Instructor(s)

Lead Instructor: Lance Davis

Lance Lee Davis

email: socalspearit@gmail.com

website & more info:  www.socalspearit.com/freedive-classes

phone: (310) 266-1093

Price Includes

12 hours of classrooom instruction, 7 hours pool instruction, and three to four ocean sessions of 2.5 hours each.

Equipment Requirements

5mm wetsuit recommended for most of the year, 7mm may be necessary for late winter and early spring.  Mask, fins, snorkel, timing device (waterproof watch), welt belt and weights required.  Freedive specific long fins, dive watch, rubber weight belt, and low volume mask recommended but not required.  Contact me with questions; my students do recieve discounts at select local freediving retailers and rental options.

Location Info (Addresses)

Los Angeles (Ventura/Redondo Beach, California, US)

CLASSROOM: Neptonics Ventura, 2361 E Thompson Blvd, Ventura, CA 93003

POOL:  Ventura Dive and Sport, 1559 Spinnaker Dr, Ventura, CA 93001

OCEAN:  Veteran's Park Beach, 309 Esplanade, Redondo Beach, CA 90277

Schedule

 

Thursday, March 21 9:00am - 12:00pm | CLASSROOM - FREEDIVE SAFETY AND TECHNIQUE (Neptonics, Ventura) 12:00pm - 12:30pm | LUNCH 12:30pm - 1:30pm | CLASSROOM - FREEDIVE SAFETY AND TECHNIQUE 2:00pm - 6:00pm | POOL (Ventura Dive and Sport) Friday, March 22 9:00am - 12:00pm | CLASSROOM - FREEDIVE SAFETY AND TECHNIQUE 12:00pm - 12:30pm | LUNCH 12:30pm - 1:30pm | CLASSROOM - FREEDIVE SAFETY AND TECHNIQUE 2:00pm - 6:00pm | POOL Saturday, March 23 8:00am - 11:00am | OCEAN SESSION 1 (Veteran's Park Beach, Redondo Beach) 11:00am - 12:15pm | LUNCH 12:15pm - 3:15pm | OCEAN SESSION 2 Sunday, March 24 8:00am - 11:00am | OCEAN SESSION 3 11:00am - 12:15pm | LUNCH 12:15pm - 3:15pm | OCEAN SESSION 4

Local Area Travel Recommendations

Lodging prices vary widely throughout the city.  Before booking your lodging, it is wise to check the class location since 'Los Angeles' covers a large area of incredibly varied neighborhoods.  Hotels near the water will be particularly expensive, but often times great lodging deals near the water can be found on AirBnB.  Some guests to the city may choose to rent a car, but rideshares such as Uber and Lyft are very competitive in Los Angeles and for many guests this may be cheaper than renting a car.  We usually run our ocean sessions out of Redondo Beach.  This is a pictureseque, laid back beach town with plenty of outdoor activities, suitable for families and single people alike.  The nearby towns of Hermosa Beach and Manhattan Beach are similar.  Further north is the more cosmopolitan Santa Monica, which offers great dining and shopping.  Long Beach, which is a common location for the pool and classroom portions of the class, offers very affordable lodging options and is home to the busiest port in America.  The beach cities are typically very bike and pedestrian friendly; the paved trail along the beach which connects the coastal cities is 40 miles long.