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    What percent of oxygen should you go to the surface for freediving?

    Hi « 44556j » @ « Johnoly » your #2 Apnea time x 3 for surface récupération by AID For information (sorry it’s in french, please use Google translate) Static in air monitored, very interesting video Syncope Hypoxique Comparaison between 3 oximeters @ 47: 22 from this video And C02 is...
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    Snorkeling vest

    Hi Joel2693“ To convince yourself, try in the pool to reach the bottom with your jacket and pretend that you are filming a fish… and tell us now what you think about this experimentation
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    Snorkeling Advice/Questions

    Hi “Joel2693“ Concerning :The "Toynbee maneuver" It's for those situations : in aircraft after the take off or in freediving during ascent to the surface in case of problem. From Ear clearing - Wikipedia “Normally the ears will clear automatically during a reduction in ambient pressure, but...
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    TYR Flex fins okay for snorkeling?

    Hi everyone 🤿 @ “MECindylou“ Where are you going in Indonesia ? I went there in 2017 & 2018 Please find here after some videos I've done in snorkelling Video in free diving Snorkeling video from Raja Ampat and Sulawesi For the fins, mine are carbon with rubber full foot pockets that I wear...
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    Drysuit snorkelling

    Hello everyone Have you thought about the "birth suit", like Natalia Avseenko … not really a drysuit indeed
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    Dugong sightings marsa alam 2023?

    @ "JustSurfaceInterval" It's clear written for the first video : "Abu Dabab 2023 Dugong & Schilkröte" Yes Equinox is in the front of "El Nabaa". Dugong for me that was in 2009... during 21 holidays in red sea (and a break between 2008 and 2022 covid etc)… and in 2018 at Abu Dabbab I haven't...
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    Dugong sightings marsa alam 2023?

    Hi Jeffers The dugong deserted Abu Dabbab bay a long time ago, I think. or very far like here below Abu Dabbab 2008 (memorabilia) Maybe in Marsa Mubarak but the life jacket is imposed. At El Nabaa (equinox) perhaps better luck or at Torfa Tany (where I have seen them several times in the...
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    Travel fins

    Hi This year I’ve put my long apnea fins ( 0,9 m) in a reinforced “ Cressi Gorilla bag“...
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    Red Sea, October 2023, in Shams Alam

    Hi Ok,to cancel thanks … but I answer first your #4 This one will remains Trip Report - Red Sea, in Shams Alam , October 2023 It’s better to start from the jetty Reef #3 … +/- 500 m not difficult (without needing boats to get there)
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    Red Sea, October 2023, in Shams Alam

    To the webmaster. Can you please delete this poorly posted message? THANKS
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    Trip Report Red Sea, in Shams Alam , October 2023

    Hello 🤿 First stay: in Shams Alam from 10/17 to 24/2023 Geographic details are in the video. The resort Depending on the site, it is rated 4 or 4.5 * Room: spacious with a side sea view, very comfortable beds. Restaurant: delicious and very varied dishes. We were on an “All Inclusive” basis...
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    Red Sea, October 2023, in Shams Alam

    Hello 🤿 First stay: in Shams Alam from 10/17 to 24/2023 Geographic details are in the video. The resort Depending on the site, it is rated 4 or 4.5 * Room: spacious with a side sea view, very comfortable beds. Restaurant: delicious and very varied dishes. We were on an “All Inclusive” basis...
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    Fin questions/advice for open ocean Tahiti trip

    Hi “Jlegrow“ Your #11 “ I can't dive anyway due to ear equalizing issues“ Have you consulted an Otorrinolaringologist, ideally a diver? If yes, what was his diagnosis? I assume you know the Valsalva maneuver. What goes wrong when you apply Valsalva. Have you asked for advice from those who...
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    Freediving 101 - Instructor and Location recommendation

    Hi “thestephanielau“ Welcome on the forum You’ll find a lot of informations : - apnea technics - videos and reports in “destinations“ : Asie Raja Ampat, Red Sea, etc But you’ll need to use “google translate“ It’s there https://snorkeling-passion.forumactif.com
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    Just saw "Last Breath" on Netflix

    Hi For beginner freediver : keep all your air under the water to avoid blackout … But more details and explanations in this video
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    Snorkeling Culebra

    Hi Have you seen the videos below? There are others to fix your ideas
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    What do you prefer to wear while free diving?

    Hi “Orihimef“ Please watch static apnea monitored BO (Black Out) can still occur for the minute after surfacing It’s at 6:12 from the video If you read French Syncope Hypoxique Train with a confirmed freediver capable of performing : - cardiopulmonary resuscitation - training with CO2...
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    Sipadan banned freediving since 19/4/2023

    Hi The sea does not belong only to certain scuba divers:sadness: It would have been wiser to put notices prohibiting scaring and rushing into schools of fish and to ban offenders The long flippers which are a danger for the coral reefs…Ah the awful legends 🤣 Will this extend to snorkelers…...
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    Freediving class?

    Hi Thomas In apnea you must not miss a compensation because then it is ruined because you descend much faster than in SCUBA Prevention : - Blow your nose then put on your mask - precompensate the mask before the duck dive - go down to 4 or 5 m the first time - rise to the surface and blow...
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    ‘Jaws’…in a lake the ‘Wohlensee ’ in Switzerland

    Hi ‘Jaws’…in a lake the ‘Wohlensee ’ in Switzerland ‘Jaws’ from Steven Spielberg is called ‘Les dents de la mer’ …in French She said : ‘Suddenly something has bitten my leg’o_O Not a shark but a huge pike ( brochet in french) It's in French but the pictures speak for themselves Jaws…in a...
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