H.Dessault participated in the 2011 U. S. National Spearfishing Championships in Tavernier,Florida Keys on August 3rd & 4th with our sponsored Team composed: Alex Bristol, Julian Cruz & Tony Miranda as divers and Eric Pinon as their boat driver. In this occasion the team was not able to win in any category but it was fortunate to add knowledge and experience to our team’s extensive competitive spearfishing career in the US.

Julian Cruz did get 5th place in the “Individual Division” and Team Dessault-America took 4th place in the “Team Division”. We would like to thank Championship staff for making this a great and organized event. Thank you also for the Banquet, the food was great! Congratulations to all the winners and participants. Dessault-America also participated as a Sponsor for the Championship. (check out www.spearfishingnationals.com)

Final Score Individuals:

Competitor / Fish / Weight / Points

Harolf Dean / 27 / 120.07lbs / 147.07
Miguel Guinovant / 23 / 108.23lbs / 131.18
Osmany Cuellar / 27 / 104.11lbs / 131.11
Michelle Lechuga / 24 / 103.25lbs / 127.25
Julian Cruz / 21 / 82.22lbs / 103.22

Final Score Teams:

Team / Fish / Weight / Points

Miami Freedivers 2 / 72 / 271.53lbs / 343.53
Miami Freedivers 1 / 67 / 267.4lbs / 334.35
Longfins 3 / 55 / 207.36lbs / 262.36
Longfins 1 (Dessault-America) / 51 / 209.59lbs / 256.48
MDC / 43 / 145.66lbs / 188.66

Here are some pictures so you can see the real thing:

Miami Free Divers Tournament Sat - Jun - 18 - 2011

Dessault America is proud to announce that its Spearfishing Team composed of Alex Bristol, Julian Cruz and Tony Miranda, won the Saturday, June 18th Miami Freediver Tournament. Also our very own Alex Bristol took the 1st place for both the individual scores and Largest Fish caught among the 15 participants that competed. Alex also won 1st place for Biggest Fish caught with a 24lbs Grouper. The individual scores for the Top 5 went as followed:

Place / Name / Weight of Total Fish Caught / # of Fish Caught / Total Points

1 / Alex Bristol / 103.8 / 14 / 117.8
2 / Sergio Lopez / 76 / 20 / 96
3 / Yoan Garcia / 59.8 / 13 / 72.8
4 / Harolf Dean / 54.6 / 15 / 69.6
5 / Raul Farn / 50 / 12 / 62

The Team Scores went as followed:

Place / Team Name / Total Points

1 / Dessault-America / 199.4
2 / Cazasub / 195.8
3 / Ken Tiki / 178.6
4 / Spetton / 160.8
5 / Waterline / 130.2

H.Dessault was participating in the 2010 U. S. National Spearfishing Championships in Heber Springs, Arkansas on 5th August with the team composed by our sponsored man Julian Cruz, his two partners Eric Salado and Sergei Lopez as divers and Eric Pinon as their boat driver. In this occasion the team was no lucky to win in any category but it was fortunate to get knowledge and experience about spearfishing in fresh waters such as in Greers Ferry Lake, Arkansas.

The team in front of the boat ready to compete, the departure point was Sandy Beach, Heber Springs, Ar.




Our sponsored diver, Julian Cruz with part of his catch, made 14th in ranking.














The hour to be at the staging and weigh-in Area (3:30 p.m.)







Julian Cruz with the biggest Bass of the tournament!











At the evening sharing a dinner, the Champions received their trophy. Here, from left to right, are the five highest scoring individuals: Dennis Haussler (1), Chris Cornett (5), Harolf Dean (4), Yury Bylina (2), Hannalei Adric (3).

The 2010 Florida Keys Open Spearfishing Tournament was once again organized at Captain Hook’s Marina in Marathon, Florida on July 9th and 11th.




Many thanks to the crew at Captain Hook’s for their invitation and all competitors who participated.












Miguel “Mojarra” Guinovar, weighted the biggest catch with Black Grouper exceeding 75 lbs.










Dessault America was also participating with prizes for the raffle and a booth to display our spearfishing equipments.

The 2010 edition of the Annual H2O Diver Spearfishing Tournament (freediving) launched this Saturday May 22nd at 8:00 from Haulover inlet, North Miami.

Haulover inlet



Weighing at 3 pm confirmed our favorite team - the DEEP Worldwide Team - composed of Julian Cruz and Harolf Dean to win first place with 216 points.

Congratulation to Alex Bristol who achieved 1st place individually with 149 points.