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Old 06-04-2008, 09:15 PM   #16
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Re: 2008 Nationals

RI Department of Environmental Management Saltwater Regulations Abstract for 2008 has been released. The link on the Nationals website has been updated.

There is a lot of great information in the abstract.
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Old 06-17-2008, 04:14 PM   #17
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i would vote against walkie talkies, but then i would also vote against gps. i think electronics take away the need for certain skills that i think are a big part of the sport such as taking land bearings.
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Old 06-17-2008, 08:30 PM   #18
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IMPORTANT UPDATE! Team Bio's are now due June 25th.

Entrance Forms and Fees and Banquet and T-Shirt orders forms due July 1st.

Stay tuned for additional sponsor updates including information on the August 2, 2008 Rhode Island Picasso Open.
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Old 08-03-2008, 03:14 PM   #19
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i would vote against walkie talkies, but then i would also vote against gps. i think electronics take away the need for certain skills that i think are a big part of the sport such as taking land bearings.
so, then you only want a local to win the nationals?
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Old 08-06-2008, 05:48 AM   #20
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not at all. it wasnt until fairly recently that electronics of any kind were alllowed in nationals. i just liked the purity of the days when we had to take land bearings. i think it added another aspect to the sport. and besides , if you look back at past nationals it wasnt always the locals who won. just my opinion. murph
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Old 08-06-2008, 08:37 AM   #21
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i am from florida and i cant agree more with murph...looking at the nationals area it would actually benefit outsiders more...... there are no secrets in this area....... if you want a good spot you need to paddle..... also i think the whole marker bouy thing is very stupid.... and will be the leading cause of cheating.....everything should be the way it is in the world championships.......then again what the **** do i know?????lol
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Old 08-07-2008, 10:59 PM   #22
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ANYBODY hear anything????
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Old 08-08-2008, 07:56 AM   #23
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Old 08-08-2008, 08:03 AM   #24
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Re: 2008 Nationals

Justin Allen, young gun local killed the field here yesterday.
1st place for him, with a tremendous catch.
Dan Silveira from CA was close behind for second,
with Joe Paxtell from CT right behind for third.
Good weather, decent fish, and once again, right place right time paid off.
First team was a local team diving for palm beach I believe, don;t remember the guys names, and theyre not even in the program.
I, went from hero to zero in 7 hours.
Oh well, I'm used to that.
Great time, and great divers.
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Old 08-08-2008, 08:35 AM   #25
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Thanks for the report....What does "not in the program" mean?
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Old 08-08-2008, 08:40 AM   #26
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CONGRATS to Kimi Werner for winning the Wahine division!

ADditional info:

Hawaiian freediver Kimi Werner, pictured here, unseated Californian Amanda Ernst as the women's national spear-fishing champion today.


Werner, 28, shot three tautog and two striped bass - including a 33-pounder - during the U.S. National Spear Fishing Championship in Newport. A native of Maui now living on Oahu, Werner said the water off Newport was murky, compared with her homewaters, but it was clearer than she had expected. She fished off Land's End.

Werner was a member of Hawaii's mixed team. Her partner was Andre Tamasese.

Ernst, 18, shot three tautog. Though she saw bluefish while scouting earlier in the week, she saw only blackfish and undersize scup yesterday. She fished with her father, Bill Ernst of Malibu.

In team competition, Massachusetts Freedivers edged out Rhode Island Freedivers by .8 pounds.

The Rhode Island team scored 140 points with a variety of stripers, bluefish, blackfish, triggerfish, and scup.

The event's rules followed Rhode Island fishing regulations, but added two inches to each minimum size limit. One point is awarded per fish and per pound. The maximum weight to count toward scoring is 15 pounds. The maximum points per one fish are 16 points. So, a 15-pound striper wins the same number of points as a much heavier fish.

Diving for Rhode Island were world record holder Dave Hochman, Jay Moore and John Murphy.
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Old 08-08-2008, 09:07 AM   #27
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1st Place team Palm Beach Freedivers

John Modica
Sean Moreschi
Mike Marino

And by the way there ALL excellent and very capable divers even in deep waters
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Old 08-08-2008, 01:23 PM   #29
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Kimi Werner , winner in the woman division . No other comment is necessary
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Old 08-10-2008, 07:30 AM   #30
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Just so nobody's confused, Palm Beach Freedivers won but all the divers on that team are local RI commercial spearos. They just competed under the Palm Beach club name, they're not actually FL divers. Just like my team's competed under the MA Free name for the last 8 years.

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