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Dutch01527

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Like an idiot I left my Musto leather sailing boots in the boot of my car when it went in for mot. When it was returned they were gone:disgust:

No proof so I think that I can say goodbye to them. I was happy with them but before I shell out for a replacement I thought that I would ask for alternative recommendations. I am pretty large with wide, size 12 feet and big calves. Most important things are comfortable fit, grip, breathability and durability. Mix of coastal sailing and short offshore trips.

My current thoughts are 1) Musto leather 2) Dubbary leather 3) Gill performance.

I am not hung up on designer labels so would consider lesser known brands of comparable quality.

Any suggestions?
 
harry potter said:
How about Dunlop Wellies? For real sailors not narcissistic t***s?
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Please define a real sailor, I would not want to be thought a t**s only because of the make of my wellies.

Dutch01527 I have used loads of low cost wellies and various sock combination over the years. My good lady bought me a pair of Dubarry's with Gortex and what a revelation - warm damp free feet. So I can recommend them.
 
I've been using Sperry insulated boots for several years and I find them comfortable and warm in the Victoria winter sailing season. At the time when I bought them, the salesman told me that the Clipper Round The World fleet had just pulled into town and they all traded their Duberrys in for the Sperrys because they weren't warm enough.
 
Dutch01527 said:
No proof so I think that I can say goodbye to them. I was happy with them but before I shell out for a replacement I thought that I would ask for alternative recommendations. I am pretty large with wide, size 12 feet and big calves.
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I am cursed with large calves as a result of a misspent youth as a competition highland dancer. Most sailing boots are far too narrow for me, which is the excuse I gave for buying a pair of Dubarry Ultima Extra Fit, which are superb. I also have a cheap pair of Lazilas ones, which when I bought them a few years back only seemed to be available through Duncan's in Glasgow, which are just about tolerable, with thin trousers and short socks.

I have a pair of Dunlop wellies for stomping round the village which are similar in tightness to the Lazilas. The Dubarry's are the only really comfortable ones I have tried.
 
Ones which fit and are breathable - at the end of the day, that's the most important thing.

Just got some Musto HPXs as they were the first pair I'd tried that were a comfy apart from the rubber standard Gills
 
Foolish Muse said:
I've been using Sperry insulated boots for several years and I find them comfortable and warm in the Victoria winter sailing season. At the time when I bought them, the salesman told me that the Clipper Round The World fleet had just pulled into town and they all traded their Duberrys in for the Sperrys because they weren't warm enough.
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Are all Sperry boots lace up?
 
Find a cheap pair of sailing wellies and a pair of SealSkinz socks works very well and considerably cheaper.

But await others thoughts on sailing boots.
 
Dubarry ultima: they offer a wide fit, not cheap but worth every penny. I have them and they are the best boots I have ever used, dry, warm and great fit, no odour even after a solid week on the boat in crap weather. oh and mine are 3/4 years old and still look like new. http://www.dubarryboots.com/
 
My family have used Dubarrys but two things disliked are that the length comes up a little smaller than a street shoe, so pitching on the big toes. Secondly , we use our club dinghy slipway and by the time we can step aboard the tender the water is lapping at the boot tops- they are a little shorter than my Musto HPX which are much more comfortable and my choice.
We have much mud in our vicinity and to avoid fouling our boats when we transfer from tender to mooring some of us use cheap rubber/plastic wellies to get out to the moorings and slip them off before transferring to the yacht
 
Dutch01527 said:
Like an idiot I left my Musto leather sailing boots in the boot of my car when it went in for mot. When it was returned they were gone:disgust:

No proof so I think that I can say goodbye to them. I was happy with them but before I shell out for a replacement I thought that I would ask for alternative recommendations. I am pretty large with wide, size 12 feet and big calves. Most important things are comfortable fit, grip, breathability and durability. Mix of coastal sailing and short offshore trips.

My current thoughts are 1) Musto leather 2) Dubbary leather 3) Gill performance.

I am not hung up on designer labels so would consider lesser known brands of comparable quality.


Any suggestions?
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You can order Dubarrys with a wide fitting, that is what I have done, they are the perfect fit. They are 10 years old and will probably last at least another 30.

I agree with the others that they are warm dry but shorter than standard wellingtons but we use them as a sailing boot we do not use them for wading.
 
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I am also looking for new boots. Thanks for all the suggestions.

I did see a Musto boot at the London Boat Show that was 3/4 length Gortex upper, but I can't find them on the Musto web site - any ideas what they are called?

Those Quayside boots look interesting.

I have to admit I have cheap wellingtons for launching the dingy in the Exe mud and proper sailing boots onboard.
 
Dutch01527 said:
Like an idiot I left my Musto leather sailing boots in the boot of my car when it went in for mot. When it was returned they were gone.
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Have you asked the MOTers? I think they have to check the state of the spare tyre which can require emptying the boot. In which case it is possible that the boots were set aside and accidentally not replaced...

Mike.
 
I have had 2 pairs of Chatham boots ,first pair did 6 or 7 years second pair have now done 4 yrs both have kept feet warm for winter sailing,found that feet were too wide for original dubarrys first pair cost less than £80 second pair £125.Good grip on wet surfaces.
 
I did a load of reading on sailing boots last year, and wasn't really persuaded by the leather argument. For every owner waxing lyrical I found another carping about soles that lost their grip and problems with repairs. I then noticed that Skip Novak was using Muckboots. I have feet that defy the three known laws of thermodynamics and figured that if they work for him in the Antarctic then maybe double figures Kelvin might be possible in the Solent.

I bought the ones linked below, and am now using them every time I have to do anything outside. Neoprene uppers as soft as you like, the sole is a grippy rubber with a welly pattern so will be easy to clean when the boat goes back in. Bought direct and so could easily have sent them back (foc) if I didn't like them.

http://www.muckbootcompany.co.uk/product/Mens-Arctic-Sport-Extreme-conditions-sport-boot/MENSARCTIC
 
A second vote for Orca Bays. I replaced my Dubarry boots last year and I think the Orcas are better - much longer too.
 
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