http://www.spearfishingworld.net/ Spearfishing World Network en-us Sat, 29 Sep 2007 00:44:00 GMT 1440 Spearfishing World Network Spearfishing World Network News http://backend.userland.com/rss http://www.spearfishingworld.net/themes/dragonfly/images/logo.png http://www.spearfishingworld.net/ http://www.spearfishingworld.net/News/article/sid=60.html Dimitris Vassilakis, avid spearfisher and freediver, and international judge for AIDA died recently during a spearfishing trip. His funeral was on 9th September and he was accompanied by hundreds of relatives and friends. He was buried with his speargun in his hands. Sat, 29 Sep 2007 00:44:00 GMT http://www.spearfishingworld.net/News/article/sid=59.html During an international competition in Wellington's Naenae pool, Mullins (26) used a monofin to officially beat the previous World Record distance of 225 metres held by Danish freediver Stig Avril Severinson. Sat, 29 Sep 2007 00:39:50 GMT http://www.spearfishingworld.net/News/article/sid=58.html Taught by Emma Farrell, World Class freediving instructor trainer by Paul Kotik February 20th, 2007 Emma Farrell, World Class Freediving Instructor Trainer, and author of One Breath, a Reflection on Freediving will be visiting Dubai for the whole of March 2007 to run all levels of AIDA courses from beginner through to instructor level. She will also be speaking at the Dive Middle East Exhibition at 19h30 on the 13th March and doing static apnea demonstrations during the four day show. The depth training is being done at the beautiful reefs of Fujairah and these are hosted by Divers Down. To find out more about the courses on offer, please contact Sara Haith at sara@divasindubai.com or call +971-50-436-8696. Fri, 02 Mar 2007 14:27:04 GMT http://www.spearfishingworld.net/News/article/sid=57.html With the popularity of poker reaching a global scale, and the popularity of mixed games (like the H.O.R.S.E. event at the WSOP) also expanding, the two have come together in a very odd way on the island of Tavarua, Fiji. Popular watch maker, Nixon, will be hosting the invitation only High Tide Hold �Em event that will give participants an opportunity to match not only their poker skills, but their spearfishing, tennis, and surfing skills. The event will last for seven days, February 8-16, and is obviously geared as an outlet for "extreme sports" athletes, although who wouldn�t want to see Gavin Smith or Kathy Liebert in a bathing suit and on a surfboard. Thu, 08 Feb 2007 10:27:28 GMT http://www.spearfishingworld.net/News/article/sid=56.html MIAMI - Freediving champion Martin Stepanek has been named Adventurer of the Year by the respected extreme sports journal South Florida Adventures. It's the first time a freediver has won this title, and the first time freediving has won the cover story spot. For more on the magazine and the award, go to South Florida AdventuresWeb site. Thu, 08 Feb 2007 10:25:08 GMT http://www.spearfishingworld.net/News/article/sid=55.html All fishing methods/practices have an impact on the target resource and may affect also non-target species. Many of them also have an impact on the wider aquatic environment. The "normal" effect of exploitation should not be confused with "destruction". Sat, 27 Jan 2007 00:05:25 GMT http://www.spearfishingworld.net/News/article/sid=54.html An East London diver had survived being shot through the neck with a speargun on Christmas Eve, the National Sea Rescue Institute said. NSRI spokesperson Craig Lambinon said the man, 27, had been spearfishing with friends off Yellow Sands, north-east of East London when he was accidentally shot. Thu, 11 Jan 2007 15:14:41 GMT http://www.spearfishingworld.net/News/article/sid=53.html JUPITER, Fla. -- In the world of spearfishing, one Jupiter resident now has a pending new title: world-record holder. Robert Arrington, 30, never expected to have people from around the world calling. That's what happens when you have the biggest Pacific blue marlin ever taken with a spear gun. Thu, 11 Jan 2007 15:12:16 GMT http://www.spearfishingworld.net/News/article/sid=52.html Hurghada, Egypt --The United States Apnea Association (USAA) has announced that Deron Verbeck, a USAA member, set a new national record in the freediving discipline of static apnea with a breath hold of seven minutes and twenty-two seconds. Thu, 11 Jan 2007 15:03:34 GMT http://www.spearfishingworld.net/News/article/sid=51.html Deeperblue.net 15 April 2006 By Ismail Sonday Probably the most debated item amongst spearo’s is the guns that they use. Many divers will swear by one brand whilst other will swear AT that same brand!! What must be remembered though is that ultimately it’s not the gun, but the skill of the diver that makes him successful. So let us enter the minefield of spearguns!! Sun, 16 Apr 2006 17:59:19 GMT