Author: Richard Colyn
Richard Colyn
For Richard, life is best measured in dives, not days. As lifelong spearfisherman and a respected guide, he’s spent years exploring South Africa’s coastline, from Cape Town’s kelp forests to the warm waters of Sodwana Bay. Safety is always his top priority, but his real joy comes from sharing the spearfishing experience and his deep respect for the ocean.
I started spearfishing South Africa when I was 15, with a secondhand speargun and no clue what I was doing. No books, no mentors- just one thing in my head: there are big sharks in these waters. I swam out, shot a Galjoen, and dragged it to shore without getting close to the fish. That was the start. Since then, I’ve traveled the entire coastline, diving places I used to dream about:Sodwana Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, chasing Yellowfin Tuna, King Mackerel and Giant Trevally. The first time I got up there, it was surreal. 30-meter visibility, warm blue water, completely different from…