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"Dig Deep - Dive Deeper"

BOTTOM DWELLERS

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View fullsize The whales, the waters, the island, the inhabitants, the community, and every other little piece of magic this island holds has a strong call to bring you back. We’re about to embark on 2 more weeks of hosting trips on Rurutu in the Austral Is
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View fullsize Squeezing all the river days possible into the last week and enjoying every last little moment of it. A multitude of different salmon species and weather conditions changing the ever variable environment of our river systems with each dive making for
View fullsize Tallulah et Fripée... ⁠ ⁠ Dreamlike frames from surreal moments where we shared space in the electric blue waters of Rurutu, French Polynesia with these two stunning creatures. With just over a month before we head back to this magical place w
View fullsize September is probably our favourite time of year to enjoy the waters around Vancouver Island. High pressure systems, slow rivers, kelp forests have filled in and an abundance of life converges along our coastlines. There's not many places better then
 
 

Bottom Dwellers Freediving offers Freediving & Freedive-Harvesting/Spearfishing instruction as well as Charter Service Packages. Learn to Freedive for whatever application you seek in a safe and controlled environment while in the company of a freediving professional. Bottom Dwellers instructs the Performance Freediving International system which has a primary focus on Safety and Safe freediving practices.

Through the instruction and guidance of a Freediving Professional in class, pool and open water sessions:

  • Learn to freedive following Safe Buddy freediving practices

  • Learn to practice safe and proper freediving and breath-hold techniques

  • Learn about proper freediving equipment, freediving techniques and the fundamental physiology and physics of freediving in a classroom setting

Bottom Dwellers' students learn to freedive in safe buddy systems and are trained in risk management, preparing them to deal with and handle many of the risks associated with breath-hold diving.

In Bottom Dwellers Freedive-Harvester Packages take those skillsets learnt in your Freediver Course and adapt them to Marine Harvesting applications where you'll learn about local marine life, rules and regulations, risk management and valuable techniques and skillsets (including band-powered device handling) for freedive-harvesting and spearfishing.

Take your freediving to the next level and become a safe and competent freediver. Learn sustainable and ethical freedive-harvesting/spearfishing practices and principles. Know what it means to be a good freediver, freedive-harvester/spearfisher and reliable dive buddy.

Become a Bottom Dweller.

 
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About

Bottom Dwellers was founded by local Vancouver Island resident, Chris Adair, in the summer of 2017. Chris' mission as a passionate freediver/spearfisherman and owner/operator of Bottom Dwellers is to help the freediving community grow into a safer and stronger entity. Bottom Dwellers instructs the Performance Freediving International education system which is world renowned for its focus on safety and safe buddy diving practices. It is through providing this educational foundation that Bottom Dwellers will aid the freediving community to grow into a safer and stronger community, filled with safe and skilled freedivers. To learn more about who Chris Adair is and what it means to be a Bottom Dweller, follow the link below.

Chris Adair, Owner of Bottom Dwellers, on the right enjoying some laughs and good times exploring the rugged coast of BC with Nimmo Bay Resort and crew.

Chris Adair, Owner of Bottom Dwellers, on the right enjoying some laughs and good times exploring the rugged coast of BC with Nimmo Bay Resort and crew.

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Courses

Proper recovery breathing technique and surface safety being performed by students M.Scheinberg and N.Schmidt during a Bottom Dwellers line dive. Photo: Jeremy Koreski

Bottom Dwellers offers a variety of Performance Freediving International courses with a focus on their "Freediver" Level. There is a wide range of courses available to help find the right fit for your aquatic desires and needs. Whether you want to hone your freediving skills to enjoy cruising the cold beautiful waters of the Pacific North West, get experience for a warm water trip or learn to use your Freediving skills for Freedive-Harvesting/Spearfishing purposes, Bottom Dwellers has a course for you. To learn more about the courses available and sign up for an upcoming course with Bottom Dwellers, follow the link below.

Warrior Leadership Program:
Snorkel-Harvesting

Bottom Dwellers is supporting the Nuu-Chah-Nulth Youth Warrior Leadership Program in facilitating Snorkel-Harvesting programs. The intention of these programs is to create a safe space for these youth to learn and re-connect with their local in water environments. Through the skills and knowledge learnt in these programs they will build the confidence needed to support and provide for their local communities with their bounty and harvest.

Donations:

Support getting these youth in the water by making a Charitable Donation through the Warrior Leadership Programs Donation Portal on the Clayoquot Biosphere Trust page. For more information on donation options and structure and to learn more about these programs follow the ink to the Warrior Leadership Programs Page below.

 
 
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Bottom Dwellers Community:
Coaching, Line Dives and more...

Coaching Sessions: Refine your Safety and your Technique. Photo N.Martin

Coaching Sessions: Refine your Safety and your Technique. Photo N.Martin

Get Connected with the Bottom Dwellers Community and Stay informed with all things Bottom Dwellers coming down the Line! From Courses to Breath and Gear Workshops this is where you’ll hear about it first! Bottom Dwellers offers 'Coaching', ‘Pool sessions’ and 'Line Diving' sessions to take your freediving to the next level. Have a freediving professional work with you in coaching sessions on specific details, sharpening your skills and breathold as a freediver while keeping those safety and risk management practices sharp. Coaching sessions are a great way for the freediver student to complete skill sets needed to pass their Performance Freediving International certification.

Are you a certified freediver? Our closed facebook group is where we’ll get our Coaching, Line Diving and Pool Sessions started most of the time. Click HERE and request to join the facebook group if you’re a certified freediver and would like access to a community of other local certified freedivers looking to get out there as well!

 

Bottom Dwellers Freediving Merchandise now available for purchase at the Online Store. Follow the link to the store for purchase or browse what's on offer at the Merchandise Gallery.

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C.Adair swims with Sea Lions out of Nimmo Bay Resort. Photo: Jeremy Koreski: www.jeremykoreski.com

Guiding and Charters

Guiding and Charters for freediving, spearfishing and snorkelling are booked and built specifically to your groups needs. Name the location and the group size and we’ll build the package that’s right for you! South Island, West Coast, North Island… you name it and we’ll build it! Charters can be booked by contacting Bottom Dwellers directly.

 

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A glimpse into the passings seen as a Bottom Dweller...

We spent the last couple days working through the framework of our new ‘Advanced Snorkeler+’ program with a group of absolutely lovely humans. We had a couple that unfortunately had some things come up and had to sit dry for the open wate
It’s been a busy and incredible start to the season and over the last 8 days where we’ve seen a dozen students through the course framework of the @performancefreediving Freediver program and scored incredible conditions on all ocean days
First course of the season wrapped! March can be hit or miss with conditions required to support the amount of in water time it takes to complete a @performancefreediving Freediver level course but man did we hit it good today! Sun burns and wind bur
From the vault... Our 2020 season, as for many people and businesses was the beginning of a couple years of endless pivoting to keep things operational and afloat. ⁠ ⁠ Teaching blow tap talks and rescue breaths during a time of 6ft social distancing
Talula and Frippé... It's hard to put into words the welcoming these two sentient beings gave us as we entered into the warm, clear waters of Rurutu. ⁠ ⁠ Fresh off the plane after multiple connections from Van. Isle through YVR, SFO, a quick 6
 
 
 
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