G at Australian Seachange Newsletter - Southern Freedivers

Hi Adam,
Just a short message to say that we've
had a wonderful time in South Africa. We
had great conditions, great fishing, and
at the end of the day we managed to put
our act together and win the One Day
International.
Kind Regards,
Tony, Graham, Ric & Rob
Tony Heugh, Rick de Vries, Graham Carlisle and Rob Wills arrived in Durban, South Africa, early
on 2 May.
After a brief stopover at the Dive Factory, where we borrowed weights and plastic bins for our
gear, we travelled south in a double cab, kindly on loan to us from top South African diver, Gyula
Plaganyi.
On the 3rd we travelled north to Rocky Bay, where we were loaned the use of a large semi-rigid
rubber duck from Mark Addison of Blue Wilderness. Mark, renowned internationally for shark
tours and conservation, showed us some great spots and we were able to acquaint ourselves
with many of the varied fish species. We are all much indebted to Mark and hid wife, Gail, for
making their excellent facilities available to us during these championships.
Later on the 3rd, we attended the sign on function and captains meeting at the Shelly Beach Skiboat
Club, a fantastic venue virtually on the beach with launching facilities.
On the 4th we headed down the coast to the southernmost competition area and launched off
the beach at Port Edward. We had been kindly sponsored a very nice new 15 foot Cat by Ryan
Hanson of Ski-Vee boats. This great little boat was ideally suited to our needs and came decked
out with Australian team signage.
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