Hello, my name is Vasco and I'm a Surrey Freediver

[Vasco F M Bull]

Hey there guys and girls.

I'm a new comer to apnea but have already within my limited experience enjoyed a meditative state whilst I was under the influence of water .
I'm not sure whether this is the same joy and relaxed state that other free-divers enjoy, but I'm looking to find out more about it and I would definately like to practice it more.
I don't have too much money at my disposal atm and because of that I am looking for a buddy in or around my area who potentially has more experience than I, who I could learn from and who I could also practice my free-diving with.
What I have to offer is an open mind, a willingness to love life and generally a friendly relaxed air about me.
Best wishes to you all
V

 

[Salehthefish]

Hello and welcome on DB hope you will find what your looking for and wish you all best...

 

[Vasco F M Bull]

Thankyou

 

[WillUnderwater]

Welcome to DB! Luckily basic freediving is a pretty cheap sport! Just don't look at any of the companies websites or you might find your bank account pretty empty pretty quickly

 

[titan]

welcome

 

[Vasco F M Bull]

Thankyou all for, your welcome wishes and your advice, although, having done butterfly swimming for a little while with stereo fins, I finally emptied my account and bought my self a monofin after trying other people's.
Unfortunately I've had an accident on return from the pool, not having a bag for my mono yet I had strapped it to my back which proved to work quite well when I was cycling. But I relaxed once and had it hanging off a shoulder and part of the blade got caught in my spokes causing a tear in the blade around 2 inches long.
It's made of firbre glass and I'm looking to repair it, could anyone give me any advice on how to repair it?
Cheers

 

[agbiv]

Welcome from Texas! Not much for fiberglass repair but maybe an auto body shop or a boat shop could help. :blackeye

 

[Vasco F M Bull]

Thankyou, I've found a solution now: I'm going to use a piece of tightly woven fiber-glass and a resin to patch the tear on both sides by wrapping it round the end of the blade.
I might try to balance the feel of the fin in the water by adding the same amount of fiber-glass to the opposite side of the blade. I will see how it feels.
Thankyou again for your suggestion.

 

[Mr. X]

Welcome Vasco.

Welcome to DB! Luckily basic freediving is a pretty cheap sport! Just don't look at any of the companies websites or you might find your bank account pretty empty pretty quickly

Sounds like good advice.