Check out our photos!
We?re now regularly adding pictures of club members dive experiences! Check them out here. Want to submit photos you?ve taken? Just send an email to Jeff Wagner.
Join us for a Date@8 shore dive!
Join us for a weekly Date @ 8 shore dive. We meet at the Burger King on Rt.128 in Beverly every Saturday morning and head to one of Cape Ann's numerous dive sites for a dive or two. Dive sites are decided on the spot to accomodate the experience and skill levels of those who show up, and everyone is welcome - members and non-members alike.
Click for photos of past shore dives
Please contact the coordinator (listed on the Date @ 8 page linked
above) a day or two before Saturday if you'd like to join us, to make
sure the group doesn't leave without you if you're running a little late.
Also, please note that during winter months we meet at 10am!
See you there!
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Please join us at 7:30pm
at the Courtyard Marriott on Speen Street in Natick.
"Medications and Diving: What Every Diver Needs to Know!"
This presentation will give the attendee an overview of the many aspects of taking medications when diving. Formulating an approach to asking and answering the question "Can I dive while on this Medication" will be discussed. Having this understanding will help you in making the better decisions regarding your fitness to Dive. There will be opportunity for Questions and Answers during the presentation.
David Charash DO,CWS,FCEP,FUHM
Dr Charash is an Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine and Emergency Medicine Physician. He is a NOAA Certified Dive Medicine Physician and Dive Fitness Medical Examiner. He is a Divers Alert Network Referral (DAN) physician, as well as DAN Instructor. He has devoted his clinical practice to the medical care of the diving community. He lectures locally, Nationally and Internationally on all topics of Dive Medicine, Dive Safety and Dive Technology. As a Consultant with Dive Medicine and Hyperbaric Consultants , he works with a variety of agencies on dive and hyperbaric related areas. He is a featured speaker in numerous Dive Industry venues. Dr Charash is the host of the Fitness in Diving Podcast, featuring conversations with leaders in the fields of Dive Safety, Dive Medicine and Dive Technology.
Please join us for the MetroWest Dive Club's General Meeting for the presentation.
Upcoming Speakers and Topics*
| April | Tamas Vincze / Howard Dorfman | Mayan Riviera: Diving on a Family Vacation / Diving Trip |
| May | Peter Venoutsos | Shark Diving |
*All speakers and topics subject to change without notice.
The MetroWest Dive Club (MWDC) is dedicated to promoting fun, safe diving, and introducing and familiarizing members with new dive sites. We are committed to encouraging good relations with our coastal neighbors through courtesy and good diving etiquette, and getting involved with community activities.
The MWDC is not affiliated with any retailer, vendor, or manufacturers. We are a large group of sport divers with a wide range of scuba diving interests. Club members can help direct you to the many training classes locally available.
MetroWest Dive Club meetings are held on the second Tuesday of each month at the Courtyard Marriott on Speen Street in Natick. Meetings are free and guests are welcome, divers and non-divers alike. MWDC meetings start at 7:30 pm but members often meet socially at the bar from 6:30 to 7:30pm.