On October 21, 2007, the Vancouver Apneists held their first annual underwater pumpkin carving contest at Buntzen Lake. Despite the rain, four divers showed up: Greg Fee, Sean Smith, Nikkey Ward and myself.
As this was the first ever breath-hold underwater pumpkin carving contest we were aware of, we used the following simple rules:
Clean out pumpkins before entering the water to keep beach clean
Can only carve pumpkin underwater while holding breath
Collect the pieces from the surface and beach
No pre-marking the pumpkin before entering the water
Since all participants were contestants, we had no impartial judge to determine the winner. Results are pending. :-)
Nikkey, Greg and Sean ready to go
Me, with Greg and Sean in the background
Sean and Greg getting their fins on
My pumpkin, ready for carving
Greg getting his pumpkin into position
Sean making his first cuts
Eye holes on Sean's pumpkin
Sean's pumpkin, nearly complete
My pumpkin, finally carved
Sean's pumpkin complete, resting on a submerged tree
My pumpkin, Sean's pumpkin and Nikkey's puffer fish pumpkin
