Mourning the loss of a Spearfishing Friend

It was with great sadness that I learnt of the untimely death of a good Spearfishing buddy Helgaard Hartman on 28 November 2007. I was fortunate to meet him at the Nationals held at Port Elizabeth 2006 and we became firm friends. He lived a long way from the rest of the team but we made every effort to get together for Spearfishing as often as we could. This year we were lucky enough to have spent some time diving at Sedgefield before the Nationals and again during the Nationals. Our last trip together was to hunt Yellowfin Tuna off Cape Point and then diving for crayfish the following day.

My fondest memory of him will be his laugh as we sat around a fire at his home in Malmesbury enjoying fresh tuna steaks and olives he and his wife had prepared at home. His passing has left an enormous void in our midsts.

My thoughts and prayers are with his family at this immensely sad time.