Interview with Matt and the WAUC
Todays interview is with Matt and the Western Australia Spearfishing Club. Everything you wanted to know about the Western Australia Undersea Club – all the competitions, ways to get involved, social trips and a brief look at life inside the WAUC. We also discuss spearfishing clubs in 2025 and how they can attract members, good vs bad culture in a club and the practical benefits of joining your local club. Massive thanks for the WAUC crew for joining us! Visit waunderseaclub.tidyhq.com to sign up and find out more.
Important times
- 00:00 Intro
- 04:50 Welcome WAUC!
- 09:20 Missing the Nationals time cutoff by 2 minutes!
- 15:15 Che, why you did you start spearfishing as a young person?
- 18:15 Competition vs social aspect
- 23:10 WAUC Spearfishing and Crayfish competitions
- 35:10 Club social trips
- 43:20 Welcome club champ Jess! How do you improve your spearfishing?
- 50:55 Attracting new members
- 57:25 Good vs bad culture in spearfishing
- 01:10:15 Competition fitness
- 01:14:30 WAUC safety and training subsidy
- 01:19:55 How to join the club and get involved?
- 01:21:00 Mack 1000 spearfishing competition
- 01:26:45 Long weekend competition in Albany in March
- 01:30:40 Thank you for joining us!
- 01:31:30 Outro
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