Depth Training
Deepen your freediving!
Our depth training sessions take place on Sunday mornings at Lake Berryessa, in the heart of California wine country.
Build upon what you learned in class, and progress your practice at your own pace.
Our depth training sessions take place on Sunday mornings at Lake Berryessa, in the heart of California wine country.
Build upon what you learned in class, and progress your practice at your own pace.
Day Pass
Join a single depth training session.
For freedivers with an advanced certification.
For freedivers with an advanced certification.
$99
Season Pass
Join unlimited depth training sessions over the whole season.
For freedivers with an advanced certification.
For freedivers with an advanced certification.
$299
Advanced Class
Get a comprehensive introduction to depth training in our advanced class,
followed by unlimited depth training sessions for the rest of the season.
For freedivers without an advanced certification.
followed by unlimited depth training sessions for the rest of the season.
For freedivers without an advanced certification.
$349
Who can join?
You can join Depth Training if you have an advanced freediving certification.
If you don't yet have an advanced freediving certification, take our advanced class Freediving 2 first.
See the chart below for the list of certifications that qualify as "advanced".
If you don't yet have an advanced freediving certification, take our advanced class Freediving 2 first.
See the chart below for the list of certifications that qualify as "advanced".
Questions? Check out our FAQ or ask us anything.
Location
Depth Training sessions take place on the easternmost side of Lake Berryessa, very close to the dam.
You can find the spot on Google Maps by searching "Freedive Studio - Lake Berryessa".
Afterwards we usually have lunch at the Berryessa Gap Winery, which is 15 minutes east down the road.
You can find the spot on Google Maps by searching "Freedive Studio - Lake Berryessa".
Afterwards we usually have lunch at the Berryessa Gap Winery, which is 15 minutes east down the road.
Timing
Depth Training Sessions run on Sunday mornings.
10am
10am
Arrive
10:30am - 1pm
10:30am - 1pm
Freedive
2-3pm
2-3pm
Lunch at the Berryessa Gap Winery down the road
Schedule
... and then continuing on through the summer and fall until the last session of the year on Sunday, November 22.
Located 15 minutes down the road from the lake, the Berryessa Gap winery is the perfect place for post-freedive food and drinks. Food trucks and live music complement their delicious wines.
See the Depth Training sessions in action
Our Values
Practice at your own pace
Our sessions are designed to let you practice and make progress at your own pace. Not every dive has to be deeper than the last.
Safety
We follow worldwide best practices for freediving safety, and buddying & rescue practice is a part of every session.
Community
Freediving is a team sport. Community is built into our first rule of safety: never dive alone.
FAQs
To purchase a Season Pass or Day Pass, you must have an advanced certification from one of the major agencies. For example, AIDA 3, Molchanovs Wave 2, PADI Advanced Freediver, etc. You cannot purchase a Day pass if you only hold an entry-level open water certification (AIDA 2, Molchanovs Wave 1, PADI Freediver, etc).
To purchase an Advanced Class, you must have an open water freediving certification certification from one of the major agencies - AIDA, Molchanovs, PADI, SSI, FII, Apnea Total, NAUI or PFI. If you are certified with another agency, please check with us before purchasing.
To purchase an Advanced Class, you must have an open water freediving certification certification from one of the major agencies - AIDA, Molchanovs, PADI, SSI, FII, Apnea Total, NAUI or PFI. If you are certified with another agency, please check with us before purchasing.
You can dive up to 30 meters (100 feet), or, after taking additional advanced safety training, up to 60 meters (200 feet).
Yes. You can work towards high-level AIDA certifications during these classes, such as Depth Competition Safety, Assistant Instructor and Instructor.
You can see the challenges you need to complete for each level here. It is your responsibility to keep track of the challenges you have left to complete. Once you are ready to complete a challenge, ask one of our instructors to witness you, and we will officially enter it in the AIDA system.
You can see the challenges you need to complete for each level here. It is your responsibility to keep track of the challenges you have left to complete. Once you are ready to complete a challenge, ask one of our instructors to witness you, and we will officially enter it in the AIDA system.
Depth Training sessions are very different from a class. Instructors are present in the water, but you are not under direct instructor supervision. You and the other certified freedivers on your buoy will be training together and overseeing each other's safety.
Yes. You can't rent gear for these sessions. You should own your own gear and be comfortable with it.
You should bring:
- Your basic freediving gear (mask / snorkel / fins).
- A freediving wetsuit (3mm in summer, or 7mm in early spring & late fall).
- Weight belt and 2-12 lbs of weight.
- Swimmers, towel, sunscreen, water, and closed-toed shoes.
You can purchase wetsuits from the Fins and Foam Gear Shop.
Buoys and lanyards are provided. You are welcome to bring your own lanyard if you have one. For safety reasons, you must use the buoys provided.
Class is never cancelled for rain. As freedivers, we are well prepared for water, and freediving is beautiful in the rain! Class is only cancelled when conditions are unsafe to proceed. Such conditions include lightning over the lake or wildfires on the road.
Questions?