It is summertime and life is good.
In this blog, I’ll be talking about adventures in a working life dedicated to the aquatic wilderness. What does it take to make a real livelihood in the ocean? What stories, tips, and wisdom can help us realize our dreams of finding ways to indulge a lifelong interest in the coast, deep water and inland streams and lakes while still putting food on the table?
I’ll seek answers to those questions through interviews, book and documentary reviews, personal stories, lessons learned through my own experiences. Hold your breath represents the taking of risks, moving beyond your comfort zone in order to achieve the things that are important to each of us.
In the course of this journey, I’ll be putting together some helpful tips and guides to help you if you seek this kind of life, too. I have learned many lessons over the past ten years – many of which I think my readers will appreciate if you seek to get wet for a living.
Currently, I am involved in several projects that originate from my personal interests in swimming and freediving. This is what I’m up to currently:
Sea Hiker Adventures The business I operate with Tyler Zetterstrom, specializing in water confidence, freestyle technique with our Sensational Freestyle courses, open water swimming for triathletes and fitness swimmers, fin swimming (monofins), sea hiking, and discovering adventures above and below the surface. Join us on Facebook, Twitter and Youtube.
AIDA Canada I am a board member with the national designate of AIDA International, the worldwide freediving body in charge of the development of freediving as a sport. Check out our news page for updates on clubs, competitions, great events and updates on freediving around the world.
Deeperblue.com I have been a staff writer contributing articles for Deeperblue since 2001. Check out the forums for a great community of freedivers and also the thirty or so articles I’ve written on various topics, as well as other excellent articles by other writers.
1 comment
Rob says:
July 28, 2010 at 3:33 pm (UTC 0)
It’s like a drug. Ventilating, the mild stretching sensation in your chest from a deep breath, locking your throat before you pike and let the weight of your legs slide you under water are all preludes to serenity. You can feel your mind quiet even before you have to clear your ears for the first time. The otherworldly sensation of soaring between waves and rocks enhances the mental state that your mind falls into in response to the dive. Even the urge to breathe that slowly builds and eventually drives you to the surface is part of the sensation. Each dive is meditation without deliberation. It leaves you calmed and serene.