Seminar and Expo 2006

[Sheri]

I'm excited to announce a Spearfishing Seminar and Expo, to be held at the IGFA (Fishing Hall of Fame) Museum on Thursday, July 20. It's a beautiful facility located in Dania Beach/Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Although this is being held one day after Nationals, the target audience is not just Nationals contestants, but anyone interested in spearfishing. It is open to all....beginner to advanced, freediver or scuba, and juniors and women are especially welcome. Proceeds are being donated to a charity, the Boca Raton Society for the Disabled.

The morning will be filled with exciting speakers, including Daryl Wong, Kirk Krack, and Art Pinder. They will cover a wide variety of topics, including equipment rigging, picking the right tool for the job, the latest on the science of freediving, safety tips for spearfishers, as well as some stories from the past from the legendary slinger -- Art Pinder. :cowboy: You should find it to be uplifting, informative, even funny.

The afternoon will be filled with vendor exhibits from different dive shops and manufacturers. We will have all kinds of dive gear, including freediving and scuba equipment, and covering reef to bluewater hunting needs. A wide variety of speargun brands will be represented, as well as wetsuits, fins, fish artwork, spearfishing magazines, spearfishing DVD's, etc. Many items are being donated for the charity, so there will be a big raffle. Come and enjoy! :thumps:

Space is limited and we expect to sell out, so register early. For more info, visit http://www.longfins.org/seminarexpo.html

[ScottZeagle]

Sounds great, Sheri!!!

I will try to make it over!!!

Scott

[Sheri]

Scott, it would be great to see you here. You guys gotta come over to this side for a change once in awhile!

[OceanEd]

Sheri: This is long overdue. Great job.

[Ironhed]

Awesome I will be there.

[Spear One]

Sounds like a great spearfishing event, I hope it is a huge success.

[SpearMax]

I am excited to announce a Spearfishing Seminar and Expo, to be held at the IGFA (Fishing Hall of Fame) Museum on Friday, July 21!

Sheri, this seminar and Expo on the heels of Nationals sounds like a great idea. I will be there. Thanks for contributing this news to Spearboard! :thumps: Tony

[Chad Carney]

I'll be there too. I'm really looking forward to finally meeting Daryl Wong, and hearing his presentation.

IMO Kirk Krack is the most knowledgeable freediver and instructor I've ever met. Those that have taken his Performance Freediving classes are blown away with the most up to date freediving information available today.

Art Pinder is one of the funniest divers you will ever meet! His spearfishing stories from as early as the middle fifties are classics. And I thought I knew how to use a sling pretty well until diving and shooting with him. Art is a two time Nationals champion and he and his brothers won the FL State championship over ten times.

Congratulations Sheri on putting together such a unique event. This is a golden opportunity at a very reasonable price.

Chad

I wanted to spend hours just looking at the fish on the ceiling of the IGFA museum. http://www.igfa.org/
Adult admission to the Hall of Fame and Museum is $6.00 by itself.

[kitefisherman]

It's about time that Southeast Florida has had some spearfishing events - and now Nationals and the Expo both in three days! I may have to take the whole week off.

Great choice of venue Sheri! I knew that it was just a matter of time before your spearfishing and charitable goals would gain synergy.

[Sheri]

We have received great response by attendees/exhibitors, but we were asked by many of the Nationals contestants to change it to Thursday, July 20th, as many are flying back home on Friday. For anyone that has signed up already, if you cannot make that date change of one day earlier, we will gladly refund your entry fee. Hope that does not inconvenience anyone! (I just made the date change to the original post.) Even though we made the change to suit the Nationals competitors who are flying in, all locals, freedivers or scuba are very welcome!

[OceanEd]

Sheri:

It works better for me. Now I don't have to reschedule a dive class.

[Denny]

Sheri-
Sounds like a long-overdue gathering. We will get the word out.
Any room for the FRA?
Denny

[Sheri]

Hey Denny,

Not only is the FRA welcome, the FRA better be there! You get a free booth/table of course. I am getting some nice raffle items, so we'll do the same for the FRA....collect raffle items and donate the proceeds. Let me know if there is anything else we can do to help.

[Ironhed]

When this thing nears I hope that a reminder notice and good directions to the place will be posted and all pertinent info as well, I don't want to slip up and miss this

[RichT]

Sounds great! The nationals in Hawaii had something similar and the expo was one of the most fun things we attended all week! :thumps:

[Spleen]

This sounds cool. What a great opportunity to learn from so many experienced spearos.

