Didn't mean to offend with my message regarding Keen's. Sorry.We've been spending quality time with our boats and getting ELDERLY.
Sheez, boy, didn't your Mom teach you any respect?!?
Good boat shoes for the "elderly"
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Just clicked the pic and read the titleI'll put in a vote for Keens with enclosed toes as well, also have a pair of Harken boat sneakers and I get a pair of Sebago Clovehitch every year or two. Between the three I can usually find something that fits the weather and conditions.
As for Crocks? Sorry, I just couldn't resist. (Flame retardant suit is on.
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Good support, works well with orthotics (which many of the suggestions do not at all). Elderly, remember.
One more thing..
A couple of years ago I went on a coaching sail in Texas. When I got there I discovered that I somehow forgot my sailing shoes, so I headed off to WM to buy a quick pair. Not a HUGE selection as I have wide feet, so I ended up with pair of Sperrys like this, only all white. The crew quickly branded them my 'mall walker shoes'. They now sit in my closet, where they will remain for anther 20 years or so.
I will say that they were hugely comfortable however. And dazzling.
A couple of years ago I went on a coaching sail in Texas. When I got there I discovered that I somehow forgot my sailing shoes, so I headed off to WM to buy a quick pair. Not a HUGE selection as I have wide feet, so I ended up with pair of Sperrys like this, only all white. The crew quickly branded them my 'mall walker shoes'. They now sit in my closet, where they will remain for anther 20 years or so.
I will say that they were hugely comfortable however. And dazzling.
Dazzling? I bought these Columbia Drainmakers for our last Caribbean bareboat cruise. Great boat shoe, comfortable to bare feet, water drains rapidly, non-marring, non-skid. Best boat shoe ever, and comes in Caribbean colors.
One personal note: If you like sand building up under your arch, behind your heel, and between your toes, making any onshore beach excursion, a bloody, blistering event...leave the shoes on the boat, or buy something else. Actually, The admiral bought these for me, now located on a closet shelf for eternity.
One personal note: If you like sand building up under your arch, behind your heel, and between your toes, making any onshore beach excursion, a bloody, blistering event...leave the shoes on the boat, or buy something else. Actually, The admiral bought these for me, now located on a closet shelf for eternity.
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Send them to me. I'm not proud. I wear 10.5. Wide is fine.One more thing..
A couple of years ago I went on a coaching sail in Texas. When I got there I discovered that I somehow forgot my sailing shoes, so I headed off to WM to buy a quick pair. Not a HUGE selection as I have wide feet, so I ended up with pair of Sperrys like this, only all white. The crew quickly branded them my 'mall walker shoes'. They now sit in my closet, where they will remain for anther 20 years or so.
I will say that they were hugely comfortable however. And dazzling.
Mine are 10.5 wide. They'd go great with a Green ensemble or skin. Send your address and they're yours.
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I got your Velcro right here, just step around the corner where no one can see us for a minute.
I'd rather come to NY and try them while sailing Cayuga Lake with you. But since that's not realistic let's talk Monday.
UH-Please define "elderly"What about velcro? Elderly like velcro.
I mostly single hand, and mostly barefoot
Oh, and I'm 75
What will they think of next, sailing shirts, sailing shorts and sailing socks? I have always used generic boat shoes and did not know there were shoes specifically designed for sailing.
after much research i have discovered that they do make some specifically for sailing ...
and they must have had Kermit in mind
after much research i have discovered that they do make some specifically for sailing ...
and they must have had Kermit in mind
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A short story. My stern german grandmother continued to operate her five stall milking farm into her 90s. Her three surviving children, my mother, her sister and brother lived a short distance away and us children were required to help out on the farm as we were growing up. HATED farm work, but they remain some of my fondest memories.
Grandma always wore lace-up black leather women's shoes with hard leather heels, which she never tied. So as we walked her five milkers on the road to her lower field after milking I can still hear (65 years ago and counting) her shoe heels scuffing and her walking stick scraping on the pavement as we merried along the few hundred feet. Guess what I learned from her. My lace-up shoes (left over, almost worn out running shoes) I tie so that I can slip on and off easily. My wife accuses me of being a scuffer when I walk. That is what happens when you walk in loose fitting shoes.
Off topic? Sort of, but I did mention shoes. Just say'n.
Grandma always wore lace-up black leather women's shoes with hard leather heels, which she never tied. So as we walked her five milkers on the road to her lower field after milking I can still hear (65 years ago and counting) her shoe heels scuffing and her walking stick scraping on the pavement as we merried along the few hundred feet. Guess what I learned from her. My lace-up shoes (left over, almost worn out running shoes) I tie so that I can slip on and off easily. My wife accuses me of being a scuffer when I walk. That is what happens when you walk in loose fitting shoes.
Off topic? Sort of, but I did mention shoes. Just say'n.
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