1951
The Kingfishers at Point Ferman, California.
Del said the Kingfishers knew every cave, rock and where every fish lived!
This is where the GLACD held the 1951 elimination meets. The Kingfishers dove it all year.

The Kingfishers at the 1951 eleminations.

1951
Kingfishers far left Del Wren, far right Harley Chandler.

1954
Kingfishers prepared to compete at Cabrillo Beach.
Del Wren and the Kingfishers can be seen on the far left Del is sitting.
In the center is the Muirmen team of Frank Hopps, Dick Jappe and Bill Willcox.
The gun would sound, the divers, all starting from shore would battle their way through each other and the surf. Many teams and individual divers never made it! The team with the inflatable raft just to the right of center never made it out!

Well, lets see, should I go north or should I go south???

1950
Del's 1930 Model A, hauling their surplus 16 foot UDT rubber boat.
They pushed this boat around with a 15-horse power, Johnson outboard motor.
They dove in all kinds of weather and all of the Kingfishers Club went diving together.

1950
Kingfishers:
This was the first dive club for Del.
Left to right;
Harley Chandler, Del Wren, Jim Jefferies

1950
Kingfishers:
Left to right;
Del Wren, Jim Chandler, Harley Chandler

1951
Ensenada Mexico:
All of the lobster were over ten pounds each.
Harley Chandler on left, Del Wren on right.

1951
Harley Chandler on left, Del Wren on right.

Sometime in the 1940s.
Del's first lobster.

1951
Point Ferman, California:
Left to right, Harley Chandler, Jim Jefferies, .
Del was using a store bought "Edco" 1/8" wetsuit.

1951
The Wren and Chandler families.