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Day 2 The ocean sparkled as if covered in thousands of the worlds most precious diamonds as soft waves would rise up to meet the sun, it’s rays reflecting off each small ripple. It was going to be another perfect day on the water. But with Andrew’s GPS not working we were restricted to some...

 I study law full-time and have an exam tomorrow that I should really be studying for… But I haven’t been able to stop watching a video my brother pointed me to (I posted it on the Adreno facebook page) and now I’m in the mood for some writing! So here’s a story about a couple...

In some respects calling this email a Newsletter is a bit of a misnomer because instead of our usual concentration on events past we are in this edition mainly notifying you of events to come. The next Newsletter will delve more into what has occurred and issues being addressed in various forums.First up, TV Viewing...

While in Sydney last week I  had the privilege of meeting Sue Dockar, a previous Australian Ladies champ, who’s other claim to fame culminated in the tragedy that was the 1983 National Titles. The competition was held off Gladstone, Queensland, during the largest tides for the year. During the day, the current jumped to 5...

When I first heard that Adreno was offering a $1500 sponsorship for ANY spearfisher, I was excited to watch the entries roll in and to see who would snap up this fantastic opportunity! With only a few weeks left to get your entries in, I thought it would be good to give a bit of...

After a day of diving in what seemed like a washing machine, with 30-35knot winds and large seas, we were stoked to find that Sunday brought beautiful weather and the Alliman Shield was a go ahead. After Pedro’s usual competition breakfast of toast with olive oil and salt, we pushed off at 8:15am for the...

Fifty keen Sydney spearos huddled in the large Bass & Flinders room of the Tradies club in Gymea, Sydney, on Friday night to meet triple world champ, Pedro Carbonell. Shirts were signed and photos were taken as the divers waited in eager anticipation for Pedro to share some of his bounty of knowledge with the...

So my first time being introduced to Pedro wasn’t too… er… productive? As Pedro speaks NO English! So I introduced myself and he politely nodded and smiled, no doubt thinking “who the hell is this and what is she talking about?!” LUCKILY we have a very competent Spanish speaker in the Adreno office and she...

For those of you who can't make it to Brisbane next week to meet Pedro Carbonell then you're in luck, assuming you can make it to Sydney this Friday the 1st of April as Adreno are hosting a 2nd party for all his fans at the Tradies Club Gymea. Everyone is welcome and no RSVP...