[Platypus]

Re: Spearfishing Seminar

I would definitley urge anyone to go to the Expo / Seminars. $65 is really cheap compared to the amount of knowledge you will walk away with, not to mention you get a catered lunch, admission into the IGFA museum and all the networking / contacts you will make. There will also be a raffle for some major items such as donated Wong Spearguns, fish prints and paintings, and other items that are being donated to the raffle by other vendors at the show. I think seating is limited to 150, and with over 100 competitors coming into town, I have no doubt it will get sold out fast... Except for the Dive Convention (which is only open to other vendors), I think this will be the only chance to get to see so many major vendors showcasing their latest things.

Having taken the PFD clinic, I can say that Kirk Krack most definitely knows what he is talking about and is a great FREEDIVING instructor.

As for Dr. Daryl Wong, he conducts spearfishing seminars at Pacific Ocean Producers here in Hawaii, usually every quarter - because if he isn't drilling, or building guns, he is out on the water spearfishing! I attended one of his seminars and among all the people who attended, the consesus was that they walked away having learned so much more than when they walked in. Everything from freediving, stalking techniques, rigging your gun, bluewater hunting, reef hunting (my favourite), gun building tips, and even trouble-shooting the attendee's hunting techniques so they can get closer to that elusive fish (eg: Mu) etc... was well worth their time, because time is all it cost us. His seminars are free. And if that isn't enough, he usually takes guests - some he has never met before except for on the phone - diving with him on HIS boat. If the weather is bad and diving is out of the question, he still makes an effort to at least meet up with guests / visitors and talk story over dinner or let them borrow one of his surfboards and go surfing. :) :thumps:

[tugsus]

Count me in. Knowledge and networking all under one roof, cool.

I look forward to meeting everyone from the Spearboard.

[23six]

Can't wait to spend all day there!

[Sheri]

Quick update on "The Blue Wild" Spearfishing Seminar and Expo...we're having great response! We have 30 exhibitors so far, including Austin's, Scubasworld, Florida Freedivers, and Ocean Safari....all dive shops that cater to hunters. We have Jay Riffe, Ditmar Biller, Mark Laboccetta with Omer, Spetton, Armor Products, Headhunter, Freedive For Life, CaribeUSA, Zeagle, Hawaii Skin Diver, King Sailfish Mounts, Pelagic Gear, Spearfishing Magazine, Spearboard, and many more. In addition to Daryl, Kirk, and Art Pinder, we will also have Dr. Neal Pollock from DAN (Divers Alert Network) and Manny Puig (Sharkman) participating in the Expo.

We've had some great items donated towards the charity, and some will be given away, raffled and/or auctioned. Here is a partial list: AB Biller speargun, Hammerhead Muzzles, 10 signed copies of Terry Maas “Bluewater Hunter” books, 2 Carey Chen lithographs, Fins (Edge or Matrix), Omer/Manny Puig polespear, Hogfish Painting by Michael Braun, special edition Wong speargun, C4 Mustang Fins, C4 Monoscocca speargun, voucher for Yazbeck wetsuit, Sportube, 4 day Trip to Baja ($1,000 value), Fish Gyotaku by Ken Okutake, Capt Nemo Fins, voucher for Elios custom wetsuit, 6 Powerheads by Tito, 75’ blue float line, 2 Carlos Eyles signed books, Leaderfin Fins, Doc’s ProPlugs, custom made wetsuit by Spiros at Diveskin, Fish Print by Naoki, Fish Painting by artist Ron Croci, 4 subscriptions to "deep” magazine, DUI Gear bag, T-shirts from The BadTuna Company, Guy Harvey limited edition print, Guy Harvey T-shirts and products, Deep See EZ Lock titanium knives, D3 Suunto watch/computer, Aimrite railgun, Aimrite Float, Oceans In Action DVDs and T-shirts, 5 subscriptions to Spearfishing Magazine, Survival Optics Sunglasses, Blue Lizard sunscreen, signed "Spearfishing and Underwater Hunting Handbook", fish mounts, Guy Harvey button down shirt, free 2 tank dive for two on Island Magic, Pelagic Gear clothing, and more to come!

For $65, you get coffee service in the morning, lectures by first rate speakers, a high quality catered lunch, a spearfishing DVD to the first 100 ($30 value), discount coupons to Divers Direct, a raffle ticket, and entry to IGFA Museum. We are 1/2 sold out already, and we don't expect to have tickets left at the door. So, if you know that you want to attend, please don't wait until that last minute, because you may be disappointed. To those who are coming, we look forward to seeing you there!

