Deck shoes vs trainers. A cheapskate writes . . .

[duncan99210]

I wear cheapo white soled trainers from the supermarket: current pair are from Asda and cost about £10. If it raining then a pair of Lalizas short leg wellies. Don’t use either to go ashore in so as to avoid picking up grit in the soles.

 

[ghostlymoron2]

I've had several makes of deck shoes but they all seem to suffer from the same fault - the laces come undone. Now I just wear trainers. I've not noticed any marks on the decks, perhaps I'm not as fussy as some?

 

[Snowgoose-1]

I wear those stretchy dinghy shoes that still work when paddling in water on the hard.
Just call me Spider Man.

 

[Refueler]

I’ve always worn black soled trainers on my boat and never a mark left. Is it a myth?

No its not .... I can always tell when a black soled shoe has been on board ... I have black scuff marks where people get in / out of cockpit to side decks ...
Next time to boat will try remember to photo the one I keep forgetting to clean off ...

 

[Refueler]

Crocs.

UGH !! Sorry I think I need to update my No No list to include Crocs .....

My wife wears crocs and she has slipped on stairs as one example ...

I really do not understand the attraction of Crocs ... and it would seem market thought as well - given that they did go bankrupt some years ago ..,.

 

[Chiara’s slave]

UGH !! Sorry I think I need to update my No No list to include Crocs .....

My wife wears crocs and she has slipped on stairs as one example ...

I really do not understand the attraction of Crocs ... and it would seem market thought as well - given that they did go bankrupt some years ago ..,.

Invention of the devil himself. And black soles, whilst sometimes you can see a scuff, like the one you haven’t cleaned off, even with no scuffs they come off faintly grey. I can see tread patterns left by the marina staff occasionally. But as they’ll have been doing me a favour at the time it seems churlish to complain. Just clean it off.

 

[xyachtdave]

I taught a mate of mine to sail and turned a blind eye to his mountain boots worn in winter.

Fast forward to when he bought his own boat, a different set of rules were on play to the point you’d get told off if you even looked at the teak deck, let alone walked on it.

 

[oldmanofthehills]

My deck shoes fall apart and the leather gets stiff after the inevitable dampening, when working side or foredeck in chop. So now I wear white soled trainers or Sports Direct slip ons which are generally cascaded to boat use once too manky for regular wear. I wear seaboots or wellies for anchor work which is invariably damp muddy or seaweed strewn. I avoid wellies in cabin as always mudwalking when pulling dinghy ashore.

Deckshoes IMHO are for fancy boats cruising in sunny climates on sunny days

 

[boomerangben]

https://www.sportsdirect.com/gul-aqua-grip-shoe-888022

This is what I use. No affiliation whatsoever with sport’s direct

 

[Bristolfashion]

Dunlop vollies for the dry, Dunlop yellow fisherman's wellies for the wet. Cheap & good.

 

[The Q]

Wet suit bootees back in the days of dinghy sailing
wellies for the soggy in the open boat sailing. Trainers in the dry.
Now on my mini keel boat , ventilated trainers in hot weather, leather walking boots (rubber grippy sole)when it's cold or wet.

 

[johnalison]

Trainers are not allowed on my teak deck.

 

[greeny]

Invention of the devil himself. And black soles, whilst sometimes you can see a scuff, like the one you haven’t cleaned off, even with no scuffs they come off faintly grey. I can see tread patterns left by the marina staff occasionally. But as they’ll have been doing me a favour at the time it seems churlish to complain. Just clean it off.

My crocs are yellow and leave no marks. Available in lots of colours as well as black. And according to my grand daughter they are back in fashion.

 

[Seashoreman]

https://www.sportsdirect.com/gul-aqua-grip-shoe-888022

This is what I use. No affiliation whatsoever with sport’s direct

They look excellent value as a 'wet' shoe but I can't believe you have shoesize 6, as unfortunately that's all they have available.

 

[finestgreen]

https://www.sportsdirect.com/gul-aqua-grip-shoe-888022

This is what I use. No affiliation whatsoever with sport’s direct

I also have these! They work well for me

 

[Alicatt]

Pair of white soled Adidas that were in the bargain bin at Decathlon or the Clarks white soled deck shoes that were also in a bargain bin at the Gretna Green outlet

 

[Poignard]

They look excellent value as a 'wet' shoe but I can't believe you have shoesize 6, as unfortunately that's all they have available.

I have been looking on the internet for size 10 at a low price but I can't find any

 

[Rappey]

. Too many things to bash toes on

Its strange that when you have something on your feet your like a mountain goat across the decks with no scuffing or tripping.
Go barefoot and ... it really hurts !
If I'm sat barefoot and need to tack i always put my shoes back on as it involves a fair bit of manouvering.

Isn,t the point of deck shoes being the tread pattern as it gives the best grip on wet surfaces ?
Doesnt matter about the type of footware, its the soles and tread that matter ?

 

[Beelzebub]

To the OP:- Green Flash are still available. In our hospital we non-clinical staff wear them when we work in theatre

 

[johnalison]

Its strange that when you have something on your feet your like a mountain goat across the decks with no scuffing or tripping.
Go barefoot and ... it really hurts !
If I'm sat barefoot and need to tack i always put my shoes back on as it involves a fair bit of manouvering.

Isn,t the point of deck shoes being the tread pattern as it gives the best grip on wet surfaces ?
Doesnt matter about the type of footware, its the soles and tread that matter ?

Many yonks ago most of us bought cheap shoes with rope soles. These worked pretty well but when leather ones became common I appreciated the fact that they were much warmer. In recent years I have become exasperated by their tendency to go slippery within a couple of years and returned to lightweight deck shoes such as those with Musto or Gill labels, which at least feel fairly secure and comfortable.