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Old 02-03-2017, 10:48 AM   #1
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2017 Louisiana State Freedive Championships

We are excited to announce the 2017 Louisiana State Freedive Championship will be held July 20, 21, and 22nd at Chris Morans Port Fourchon Marina.

Looking to shake things up a bit this year, so anybody looking to volunteer or just want to share some ideas on how to make this year bigger and better please feel free to reach out to us at 225-936-9685.

Big Thanks and Dont forget to mark your dates in the calendar!!!
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Re: 2017 Louisiana State Freedive Championships

Check out the link for more information and pics.

https://www.facebook.com/LouisianaSt...ngChampionship
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Old 06-30-2017, 05:30 PM   #3
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Re: 2017 Louisiana State Freedive Championships

Its Time to start gearing up for the 2017 Louisiana State Freedive Championships!!!

This Years Freedive Spearfishing Rodeo is Going to be held July 20, 21, and 22nd at Chris Morans Port Fourchon Marina pavilion!!

~The Weigh in is going to be held on Saturday night July 22 at the location above, The Scales will be open from 4:30-6pm Saturday.

~Entry fee is $60 which will include a rodeo t-shirt and entrance in the Prize Raffle. You Can enter by following the Paypal Link below or by emailing Jwegmann1@cox.net.

https://www.paypal.me/FreediveLouisiana/60

~As always the Proceeds from the Rodeo will be donated to the "William F. Crawford Scholarship fund for Coastal Engineering".
Last year we raised over $3000 through the Rodeo activities, Generous donations of LCUDC members, and friends of Bill Crawford.

Once again we have some great companies sponsoring us this year:

RipCharts.com - Rip Charts - Find the Rip - RipCharts.com provides real time satellite imagery including Sea Surface Temperature, True Color, Chlorophyll and Altimetry to offshore fisherman and enthusiasts to help them find the rip. By utilizing the lastest technology, Rip Charts is able to produce one of the highest quality online satellite fishing charts services on the market today.

Tementos Dive Shop - The One Stop Dive Shop for everything your Rig Diving Heart could desire. 435 Sala Ave Westwego, LA 1 504.347.5402 https://www.facebook.com/rigdiving/

HypoxiaOutfitters.com - The Original Spearfishing & Freediving Lifestyle brand since 2009.

SaltLife.com - The Salt Life brand strives to effortlessly combine function and fashion with an incredible fit tailored for the active lifestyle. With its relentless dedication to provide gear and designs that transcend, it has successfully evolved into a lifestyle brand with worldwide appeal.

NeriticDiving.com - At Neritic Diving we make sturdy polespears that are guaranteed to withstand rugged use.

Benthicoceansports.com - Spearfishing and Freediving gear and classes in Destin, FL. Benthic Ocean Sports is your source for freediving and spearfishing gear on the Florida panhandle!

Papaspilar.com ~ Where Grit meets excellence, Papa’s Pilar Dark and Blonde rums are crafted to reflect Hemingway’s passions on both land and sea

Revo.com - Revo sunglasses are the original performance sunglasses.

Stoneitapparel.com ~Your home for great spearing related apparel!!

WorldWideJanitor.com ~ Wholesale Janitorial & Bulk Commercial Cleaning Supplies 1 (888) 252-6284

Riffe~ Spearguns and Spearfishing Apparelle Designed to get Results!

******************.com - Forum dedicated to Protecting, Promoting, and Growing the sport of Spearfishing

FreeDiveShop.com - The mission of the Freedive Shop is to serve all those who say “Thanks, but no tanks” with excellent customer service, exceptional knowledge and experience. The Freedive Shop provides a vast selection of the highest quality freediving and spearfishing equipment—the tried and the true and the most new and advanced.

EmeraldCoastFreediving.com ~ Emerald Coast Freediving provides FII certified training programs along the Gulf Coast. Our clients include: Those wanting to make the transition from spearing fish on SCUBA to breath hold, board paddlers,
swimmers, surfers and kayakers looking to advance their waterperson skills, yoga enthusiasts, or ANYONE looking for the next challenege in life! Let Emerald Coast Freediving add depth to your world!

SteveGerman.com ~ Steve and Josh German bring to taxidermy a breath of fresh air. These are not the stick it on the wall mounts of days gone by, these are poses and realism that of which Mother Nature would applaud.

e-searider.com - Marine Grade Bean Bag from E-SeaRider Marine Bean Bags offers you comfortable, waterproof marine seating for boats and everything outdoors.

SharkBanz.com - Sharkbanz are a convenient and effective shark deterrent for the beachgoer, swimmer, and surfer

SpearingMagazine.com ~ Team Spearing Magazine aspires to provide an incredible interactive experience to every member of the dive community: the backyard shore divers, the sponsored divers, the weekend warriors, and the fresh and saltwater divers. Whether on a boat, from the beach, off a dock, or from a kayak or
paddleboard, Spearing Magazine will appeal to the “everyman” diver.

