It seems that this idea works. To support its patrons' gear needs, the boat opened a dive shop. The shop has since grown to be a complete retail and training facility. The shop is a great place to start your diving journey.
Sidemount Pros will provide you with your sidemount harness as well as the hardware to mount your sidemount cylinders. You can purchase the equipment as it is custom-configured for you during the course.
We believe that scuba diving training should be more than just learning what to do in case something goes wrong. While that is a very important part of the training and we make sure when you complete your training you are competent to do that, we also make sure you do all this mid-water, not on the bottom on your knees! This goes for every course we teach, from Open Water through our Technical courses. We teach you how to scuba dive, not just how to survive under water. You won’t always be diving in an area where you can go to your knees when an issue arises. You need to be able to deal with any issues mid-water. And that’s how we teach you.
This program is a cost-savings for both retailers and instructors. It doesn't require multiple sets of materials to be taught the same course to different audiences.
We offer all scuba certifications as well as check out dives. We can tailor the class schedule to meet your needs with Elearn or onsite classes.
Our passion for diving began over a decade back. After taking our first breaths off a regulator in the water, we knew this was going to become a passion. Before we ever went to the Sea of Cortez, we bought all of our gear! After our first dive weekend, we realized that Mexico was the perfect place for us to go back and dive again. In our first year as divers, we logged over 100 dives in the waters of panama. We became so passionate about diving that our passion was too overwhelming and we wanted to pass it on to others.
Our teaching philosophy is simple: We are instructors first and mentors second. We are not only instructors, but also dive. We're here to help you with your questions. Although we may not have all the answers, we can direct you to someone who does. We want to improve your diving experience and knowledge. Make sure you don't pay for an instructor rating just to get the rating. Check that the instructor is qualified to teach the diving skills he/she teaches.
Don't grab animals, don't hold them for photo ops, don't go for rides on dolphins or turtles, and don't force puffer fish to inflate (it can be fatal to them).