Jamboree DAY 4: About Blacklists and Double-Daisies

Freedive Flow’s boat, the Oma Cornelius, can fit 16 divers comfortably, and carries emergency oxygen and water onboard. Today we had some new faces on board. It was great to see that Will made time for everyone, to join and film their dives, and give constructive feedback. Trubridge isn’t about ego. It is rare for someone at the top of their game to display such constant humility, patience and genuine interest in people and the environment. This is a legacy to be proud of: a legacy that inspires people to do better for themselves and for the planet.

Most divers tried no warm-up dives again, while others chose to work purely on technique. Will demonstrated the most efficient duck dives for constant weight and no fin dives. The open water session yielded 3 PBs!

Will introduced a “blacklist” on Day 1. Actions that resulted in your name appearing on the list included:

• being late
• losing gear
• turning early
• getting a PB.

The offenders’ punishment is paying for everyone’s gelatos. Will also made it to the list but Stanley ended up generously footing the bill for everyone. Terima Kasih!

This afternoon’s workshop was highly anticipated by participants. The mental aspect of freediving is huge and freedivers are always looking for ways to tap into their potential, and caging that “monkey on the back.” Will talked about visualization, affirmation and mental anchors. You can read more about this on his blog.

He also explained how to schedule a training plan and how to adapt training tables to varying intensity levels to keep the body on its toes. When a table starts feeling easy, it needs to be replaced by something more challenging.

In his final evening talk, Will gave the audience a very intimate insight to his mind during a deep dive by taking us all, step by step, through his ground breaking CNF dive to -101m in 2010.

During the Jamboree we learnt that pros also have problems sometimes, after all they’re only human. Over the last four days, Will:

• had a fogged-up mask
• got stung by jellyfish and FELT it
• learnt how to double-daisy chain a rope
• is still learning how to make bubble rings at the surface.

Some other random facts about Will:

• He used to play chess competitively
• He used to row competitively
• His lowest heart rate is 27 bpm

I would like to thank William Trubridge for making the FREEDIVE JAMBOREE – GILI AIR 2016 an unforgettable reality. Freedive Flow wishes you the best of luck in and out of the water. Selamat jalan! And to all of you out there, we hope to see you for the next Jamboree!