Sidemount Course
Have fun and challenge yourself with this style
ndulge your curiosity. No more tiring entries into the water! Sidemount diving gives you more flexibility and hydrodynamics. You won’t have to walk with the tanks on your back, but enter the water, attach them and dive. Choose our course to discover and enjoy the tempting benefits of this style of diving!
The sidemount configuration is applicable to both recreational and technical diving.
how it came
The Sidemount, now widespread in the world of diving thanks to the simplicity of the system and the ease of technique and comfort it offers, has origins in the 60s when, a group of English speleodivers began to use this technique to pass siphons and flooded tunnels and explore the most inaccessible areas of the English caves.
Compared to the classic configuration (backmount), the cylinders were positioned laterally above the legs, thus leaving the body more free and able to enter narrow tunnels.
The comfort of the system combined with its hydrodynamics meant that the Sidemount could be used not only for cave diving but also for open water dives.
what are the benefits
– The more balanced distribution of weights makes diving pleasant and comfortable because it is less strenuous;
– You can easily attach the cylinders in water, the back thanks because it is less affected by weight
– The horizontal trim is immediate and spontaneous;
– It has an extraordinary hydrodynamics and underwater swimming is more pleasant and fun;
– Profile of the diver is much less cumbersome, so it is ideal for those who love wrecks caves where you will find this technique excellent for penetrations;
– The whole equipment is lighter and compact, which is useful in plane trips;
– Allows for limited fatigue during the descent and ascent on board or from the shore and greater ease of getting out of the water in case of emergency.
