Cayman BWI

Location Info

Classroom and Pool Sessions

• Cobalt Coast Resort, North West Point of Grand Cayman
  1-888-946-5656
  www.cobaltcoast.com

Open Water Sessions

• For the open water training, we'll be diving from boat leaveing from West Bay Dock which is located about 5-10min from Cobalt Coast Resort. Directions will be given at the start of the course. The extra cost for the boat will be about $55/day.

Nearby Hotels/Motels

• Cobalt Coast on the beautiful north west point of Grand Cayman will be the main staging area and they provide a very beautiful, comfortable and scenic location for divers and non-divers alike.  Accommodation and diving packages with on-site facility Divetech available for the scuba diver and non-diver alike.  www.cobaltcoast.com  or 1-888-946-5656
• Jeff's Guest House are inexpensive homes near north-west point for those with a budget in mind. www.jeffsresorts.com  or (715) 686-2232 Dollar Rent A Car dollar@candw.ky (345) 949-0700 Thrifty Car Rental thrifty@candw.ky (345) 949-6640
• Coconut Bay on the North West point of the island and very close to Cobalt Coast Resort where the class and pool session s will be held. There are rooms or full 3 bedroom condos to rent at a very good price. Contact Duncan at: dheard4505@aol.com

Equipment Requirements

• Mask, fins and snorkel - Preferably low volume mask and long blade fins or mono fin.
• Wetsuit with gloves and boots - 3mm freediving suit is required for pool and ocean sessions.  Good freediving suit with attached hood is perfect. Cayman is warm water (about 79 degrees so you don't need boots and gloves)
• 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.

Check out general gear recommendations.

Don't worry about lines, floats and those sorts of things, we'll bring that.  We also travel with an assortment of freediving computers for you to try out as well.  Along with all of this we'll video your clinic so you can review each day, your skills in the water as they improve. 

Clinic Schedule

The following schedule is subject to change. If you are doing the Basic clinic then you will take part in the first two days. The course starts at 8am sharp, Sat morning. Full course payment is due at this time.

DAY ONE

8:00am - 10:00pm Classroom - Cobalt Coast Resort

• Introduction & Registration
• Emergency Procedures

10:30am - 12:00pm Pool session - Cobalt Coast Resort

• Rescue Skills
• Technique Evaluation.

1:00pm - 3:00pm Classroom - Cobalt Coast Resort

• Equipment
• Proper Ventilations

3:30pm - 5:00pm Pool session - Cobalt Coast Resort

• Technique Development
• Static and Dynamic Evaluation

DAY TWO

8:00am - 10:00am Classroom - Cobalt Coast Resort

• Psychological Aspects of Freediving
• Land Based Training Exercises

10:30am - 12:00pm Pool session - Cobalt Coast Resort

• Pool Training Exercises
• Static and Dynamic Performance

1:00pm - 5:00pm Open Water - Boat from West Bay Dock

• Warm-ups
• Free Immersion
• Rescue Evaluations
• Technique Development

DAY THREE

8:00am - 12:00pm Classroom - Cobalt Coast Resort

• Physiology of Freediving
• Psychological Aspects of Freediving  

1:00pm - 5:00pm Open Water - Boat from West Bay Dock

• Technique Development

DAY FOUR

8:00am - 12:00pm Open Water - Boat from West Bay Dock

• Technique Development

1:00pm - 5:00am Classroom - Cobalt Coast Resort

• Training Schedule Development
• Class wrap-up

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