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Inner Space Seminar: Arctic Shipwrecks

Ontario shipwreck - HMS Erebus

One of our most exciting “Inner Space Seminars”
Videos, updates and discussion with Joseph Frey
Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020 at 7:00 pm

– A fascinating presentation of an extraordinary story: the history, search and discovery of Franklin’s ships the HMS Erebus and the HMS Terror
– Joseph Frey of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society had us all enthralled with the story of forensic archeology, the precise and careful nature of underwater archeology, the politics, the research, Victorian technology, his first hand experience when the HMS Erebus was discovered, the difficulty of working in the Arctic, and the latest research into the Franklin Expedition.

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The Reading Material 

What lies beneath, by Joseph Frey
A chance encounter resulted in the breakthrough to solve one of exploration history’s biggest mysteries. What happened to Sir John Franklin’s N orthwest Passage expedition which resulted in the loss of all 129 men? Joseph Frey tells the amazing story of how HMS Erebus was finally found after 168 years lost in the Arctic.
Read the article

Update on Erebus — and — Michael Palin on Erebus, by Joseph Frey
Just as the ice-clogged waters of the N orthwest Passage doomed Sir John Franklin’s 1845 British Arctic Expedition, the 2018 summer played havoc with both commercial shipping and the Parks Canada Erebus 2018 marine archaeology expedition.
Read the article

Unprecedented look inside the wreck HMS Terror, by Joseph Frey
Parks Canada recently released never-before-seen images and video footage of HMS Terror that summarized the 2019 field season on the site.
Read the article

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The videos

“Parks Canada explores the wreck of HMS Erebus and collects new artifacts” https://youtu.be/H33xOPlqrWQ (5 min)

“Parks Canada Guided Tour Inside HMS Terror” 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxyTZ3F7mkA&feature=youtu.be  (7 min)

“Franklin’s lost ships” 
https://www.cbc.ca/natureofthings/m_episodes/franklins-lost-ships (44 min)

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The taped presentation by Joseph Frey

– taped version of the seminar: “Of Terror and of Hell: The Franklin mass disaster”

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Inner Space Seminar: Cold Water and Ice Diving

One of our fall “Inner Space Seminars”
with Ian Thompson, NAUI #52057, and Mike Starr
Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020 at 7:00 pm

Get some background information:

  • training
  • technique
  • equipment
  • safety
  • what’s under there anyway?

We don’t have a copy of the actual presentation from Ian and Mike, but if you are interested in ice diving, here’s a short video to get an idea about what’s involved. Please don’t attempt this on your own without taking an Ice Diving Training Course first! This requires extra equipment, planning, staff and training.

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Annual General Meeting 2020

HHUC Executive 2020-2021 on zoom

The HHUC AGM was held on Thursday, Nov. 19 at 7:30 pm on Zoom with:

  • wildly interesting presentations
  • elections for the Executive Committee
  • Trivia Night Quiz “Ocean Diving”

All members are welcome.
Note to University Students: If you would like to find out what our HHUC diving club is all about, please feel free to attend as a non-voting participant!

If you would like to join the HHUC Executive in any of the following roles, and help us plan the future of HHUC, please contact us to learn more.  

Here is your new Executive Committee for 2020-2021

  • President – Courtney Gibson
  • Secretary – Bob Belcher
  • Treasurer – Amelia Davies
  • Training Director – Courtney Gibson
  • Equipment Director – Michael Ding
  • Membership Director – Emily Franklin
  • Directors without Portfolio:
    • Communications and Social Director – Kathryn Culle n
    • Underwater Hockey – Sergei Vilbik
    • Equipment – Niki Wang, Siena Wong
    • Greg Koncan
    • Brett Kreinsen
  • Ex officio members:
    • Chair – Jim Elliott
    • Website – Crystal Liu

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Inner Space Seminar: Tech Talk – How Your Dive Computer Works

Dive computers

View the videos:
Online video taped presentation of Jill Heinerth, tech diver, underwater explorer and instructor.
The Q & A after the videos was moderated by HHUC’s Alex Ayers, NAUI #51979 and Courtney Gibson, NAUI #51941 

Part 1: Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020


Part 2: Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020

This video seminar covered diving physiology, inert gas and safety aspects of diving; how your dive computer calculates ascent and decompression stops; how conservatism and gradient factors are used with dive computers; how to avoid getting bent.

Intended for certified divers, members of the training course and HHUC alumni.
Disclaimer: By showing third party videos as part of HHUC’s Inner Space Seminars, HHUC is not in any way endorsing any specific brand of dive computer, scuba diving before obtaining certification from a reputable scuba training organization, or “sport diving” beyond a maximum depth of 100 ft. These videos are intended for the purpose of providing information and stimulating discussion.  

