Manuel Sam
Contributor
For those contemplating taking a Freediving course, I just completed a 5-day course run by William Trubridge of Vertical Blue (do a Google search for Vertical Blue) in Long Island in the Bahamas and recommend it highly.
Will is an Apnea Academy certified instructor and until recently held the depth record for unassisted (no fins) constant weight dive. As has been often mentioned in this forum, a major asset of getting formal training is having the peace of mind of learning under the supervision of a competent person who knows his/her stuff and can get you out of trouble if need be. Will is an excellent instructor.
The course combined daily theoretical instruction, breathing techniques sessions, and in-water training (at least two hours per day).
The setting is quite neat since all in-water training is done at Dean's Blue Hole, which is over 600 feet deep, and is less than 100 feet from shore in a protected cove.
There are daily flights into Deadman's Cay in Long Island from Nassau. Preferred accomodations are at apartment houses just south of Deadman's Cay. The one I stayed at was $85 a night and was less than 10 minutes drive from the Blue Hole. The one drawback might be that you need to rent a car to get around - even the closest restaurant was a 30 minute walk.
Will is an Apnea Academy certified instructor and until recently held the depth record for unassisted (no fins) constant weight dive. As has been often mentioned in this forum, a major asset of getting formal training is having the peace of mind of learning under the supervision of a competent person who knows his/her stuff and can get you out of trouble if need be. Will is an excellent instructor.
The course combined daily theoretical instruction, breathing techniques sessions, and in-water training (at least two hours per day).
The setting is quite neat since all in-water training is done at Dean's Blue Hole, which is over 600 feet deep, and is less than 100 feet from shore in a protected cove.
There are daily flights into Deadman's Cay in Long Island from Nassau. Preferred accomodations are at apartment houses just south of Deadman's Cay. The one I stayed at was $85 a night and was less than 10 minutes drive from the Blue Hole. The one drawback might be that you need to rent a car to get around - even the closest restaurant was a 30 minute walk.