SandLdivers.com ~ Whether it is basic Open Water instruction or advanced level Trimix certification, we offer our customers over 30 years of diving experience and seek to make the diving adventure suit your individual needs and interests. We specialize in custom spearfishing adventures, Enhanced Air or custom blended gas excursions and certifications with the best spearfishing in the world in our
back yard, the Southwestern Gulf of Mexico!

if you have any questions/concerns or need help planning your trip, please feel
free to contact Joe at (225)936-9685 or Jwegmann1@cox.net
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Old 07-19-2017, 09:16 AM   #4
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Re: 2017 Louisiana State Freedive Championships

Looks Like the weather is coming together, Dont forget to register before wednesday at midnight!!

https://www.paypal.me/FreediveLouisiana/60

Thursday
Northwest winds near 5 knots becoming southwest late in the afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Dominant period 4 seconds. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Thursday Night
Southwest winds near 5 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Dominant period 6 seconds. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Friday
West winds near 5 knots becoming south in the late morning and afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Dominant period 6 seconds. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Friday Night
South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Dominant period 8 seconds. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
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South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Dominant period 5 seconds. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
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Southwest winds near 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Dominant period 5 seconds. Chance of showers and thunderstorms.
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Re: 2017 Louisiana State Freedive Championships

We wanted to post a few pictures from the tournament and thank everyone who came together this year for the 2017 Louisiana State Freedive Championships!!!! We had an incredible 3 days of diving and hanging out together with old and new friends!!

Congratulations again to this years winners, they had some tough competition to overcome!!

King Skin Diver - Scott Cameron (6pts 61.4lbs)

2nd place- Tracy Palmisano (6pts 23.9lbs)

3rd place- Steve Hartley (4pts)

Primitive - James Ferrara

Queen - Abbie Woodard

Best Boat - Gig-A-Lo ( Jimmy Richard )

also Two Pending Womens World Records were Shot this year with pole spears and will be announced after they are approved!!

This year we had right under 60 Divers entered, which combined with the efforts from the tournament and some incredible donations from friends and family we were able to raise right at $3000 this year for the scholarship in coastal engineering at LSU!!

Thanks to all of our great Sponsors we had some incredible prizes for the raffle table.

Papaspilar.com ~ Where Grit meets excellence, Papa’s Pilar Dark and Blonde rums are crafted to reflect Hemingway’s passions on both land and sea.

Benthicoceansports.com - Spearfishing and Freediving gear and classes in Destin, FL. Benthic Ocean Sports is your source for freediving and spearfishing gear on the Florida panhandle!

NeriticDiving.com - At Neritic Diving we make sturdy polespears that are guaranteed to withstand rugged use.

RipCharts.com - Rip Charts - Find the Rip - RipCharts.com provides real time satellite imagery including Sea Surface Temperature, True Color, Chlorophyll and Altimetry to offshore fisherman and enthusiasts to help them find the rip. By utilizing the lastest technology, Rip Charts is able to produce one of the highest quality online satellite fishing charts services on the market today.

Tementos Dive Shop - The One Stop Dive Shop for everything your Rig Diving Heart could desire. 435 Sala Ave Westwego, LA 1 504.347.5402 https://www.facebook.com/rigdiving/

SaltLife.com - The Salt Life brand strives to effortlessly combine function and fashion with an incredible fit tailored for the active lifestyle. With its relentless dedication to provide gear and designs that transcend, it has successfully evolved into a lifestyle brand with worldwide appeal.

Revo.com - Revo sunglasses are the original performance sunglasses.

Stoneitapparel.com ~Your home for great spearing related apparel!!

WorldWideJanitor.com ~ Wholesale Janitorial & Bulk Commercial Cleaning Supplies 1 (888) 252-6284

Riffe~ Spearguns and Spearfishing Apparelle Designed to get Results!

FreeDiveShop.com - The mission of the Freedive Shop is to serve all those who say “Thanks, but no tanks” with excellent customer service, exceptional knowledge and experience.

EmeraldCoastFreediving.com ~ Emerald Coast Freediving provides FII certified training programs along the Gulf Coast.

SteveGerman.com ~ Steve and Josh German bring to taxidermy a breath of fresh air. These are not the stick it on the wall mounts of days gone by, these are poses and realism that of which Mother Nature would applaud.

e-searider.com - Marine Grade Bean Bag from E-SeaRider Marine Bean Bags offers you comfortable, waterproof marine seating for boats and everything outdoors.

SharkBanz.com - Sharkbanz are a convenient and effective shark deterrent for the beachgoer, swimmer, and surfer

SpearingMagazine.com ~ Team Spearing Magazine aspires to provide an incredible interactive experience to every member of the dive community: the backyard shore divers, the sponsored divers, the weekend warriors, and the fresh and saltwater divers.
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