Gentlemen please, can we all take deep breaths and count to ten.
I have been behind Jaymz and his efforts from the start and I am very grateful for the amount of time and effort he has put in to this project. I have over the last few years tried to expand my knowledge, skills and enjoyment of spearfishing by trying to network, meet and go fishing with other spearos. I have tried, using this forum to start loose groups to go fishing with because its safer and more fun!!! My efforts have been mixed as it is difficult to get people together.
Jaymz is enthusiastic about spearfishing and freediving and is really keen to advance his spearo skills and knowledge by networking and meeting fellow spearos, which can be difficult and frustrating in a small community spread over a country like Wales. He has worked bloody hard to link people who were mainly fishing on their own, or who want to start but are clueless as to who to ask and where to go and his idea of a welsh club is the beginnings of something that could be potentially be beneficial to us all.
Originally he had contacted the BSA for information on Welsh Spearos and was told by one of the UK national committee that there was No Welsh representation in the BSA! So instead doing nothing he decided to go ahead and set up a club using my loose list of contacts (from all over Wales) as a start.
I know some of you are having a bit of a moan but Jamyz has done what the rest of us have failed to do. I for one thank and commend him for it and back this venture. The point is that everyone can be part of this and take ownership. He has created an excellent website and already, has got us discount with the spearfishing store. The website is designed so everyone can contribute regardless of location At the moment there is some of my stuff on there only because I’m the only person he knows who has got anything! So come on and contribute I am sure you can do better than me.
I am sorry you guys in North Wales are feeling left out that was not the intention but I assure you, there is no “Welsh spearobase central” in the south! All there is at the moment is a cracking website and some names of people who want to go spearfishing. As for a committee, its early days and well, all the slots are open! Anyway as far as I am aware there are no set rules in the UK as to how clubs are formed, whether it’s the website or the committee or the bar or the club boat that comes first, so I don’t understand why that seems to be a problem. The location, at the moment, is in South Wales because this is where Jamyz lives and this is where he started it.
No ones forcing anyone to join but I would like to see North Wales group and a South Wales group and any other group located in Wales all contributing to a “umbrella” national Welsh spearfishing club. If the chairperson ends up being from Bangor, Newtown, Haverfordwest or Cardiff its no problem to me as long as they do a good job and we all benefit.
We could organize spearfishing weekends around the country, trips abroad, competitions, training camps, coaching, etc etc and being a club could give us more clout for discounts on training, trips, kit and services.
So far the only person who has done anything to join us all together North or South is Jaymz so please lets stop nitpicking at trivialities and join together because all he is guilty of is starting the ball rolling.
regards and respect to you all,
piratesteve
