Freediving Skills taught on the RAID Freediver Course

• Correct breathing techniques, both in preparation, and when you surface from a dive
• Identification and selection of the right freediving equipment for you
• The Valsalva, Toynbee, Frenzel and BTV equalisation manoeuvres
• Tips and tricks to make equalisation easier and prevent baratrauma
• Establishing safe and correct buoyancy
• Correct duck diving
• How to fin using freediving fins and maintain streamlining
• The freediving disciplines of Dynamic Apnea, Constant Weight, and Free Immersion
• Correct use of a buoy and line
• Rescue and self rescue skills from depth and at the surface
• Tired and unconscious diver tows
• How to deal with potential hazards, from cramp to mask loss
• Correct buddying, both at the surface and from depth

Your RAID Freediver course is a certification course and begins when you book your place.

When you book, you will receive everything you need to know about the course, our suggestions for preparing, as well as your theory work and information about accommodation and logistics.

All of your course materials are accessed ONLINE and they’re kept up-to-date by RAID, so that after your course you’ll have lifetime access to the very latest guidance and information.

Home study means you can familiarise yourself with the basics at your own pace and will mean more time for you in the water over the weekend of the course.

We will also provide you with access to our full library of online freediving video tutorials which can be watched at home before or after your course.

You must complete the theory and pass the final exam before the date of your booked course or you will not be allowed in the water.

The venue for your course is the beautiful purpose built dive centre  Vobster Quay. To find out more about the location visit their page, here: https://www.vobster.com/

Why we chose an inland dive centre for our students

Vobster Quay is a premier location for learning to freedive! This purpose built venue is oozing with wildlife and amazing structures to explore making it a wonderful underground playground.

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What you get at Vobster:

• Safety
• Convenience
• Warm temperatures
• Great visibility
• Spring-fed clean water
• Changing rooms and toilets and hot showers right next to the water
• Marine life (including thousands of fish and the endangered white clawed crayfish)
• Underwater attractions – Sea King helicopter, aeroplane in three sections, car, caravan, boats, crushing works and more!
• Opportunities to experiment with more equipment and kit.
• Hot food and snacks available
• A shop

What you don’t get at Vobster:

• Tides and currents
• Choppy water, waves and swell
• Seasickness
• Weather dependent courses
• Boat traffic
• Poor visibility
• Pollution
• Marine debris

We know we’re the best, but we want our happy students to tell you what they think of our courses.

Find out what they think by reading  hundreds of student testimonials here!

What’s included

• Theory material
• Tuition
• Life time access to our exclusive freediving tutorial video library
• All freediving equipment hire including: Freediving long fins, low volume mask, snorkel, freediving weight belt, weight, neoprene socks and gloves, and specialist freediving wetsuit
• Course certification and certification card (dependent on performance)

Not included

• Vobster Quay entry fee (details)
• Personal travel and subsistence costs

If any of our course dates have sold out, they will be marked accordingly, so you can be confident when you book that a space is available.

We  offer the option to book your place by paying in full or via a £100 non-refundable deposit to secure your place at checkout. Just click to purchase on the right hand side of the page. Alternatively, you can pay via BACS using these details:

HSBC

Go Freediving Limited

40-09-19

02587378

Amount: 

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We now offer incentives for group bookings, so if you are a group of more than three people, get in touch with us at info@gofreediving.co.uk and find out what our latest deals are.

If you haven’t found the answer to your question, check out our full FAQ section HERE or contact us as info@gofreediving.co.uk