Advanced Course in Kona, HI USA

Location Info

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.

Nearby Hotels/Motels

There are many hotel options in the Kona area. Web sites such as 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.

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.
• 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.

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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.

Fun Things to do in Kona

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 Mele Nai’a Dolphin Excursions. Mele Nai’i is owned and operated by past PFI Instructor and PFI co-founder Brett LeMaster.

Clinic Schedule

The following schedule is subject to change. The course starts at 8am sharp. Full course payment is due at this time.

Day 1

8am: Meet at Jack’s Diving Locker for class, continue to pool
Afternoon- Ocean

Day 2

Morning- Pool and Class
Afternoon- Ocean

Day 3

Morning- Classroom: First Aid
Afternoon- Ocean

Day 4

Morning- First Aid and Pool (Dynamic Apnea)
Afternoon- Classroom

Day 5

Morning- Class
Afternoon- Ocean

Day 6

Morning- Class
Afternoon- Ocean

Please don’t plan any flights out early in the day as class ends around 6pm in the evening the final day.

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