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04-12-2010, 07:11 PM | #31 | |
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Re: Announcing "The Blue Wild" -- Expo 2010!!!
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What a list, just keeps getting better and better every year. I might even try my hand at one of the raffles this year |
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04-12-2010, 08:20 PM | #32 |
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Re: Announcing "The Blue Wild" -- Expo 2010!!!
Hey, Fiz. Well, you do have very good odds of winning at The Blue Wild raffle, you know.
There's a whole lot of good stuff compared to the number of people that are there. I'm not a gambling type, but I'd be dropping tickets in if I wasn't the hostess. Have to give special thanks to the generous nature of the donor companies. They are all just trying to make a living in a tough industry, specially during these times, but they continue to give. I will be posting the 2010 raffle list soon on the website, but you can take a look at the 2009 list to get an idea...2010 is even better. By the way, that list of companies you copied from me is already old. Here's an update. Notice some of the new companies that are joining us....Aggressor Fleet, Aqualung, Captain Hooks, Cressi, Diver's D\Lyte (hydration drink for divers) , Divers Design (beautiful nautical jewelry), REEF (environmental org), and more including several European companies...Blue tec, XXone, Demka, and Trygons from Greece, Polo sub from Italy, DiveR from Australia, Freedivers from South Africa, Yamamoto from Japan, and I'm about to get someone from Turkey. We're getting so international! 23six Productions Co www.23six.com Aggressor Fleet - www.aggressor.com American Del Advantage - jd10466@msn.com Aqualung - www.aqualung.com Armor Products - www.armorbags.com Art Pinder - www.artpinder.com Austin’s Diving Center - www.austinsdiving.com Beuchat/SpearoTek - www.spearotek.com Bigblue Dive Lights - www.bossk.com.hk Bleu tec / Greece - www.bleutec.eu Blue Water Hunting International / Australia - www.bwhi.com.au Boat Center (Miami) - www.boatctr.com C4 Spearguns - www.c4carbon.com Captain Hook's Marina and Dive Center - www.captainhooks.com Carey Chen - www.careychenart.com Costa del Mar - www.costadelmar.com Cressi - www.cressisubusa.com David Dunleavy - www.daviddunleavy.com Deathstick Spearguns - www.deathstickspearguns.com Deep Worldwide Magazine - www.deepww.com/online Demka Spearguns / Greece - www.demka.eu Dessault America - dessault-america.com DiveR Fins - www.diveraustralia.com.au Divers Alert Network - www.diversalertnetwork.org Divers Direct - www.diversdirect.com Diver's D\Lyte - www.diversdlyte.com DiveWise - www.divewise.org Diving Designs - www.divingdesigns.com E-Searider - www.e-searider.com Florida Freedivers/Rob Allen - www.flfreedivers.com Florida Skin Diver - www.floridaskindiver.com Florida Wildlife Commission - www.myfwc.com Force-E - www.force-e.com Freedive Shop/TrintonX/Esclapez - www.freediveshop.com Freedivers / South Africa - www.freedivers.co.za Freediving Unlimited/H2O Photo Pros - www.freedivingunlimited.com Hammerhead Spearguns - www.hammerheadspearguns.com Hawaii Skin Diver www.hawaiiskindiver.com Helter Skeletons - www.helterskeletons.com Historical Diving Society USA - www.hds.org IANTD: Int'l Assoc of Nitrox and Tech Divers - www.iantd.com Island Magic Charters - www.island-magic.com/boatchrt.php IUSA: Int'l Underwater Spearfishing Assoc - www.iusarecords.com Jason Mathias - www.jasonmathias.com JBL Spearguns - www.jblspearguns.com Jeremy Sinkus/Holder of the Stone - www.jeremysinkus.com Jose Fernandez Photography - www.jafphotography.com King Sailfish Mounts - "fish mounts | mounted fish" Mako Spearguns - www.makospearguns.com Manny Puig - www.mannypuig.com Mares Diving/Mares Spearfishing - www.mares.com Nautilus Spearfishing - www.nautilusspearfishing.com Ocean Rhino Spearguns www.oceanrhino.com Pascal Lecocq Painter