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Home :: Intermediate Freediver

2018-11-29 to 2018-12-02Kona (Hawaii, US)
$750.00 USD
Cost
$395.00 USD
Refresher Cost
No
Prerequisite Courses

Instructor(s)

Lead Instructor: PFI Instructor
Additional Instructor(s):
Chris Bustad

registration@performancefreediving.com

Price Includes

  • PFI Intermediate Manual 
  • PFI T-Shirt 
  • Certification Card 
  • Class, Pool and Open Water instruction 
  • Inviation to the PFI members only webiste and Yahoogroups

Equipment Requirements

  • Mask, fins and snorkel – Preferably low volume mask and long blade fins. 
  • Wetsuit with gloves and boots – 3mm freediving suit is required for pool and ocean sessions. Good freediving suit with attached hood is perfect. 
  • Weights and weight belt – Having an assortment of smaller weights to adjust for proper buoyancy is a must. 
  • Depth and/or timing device – A waterproof watch at the very least, better yet a freediving computer is perfect. 

Location Info (Addresses)

Kona (Hawaii, US)

Classroom and Pool Sessions

Jack’s Diving Locker, 75-5813 Alii Drive, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii 96740
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Open Water Sessions

For the open water training, we’ll be diving from shore at the City of Refuge which is located about a 30min from Kona. Directions will be given at the start of the course.

Schedule

Day 1

  • 8am-2pm Classroom (1 hour lunch break around noon)
  • 3-6pm Pool

Day 2

  • 8-10am Pool
  • 11am-1pm Classroom
  • 2pm-6pm Open Water

Day 3

  • 8am-1pm Classroom
  • 2-6pm Open Water

Day 4

  • 9am-1pm Open Water

Local Area Travel Recommendations

There are many hotel options in the Kona area. Web sites such as hotels.com or Expedia.com can help you find one in your price range. Some of the closer hotels are the Kona Islander, Uncle Billy’s, and Royal Kona Resort.

If you are in Kona before the course or after the course and want to get out Freediving or whale watching/dolphin watching then contact Wild Hawaii Ocean Encounters. Wild Hawaii Ocean Encounters is owned and operated by past PFI Instructor and PFI co-founder Brett LeMaster.