Freediving

Spearfishing Trip in the wilderness of East Java Jungle

Nothing is better then ending the year 2013 with good friends and the surroundings of an untouched wilderness East Java. We were planning to go to an island located on the southern part of Java but was force to take refuged in the protected bay due to big swell, strong wind and current of Indian    […]

Fusion Freediving & Yoga

The Fusion Freediving Level 1 course is a 2 day safe and fun introduction to Freediving. This course is for everyone and anyone who wants to safely experience the amazing underwater world, in a totally natural way. While no previous underwater experience is required, this course can also cater for those who have experience but have no formal professional    […]

Shallow water blackout

We hope this video makes people aware of the dangers of free diving alone. Its more fun in pairs and definitely safer 🙂  avoid shallow-water blackout: Do not hyperventilate to excess no more than three or four breaths. Recognize that any strenuous exercise will limit your bottom time drastically; when you exercise, head for the    […]

Spearfishing at the last refuge of the Java Tiger Day 3

We decided to explore a different bay; one of the spot is called “Shark Island” in Javanese. We all wereexcited about this new place and hoped to see some good healthy reef.  We started trolling and changed our lure to a Rapala; we hoped to have better luck than the first day. Thenatural landscape was gorgeous, formed by a lot of different rock shapes, seamounts, and small little islands. We could also see how dense and untouched some parts of the forest were.  The water was rough and the current    […]

Freediver tagging great white shark using speargun

In 2012, the team of The Watermen Project embarked on an expedition to Isla de Guadalupe, Mexico. For shark scientist Dr. Mauricio Hoyos, William Winram and Fred Buyle placed 11 acoustic tags on Great White Sharks in order to further study their migratory behavior. The goal of these studies is to understand long-term movements of Carcharodon carchariasto    […]

Spearfishing at the last refuge of the Java Tiger Day 2

I had a good sleep until 5:00 a.m.; it was still dark so I try to sleep until 6:00 am; the excitement of the fishing prospect kept me awake and all I could think of was getting ready to explore the coast. I ended up getting up just when the morning light started appearing; it    […]

Spearfishing at the last refuge of the Java Tiger Day 1

    Our plan to visit The National Park goes way back to 4 years ago. We heard the park is protected by mountains; the tallest mountain is 1100 meter, and the notorious open sea Indian Ocean. The national park is located in the province of East Java, Indonesia, extending over an area of 580 km² of which a    […]

Free Diver playing with bubble maker and Submarine

Free Diver playing with scubadiver                                                                                 And submarine