Quayside shoes

[lustyd]

"Always buy a good pair of shoes and a good bed as if you aren't in one you are in the other"

I've had about 5 pairs of Quayside Sydney shoes now, and just bought some new ones. Unfortunately the shop had run out of my size so I had to wait for a new batch. These turned out to be the 2013 range. I'm sad to report that the quality has dropped and the shoe shape is not that of a foot any more. These used to be excellent shoes for reasonable money but now they are too wide at the back to hold a foot and too narrow at the front to allow for toes and are therefore not only uncomfortable for walking in but also a little dangerous on the boat as they risk falling off at every step.

Any suggestions for sub £90 alternatives?

Cheers
Dave

 

[[70521]]

Any suggestions for sub £90 alternatives?

Plimsolls

Other, cheaper, brands are available.

 

[Georgio]

Crocks

It's the best foot wear for sailing I have ever owned.

Not everyones taste at the yacht club bar but they work in practice.

 

[Hoolie]

Crocks ... ...

But the trouble is they're so last year aren't they

 

[Georgio]

But the trouble is they're so last year aren't they

I'm not sure they are "any year" but they are great for sailing.

 

[BarryH]

Go and have a mooch round M&S. Their deckshoes are actually better quality than the new Dubarry's I've looked at. Dubarry now make their deck shoes in China........

 

[stevebrassett]

I'm not sure they are "any year" but they are great for sailing.

Agreed - they grip well on fibreglass.

 

[Hugh Foulis]

Go and have a mooch round M&S. Their deckshoes are actually better quality than the new Dubarry's I've looked at. Dubarry now make their deck shoes in China........

+1

My last 2 pairs are from M&S. V pleased with quality and price.

HF

 

[sarabande]

Dunlop Green Flash. They come in various colours, and lace or Velcro fasteners, and their grippiness was up with the most expensive Mustos and DUabrrys in a recent article.

http://www.dunlopdirect.com/index.php


<£30 squid on fleabay !

 

[jwilson]

Go and have a mooch round M&S. Their deckshoes are actually better quality than the new Dubarry's I've looked at. Dubarry now make their deck shoes in China........

+1 for M&S, prefer them to my Dubarrys !

 

[ditchcrawler]

I had Quayside as well but I now have Musto Performance deck shoes.I wear them full time as I need good soles as I am diabetic and suffer with tender feet.I have two pairs which I bought online for about £80 a pair.

 

[Fantasie 19]

they are too wide at the back to hold a foot and too narrow at the front to allow for toes

Did you have them on back to front??

PS. Georgio has it in one - Crocs are the answer.. superb... comfortable, good grip, secure, get them on and off easily, totally water resistant...

 

[BlueSkyNick]

I bought one pair of Quaysides and only wore them about 10 times - seriously smelly.

Orca Bay are good, but having dodgy achilles tendons (a result of a fat body and long skinny legs) I choose according to the best support rather than on price, and Henri Lloyd are in the clear lead at the moment.

 

[[70521]]

Dunlop Green Flash. They come in various colours, and lace or Velcro fasteners, and their grippiness was up with the most expensive Mustos and DUabrrys in a recent article.

http://www.dunlopdirect.com/index.php

Gosh that took me back.

 

[haydude]

I've had about 5 pairs of Quayside Sydney
Any suggestions for sub £90 alternatives?

Cheers
Dave

Timberland. I buy mines from the outlet at Gunwharf Quays, Portsmouth. Average £60. Excellent quality. Unlike the Quayside (that I have had too and I have liked) they keep my foot dry and do not smell. The soles have a particularly excellent grip on wet decks, which I find extremely useful.

The outlet has a limited choice of models, but there are always at least three or four different and it is easy to find a model that one likes.

I have tried M&S deck shoes too. Robust and dry, but the non marking sole is too stiff and does not have a grip as good as the Timberland's on AWB's decks.

I do not understand, or rather I detest the hype around other "traditional" and overpriced sailing makes.

 

[lustyd]

Thanks for the input everyone. Do the M&S ones have razor cut grips now? I had some of theirs a while ago before the old quaysides but they had normal lumpy grip which is useless on a boat.
With regard to crocs...I respect your choice of lifestyle but it's not for me
I'll check out Timberland next time I'm down, but at £60 they're getting close to Musto for price so would need to be very good to sway my brand muddled mind.

 

[lustyd]

I bought one pair of Quaysides and only wore them about 10 times - seriously smelly.

Socks fix this - I've only ever had smelly shoes due to lack of socks

 

[lustyd]

Did you have them on back to front??

You can actually see the difference between old and new styles. I think they have done it on purpose but no idea why as the old ones were very popular. The new ones, based on the two pairs I've had (one a replacement pair) are going to destroy the brand unless they do something about it.

 

[yellowspinnaker]

Absolutely agree about the Quaysiders. Shame, I've been wearing them for ages but am severely disappointed with the latest pair.

 

[Dab]

I have been very disappointed with my M&S desk shoes for sailing. They are are a very comforble summer leisure shoe, but on contact with water seem to take on the properties of soggy cardboard - this particularly bad in the band of leather between the top stitching and the sole in the toe area. I will wear them on a boat but only if i can almost guarantee to keep my feet dry. As soon as the shoes get wet, so do my feet, even walking down an uneven payment after it has rained.

The grip is OK, but the soles are not a proper a razor cut.

In the summer I prefer crocs or croc look alikes and when wet I wear boots. If I buy another pair of deck shoes for sailing, they will be from Orca Bay.