Trainer deck shoe

[robertj]

I’m suffering from bad feet and need a deck shoe preferably a trainer type that’ll be a good, supportive and grippy deck shoe.
What advice can you give me, recommendations etc etc please?

 

[[70521]]

I use these a lot. While they are sandals the toes are protected.

Mens Newport H2 Sandal

 

[MikeCC]

Squash shoes, comfy and great grip. Being intended for indoor use, some have dire warnings about getting wet but mine haven't fallen apart yet.

 

[Charlie Boy]

Clark’s Trigenic range have some useful styles. Men's Trainers | Sports Shoes & Trainers for Men | Clarks

 

[Bobc]

I also have such foot problems and find that the trainer type shoes are much better. The only "normal" type of deck shoe that I find comfortable and sensibly priced are these Clipper ones from Decathlon.

CRUISING SHOES MAN - M CLIPPER shoes - Blue

 

[Stemar]

Basically any trainer that suits your feet and has a non-marking sole.

I've been careful about not wearing anything but "proper" deck shoes for years, but problems with my feet lead to me wearing some trainers (Puma) while she was on the hard and, TBH, I haven't noticed the difference, apart from an improvement in support, and the boat is unmarked, in spite of the black soles.

 

[Laysula]

I wear squash trainers as well. Hi Tec are non marking and comfortable on and off the boat.

 

[prv]

Whatever shoes suit your dodgy feet, provided they don’t have old-fashioned leather soles or hobnails or something. “Deck shoes” are mostly a style thing, most types of sport or casual shoes have just as good grip. I usually wear water-resistant fabric trekking shoes from Decathlon.

Pete

 

[laika]

preferably a trainer type that’ll be a good, supportive and grippy deck shoe.
What advice can you give me, recommendations etc etc please?

A few years ago I bought a pair of Dubarry "trainer"-style shoes because I was about to leave southampton boat show not having bought anything and they were a clearance bargain at the YouBoat stand. Whilst I think they're great for what they're designed for my observation is that "supportive" they are not. The sole is thin compared with "supportive" running shoes. This seems to be a good thing for scampering about the boat and giving you feedback about what you're standing on. That made me realise that super-supportive running shoes may *not* be the best things to use as deck shoes, even if they stay dry. Thin soles and minimal support are not so great when jumping to tie a boat with high freeboard to a concrete quay.

 

[Fantasie 19]

I'm on my 3rd pair of Soft Science "Fin" shoes.. saw them first at the Southampton Boat Show.. bought my first pair just after, and love them.. memory foam in-soles, very grippy, and I wear them all the time

 

[starfire]

I also have such foot problems and find that the trainer type shoes are much better. The only "normal" type of deck shoe that I find comfortable and sensibly priced are these Clipper ones from Decathlon.

CRUISING SHOES MAN - M CLIPPER shoes - Blue

I'm on & off boats all the time.

These are the only comfortable, sensibly priced shoes I have found.
Non marking, good grip & cheap enough to replace when I wear them out

 

[[2574]]

Having been frustrated with rubbish "boat shoes" (even the expensive ones) for many years I am now a complete convert to Meindl walking shoes for boating. Comfort, support, warmth, grip and waterproof (goretex lining!). I wonder why I suffered traditional boat shoes for so many years, never again.

Respond GTX | Meindl - Shoes For Actives

 

[Sharky34]

I’m suffering from bad feet and need a deck shoe preferably a trainer type that’ll be a good, supportive and grippy deck shoe.
What advice can you give me, recommendations etc etc please?

Clarkes Musto's, if they still sell em.

 

[robertj]

Squash shoes, comfy and great grip. Being intended for indoor use, some have dire warnings about getting wet but mine haven't fallen apart yet.

I’ve been thinking of them as I used to wear hitec squash shoes years ago.
will they stand up to getting wet?
I can imagine they’re grippy?

 

[Sharky34]

I’ve been thinking of them as I used to wear hitec squash shoes years ago.
will they stand up to getting wet?
I can imagine they’re grippy?

Squash courts are rarely wet.

 

[Leighb]

Squash courts are rarely wet.

A wet squash court would be seriously hazardous, the floor gets a lot of dusty debris on it and if wetted would be like a skating rink.

 

[Sharky34]

A wet squash court would be seriously hazardous, the floor gets a lot of dusty debris on it and if wetted would be like a skating rink.

So squash shoes would be little use on a wet deck.

 

[Leighb]

So squash shoes would be little use on a wet deck.

I don’t know, but probably not as they are not designed to deal with water.

 

[MikeCC]

I've found my squash shoes fine on wet deck. More confidence than deck shoes. I first saw the tip re some serious racing types using them.

 

[differentroads]

I've found my squash shoes fine on wet deck. More confidence than deck shoes. I first saw the tip re some serious racing types using them.

+1 I find them grippy on deck (squash courts tend not to have sand-impregnated paint or Treadmaster floors), very comfortable, non-marking and give good toe protection. And at £23 on Amazon, extremely good value.