Manitoba Underwater Council

Who are you?	We have to get the prize to you somehow.
What are the conditions?	Visibility, Currents, Bottom Composition, is it Shore or Boat Access?
When you found it?	Did you find this summer, or twenty years ago?
Where it is?	We’d like to find it too.
Why you dive it?	What makes it special?

If you have information about this site, e-mail wanted@ManUnderwater.com or send a traditional letter to MUC, Box 711 Winnipeg, Manitoba R3C 2K3 before 12pm (Noon) CDT on September 30, 2008

Overview

MUC wants to find new dive sites. There’s nothing wrong with the existing ones, but how many times can you dive Cat’s Ass. To meet this goal, we are holding a contest to find the best new (to us) dive site.

Prize

The prize is:

$200.00 to spend at any participating local (Manitoba based) scuba supplier, for goods or services. E.g., Scuba gear, Air Cards, and Dive Courses.
A one year membership in MUC.

Rules

All entries and their associated intellectual property become the property of the Manitoba Underwater Council.
Open to the entire scuba community excluding Directors MUC, Chairs of MUC, and Immediate Family.
All sites must be publically accessible (no requirement to cross through private land).
All entries must be the original work of the contest entrant (e.g., don’t plagiarise someone else’s work).
All submissions must include (at minimum)
1. Your name and contact information.
2. Directions to the site.
3. A description of the site.
Entries must be submitted by either of these methods:
1. e-mail:
  wanted@ManUnderwater.com
  [before 12pm (Noon) CDT on September 30, 2008]
or
1. Canada Post:
  MUC - Wanted,
  Box 711
  Winnipeg, Manitoba R3C 2K3
  [postmarked no later than September 30, 2008]
  Late entries will not be eligible for the prize; however, they may be included in a future MUC publication.
Entries will be evaluated by a subcommittee of the MUC, and a winner announced in November.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is there any entry fee?
No.
Do I have to be a member of MUC to enter?
No, but we would welcome you to become one. Here’s the link to the Membership Form.
Do I have to be a resident of Manitoba?
No, but its going to make spending your prize harder.
Does the site have to be in Manitoba?
No, but there will be a bias towards Manitoba. If it is a great site, submit it.
I found a great site on the internet. Can I submit it?
If you have dove the site and write up an original entry, yes.
Why don’t you just go out and search for it yourselves?
We are including you because, if we did it ourselves, that would be all we would be doing for the summer. While it is fun, we have other things we are committed to do for the council.
Do our entries have to be “print-ready”?
No. We have volunteers who will do the desktop publishing.
What if I see an MUC Director or Chair at the dive site, can I submit my entry to them there?
No. We want just one point of contact, so that none of them get misplaced.
Can I include a map?
By all means, a picture’s worth a thousand words.
Can I include coordinates (GPS, Lat/Lon, etc.)?
Yes.
Do I have to include a map or coordinates?
No.
Can I reuse what I submitted for my Dive Master’s course, etc.?
Sure, so long as it is your own work.
What if I found a really great site that is in one of the bodies of water that is in the MUC Dive Pacs, but not yet identified in them?
Submit it.
What if my buddy submits the same site?
a. Give us a better entry (more detailed, better maps, etc.)
b. Put in a joint entry.
Can I enter more than once?
Yes, but you should probably make it a different site.
Can I submit a full new Dive-Pac?
Of course.

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