[Chad Carney]

Great sponsors and prizes Sheri!

This looks to be a super event right after the Nationals.

Chad

[SpearMax]

OK Sheri, This seminar and workshop event on Thursday, July 20 (less than 50 days away) looks better and better every time I hear more. Your new list below of prizes and attendees is great! :cool: I'm going to put up one more time the link to sign up now is http://www.longfins.org/seminarexpo.html The speakers will be very interesting. I am really looking forward to it. Thanks!




Quick update on "The Blue Wild" Spearfishing Seminar and Expo...we're having great response! We have 30 exhibitors so far, including Austin's, Scubasworld, Florida Freedivers, and Ocean Safari....all dive shops that cater to hunters. We have Jay Riffe, Ditmar Biller, Mark Laboccetta with Omer, Spetton, Armor Products, Headhunter, Freedive For Life, CaribeUSA, Zeagle, and many more. In addition to Daryl, Kirk, and Art Pinder, we will also have Dr. Neal Pollock from DAN (Divers Alert Network) and Manny Puig (Sharkman) participating in the Expo.

We've had some great items donated towards the charity, and some will be given away, raffled and/or auctioned. Here is a partial list: AB Biller speargun, Hammerhead Muzzles, 10 signed copies of Terry Maas “Bluewater Hunter” books, 2 Carey Chen lithographs, Fins (Edge or Matrix), Omer/Manny Puig polespear, Hogfish Painting by Michael Braun, special edition Wong speargun, C4 Mustang Fins, C4 Monoscocca speargun, voucher for Yazbeck wetsuit, Sportube, 4 day Trip to Baja ($1,000 value), Fish Gyotaku by Ken Okutake, Capt Nemo Fins, voucher for Elios custom wetsuit, 6 Powerheads by Tito, 75’ blue float line, 2 Carlos Eyles signed books, Leaderfun Fins, Doc’s ProPlugs, custom made wetsuit by Spiros at Diveskin, Fish Print by Naoki, Fish Painting by artist Ron Croci, 4 subscriptions to "deep” magazine, DUI Gear bag, T-shirts from The BadTuna Company, Guy Harvey limited edition print, Guy Harvey T-shirts and products, Deep See EZ Lock titanium knives, D3 Suunto watch/computer, Aimrite railgun, Aimrite Float, Oceans In Action DVDs and T-shirts, 5 subscriptions to Spearfishing Magazine, Survival Optics Sunglasses, Blue Lizard sunscreen, signed "Spearfishing and Underwater Hunting Handbook", and more to come!

For $65, you get coffee service in the morning, lectures by first rate speakers, a high quality catered lunch, a spearfishing DVD to the first 100 ($30 value), discount coupons to Divers Direct, a raffle ticket, and entry to IGFA Museum. We are 1/2 sold out already, and we don't expect to have tickets left at the door. So, if you know that you want to attend, please don't wait until that last minute, because you may be disappointed. To those who are coming, we look forward to seeing you there!

[bubblejunkie]

I spoke with Daryl Wong today about this event I'll be there for sure, sounds like a lot of fun.

[Sheri]

Getting more "stuff" all the time! For the give-away and raffle, in the past week, I've gotten: Carbontek CT Glass blades, Marc Valentin speargun, Rabitech Stealth speargun, sling made and signed by Art Pinder, and a Yokooji speargun. Again, this is to benefit a charity, The Boca Raton Society for the Disabled, also known as Twin Palms...www.twinpalmscenter.com. I am really moved by the generosity of the spearfishing community! We might be called killers at times, but we've got warm hearts!!! :thumps:

I'm about max'ed out with the vendors too, but I keep squeezing more in. I love the diversity. It's not just spearfishing equipment, but also fish mounts, marine clothing, lots of artwork, DVD's...even the FWC signed up today. They want to be able to answer spearfishing questions, but they are also thinking it might be a good place to recruit! So if you're looking for a job...

I just got the T-shirt sample today. Looks great. That's a picture of Art Pinder that appeared in a magazine in 1958. He slinged a giant cubera snapper and was looking into an underwater camera...very leading edge technology back then. I just watched a VERY old video....wow, was that interesting. Some parts would be politically incorrect today, but we will show the other parts.

