Life Underwater

Remember The Man from Atlantis that TV programme from the 1980’s? It starred Patrick Duffy, who was a sort of Amphibious man, able to breathe & live underwater, but also function on land…

The Man from Atlantis - click for video clip

Came across these pics at The Cool Picture Gallery

Mowing the Sea Grass

"ok, so I'll meet you at the Kelp Bar"

"open the window, we need some fresh water"

surf art

I really like the surf art of Tom Veiga, a Brazilian Graphic Designer / Artist.

Pipeline by Tom Veiga

Set rolling in - Tom Veiga

Jeffreys Bay - Tom Veiga

Surf Stack - Tom Veiga

For more of Tom’s Art and other great Surf Related Art & Photography, visit Club of the Waves

Riverboarding SERIOUS Whitewater

The thing with Riverboarding is that you are IN the water.

You feel the energy & flow directly against your body. There is no ‘degree of separation’ between you and the raw power of nature. This video clip shows Ian Rummer run the notorious Nevis Bluff Rapid on the Kawarau River in NZ.

That is some D2O!

Underwater Bodysurfing

equilibrium

My fascination with Bodysurfing continues…

Check out Tim McKenna’s beautiful images of various well-known Surfers bodysurfing underwater. While you’re on his site, take the time to read Jack McCoy’s very interesting article about this fascinating form of wave riding.

Below is some epic video footage, I think it is taken from the movie  A Brokedown Melody

Very Inspirational!

Bodysurfing Dungeons!

Robin Mohr - Bodysurfing Dungeons

My bodysurfing buddy Kieran & I had heard about it…

Last year in August someone apparently bodysurfed Dungeons. Now, to anyone who knows what & where Dungeons is, you would (like us) be very surprised to hear those two words together in the same sentence – Bodysurfing & Dungeons ? - until last year they were (obviously) mutually exclusive terms… that is… until Robin Mohr proved that it IS possible.

Swimming in the Impact Zone

A little earlier tonight, I had a text message from Kieran saying that he had met some guys at the beach today and they told him there is an article about Robin’s accomplishment on the Wavescape Site.  Soon as he let me know, I went looking and there it was, the story and photos to prove it >>> Spike’s Article on Robin Bodysurfing Dungeons

Well Done Robin!

Water/People

Wayne Levin’s photography has a certain grittyness to it lending it almost a tactile dimension, which I find interesting since a lot of what he shoots is in, or around water. I have not seen his colour photography but I very much like his black & white images. Below are some of my favourites, and if you like these, then be sure to check out more of his work at his website: Wayne Levin Photography

Breaking Silence

Dont even breathe

Two Schools

Cold Water Man

Gordon Hempton - Pure Stoke

A while back I read a Seattle Times article [ Seattle Times Article ] on-line about a guy who bodysurfs really cold water. I made a mental note to come back to it sometime and try find out more….

Then, earlier today, I was visiting with our friends Seahope, and spotted a video-link posted there about the same guy. Turns out his name is Gordon Hempton and he is an internationally recognised authority on Sound Tracking. He sounds like a really interesting guy, click this link to find out more about him > Gordon Hempton Site

As for the video…. here it is:

River Trekking

My Son Neo, Brother Jaco & I went River Trekking yesterday. Had a great time first making our way up the river, along the banks and through the pools, shared lunch and then made our way back mostly rock-hopping & swimming through pools.

Neo did great again. I’m very proud of him. Though the water was very clear and fresh, there were some deep pools with dark water which he swam through very confidently.

Great to share this time with my Son & my Brother.

Captured everything on my GoPro Wide-Angle Waterproof Camera, what an amazing product!

Apnea Coaching CT

Apnea Coaching for Freediving & Spearfishing

The leading Manufacturer of Pure Carbon and Composite Freediving & Spearfishing blades, SPIERRE, will be hosting Linda Paganelli of FreeDiveDahab during January & February in Cape Town, South Africa, where she will be presenting AIDA recognised Apnea courses for all levels of skill and experience.

To find out more:

Contact Pierre on 27 (21) 553 2979 / (27) 82 693 2635 or info@spierre.com

Amazon Man

Amazon Man

Josh Galt recently posted an Article suggesting that Mike Horn may well be the Greatest Adventurer whom has ever lived. A quick look at his amazing accomplishments certainly seem to back up the assertion.

Recently, some video-clips were uploaded onto YouTube showing his solo descent of the Amazon River from source to sea in the 1990’s. It is, to my knowledge, the first time that this footage has been made available publicly.

In fact, it was upon first reading about this expedition that I resolved to start Riverboarding / Hydrospeeding, and a year or two later I made my first board. From there my passion for running rivers in this way has grown and, by implication, Mike Horn has had a significant impact on whom I have become almost a decade later.

Thanks Mike!