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Freedive-a-palooza 2012
- Thread starterWhopperhead
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Scott would like to pitch on 9 or 11 with you. Will be arriving late Thursday 8:30 to 9:30 in the area and may grab a hotel for that night depending how late and all we arrive. Will definitely be there for coffee Friday. What dates do you have the sites for? Are those the same ones we had last time?
I have the sites for Thursday through Monday Morning. - Same ones we had last year. Not the same as 2-3 years ago. These are better. closer to the lake!
I need to know who is coming from the Milwaukee Area. Our F.I.I. Instructor MARK is flying in to Milwaukee and will need a ride to the Palooza. I would like to see what options we have. Or we might have to make alternative plans. (fly him into Madison or LaCrosse) - If anyone can help let me know ASAP - Thanks!!!
Only 3 spots left for the class!!! I talked to 1 guy today at work that is seriously considering taking 1 of those spots. Don't miss out!!!
I wont be able to come this year due to other travel plans, but definitely plan on coming next year. I need to take the level 1 course first, and hear that it will also be offered in Sept (8 & 9), which is helpful. Does anyone know if anyplace in the area rents appropriate wetsuits, and at what cost?
www.wazeesports.com is a shop just a few miles away they rent suits for ten bucks but they are scuba suits not apnea.
keep your eye on Ebay as well. I recently bought a Elios suit - Like new for $100!! It's a $350-400 suit!
I dont know for sure I havent taken the class yet and just bought my first apnea suit recently. That would probably be a better question for Scott (Whopperhead) I always just used my scuba suit when spearing but never dove as deep or as long of a time as the course will be. Scuba suits are not quite as flexible. You could always email FII to see if they have rental equipment available too but keep in mind the Instructor is flying in.
I talked to an FII rep- who suggested that the instructor would not (that would certainly require excess baggage). I'll probably just rent the scuba suit and hope it is sufficient for the instructional purposes of the class (it perhaps I'll call the FII office again closer to the class.
thanks for the offer-- I'm about 5'11 195 pounds. I'm doing the class in September though, since i will be out of town during free-dive-apolooza. Will you be there for that one as well? I'm really hoping that enough people sign up for it to happen- its probably a good sign that the July class sold out though.
I know a few people who can't make it to this one and are planning on going to the Sept one. I'm going to try to be there. You can use my suit, you're the same size as me.
Just a note that everyone should double check the lake conditions before heading up to Lake Wazee. I understand that the lake has been closed for the past week due to a norovirus outbreak that has sickens over 200 people. Scuba divers have been able to avoid most of this, but free divers will be floating up on the surface where all the of the swimmers were when they got sick. I guess the city is running more tests and hope to have the lake open by the weekend.
You could also give Keith a call up at Wazee sports. He's a good guy and seems to be up on all the latests details
Jon
You could also give Keith a call up at Wazee sports. He's a good guy and seems to be up on all the latests details
Jon
I have been following it a bit myself and from what I read the lake is open but the beach is closed its a swim at your own risk type thing. They were supposed to run tests yesterday and re-open the beach if deemed safe but I have yet to see anything from yesterdays tests. I also read a lot of the comments under the articles and lots of people report swimming in the LAKE with no ill effects. But either way pretty sick and hard to justify the risk of getting illness from the poop water if they say you can. I also read that the extreme temperatures should kill the norovirus but that was something they said on day three, you would think ten days later they would have more answers/results. Someone out there was a definate party pooper!
I guess the water samples they took yesterday are in a lab in Marshfield and they will post results tomorrow.