Skindiving/Freediving Clinic

[mccabejc]

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT:

For those of you who occasionally like to dive without all the tanks and scuba gear, there is a freediving clinic coming up on Feb. 25-28, 2006 which is taught by some of the world's best competitive freedivers. From what I've heard it's excellent. Myself and some other folks from the ADP class are signing up. I signed up for the Basic class, but I'm thinking about changing to the Intermediate.

The Basic (2 day) and Intermediate (4 day) courses both start out at Malibu Divers, then a pool session at Pepperdine, then an open water session at Casino Point. The Basic folks end it after 2 days, and the Intermediate folks stay on in Avalon for an additional 2 days.

It's kinda pricey ($345 for the Basic and $595 for the Intermediate), but from what I've heard this is top of the line training, including a lot of safety training.

Here's the website:

http://www.performancefreediving.com/courses/malibu.html

BTW, I'm in no way associated with this course whatsoever, nor do I know anything about it other than what I've heard from others. So if you go and don't like it, don't look at me

 

[Frank O]

I took this clinic a couple of years ago. For what it's worth, my report is here ...

http://www.inkbox.net/undersea/performancefreediving

I went back a year later to repeat the parts of the class on buddy rescue (there are a few nuances different from scuba rescue).

BTW at the time I originally took it, they called the four-day class I went through "Advanced Freediver," but it's the same class they're now calling "Intermediate."

 

[mccabejc]

So YOU are the guy who wrote that article !! Good stuff. I did a google a few weeks ago and found that article, and it was one of the reasons I decided to take the class. Thanks.