I just spent last weekend in Fort Lauderdale at my second annual Blue Wild Expo, and I don't think I've seen mention of it on this board. Its hard to do it justice in one post, but there were two days of presentations and lectures by everyone from Kirk Krack of Performance Freediving to Terry Maas on the new freediver safety vest to the guy who drifted 77 days across the Atlantic and survived to write the book Adrift. Also, there were vendors from all over the world showing their products- Riffe, Pelaj, Sporasub, Omer, Mako, C4, and others too numerous to mention here.
The situation could not be better. The Expo is in the International Game Fish Association HQ building, with a Marriott Courtyard hotel next to it on one side and a seafood restaurant on the other. You can take a free 10 minute shuttle from the airport, and then never set foot in a vehicle again. You get to meet divers from all over the world, and if you wish, can close the restaurant bar exchanging storied every night, and not have to worry about driving and drinking.
The event is put together by multiple world record holder Sheri Daye, and she does an unbelievable job.
If you would like to get more of a feel for it, try these Spearboard threads.
This one has the schedule of events, but it keeps changing, so you might want to scroll to the last few posts for the final version.
[ame=http://www.spearboard.com/showthread.php?t=72549]The Blue Wild Expo 2009! - Spearboard Spearfishing Community[/ame]
This one has photos.
[ame=http://www.spearboard.com/showthread.php?t=77842]2009 Blue Wild Expo Photo thread - Thank You Sheri! - Spearboard Spearfishing Community[/ame]
And this one is the one I started for the Californians who attended. It also has photos.
[ame=http://www.spearboard.com/showthread.php?t=77926]Californians at the Expo - Spearboard Spearfishing Community[/ame]
The situation could not be better. The Expo is in the International Game Fish Association HQ building, with a Marriott Courtyard hotel next to it on one side and a seafood restaurant on the other. You can take a free 10 minute shuttle from the airport, and then never set foot in a vehicle again. You get to meet divers from all over the world, and if you wish, can close the restaurant bar exchanging storied every night, and not have to worry about driving and drinking.
The event is put together by multiple world record holder Sheri Daye, and she does an unbelievable job.
If you would like to get more of a feel for it, try these Spearboard threads.
This one has the schedule of events, but it keeps changing, so you might want to scroll to the last few posts for the final version.
[ame=http://www.spearboard.com/showthread.php?t=72549]The Blue Wild Expo 2009! - Spearboard Spearfishing Community[/ame]
This one has photos.
[ame=http://www.spearboard.com/showthread.php?t=77842]2009 Blue Wild Expo Photo thread - Thank You Sheri! - Spearboard Spearfishing Community[/ame]
And this one is the one I started for the Californians who attended. It also has photos.
[ame=http://www.spearboard.com/showthread.php?t=77926]Californians at the Expo - Spearboard Spearfishing Community[/ame]