The Miami Herald and Sun-Sentinel are about to publish information on this Seminar in the Outdoors section of the newspapers. Again, if you know that you want to go, please sign up beforehand because there is limited seating in the auditorium. If something comes up and you can't attend, I will refund your money. I am trying to avoid a mad rush at the door and people being left out that really want to go. To sign up...http://www.longfins.org/seminarexpo.html

[SpearMax]

That's a picture of Art Pinder that appeared in a magazine in 1958. He slinged a giant cubera snapper and was looking into an underwater camera...very leading edge technology back then. To sign up...http://www.longfins.org/seminarexpo.html

Sheri, the shirt looks great! :thumps: How much are they? I am looking forward to meeting the legendary Art Pinder for the first time. :cool: Tony

[Chad Carney]

It's a great looking shirt Sheri!

For those that haven't seen it up close, here's another pic she sent me with that classic Art Pinder graphic.

Looking forward to the Seminar!

Chad

[Sheri]

Tony, the shirts will be $18, a great value considering the fact that we opted for the highest quality shirts. We are able to do that thanks to our sponsors (Divers Direct, Chuck Hartz, and Hawaii Skin Diver). We'll also be giving some of these and other T-shirts away during the day, just to keep it exciting.

Sneak preview on Art Pinder! He just showed me a mask and sling he made so he can do a show-and-tell at the Expo. He made them just like they used to make them 70 years ago, when he was a young boy. He reminded me that they had no wetsuits, no weightbelts, no snorkels, and no fins. If they dove 20 feet, that was deep!

For the mask, they used to cut a round piece of glass and then made a skirt out of innertube material....and the tips of their noses were always smashed against the glass. They sharpened umbrella stays for shafts, and they used bamboo for the sling.

Look closely at the picture of him in Sports Illustrated. Years later, they still had no wetsuit, snorkel, or weights....but he did have short fins. He also started using a double strand on his sling which they hung around their neck after shooting the fish. He says he had an effective range of 20 feet.

Today, he's 76, funny as can be, and still killing fish. Many of his friends from that era will be there...really fun to listen to.

[conspearasea]

I ll be there along with all of my corny jokes. It sounds like a good time. Maybe I can meet some new fish killers to dive with. I want to win one of them fancy wetsuits!

[Bañados]

Sheri,

I am going to be missing such a great seminar and banquet, I hope to see all soon.

[diligaf]

From The Sun-Sentinel-

Shoot first, talk later
Arriving for competition, Sheri Daye convinced the experts to hold a seminar.

Published July 7, 2006


With the country's best spearfishers coming to South Florida to compete in the National Freedive Spearfishing Championship on July 19, Sheri Daye had a great idea:

Why not have some of those experts talk about their sport and have some of the companies that cater to spearfishers display their wares?

As a result, The Blue Wild Spearfishing Seminar & Expo 2006 is July 20 at the IGFA Fishing Hall of Fame & Museum in Dania Beach.

Cost is $65 for the event, which runs from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. and includes a gourmet lunch, T-shirt and admission to the IGFA Museum. Cost for the Expo only, which is 2-4:30 p.m., is $20 and includes museum admission.

To register and pay online, visit www.longfins.org/seminarexpo.html. All proceeds of the event go to Twin Palms Center For The Disabled in Boca Raton, which provides social, academic and daily living skills training for developmentally challenged adults.

The speakers include the biggest names in the sport, from freediving coach and educator Kirk Krack to custom speargun builder Daryl Wong to legendary spearfisherman Art Pinder, who was once featured with his brother on the cover of Sports Illustrated.

"I've known Art and Daryl for a couple of years," said Daye, who won a national spearfishing co-ed championship with Wong in Hawaii and recently broke her own women's freediving spearfishing record with a 179-pound yellowfin tuna that she shot at Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.

"They're such cool, neat people, I thought people would love to listen to what they have to say," Daye said. "Then I found out that the nationals were going to be here and that Kirk was teaching one of his freediving classes here. So when all that fell into place, I had to do it."

For those who have ever thought about getting into spearfishing, the seminar is a great place to start. And even if you decide that spearfishing is not for you, whether you freedive, scuba dive or just fish from a boat or from shore, you're bound to learn things that will make your outings more enjoyable.

As for those who are already into spearfishing, the seminar offers an unprecedented opportunity to learn from the best.

Daye said Krack, of Vancouver, British Columbia, is a master at teaching freedivers how to safely hold their breath longer and dive deeper. She knows because she attended one of his classes.

