1st SFD comp for the 2014/15 season – PENINSULA - NEW DATE Sunday 21st September 2014 08:00 am.

Exact location and day TO BE ANNOUNCED; usually somewhere within the Koonya - Diamond Bay area.

All club competitions are nominated for Sunday however the Saturday may be used due to favoured weather conditions. The dive convenor will post the decision on the Thursday prior on the 'Competitions' thread on the forum.

All members and AUF welcome (Please join AUF & SFD BEFORE the comp... NOT on the day). http://southernfreedivers.org.au/content/membership

It is advised that EVERYONE read the SFD competition RULES prior to competing. viewtopic.php?f=9&t=4045

Competitors must bring with them their COMPLETED Competition Entry Form and CORRECT money Seniors $15 - Juniors $5 (Will be sponsored by senior divers). Entry forms and rules can be found here; viewtopic.php?f=9&t=4045

There will be a FREE BBQ after the event at the weigh in.

Once again keep an eye on this thread for the time, location or any changes from the dive convenor 'the brown mullet'.

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Comp is postponed until weekend 20th/21st due to weather.

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Breathing is Overrated

How about a short explanation about the 'bad weather' for the less learned of us.

Happy with that?

For the benefit of newbies learning how to predict conditions and the general integrity of the SFD committee instead of “Comp cancelled, go **** yourselves” how about something along the lines of “Due to the heavy south-westerly swell running all week and the predicted strong westerly winds there are very few locations on the peninsula that may have been a possibility to dive but after talking to Muzz, who has been working the abs during the week, the ground swell is massive. The comp will have to be cancelled and rescheduled to the next weekend 20th/21st. See you there!” (note: This is just an example. I have no idea if Muzz was on the abs, how big the ground swell is etc,etc.)

Lol. Sorry for my brief message. I did it off my phone cause we wanted to get the massage out in a timely manner. next time I'll give you a call Paul so you can post it for us. Cheers

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Is there not a whole committee of conveners? Surely one of them could give us the heads up on the conditions.

No there is a convenor (Murray) and a club committee. SFD have scrapped the comp committee this year.

Murray was on the road that day for work, Andrew is in Coffs without internet, Watto is in Tonga. So to be honest Paul there was no one close to a computer to put up the information you desired.

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How do we go about organizing a partner for the comp? Will be my first comp.
Also what happens if the conditions aren't favorable again this weekend

Scotty k

You do not need a partner to participate in the comps.
Most divers will dive solo but some choose to go in our pairs format.

Most of our comps last year we always had 1 or more newbies participating in their first competition. So come down dont feel threatened and most of all you have nothing to prove to us. Its all about having some fun, meeting some new people and most all diving within your limits. The last point is important. If that means sticking closer to shore due to being unfamiliar with an area. Thats fine. Trust me there will be plenty of others with ya.

As you get to know some of the members there might be a chance that you will find someone that is needing a partner for the pairs format, if you are still keen on doing that.

As for this weekend, if the comp is cancelled it will be postponed to next weekend.

Geoff

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Oh ok fair enough. I just thought at the meeting they said it was all pairs. Might seem like a stupid question but if I was to compete as a solo what is the go with having a dive buddy?

You still have the discretion to choose (solo or pairs). The meeting was about promoting more pairs to compete. As we are finding more and more competitions such as nationals have a component which is pairs based. So no harm as a club /state trying to get better in this area. Mind you even for those not wanting to compete at that level, there are too many obvious plus's to list in terms of competing as a pair.

To answer your ?. If im reading it correctly.
1)When competing solo you can have a dive buddy. (You can swim around with them.)
2)Both of you must have all your own safety equipment and gear.
3)you or your buddy 'cannot' assist each other with the capture process of any fish, dispatching of fish, removing fish from spear, stringing fish, carrying their gear, hauling fish etc, etc.
4) However if they think you are a good bloke , they can assist you if you are in danger!!! Vice versa:)

Hope this helps

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Hi guys just wondering if the comp will be going ahead on the weekend and where on the peninsula thanks

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Cool thanks Geoff. Just thought I would check. Kinda like the idea of the pairs thing. Like I said im pretty new to it all and if someone is willing to pair up with me and have the patience to pass on some knowledge etc im all for it.