www.pascal-lecocq.com Pasta Pantaleo - www.artbypasta.com Pelagic Gear - www.pelagicgear.com Performance Freediving - www.performancefreediving.com Persistent/Pipin Ferreras www.persistent-team.com Polo Sub Wetsuits / Italy - www.polosub.com Polynesian Soul - polynesiansoul.com Professional Fitness Trainer - www.professionalfitnesstrainer.com RealSea Inc. - www.realseacamo.com Reef Photo and Video - reefphotovideo.com REEF: Reef Environmental Education Foundation - www.reef.org Salty Bones www.saltybones.com Salty Dawg Scuba - www.saltydawgscuba.com Scubaboard - www.scubaboard.com Scubasworld - www.scubasworld.com Secret Mermaid Society - www.thebluewild.com Seven Anchors - www.sevenanchors.com Soprassub - www.soprassub.com Spearboard - www.spearboard.com Spearing Magazine - www.spearingmagazine.com Spetton USA - www.Spetton-USA.com Stan Waterman - www.stanwaterman.com Steve Ozment - www.steveozmentdesign.com Technosport, Inc./Omer USA/C4 USA/Sporasub USA - www.omerdiving.com Tito Spearguns - titotigershark@hotmail.com Trygons Designs / Greece - www.trygons.com Twin Palms - www.twinpalmscenter.com United States Coast Guard - www.uscg.mil Wong Spearguns - www.wongspearguns.com XXone - www.xxone.gr Yamamoto Corporation - www.yamamoto-bio.com Zeagle - www.zeagle.com Last edited by Sheri; 04-12-2010 at 08:44 PM. |
04-12-2010, 08:40 PM | #33 |
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Re: Announcing "The Blue Wild" -- Expo 2010!!!
OK, here's something else I have to point out. I am so proud of the collection of marine artists we have now. We got enough to make a special marine art exhibit with all these high caliber artists.
David Dunleavy (sponsoring artist, designed this year's Expo logo) Carey Chen (everybody knows who he is! world class) Jeremy Sinkus (glass artist, beautiful , love his work) Pascal Lecocq (another famous painter, cool surrealistic scenes) Pasta Pantaleo (and another famous painter, gorgeous billfish) Jose Fernandez (photographs alligators, fish, sharks, divers...stunning) Jason Mathias (up and coming painter, young and already well known) Rob Goins (metal art, fish, hippy from the Keys, love his stuff!) Steven Ozment (local painter, exhibits at Sailfish Marina, great reef scenes) Helter Skeletons (beautiful and unique! skeletal artwork) King Sailfish (fish mounts, I consider that artwork, can't get enough) And I'm talking to couple more. I hope other divers love marine artwork as much as I do. When we can't be in the water, we can at least look at it! |
04-12-2010, 09:29 PM | #34 |
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Re: Announcing "The Blue Wild" -- Expo 2010!!!
THe EZ Rider bag I won last year is still the most comfortable piece of furniture in my living room.
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04-12-2010, 09:37 PM | #35 |
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Re: Announcing "The Blue Wild" -- Expo 2010!!!
Looking forward to seeing Bleu Tec guns and fins, XXone fins and Polosub wetsuits!!!
and the model from Trygons!
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04-12-2010, 09:46 PM | #36 |
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Re: Announcing "The Blue Wild" -- Expo 2010!!!
Greekdiver, I will put in a special request for you.
Alex is trying to get Herbert Nitsch to come (deepest man on one breath...700 feet on a Trygons sled). He said Herbert will be busy working as a pilot, but he wants to come and there is a chance! Ya never know...everything else has been falling into place. |
04-12-2010, 09:54 PM | #37 |
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Re: Announcing "The Blue Wild" -- Expo 2010!!!
I'm trying to get Victor from abellansub.com to come. Maybe it's too late now? His guns are awesome.
I'm surprised Martin Stepanek is not coming. I guess it conflicts with PFI.
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04-12-2010, 10:17 PM | #38 |
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Re: Announcing "The Blue Wild" -- Expo 2010!!!
