Ansel Point, BC

16 08 2010

Sunday was another beautiful day here in Vancouver. The group was scheduled to dive at Ansel Point. The tide was low enough to allow us to have plenty of room to lay out our gear and lay down an recharge in the suns rays. The surface temperature was about 24 deg C so it was a good place to cool off.

12 divers showed up to enjoy the day. Visibility was great. Lots to be seen even from the surface. 20 m from shore there was a wall to dive on that had lots of fish, sponges, starfish and jellyfish. All this was new to me so every time I arrived back at the surface I had lots of questions. It was all topped off when two seals (mom and her pup) followed Okanna back to shore. After spending hours in the water everyone had build up an good appetite to enjoy all the goodies everyone brought to share. Fresh sandwiches and all kinds of fresh fruits.

I hope this weather holds out!





Night of Apnea BC

14 08 2010

What a blast!

Meteor showers aside I loved the bioluminescence. Too bad I didn’t get any pictures of it. Every movement lite up the water. It was like some kind of magical energy. Or as you swam through the water it was like you became a meteor on reentry sparks flying off every surface.

At about 11:30 pm everyone was out of the water and we caught up with the Montreal divers who were also watching the sky in Morison Quarry, Quebec.

I can see why this annual weekend night dive has attracted so many people.





Go Team Canada

7 06 2010

Tonight at practice the group decided they wanted to let Team Canada know that cheering for them. Team Canada is currently in Greece to compete in the Freedive World Cup.

Hope you guys are watching.

GO TEAM CANADA

[YouTube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji1wp7yB8os]





The Boat Launch 2010

7 06 2010

We picked up the boat on Saturday after some minor delays.  It was a great day to  sail  it to Toronto. I am Looking forward to some training and recrational diving. I hope to get out every Wednesday this summer. Hope to see you one the water.





Last Night of Deep Pool Training

19 05 2010

Tonight was the last night of deep pool training this spring. After being stuck indoors training all winter we are all looking forward to getting out into the open water.





Start of the Freedive Season

17 05 2010

The first 2010 open water freedive trip was scheduled for May 8-9th to Tobermory Ontario. The air temperature reached a high of 3 Deg. C. The water temperature was closer to 2 Deg. C. That would not normally be enough to put us off diving but the wind were gusting to 100 Km/hour and it was snowing. So we decided that it was time to move on and focus on the next scheduled trip.

So as a reminder for June:

June 5th – Big Bay Point, Lake Simco (BBQ on the point after the dive)
June 26-27th – Tobermory (Camping and Freediving)

To wet your appetite for Tobermory with the help of Chris Kanavos we put together a quick video of a previous Tobermory trip. Enjoy!

[YouTube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bb0MONlaJZg]





Dynamic With Fins Results

18 04 2010

The overall results to follow.





Dynamic Results

17 04 2010

The results of the dynamic no fins. As expected Montreal takes first in mens (Philippe Beauchamp, 104m) and womens (Marie-Odile Hogue, 82m). Looking forward to tomorrow.





Static Results

17 04 2010

Currently the leader for the women is Yaro Timoshenko and for the men is Doug Sitter. It will be close as the Montreal group has some individuals that specialise in Dynamic with and without fins.

The static results are as follows:





Oxygen Meter Static

26 02 2010

I captured this video of a recent training session. An interesting training tool that Sergei brought to the pool. It is an Oxygen Meter that also measures heart rate. It really demonstrates how long after you start breathing it takes for the O2 to be replenish in your system.








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