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Underwater Christmas Tree Decorating

Submitted by Tom Lightfoot on November 4, 2011 - 8:37am
2011/12/04 12:00 pm

The Vancouver Apneist Freediving Club will be hosting its annual underwater Christmas tree decorating event a bit early this year to get in before people get too busy and while the water is still 'warm'. The gathering time will be noon in the parking lot at Whytecliff Park.

See you there with bells on!

Christmas at Whyecliff park

Underwater Pumpkin Carving Contest

Submitted by Tom Lightfoot on October 13, 2011 - 9:56pm
2011/10/29 12:00 pm

The Vancouver Apneist Freediving Club will be holding its fifth annual underwater pumpkin carving contest on Saturday, October 29th at Buntzen Lake. Everyone is welcome to either join us in the water or lend moral support from shore. BYOP

All the pumpkins on the flooded table

Underwater Easter Egg Hunt

Submitted by Tom Lightfoot on December 28, 2010 - 12:34am
2011/04/23 12:00 pm

We'll be hosting our annual underwater Easter egg hunt on Saturday, April 23rd. This year's event will be at Cates Park in North Vancouver and we'll be gathering at noon. The water at Cates park is reasonably shallow so it is a good place for new freedivers and snorkelers.

Come out to dive or come out to say hello but there are prizes if you dive.

Patti with three golf balls

New Years Day Dive

Submitted by Tom Lightfoot on December 28, 2010 - 12:11am
2011/01/01 1:00 pm

Enthusiasm for the Vancouver Polar Bear Swim seems to be waning so the club will most likely opt for the warmer and more sedate diving option. Wetsuits are optional but strongly encouraged. The nominal plan is to meet at 1pm at Ansell Place.

Non-club members are welcome to join us but please let us know, as the plan is subject to change due to weather or popular opinion.

Underwater Xmas Tree Decorating Event

Submitted by Tom Lightfoot on November 25, 2010 - 10:11am
2010/12/18 11:00 am

The Vancouver Apneist Freediving Club will be holding its fourth annual underwater Christmas tree decorating event on December 18th. See the holiday season in as you've never done it before: underwater, upside down, holding your breath while decorating a tree from above. Remember, while underwater, decorations float up from the branches rather than hang down. :-) Visibility conditions at this time of year can be very good so be sure to save a bit of body heat for general under sea exploration before or after.

Jen decorates the Christmas tree

Annual Pumpkin Carving Contest

Submitted by JennyWren on August 26, 2010 - 12:07pm
2010/10/30 10:00 am

Once again your underwater artistic skills will be put to the test with our Pumpkin Carving Contest!

Supplies to bring:

Pumpkin(s) - hollow these out beforehand, please, to keep the lake clean.
Knives or other carving tools.
A couple of pounds of weight to keep your pumpkin from drifting away.
Creativity!

We will meet at Bunzen Lake at 10am.

Underwater Easter Egg Hunt

Submitted by Tom Lightfoot on March 19, 2010 - 8:50am
2010/04/03 10:00 am
The Vancouver Apneist Freediving Club will be holding its 4th annual Underwater Easter Egg Hunt at Belcarra Park on Saturday, April 3rd. The gathering time will be 10am. There will be prizes afterwards. Here is a Google Map that you can use for directions:

underwater Christmas tree decoration

Submitted by Greg Fee on November 22, 2009 - 5:37pm
2009/11/28 11:00 am

We will host our underwater Christmas tree decorating event in Alouette Lake,
at 11:00am on Sat. Nov. 28. 2009.
Allouette Lake is inside Golden Ears Park, just north of Maple Ridge,
We will meet in the middle of the second day use parking lot, near the picnic tables
that are close to the Lake.
Notes: bring your own decorations.
You need to pay for parking, and should stop near the entrance of Golden Ears Park
to get your parking pass ($1.00 or $2.00 or $3.00) .
The day use picnic area is about 7 km from the entrance to the park.

Third Annual Underwater Pumpkin Carving Contest

Submitted by Tom Lightfoot on October 3, 2009 - 3:11pm
2009/10/25 10:00 am

The Vancouver Apneist Freediving Club will be holding its third annual underwater pumpkin carving contest on Sunday, October 25th at Buntzen Lake. The gathering time is 10am.

Here are the rules for our contest:

  1. Bring your own pumpkin
  2. In order to keep the lake tidy, you must clean out your pumpkin before entering the water
  3. No markings on the pumpkin before entering the water
  4. All carving must be done underwater while holding your breath (but no minimum or maximum depth restrictions)
  5. Recover all of your carved pieces
Four jack-o-lanterns at the bottom of the lake

Underwater Easter Egg Hunt

Submitted by Tom Lightfoot on February 20, 2009 - 10:58am
2009/04/11 10:00 am

The Vancouver Apneist Freediving Club will be holding its 3rd annual Underwater Easter Egg Hunt at Belcarra Park on Saturday, April 11th. The gathering time will be 10am. There will be prizes afterwards.

Here is a Google Map that you can use for directions:

Manfred holding up his finds at the 2rd Annual Easter Egg Hunt
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