Sebastien Murat course in UK

[dave]

Hi,
I am looking into getting Sebastien Murat ( Sub7Seas Freediving Grand-Prix ) over to the UK in April to run a 2 day advanced freediving course. It will be pool and classroom based and run over 2 days. As well as FRC diving it will also cover many other aspects of watermanship, safety, SWB prevention and physiology.
Location will be London or South Coast, dates are being worked out, costs will depend slightly on location and numbers (but it will be very good value )
It is at the planning stage at the moment, so if you may be interested, or would just like more info, please PM or email me
cheers
dave
Spearguns by Spearo uk ltd finest supplier of speargun, monofins, speargun and freediving equipment

[samdive]

Just FYI guys and gals - I offered to host this at Chepstow but apparently it's too cold for the great man in our lovely lake!!

[sebastien murat]

I'm familiar with the Chepstow set-up. The questions is whether the vis. is good enough for me to see you and you to see me, or indeed anyone to see anyone else?

Otherwise no problems

Seb

PS: Nothing great, and I should know!

[efattah]

Some of the lakes/quarries in the UK have tremendous visibility like Dorothea.

[timm]

Sebastian,

You might want to try vobster quarry, it has had 8 m vis, (green water vis) all the times I have been there. A nice place, lines to 25m, lots of attraction to see between 8 and 25m and 8m deep cliffs / walls from the edge of the quarry, on a good day you look up and see the suns rays and tree above from 8m drop offs .

Have a word with Jean Marc (jayhem) from the BFA he will be able to give you some information, or post about it on the BFA forum, as you have for the pool course.

Tim

PS when where and how much?

[dave]

The course will be held at Crystal Palace Sports Centre in London on 14/15 April.
Cost is £215 per person.
There will be a huge amount of information to take in, a UK quarry in April is just too cold for effective learning
cheers
dave
Spearguns by Spearo uk ltd finest supplier of speargun, monofins, speargun and freediving equipment

[sebastien murat]

If it's that cold in your quarries I think your brain might freeze-up and then we'd be there till Xmas instead of 2-days!

Seb

[timm]

Nah, it was toasty in salt free last weekend with Sam, some great diving again 8m vis clear emerald green waters, the sun was out, we were in swimming costumes. OK i lie was a tad chilly in 5mm, but hey if it doesnt kill you......

[samdive]

Originally Posted by sebastien murat

I'm familiar with the Chepstow set-up. The questions is whether the vis. is good enough for me to see you and you to see me, or indeed anyone to see anyone else?

Otherwise no problems

Seb

PS: Nothing great, and I should know!

really? How are you familiar with it? I've never seen you over here! Not really fair to pass negative comment on something you haven't experienced....

[sebastien murat]

Sam,

I think you're too quick off the mark to me!

As you're no doubt aware the center as a pretty comprehensive site regarding the conditions, set-up, resources and facilities they offer at the quarry. I don't run courses on the fly, here or there, without checking all pertinent details before hand. Though it may be an appropriate lovcation for staging courses with a half-dozen or so divers, in my experience (and I've run a few of these courses now in some pretty cold and poor vis., e.g., Finland & Sweden to know) that just myself instruction ~15 or so people is and will be problematic. As I don't know anyone in the UK (personally) with EAR/CPR/O2 qualifications as well as extensive freediving + divemastering experience I would't have the support I require to adequately oversee these numbers; no doubt, however, it would be about 800 GBP cheaper to stage it there as opposed to Crystal Palace.

Seb

PS: By the way, I'm quite certain you've never offered/invited me to run a clinic in the UK , as you seem to suggest in your earlier post, unless you indirectly proposed it to Dave ......in which case I apologize.

[samdive]

OK - well I and indeed most of us who dive at SaltFree have all of those qualifications, so if you'd asked, we could have delivered. We also have all the kit on site.

The pontoon is 12m squared, we have four freedive lines, scuba deco line and trapeze and have run some pretty big events there in the past... There is a large classroom on site and pools five minutes away...

and yes, I did propose it to Dave when I heard he was looking for somewhere.

anyhow, too late now.

Sam
(PADI Course Director, Emergency First Response Instructor Trainer, O2 Admin Instructor Trainer, AIDA Instructor Trainer... and yes I can Divemaster too ; ) )

[sebastien murat]

Sam,

Initially, I was tempted to speak my mind, but that would have been too easy for me, and anyway my mama taught me if you've nothing good to add best to say nothing at all, at least out of respect for everybody else who might be listening in.

Seb

[trux]

Originally Posted by sebastien murat

Initially, I was tempted to speak my mind, but that would have been too easy for me, and anyway my mama taught me if you've nothing good to add best to say nothing at all, at least out of respect for everybody else who might be listening in.

Hmm, I am not quite sure if this is a gentle or an arrogant answer, but maybe you misunderstand each other. As far as I understood, Sam just proudly proposed the SaltFree location for a course and wanted to make clear that the facility has possibilities you may not be aware of. Everyone can understand that you may prefer the S.E.T.T., but there is no reason for starting to argue with each other and going into offense. Though, I prefer hoping I misinterpreted the tone, and that the dialog was just a gentle joking and not a starting argument

[samdive]

thank you Trux -my thoughts exactly. I'm proud of what we have at SaltFree and merely offered it as a location - I didn't expect abuse in turn...

anyhow he lost himself at least one customer!

[Tbird]

make that two!