Man, I've Got A Hard Sole

[LuzSD]

My husband has purchased many Sperry sailing shoes and almost all of them become hard and slippery within months. To add insult and embarrassment to possible injury, they squeak really loud too! The other day he was forced to wear one of those pairs around town as we shopped and I could not stop laughing....no matter how he walked there was an amazing squeak/squish thing going on and I was entertained for the rest of the day.
I wear Keen and love love love them. Although last week during our beercans we were heeled way over I found them just starting to be a bit smooth on the bottom. Time for new ones!!:dance:

 

[sailor1950]

buy some shoes from "shoes for crews" they are very reasonable. Save the yuppy shoes for the hard.

 

[weinie]

I've been wearing sperry topsiders since I forswore socks and wore my Miami Vice pastel linen blazer in sky blue. (Yes, the early eighties).
Now that I've been actually sailing for the past two years, I've come to realize how horrible they are for walking on the deck of a boat!

For the last month that my boat has been in the water, I've been using sneakers. I am definitely going to have to find an alternative though, now that the weather will turn warm and I'll have to ditch the socks.

(Cue the Jan Hammer hammer sountrack....)

 

[jibes138]

For cold and wet conditions a pair of scuba diving boots work great. The neoprene uppers keep your feet toasty warm when wet and the soles are non skid. I wear them dinghy sailing but also on the big boat.

 

[LuzSD]

For cold and wet conditions a pair of scuba diving boots work great. The neoprene uppers keep your feet toasty warm when wet and the soles are non skid. I wear them dinghy sailing but also on the big boat.

I wore these for a year and would add a couple warnings:
1. Get a half or full size larger than normal
2. Wear socks, the lack of breathing makes for stinky boots
3.add powder regularly for happy other crew!

Another great find I have made would be my hearty Aussie Dog boots. They are warm inside (fur like) and a grippy bottom when you purchase the TPR sole ( for snow,,,) For those in cold areas you will thank me often if you got some of these!