sound financial footing. And lest you think the Chamber isn’t needed, I can tell you that there have been four cases that they’ve dealt with in the last four weeks alone.

Our Chamber is a vital safety net for the SoCal diving community. Your support keeps it strong. So get involved with one or more aspects of Chamber Day 2008. Here’s where we are as of noon on 3/21:

CHAMBER DAY BOATS (sponsor)
245 total spots - 151 sold (61%) , 94 still available

Boats can be booked either through the sponsor, the website, or by calling us at the general phone number:

Bottom Scratcher (Pacific Wilderness) - 15 sold, 15 available
Cee Ray (Reef Seekers & Douglas Dive Club) - 23 sold, 7 available
Flying Dutchman (Open) - 11 signed up so far (don’t forget to include your “pirate” name)
Island Time (Sport Chalet) - 2 sold, 20 available
Magician (Sport Chalet) - SOLD OUT
Mr. C (CA Wreck Divers) - 6 sold, 19 available
Pacific Star (Scuba Schools of America) - SOLD OUT
Psalty V (Scuba Schools of America) - SOLD OUT
Sand Dollar (Open) - 0 sold, 25 available
Sea Bass (SoCal Tec Divers) - SOLD OUT
Second Stage (Scuba -Doo Dive Center) - SOLD OUT
Sundiver (Ocean Adventures) - 20 sold, 6 available (open spots only through Ocean Adventures)
Sundiver II (Ken Kurtis) - SOLD OUT

CHAMBER EVENING TABLES (table sponsor & total seats)
500 seats total - 312 sold (62%) , 188 still available

Note that a few tables that are listed as SOLD OUT may actually still have unpaid/available seats through the table sponsor. Please check with them directly. (Table sponsors names are listed in the order they appear in our book because it’s a nightmare to track them on this sheet any other way.)

Reef Seekers (20) - 11 sold, 9 available
Tom Wetzel & LA County (10) - 3 sold, 7 available
Sole Searchers (10) - SOLD OUT
Beach Cities Scuba (40) - 6 sold, 34 available
Private Scuba (10) - 6 sold, 4 available
Barnacle Busters (20) - 7 sold, 13 available
Aqua Adventures (10) - 0 sold, 10 available
LABUE (10) - 0 sold, 10 available
Haven’s Reef (20) - 14 sold, 6 available
Scuba Schools of America (40) - 4 sold, 36 available
Sport Chalet (30) - SOLD OUT
Ocean Adventures (20) - SOLD OUT
Deep Sea Supply (10) - SOLD OUT
Hollywoodivers (10) - 6 sold, 4 available
Ocean Institute (20) - SOLD OUT
Eco Diver Center (50) - SOLD OUT
DDD Club (10) - 0 sold, 10 available
Burbank Dive Club (10) - 1 sold, 9 available
Dive Vets (10) - 2 sold, 8 available
Pacific Wilderness (20) - 8 sold, 12 available
South Coast Divers (20) - 14 sold, 6 available
Tammy & Gordy Boivin (10) - SOLD OUT
CA Diving News/Scuba Show (10) - SOLD OUT
Bluewater Divers (10) - 0 sold, 10 available
SoCal Tec Divers (20) - SOLD OUT
Antelope Valley Desert Divers (10) - SOLD OUT
Mako Strategies (10) - SOLD OUT
Dive Boat Captains (20) - SOLD OUT
Chamber Guests (10) - SOLD OUT

CHAMBER CHALLENGE
$16,000 as of 3/19. Who’s next???

Ken Kurtis
Chairman, Chamber Day/Eve 2008
www.chamberday.org