"I thought I couldn't hold my breath one minute," she said. "Thanks to Kirk, I learned to hold it four minutes."

Daye has set eight spearfishing records -- her previous biggest tuna was a 157-pounder shot in Costa Rica -- including a 40-pound permit that is a record for men and women.

Her latest record came while taping a new show for The Outdoor Channel called Speargun Hunter that starts airing in January.

Wong, a dentist from Hawaii, will talk about trends in spearfishing, including different styles of hunting and types of equipment, how to pick different spearguns for different conditions and what type of gear is suitable for beginning spearfishers. Manny Puig will give a demonstration with his Signature Pole Spear.

Pinder, who lives in Palm Bay, started spearfishing 60 years ago with his father and brothers in Miami. He will share his humorous stories of the old days, when he had to make much of his spearfishing equipment, as well as some of his spearfishing secrets.

Each speaker will talk for 30-45 minutes and there will be a question-and-answer session

Exhibitors range from scuba, freediving and spearfishing equipment manufacturers to dive magazines, marine artists and spearfishing charter operators. Exhibitors include Custom Rod and Reel, Tom Greene's fishing tackle store in Lighthouse Point; King Sailfish Mounts; Pelagic Clothing; and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

Many of the exhibitors also are donating prizes that will be given out during the seminars or raffled or auctioned off during the Expo. Among the prizes are sunglasses, books, artwork, wetsuits, trips, fishing tackle and a number of spearguns, including a custom speargun made by Wong, a Hawaiian sling made and signed by Pinder, and one of Krack's intermediate freediving classes.

Steve Waters can be reached at swaters@sun-sentinel.com or 954-356-4648.





Copyright © 2006, South Florida Sun-Sentinel


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[Chad Carney]

Cool article Dave!

RZ - Here's the Blue Wild Seminar exhibitor list... looks like quite a few scuba related companies, organizations, charters and stores.

AB Biller –www.abbiller.com

Bill Howell Ford - www.howellford.com

Armor Products –www.armorbags.com

Artwork Table from various artists

Austin’s Diving Center - www.austinsdiving.com

Caribe USA –www.caribeusa.com

Charles Hartz – www.georgehartz.com

DAN - Divers Alert Network - www.diversalertnetwork.org

Divers Direct –www.diversdirect.com

DVD Table - www.openwaterimages.com

Florida Freedivers - www.flfreedivers.com

Freedive For Life - www.freediveforlife.com

FWC – Florida Wildlife Commission www.myfwc.com

Hammerhead Muzzles - hammerheadmuzzles.com

Hawaii Skin Diver - www.hawaiiskindiver.net

Headhunter Spearfishing Co. - www.headhunterspearfishing.com

Island Magic Enterprises –www.island-magic.com

King Sailfish Mounts – www.kingsailfish.com

Ocean Safari - www.oceansafari.com

Out of Focus Productions –www.oceansinaction.com

Pelagic Gear – www.pelagicgear.com

Performance Freediving - www.performancefreediving.com

Riffe International, Inc. - www.speargun.com

Tito Spearguns –titotigershark@hotmail.com

Scubasworld - www.scubasworld.com

Spearboard - www.spearboard.com

Spearfishing Charters - www.spearfishingcharters.com

Spearfishing Magazine - www.spearfishingmagazine.com, www.spearboard.com

Spetton USA - www.spetton-usa.com

Technosport, Inc./Omer - www.omerdiving.com

Ultimate Predator Productions –www.ultimatepredatorproductions.com

Wong Spearguns - www.wongspearguns.com

Zeagle - www.zeagle.com

[Sheri]

Bucket,

From what I've seen, I would say that about 80% of Daryl's presentation will apply equally to scuba divers and freedivers. Same thing goes for Dr. Neal Pollock of DAN. Same thing goes for Manny Puig, as he will be speaking about how to handle sharks....no reason that subject would not pertain to scuba divers as well. Even Kirk's presentation should appeal to scuba divers, as I've met more and more who are interested in freediving. Art Pinder would be interesting to anyone, even if they are not divers.

Most vendors sell to both scuba divers and freedivers. I think there are more things in common between the two groups than there are differences. Bottom line, I don't see anyone walking out of the seminar thinking...."Well, that whole thing applied to freedivers only and had nothing to do with scuba".

[Sheri]

Things just keep getting more and more exciting. Costa Del Mar just asked me if they can donate some sunglasses. Carey Chen, the famous fish artist, just informed me that he will be attending the seminar. He donated two lithographs, and they are stunning.

