Yesterday, I had the honor of diving with "The Shark Man" Manny Puig, and his crew, cameraman Mark Rackley and venomous snake expert David Weathers. They were training at Dutch Springs for an upcoming shark filming project in the northeast. What an awesome bunch of guys! We had a great day freediving and Manny and Mark were incredibly impressed with Dutch Springs, wishing they had such a facility at their disposal when training Meghan for her freediving record several years ago. Manny enjoyed interacting with the aquatic life, feeding crayfish to the bass and seeking out trout. David was working on his deep freediving skills being used to spearfishing and now concentrating on venturing into deeper depths. I'll be helping to train and develop David's skills in the near future and Mark has some ideas for projects in which we can work together to promote freediving. Mark was filming everything with a movie camera and he really enjoyed diving on the helicopter and filming Manny and me as we did swim-throughs. Of interest to you spearos, Manny has designed a new pole spear that you may view or purchase at his website www.mannypuig.com. I wish to thank Stu, Kevin and Andrea for inviting me to take part. For those of you who haven't yet been training at Dutch Springs, check out the website at www.dutchsprings.com. After all, what Dutch Springs has to offer freedivers comes highly recommended by the guys from Ultimate Predator Productions! To quote Mark, "This place is cool as @!&%, man!"
Trace Malinowski
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"The Shark Man" Manny Puig
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, Jul 11 2006 07:19 AM
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Posted 11 July 2006 - 07:19 AM
Trace Malinowski
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Posted 11 July 2006 - 10:08 AM
I met Manny a few years back in South Beach. He's an interesting one!
It's Winter time - you know you're a diver when you're scraping ice off your windshield INSIDE your vehicle...!
Once in a while, it is good to step back, take a breath, and remember to be humble. You'll never know it all - ScubaDadMiami. If you aren't afraid of dying, there is nothing you can't achieve - Lao-tzu. One dog barks at something, the rest bark at him - Chinese Proverb.
Once in a while, it is good to step back, take a breath, and remember to be humble. You'll never know it all - ScubaDadMiami. If you aren't afraid of dying, there is nothing you can't achieve - Lao-tzu. One dog barks at something, the rest bark at him - Chinese Proverb.
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Posted 13 July 2006 - 06:22 PM
Yeah. You could say that.I met Manny a few years back in South Beach. He's an interesting one!
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Posted 13 July 2006 - 06:51 PM
you have to be, thats why he is who he is, plus half nuts.
dude rides, hammerheads, and swims with bull sharks for fun!
the man has my respect and i would love to meet him.
Is he Cuban, out of curiosity?
dude rides, hammerheads, and swims with bull sharks for fun!
the man has my respect and i would love to meet him.
Is he Cuban, out of curiosity?
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Posted 13 July 2006 - 09:41 PM
you have to be, thats why he is who he is, plus half nuts.
dude rides, hammerheads, and swims with bull sharks for fun!
the man has my respect and i would love to meet him.
Is he Cuban, out of curiosity?
Yes, Manny is originally from Cuba.
~ Trace
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Posted 14 July 2006 - 02:27 PM
thought so.. Myself and all my family are Cuban.
I love his shows, they need to put some on more often. when are they filming. and when are they thinking about releasing it.
i participated with the shark research institute back in feburary 05. We were doing a documentary and it still hasnt been finished, it was supposed to be on BBC in Sept but the network and the film director are behind.
here is a link to the DVD.. "The Ultimate Whaleshark Experiance".
its Comming soon. as of a while back but it should be out soon.
I love his shows, they need to put some on more often. when are they filming. and when are they thinking about releasing it.
i participated with the shark research institute back in feburary 05. We were doing a documentary and it still hasnt been finished, it was supposed to be on BBC in Sept but the network and the film director are behind.
here is a link to the DVD.. "The Ultimate Whaleshark Experiance".
its Comming soon. as of a while back but it should be out soon.
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