We're official. Welsh Spearfishing Club

jaymz · Apr 13, 2014

It's no problem Bro

And a little reminder to whoever thinks they are coming onto the new website and start talking politics....you will find a 75cm straight up your arse. The new club website will be for Spearfishing, if you wanna talk shit...stay here

artiz · Apr 13, 2014

DafyddRees said:
I think the last couple of pages is embarrassing for all involved to be honest. Not even a modicum of dignified argument, just the petulant remarks of those who want to represent the welsh spearo! The BSA are light years ahead in terms of how to conduct themselves.

Jaymz, I do feel sorry for you - The original name of your thread was 'Welsh Spearfishing Club', a group for like minded individuals who wanted share their experiences with others in the same geographical area. Now your idea has skipped a step to become an 'Association' with the self-appointment of individuals who lust after a platform to shovel their own biased idealogy down the necks of the supposed ill-informed. Abit of advice would be to stick to the club mentality for now and let that flourish before trying to make an impact on a national scale. Rushing ahead like this just leads to this embarrassing episode where miss-representing radicals try to seize power and ruin it for all.

Blimey... all a bit serious DafyddRees... DB is a public forum and hardly the place to set up anything really... bar helping people to get in touch... which it has already done... isn't this forum more for taking the mickey out of each other and picking up invaluable information along the way, rather than anything serious?
Be under no illusions though there's some very important issues at stake here... spearo's in New South Wales faced/are facing a complete ban from all of Australia's MCZ's last year... you only need to do a bit of Googling to discover the pressures we'll also be facing shortly... and still without a unified voice... Just about EVERYONE else around the world seems to have a coherent ethical spearo representation where its needed now... why not us?... more importantly we still have no formal representation at the official Welsh MCZ consultations and stakeholder processes?
The BSA have made advances lately but will always be restricted in regional interests, operation and appeal because they still do not represent non-competitive spearo's or even spearo's who couldn't give a damn either way. I know because I asked the BSA Chairman directly as an official BSA member why it didn't... to his credit he has been doing what he can for the future of spearfishing but will always be restricted by his own historically competitive management committee? (and a useless web site) In much the same way that a new all inclusive association must be democratic and majority managed by elected members... with no opportunities for self-appointment, radicalisation or even personal influence which will/can all affect a club only set up?.. as jaymz points out... setting up South-Mid-North Welsh associations make no difference other than social factors and also the ability to insure members for liability... being represented where it counts, reasonably well organised and in touch does... anything else is clearly unimportant?

jaymz · Apr 13, 2014

What I do notice tho, is that everyone tries to go 1 better than the following to make them seem more intelligent....almost like a competition

artiz · Apr 13, 2014

jaymz said:
What I do notice tho, is that everyone tries to go 1 better than the following to make them seem more intelligent....almost like a competition

As I said jaymz... nothing of any real importance

headhunter · Apr 14, 2014

jaymz said:
And its localised now to South Wales

The website will be released soon and it has South Wales in the title you will be happy to know.

You heard it here first

Does that mean the welsh spearfishing website artiz linked to earlier is another "association" composed entirely of artiz and his imaginary friends?

artiz · Apr 14, 2014

headhunter said:
Does that mean the welsh spearfishing website artiz linked to earlier is another "association" composed entirely of artiz and his imaginary friends?

So you really are 16 then... anyway what are you doing to help here? Or is calling "Ireland a corrupt third world banana republic" on a multi-national public forum the limit to your intelligence, maturity and input on DB... grow up or naff off troll!

headhunter · Apr 14, 2014

artiz said:
So you really are 16 then... anyway what are you doing to help here? Or is calling "Ireland a corrupt third world banana republic" on a multi-national public forum the limit to your intelligence, maturity and input on DB... grow up or naff off troll!

I'll take that as a yes then.

jaymz · Apr 14, 2014

More hijacks than East Compton haha

artiz · Apr 14, 2014

Were official, Welsh Spearfishing Association

www.welshspearfishing.org.uk

Mr. X · Sep 5, 2014

Llongyfarchiadau! Yr wyf yn gobeithio nad ydych wedi bod radicaleiddio

Erbyn y ffordd , ble mae'r fersiwn Cymraeg y wefan?

artiz · Sep 5, 2014

Mr. X said:
Llongyfarchiadau! Yr wyf yn gobeithio nad ydych wedi bod radicaleiddio

Erbyn y ffordd , ble mae'r fersiwn Cymraeg y wefan?

Welcomed point Mr X so thanks... The 'members only' site does have a (Joomla) Welsh translation pack installed and we have a couple of fluent Welsh speaking members... but on a technical level it is going to take a while to get it right... especially on our forum. However the public site will eventually be translated into Welsh too... time is on our side... for now!

KevinFlame · Sep 5, 2014

Sounds interesting, had missed this thread, will have to take a look at the site. [emoji106]

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Mr. X · Sep 6, 2014

Don't hurry on my account artiz, English works for me

Mike Bradshaw · Apr 13, 2015

jaymz said:
After nearly a year of getting people together, we are officially up and associated with the BSA. Firstly, as a newbie to the sport early last year I'd like to say a massive thanks to a lot of members from this forum for helping me get into and educated in Spearfishing. I've taken my newely learned skills to a higher level and doing some serious freediving/spearfishing. If it wasn't for the support of some of you guys to push me further then our club may not be together. So a big thanks to you guys.

Here's a link to our website:

http://www.welshspearfishingclub.co.uk

Feel free to join us at anytime, we are not only open to Welsh spearos, we have members from Wales, England and even Italy. We are looking forward to spearing a lot more as a club and entering events. Well be great to see some of you in the water with us.

Cheers fellas

Jaymz

Congratulations and well done. If you need any help advice etc I would be delighted to help. Only fished in Wales a couple of times but lots of the guys enjoy the fishing there.
Best regards
Mike Bradshaw

NNW64 · May 3, 2016

Hi guys
I'm a Newbie living in Porthcawl just getting started but would like to join a Welsh Club.
Any mailing list or info for club meetings etc and becoming a member would be appreciated.
Nick.

ashbish · May 3, 2016

NNW64 said:
Hi guys
I'm a Newbie living in Porthcawl just getting started but would like to join a Welsh Club.
Any mailing list or info for club meetings etc and becoming a member would be appreciated.
Nick.

Don't think this tread is very active anymore, check out the South Wales and west thread it's a bit more up to date and might find people who can help you there! Dont think a Welsh club was set up after, to political! Have a look on Facebook if you have it, U.K. Spearfishing buddy's or South Wales spear fishing might help!

NNW64 · May 3, 2016

ashbish said:
Don't think this tread is very active anymore, check out the South Wales and west thread it's a bit more up to date and might find people who can help you there! Dont think a Welsh club was set up after, to political! Have a look on Facebook if you have it, U.K. Spearfishing buddy's or South Wales spear fishing might help!

Thanks for the heads up I will!

Stephan Whelan · May 6, 2016

And don't forget to come back and share on DeeperBlue.com as well

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