Basic gear from mid-twentieth-century Portugal

[John C. Ratliff]

Today we shall take a look at Simotal swimming fins. First the flagship model:

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• Full foot rubber foot pocket with anti-skid heel tread.
• Open toe for wearing comfort.
• Offset blade with side rails for reinforcement.

This set looks like the Cressi Rondine.

SeaRat

 

[jordaof]

Now for Simotal Genesis model swimming fins:

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• Full foot rubber foot pocket with anti-skid heel tread.
• Open toe for wearing comfort.
• Long separable blade.

So much for Simotal fins and for Simotal altogether. Next time, midweek, we shall focus on Portuguese diving equipment manufacturers other than Simotal.

Had ones just like those, i think i still have them, stored somewhere, also had:

- Simotal cammo spearfishing wetsuit
- Simotal Sagres Luxo Junior 75 cm gun
- Simotal Sines 60 cm gun
- Simotal rubber fins, before I bought those Simotal Genesis
- Simotal Mask

I was a teenager in the mide 90's and I remember my fixation with that store in Avenida de Roma, LOVED that store, loved Simotal equipment, nowadays Picasso, that is pretty good and made in Portugal, Sesimbra.