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Inner Space Seminar: Reef Watchers – Caribbean Fish Identification

spotted-parrotfish-terminal-phase

Part of our “Inner Space Seminar”series at Hart House
based on Reef.org’s fish identification course with Kathryn Cullen and Amelia Davies’ Trivia Contest
Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020

Download:
Download Bonaire Invasion: Fish Identification of the top 25 fish in Bonaire

based on reef.org with J.Lavan

Q & A

Question: Why are Caribbean fish coloured a certain way?
Answer: Bright patterns on reef fish are key to astoundingly complex strategies to attract mates, repel rivals and protect themselves from predators.
Source:
“Why Are Reef Fish So Colourful?“
“The Science Behind the Beauty”

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Question: What fish is used in the ad for this seminar?
Answer: It’s a Spotted Parrotfish, Terminal Phase
Source: ReefGuide.org

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  • Learn the names of creatures you see on your Caribbean dives,
  • Understand distinctive identifying features, 
  • Retain key memory tips for fish identification,
  • Take away a handout for future reference,
  • Learn about helpful resources, print and online apps,
  • Participate in our Fish Trivia Quiz! Maybe win a prize!

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Download your Fish Identification Handout

Picasso Triggerfish

Inner Space Seminar: Reef Watchers
Fish Identification Handout

Indo-Pacific

Download the Fish Identification Handout for the March 23 seminar
“Top 25 fish found in the Central Indo Pacific region“

  • Learn the names of creatures you see on your dives,
  • Understand distinctive identifying features, 
  • Retain key memory tips for fish identification,
  • Take away a handout for future reference,
  • Participate in our Fish Identification Quiz to test your new knowledge! 

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Previous seminar: Bonaire

Download the Fish Identification Handout for Bonaire

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spotted-parrotfish-terminal-phase

“Bonaire Invasion: Top 25 Fish of Bonaire”

based on reef.org with J.Lavan

Q & A

Question: Why are Caribbean fish coloured a certain way?
Answer: Bright patterns on reef fish are key to astoundingly complex strategies to attract mates, repel rivals and protect themselves from predators.
Source:
“Why Are Reef Fish So Colourful?“
“The Science Behind the Beauty”

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Question: What fish is used in the ad for this seminar?
Answer: It’s a Spotted Parrotfish, Terminal Phase
Source: ReefGuide.org

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December Holiday Party – Tuesday, Dec. 15, 7:00 pm

HHUC Holiday Party on Zoom 2020

Celebrate the festive season with your buddies at Hart House Underwater Club.

Come and chat and toast the season.
We’ll have party games, underwater films and pretty coloured fish!

Tell us the name of your favourite underwater creature

Dress up your background image with a crazy zoom photo background
Put on your best party zoom background — a photo of a coral reef, a beach shot from your vacation, Frosty the Snowman, your wildest party, the northern lights, or whatever makes you smile —  All you need is your favourite photo or one that you copy from google images. Save it on your computer and you’re ready to join the party! Here’s how:

  • Before the party, locate and save a crazy image to use for your background for the party
  • Join the zoom meeting
  • In the bottom left corner of your screen, click “Start Video”
  • Then click the up arrow beside “Start Video”
  • Click “Choose Virtual Background”
  • Click the plus sign + on the right
  • Click “Add image”
  • Click your saved image from your computer
  • Close the little window
  • Wow! You look great!

(Note: some Apple products don’t allow backgrounds. No worries, come to the party anyway!)

Zoom Link


https://utoronto.zoom.us/my/underwaterclub
Password (upper case): HHUC


Registration

Register for the holiday party

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Underwater Hockey

Underwater hockey

Underwater hockey (UWH) is a globally played, limited-contact sport in which two teams compete to manoeuvre a puck across the bottom of a swimming pool into the opposing team’s goal by propelling it with a short hockey stick (or pusher).

A key challenge of the game is that players are not able to use breathing devices such as scuba gear while playing. They must hold their breath.

The game originated in England in 1954 when Alan Blake, a founder of the newly formed Southsea Sub-Aqua Club, invented the game he called Octopush as a means of keeping the club’s members interested and active over the cold winter months when open-water diving lost its appeal. Underwater hockey is now played worldwide. The first Underwater Hockey World Championship was held in Canada in 1980.

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HHUC Recognition Night Party, Sat. Oct. 24, 8:00 pm

HHUC group shot underwater of Divers, with NAUI banner, in Little Cayman. Photo credit: Courtney Gibson

Welcoming new members and university students!

Join our biggest party of the year for FUN, AWARDS, DOOR PRIZES, TRIVIA CONTEST! And provide your input to next year’s dive season.

Zoom link:
https://utoronto.zoom.us/my/underwaterclub
Password (upper case): HHUC

Register for this HHUC event

It all happens on Saturday night, Oct. 24, 2020 at 8:00 pm for HHUC Recognition Night Online with Zoom.

  • Be prepared for scuba-related door prizes
  • Discover this year’s Award Winners and their contributions during the past year
  • Join the fun interactive trivia contest
  • Express your preferences for next summer’s dive schedule

We welcome new members and can provide club information, how to join, plans for upcoming scuba, skindiving and snorkelling opportunities.

University students are most welcome! Come and find out about our scuba diving courses with an excellent, safety-conscious group of interesting divers and instructors. 

New members and University students are welcome to join us and find out about scuba diving with Hart House.