Quayside shoes

[Frogmogman]

Crocks

I mooted buying some once as I'd heard they were great deck shoes, but both my daughters said there's no way they'd be seen on the same boat as me if I insisted on buying a pair.

I'd suggest that professional chef's shoes ought to work well. The ones I buy from Metro (French equivalent of Makro) cost about €40 a pair and are brilliantly grippy on wet and slippy tiled floors.

 

[Stemar]

Clarks.

About £70 or £35 if you wait for a sale. I've had several pairs & been well pleased with them

 

[Norman_E]

I have had Quayside deck shoes, but the soles lost their grip after a year or so. I bought Harken Vortex deck shoes at a boat show for about £40, and they are very comfortable, and after two seasons they still have excellent grip on the deck.

 

[Andymap]

Timberland. Go to an outlet store and pick a pair up for around £50.

 

[fien397]

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........

Indeed the lower priced Dubarrys are made in china, but all the boots and the Clipper, Helmsman and commander shoes are made in Portugal, which are a much higher quality.

 

[BarryH]

Indeed the lower priced Dubarrys are made in china, but all the boots and the Clipper, Helmsman and commander shoes are made in Portugal, which are a much higher quality.

I'll be honest with you. I wasn't all that impressed with the Dubarry Factory Shop when I was over earlier in the year. I have a few pairs of Dubarry's and comparing them with the new ranges shows, IMO, the decline in quality.

My first pair are just about ready for the bin after 14 odd years........

 

[Fantasie 19]

I mooted buying some [Crocs] once as I'd heard they were great deck shoes, but both my daughters said there's no way they'd be seen on the same boat as me if I insisted on buying a pair.

Your boat, your shoe choice... they clearly need a lesson in humility!

(I had the same ultimatum from mine, but given they only ever come on board when the sun is "melting the pitch on the deck" I decided it was a risk worth taking... and it's paid off in light of the the last two British summers! )

 

[Tomahawk]

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........

I know I have bought my last ever pair of Dubarrys... Unless they either reduce their price by over 50% or bring the manufacturing back to Ireland...

Will look at M&S for my next pair...

 

[Georgio]

I mooted buying some once as I'd heard they were great deck shoes, but both my daughters said there's no way they'd be seen on the same boat as me if I insisted on buying a pair. QUOTE]

My sons both wear crocks onboard but they are only 2 and 5 and want to "be like daddy", I'm sure the time will come when they think crocks are uncool but right not they are perfect for sailing and building sand-castles on the beach!

I hate having sand brought back onboard and the crocks make cleaning up so much easier.

 

[Elessar]

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

I had a recent pair fall apart after 3 weeks. The replacement pair will last about 12. Very poor quality

 

[jamesjermain]

Clarks.

About £70 or £35 if you wait for a sale. I've had several pairs & been well pleased with them

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