Hi from Bob - England

[bandjwheeler@te]

Hi - my first ever forum membership. Slightly nervy about it. I am developing a system of freediving from a sit on top kayak, for photography, and just to dive. The water around here is cold, good visibility is rare, and I need all the technique I can get. My PADI training was fiercely against breathing off CO2, and I am more interested in meditation techniques anyway. So I'm off to check the threads.... Be cool to hear from anyone with similar interests.

[foxfish]

Hi Bob, welcome onboard.

[alix.leclerc]

hey Bob, south east england ey? Yeah the visitbility is bad. Where abouts is Whitestable?
I'm in Hastings but the vis is so bad I always dive in Brighton.
You should see under the pier. there is a sunken bench, would make such a good photo with two freedivers reading a newspapaer on it!

[sunfish]

Hi Bob, I use a sit on for spearing, photography and general freediving and messing about.Kayaks save miles of swimming.Let us know how you get on in Kent.

[tonyiannu]

Hi Bob welcome on Deeperblue,what are you doing is very interesting let me know if you come down to the west.cheers.

[naiad]

Hi Bob, welcome aboard.
I am in London and I do pool training every week. Where do you dive on the South Coast?

Lucia

[alix.leclerc]

Hey Naiad, where do you usually dive? In the ocean I mean? Hzv you had the time recently to come down?

[naiad]

I only do pool training. I have tried many times to find open water diving near where I live, but without success. It has to be somewhere easy to get to by train, and also somewhere which has changing facilities, because the only way I can get warm is with a hot shower.

I did some open water scuba dives at Horsea Island in Portsmouth.

Lucia