I just got Daryl's gun....here's a picture that tells it all. I would have a hard time using this gun....looks like it should be hung on a wall. Michael Braun, another talented artist, painted these fish on the stock, and then Daryl put the remaining coats of finish over it.

[Prowler]

Don't know how I missed this with my incessent lurking.....but I just signed up. I need to be at my Boca office anyway.....at least now I do. :D

Gary

[BoyntonBeachBum]

Man, that wong gun is beautiful. I can't wait for the seminar!!

Thanks for putting this all together.

[SwampThing]

sounds like it will be an awesome event with a good turnout of members, i have already signed up also.

[sacha58]

Now.....let us forced absents know how the event was :thumps:

[Seacidal]

For a report on the seminar and expo, see my recent post in the California forum.
It was Freakin' GREAT!!!!

[Sheri]

I know this is kind of a long shot, but can anyone help me identify someone that was at the Seminar? He was pretty tall, lean build, blondish curly hair. He was wearing a light, powder-blue long-sleeve thin jacket (I think it said CALIFORNIA on the back). He kept asking about the Art Pinder handmade sling, and I'd like to get one to him.

I don't think he was here for Nationals, because I already asked some CA guys, and he wasn't on any of their teams. In fact, he might not even be from California at all.

I would really, really appreciate it if anyone could tell me who he is. Thanks.

[Chad Carney]

Great event Sheri! (Sorry, I didn't see him.)

More on the Blue Wild event here http://www.spearboard.com/showthread.php?t=32147

Chad

[Prowler]

Sheri, I think he was someone's son..at least he was sitting with an older gentleman....and didn't he win a prize during the raffle? Sorry, that's all I can remember.
By the way, outstanding job on your efforts. Anyone who missed this really did miss a great event.
Take care.

Gary

[Sheri]

Gary,

I'm so glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for joining us!

Thanks for trying to help identify this guy. I'm really hoping to find him. He wanted that Art Pinder sling so bad, and I really, really want to get one to him. I could tell how bad he wanted it, and Art would like to make one special for him.

[Punishment]

After seeing all the pics and reading about how excellent this event was I totally regret not having participated. Ill be sure to catch it next time. From what I have read you did an excellent job Sheri so you should be very proud for all you hard work.

Ronald

[Sheri]

Ronald,

Yeah...you should have joined us! Just curious, where did you see pictures? I just posted some, but I now realize they are on a California thread. Look here if you want to see more. http://www.spearboard.com/showthread.php?t=32128

I knew it would be kind of hard for some people to join us on a Thursday, but we still got a good showing. We filled the room with 250 people, and the prize list was over $15K.

I've gotten four people who have volunteered to help me next year (makes my sister VERY happy), and I've gotten sponsors who say they'd step it up even more. I even have the nearby hotel offering to be a sponsor. I guess I might have to do it all over again! So you might get another chance, and I'll do it on a Saturday, and you'll have no excuse!

[Chad Carney]

More photos from the Blue Wild Seminar & Expo.

Sheri introduces the first speaker, Daryl Wong.

A nice crowd, with Sheri's sister Diana & friend Bonnie Rowe in the foreground. (These two girls worked really hard to make the Blue Wild such a success!)

[Chad Carney]

Art Pinder and many of his buddies in the front row.

Chad Palan and Diana on the side while Kirk Krack speaks.

Kirk Krack, from Performance Freediving, enlightens and entertains.

Sheri and Daryl Wong.

Cary Chen gives away a fine lithograph.

[Chad Carney]

Legendary gun maker, Daryl Wong; and MC, Sheri Daye.

Slinging champion Art Pinder entertains the crowd.

Almost everyone won prizes, including my wife Trish Carney, between Daryl and Diana.

Mark peeks out from the Omer display.

Florida Freedivers exhibit.

[Chad Carney]

Hawaii Skin Diver.

Sean from Armor Bags.

Zeagle founder, Dennis Bulin, at the Zeagle display.

Manager, Dennis (right), at the Austin's display.

Art Pinder, (center), joins Dennis Bulin and I at the Zeagle table.

[Chad Carney]

The only partially full prize table.

Dr Neal Pollock, from D.A.N.

Chip Bissell, speaks on the Freediver's safety Vest.

Daryl and Artist Cary Chen award Sheri with a beautiful Cary Chen lithograph.