I mentioned it to Martin at DEMA, but he hasn't reached out. I bend over backwards to be fair to anyone that wants to participate....regardless of who my friends are, or what equipment I use, or anything of that nature. I respect anyone that makes a living in this profession.
I'm pretty good at putting my neutral Expo hat on if I say so myself. And one of the things I'm most happy about is how everyone seems to get along so well at the Expo. I almost couldn't believe how well the scuba divers were getting along with freedivers, the artist/photographers getting along with spearos...all nationalities, ages, economic classes partying together....it was great! |
04-13-2010, 07:24 AM | #39 |
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Re: Announcing "The Blue Wild" -- Expo 2010!!!
Oh dear...I do so wish I could join y'all!
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04-13-2010, 03:44 PM | #40 |
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Yeah Sheri, I see you have a nack for bringing things together.....Nice work there lady...LOL
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04-13-2010, 03:54 PM | #41 |
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Re: Announcing "The Blue Wild" -- Expo 2010!!!
Sheri,
Met you last year at the Expo, cant wait for this year it looks like it is going to be even better then last year! |
04-23-2010, 10:11 PM | #42 |
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Re: Announcing "The Blue Wild" -- Expo 2010!!!
Ryfish, glad you're coming back! Things are lining up for bigger and better alright.
I sold out of booths, but the fire marshal allowed me to fit in seven more booths in, so I've gotten a few more fine exhibitors...like PADI. They will be helping anyone that wants to learn scuba diving. I convinced a friend at work to finally get certified. You can't live in Florida and not dive! I also signed up Bob Croft as a speaker. He is the only American that challenged/beat the Europeans when freediving was just starting out over here. He invented packing, taught Navy divers how to escape from submarines, was the first man to break the 200 foot barrier, etc. He was a pioneer and has a fascinating presentation on the history of freediving. I also heard today that someone I considered a "long shot" agreed to come and speak....yay. His name is Rodney Barreto, and he is the Chairman of the FWC Commission -- obviously a very powerful and influential position. Can't wait to hear his views on the state of the fisheries, rule making, the future, etc. He'll be open to interaction with the audience. Of course, we also have our good ole-fashion spearfishing story-telling standbys...Dan MacMahon, Cam Kirkonnel, Dimitris Kollias from Greece, Rob Torelli from Australia, and several others...all great guys, of course. Something for everybody! (Pics are Bob Croft and Rodney Barreto) |
04-24-2010, 01:36 PM | #43 |
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Re: Announcing "The Blue Wild" -- Expo 2010!!!
Sheri, Hope ya'll have a good one this year! I can't make it down this time. The guys that won the trip for Rob are coming up that weekend. If we are weathered out I'll be down.
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04-24-2010, 09:44 PM | #44 |
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Re: Announcing "The Blue Wild" -- Expo 2010!!!
Aloha,
I have three guns going up for Sheri's expo. A few camou semi enclosed hybrids and one really nice magnum hybrid. Here is a picture of the sister gun to the one going up to the expo. They both came off the same plank. Its rare to find this type of grain and I only use it for special events and sometimes good customers. I fnished this one first and will finish the other one this weekend. Both have this killer grain. Come out to the expo and check it out. You might get lucky. I hope I do with all the great gear so far! Aloha, Daryl |
04-28-2010, 11:53 PM | #45 |
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Re: Announcing "The Blue Wild" -- Expo 2010!!!
Last year, I recommended that Expo attendees read "Adrift" before Steve Callahan got here, and that made it more fun and special to meet him. This year, our featured speaker is Stan Waterman, and I am recommending the same thing.
If anyone would like to buy his autographed hardcover autobiography, Sea Salt, you can mail a $33 check to: Stan Waterman 13 Greenwood Ave. Lawrenceville, NJ 08648 Or use a credit card on his website (book not autographed): stanwaterman.com I just finished reading it...really enjoyed it. As someone wrote, "Liberally sprinkled with humor, verve and singular turns of phrase, his autobiography deftly portrays the joys and travails of a diving pioneer and legend." What an interesting life he's led! |
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