Sorry, I couldn't resist.
Mitchell Bober
Sunny Lancaster (Just a couple of feet from Rte 3), VA
What's on your feet?
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M. R. Bober
- Posts: 1122
- Joined: Feb 6th, '05, 08:59
- Location: CARETAKER CD28 Flybridge Trawler
Cloven hooves
CDSOA Founding Member
Boat shoes
Why wash them. They take on a persona all their own after a few seasons.
Also useful in driving out unwanted demons.
Also useful in driving out unwanted demons.
Boat Shoes
I have a pair of Sebago Docksiders which work well jumping on and off Yachts in a marina with no shoes rules, like at boat shows.
I personally don't care for them, generally, but Keens are nice for wet launch and landing a tender, and better than flip-flops. They were a gift so I try to wear them.
I am certainly no slave to fashion and nothing demonstrates it more than the Sperry CVO canvas boat shoes I prefer on deck. These may be the first "boat shoe" ever made and there is a reason Sperry still makes them. They offer good protection and support, dry quickly while sticking to wet decks.
On deck, when it gets cooler, my uniform is White Redball knee boots, Fleece liners, and Orange Grunden bibs pulled on over them, which usually still have fish scales, and smell from the last time I helped buck impound nets with the boys.
I personally don't care for them, generally, but Keens are nice for wet launch and landing a tender, and better than flip-flops. They were a gift so I try to wear them.
I am certainly no slave to fashion and nothing demonstrates it more than the Sperry CVO canvas boat shoes I prefer on deck. These may be the first "boat shoe" ever made and there is a reason Sperry still makes them. They offer good protection and support, dry quickly while sticking to wet decks.
On deck, when it gets cooler, my uniform is White Redball knee boots, Fleece liners, and Orange Grunden bibs pulled on over them, which usually still have fish scales, and smell from the last time I helped buck impound nets with the boys.
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Dean Abramson
- Posts: 1483
- Joined: Jul 5th, '05, 11:23
- Location: CD 31 "Loda May"
Sneakers
I think it's hard to beat sneakers for anything other than just hanging out. I found boat mocs never had the ankle support, and never felt stable. I use my sneakers on the street, cycling, work, everything, and they keep on trucking. Mine are some marine-brand sneaker, but you can put lipstick on a pig, but...
I also love my Keen sandals, but the edges (not the bottom) will mark the nonskid.
I also love my Keen sandals, but the edges (not the bottom) will mark the nonskid.
Dean Abramson
Cape Dory 31 "Loda May"
Falmouth, Maine
Cape Dory 31 "Loda May"
Falmouth, Maine
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Sea Hunt
- Posts: 1310
- Joined: Jan 29th, '06, 23:14
- Location: Former caretaker of 1977 Cape Dory Typhoon Weekender (Hull #1400) "S/V Tadpole"
I agree with Dean and others. Most "boat shoes" do not have ankle support, etc.
I have a pair of Sperry "sneakers" made by New Balance for Sperry. The model # is SB 870. I think they are great. Excellent traction (at least for me), plus ankle support, plus comfort. They dry quickly also. I buy them at WM when on sale for about $30-$35. I have had my current pair for more than 2 years. Traction sole is still in very good condition. I wear them only going to and from the marina and while on S/V Tadpole.
I also have a pair of Teva "boat sandals". I wear them all the time but not on a boat unless the weather will be very calm.
I never go barefoot on a boat.
I have a pair of Sperry "sneakers" made by New Balance for Sperry. The model # is SB 870. I think they are great. Excellent traction (at least for me), plus ankle support, plus comfort. They dry quickly also. I buy them at WM when on sale for about $30-$35. I have had my current pair for more than 2 years. Traction sole is still in very good condition. I wear them only going to and from the marina and while on S/V Tadpole.
I also have a pair of Teva "boat sandals". I wear them all the time but not on a boat unless the weather will be very calm.
I never go barefoot on a boat.
Fair winds,
Robert
Sea Hunt a/k/a "The Tadpole Sailor"
CDSOA #1097
Robert
Sea Hunt a/k/a "The Tadpole Sailor"
CDSOA #1097
Boat shoes
When getting the Converse All Stars--get the HIGH TOP models
in Pink or Red. They say yachtsman to others who don't have our
our sophistication
in Pink or Red. They say yachtsman to others who don't have our
our sophistication
Re: Boat shoes
"Chucks"(Chuck Taylor's), Are like Porsches. They are Red, black, or White. Any other color is, how do we say, not right.BillyO wrote:When getting the Converse All Stars--get the HIGH TOP models
in Pink or Red. They say yachtsman to others who don't have our
our sophistication
I think we are showing our age but CTs seem to have experienced a re-birth of popularity. I have a pair of Red high-top Chucks that are at least 30 years old.
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Joe Myerson
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- Location: s/v Creme Brulee, CD 25D, Hull #80, Squeteague Harbor, MA
Dedicated Boat Shoes
I'm with Russell.
No matter what kind of footwear I try for my boat, if I also wear it on shore, I'm sure to track dirt onboard.
So, in summer I wear a pair of Keen sandals. I've also got a pair of Reebok boat shoes for cooler weather (and boat shows, but I wash 'em afterwards), and I have a pair of deck boots (West Marine brand) for the end of the season.
I think sneakers would work perfectly well, too--as long as they were used only on the boat.
--Joe
No matter what kind of footwear I try for my boat, if I also wear it on shore, I'm sure to track dirt onboard.
So, in summer I wear a pair of Keen sandals. I've also got a pair of Reebok boat shoes for cooler weather (and boat shows, but I wash 'em afterwards), and I have a pair of deck boots (West Marine brand) for the end of the season.
I think sneakers would work perfectly well, too--as long as they were used only on the boat.
--Joe
Former Commodore, CDSOA
Former Captain, Northeast Fleet
S/V Crème Brûlée, CD 25D, Hull # 80
"What a greate matter it is to saile a shyppe or goe to sea."
--Capt. John Smith, 1627
Former Captain, Northeast Fleet
S/V Crème Brûlée, CD 25D, Hull # 80
"What a greate matter it is to saile a shyppe or goe to sea."
--Capt. John Smith, 1627
The problem with Crocs....
I love Crocs, but on board I find that my feet slip within them, patricularly on a hot day or when my feet are wet., so I've gone back to boat shoes. I need support, so It's either Sebago or Sperry high end mocs ( the beefy ones )
I have wide feet, so I wonder Why don't shoe stores stock more wide sizes? Am I that rare?
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I have wide feet, so I wonder Why don't shoe stores stock more wide sizes? Am I that rare?
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crocs and sneakers...
... scuff the gelcoat. @#$%$!!! Especially the ones w/ non-white rubber on the soles. I don't use them, and I ask guests to take them off.
I've used a couple different kinds of sperrys, and they work well enough for me, but I'm also open to something else. I'll try the Sebagos everyone else is recommending and report back sometime.
I've used a couple different kinds of sperrys, and they work well enough for me, but I'm also open to something else. I'll try the Sebagos everyone else is recommending and report back sometime.
Boat shoes
No girlie MAAN here, either. but if they ever draft me again. I,will wear 3" pumps--even on my CD 22