defending the vandenburg

reminds me of the orginal marlon brando mutiny on the bounty

they look like underwater spider man...cool vid...

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Freediving has no real reputation except as a risky hobby while spearing has a very spotty reputation from 'bad press/ PR" stupid asshats breaking the rule (spearing Goliath groupers) and misconceptions about what we do in the first place.
So, if we have a video like this, it takes some maturity on the part of the veiwer to say, 'this is fantasy and it is just a cool thing to watch', just like violent video games and glorified alcohol advertisements.

I respectfully disagree, even as a American I have been a fan and friend of many pure freedivers, this began when I met the late Jacque Mayol at the Miami Aquarium in the 60's. His calm nature and skills as a Freediver and spear fisherman set a standard I may never achieve, but I have had a life time of seeking.

I have dove on several (deep for me) wrecks in the South Pacific with only a Speedo,fins, and a vahine in the outrigger just for the fun of it. Some times less is more, and the images will never leave your mind.:D

Cheers, Don

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Don, I think I must not have been clear in my origianl post...I have nothing against pure freedivers and Iimagine many of them are incredible peple with amazing stories and attitutdes...I was trying to say that spearfishing has a reputation and a stigma and pure freediving does not, as far as i know.

I think the idea of simply enjoying the ocean in any way is pretty much ideal

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Don, I think I must not have been clear in my origianl post...I have nothing against pure freedivers and Iimagine many of them are incredible peple with amazing stories and attitutdes...I was trying to say that spearfishing has a reputation and a stigma and pure freediving does not, as far as i know.

I think the idea of simply enjoying the ocean in any way is pretty much ideal

OK I got it.... I promise not to attempt statics while reading the forum, ...I was just trying to multitask.;)
I read ''Freediving has no real reputation except as a risky hobby'' ........than every thing went mono chrome.:@ What time is it now?

Cheers.Don

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OK I got it.... I promise not to attempt statics while reading the forum, ...I was just trying to multitask.;)
I read ''Freediving has no real reputation except as a risky hobby'' ........than every thing went mono chrome.:@ What time is it now?

Cheers.Don

Searen,

I like some of your videos from Carolina. I do hope you contribute more to the forum, we are a good group here. Dan will speak his mind and I find that admirable. Particularly with so much phonies out there and the level of political correctness running amock. I do agree with theshred that you came across a bit condescending in one of your earlier posts.

Regarding the video, I thought it was creative. There are so many underwater videos out there that I can't keep track. I personally like to see some action in the way of fish being impaled, but not averse to watching these types. I think it was clearly done to have fun and promote PFI, which there is nothing wrong with that.

Sdeisen,

When I first saw that post of Tina, I thought Dan was sharing our conversations. Obviously not the case with his later post. Bizarre how this came up after briefly talking about it and singing and humming the tune.

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Searen,

I like some of your videos from Carolina. I do hope you contribute more to the forum, we are a good group here. Dan will speak his mind and I find that admirable. Particularly with so much phonies out there and the level of political correctness running amock. I do agree with theshred that you came across a bit condescending in one of your earlier posts.

Regarding the video, I thought it was creative. There are so many underwater videos out there that I can't keep track. I personally like to see some action in the way of fish being impaled, but not averse to watching these types. I think it was clearly done to have fun and promote PFI, which there is nothing wrong with that.

Sdeisen,

When I first saw that post of Tina, I thought Dan was sharing our conversations. Obviously not the case with his later post. Bizarre how this came up after briefly talking about it and singing and humming the tune.

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well put,,
and yeah thats a strange coincidence to put it lightly. :confused1: lol

Sorry guys for sounding condescending. Those were not my intentions what so ever!

I am a freediver, no question, just not a very deep diver

I always find myself defending FD's to scuba guys cos they don't get it at all and do think all of us are crazy yahoo's with death wishes.... I hope I was clear. I have nothing against anyone who is enjoying the ocean in a responsible way.

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I am a freediver, no question, just not a very deep diver

I always find myself defending FD's to scuba guys cos they don't get it at all and do think all of us are crazy yahoo's with death wishes.... I hope I was clear. I have nothing against anyone who is enjoying the ocean in a responsible way.

My motivation for freediving is to be able to hit those massively humongous fish in 100+ feet! Oh, and to be able to mess with bubble blowers like that Blessum guy did on spearboard! That was classic!:thumbsup2:

Plus, its pretty much the only form of excercise that I get nowadays lol!

you must be super stoked for your class coming up huh?

btw,,,blessum is now aboard here as Paul...say hello

Haha I forgot I was in this video

Having dove the Vandy on air, I thought it was pretty cool. You have to view it for what it is....an attempt to correograph the impossible so that it looked real. No one was duped. They explained what and how they did it in the end sequences.

But how did they hold their breath for so long?
Ckoch

Entertaining.

Two year old thread BTW.

It does seem a little, oh well,I guess am more of a SPEARDIVER than a free-diver.I saw a couple of big ones go by,wishing they had a gun.:D