Skandalopetra in Porto Koufo
by Lubomir Stefanoff on Sep.29, 2009, under Freediving
In the beginning of September Nikolas Trikilis inivited us to the Skandalopetra event in Porto Koufo. We didn’t hesitate much, just borrowed a friend’s car (thanks Boko!) and took the 6 hour drive on Thursday night. The event was the First Panhellenic Skandalopetra championship, organized by Nikolas Trikilis and the Freediving Association of Thessaloniki.
For 3 days we had the opportunity to try Skandalopetra diving and enjoy the company of some great freedivers and friends. We want to thank them for the hospitality and the great time we had (Nikolas, Dimitris and the other divers that participated)! The event was organized very professionally (it’s usual, since Nikolas is behind it) – and we all felt safe while diving despite our (the Bulgarian group) limited experience with Skandalopetra. Well, that’s the nature of this type of diving – it’s really safe and enjoyable (I won’t describe the safety features here, if you want to find out more check out the Skandalopetra group in Facebook).
I still need more practice in order to do decent dives with the petra. I don’t feel very comfortable with the noseclip (I think I overequalize my ears) and no wetsuit…I couldn’t concentrate well during the dive and reached only 15 meters…my right ear betrayed me several times. On Sunday I went with Vov for an early constant weight session and did easy 25 m dives without any EQ problems, but later with the Skandalopetra I’ve got the same feeling in my ear…Anyway, it was fun. Peter was doing great dives (I’ll make a short video about the whole event when I have the time). With Peter we’ll order a real petra (9-10 kgs) and will practice more 
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I noticed that it’s the second year in row that I do Skandalopetra diving around my birthday (after last year in Lindos). So, that’s what I wish for myself in 2010 – I want to participate in Skandlopetra games/event again with those guys .
P.S More Skandalopetra pics from Porto Koufo coming soon on Facebook.
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September 29th, 2009 on 4:11 pm
Sounds like a great deal of fun. This really comes close to the purest way of freediving besides the ‘no fins – only nose clip’ Bizzy Blue hole style.
September 29th, 2009 on 6:41 pm
@ Sanne
)I strongly recommend it to any freediver. I’ll make sure all of my friends know what it’s like to dive that way. Feel free to spread to word about it in the Netherlands 
(if you need more info and pictures, I’ll introduce you to Nikolas!)
Yes, it was so much fun. Indeed, this is pure freediving, the way it was done since centuries… (well, except for the Paradisia noseclip
@Nikolas
It was a pleasure for us to participate. All of you were very friendly – I haven’t seen so many positive and nice people on such a small platform!
We are looking forward to the first Skandalopetra event in Bulgaria! (I and Peter will make sure everything goes smoothly).
Lubo
September 29th, 2009 on 8:15 pm
I thanks all you for the partecipation!!i hope to see you verry early and why not in Bulgarian games of skandalopetra!!!
Thanks again
Nikolas
September 30th, 2009 on 12:10 pm
Nikolas thank you for everything! We had a great time.
October 1st, 2009 on 8:13 pm
nice news around you. so nice you all had fun ;]
cheerz
December 12th, 2009 on 8:19 am
The calendery for the 2010!!!
http://www.skandalopetra.com/index.asp