What is the best boating shoe?

[beerman]

I like these, I don't like to wear water shoes with the backs either. What I do is fold the backs in and then just slip them on when I'm around the pool or boat, they have really good arch support.

http://www.keenfootwear.com/product/fw09/shoes/men/waterfront/newport h2/black

I also wear Keen sandels but mine are leather and open toed. Great shoes and they slip right on and off.

 

[NorCal Boater]

Sperrys are my favorite but I also have several pair of Rockports.

Sperry makes a few styles of flip flops with the Sperry razor cut sole. I also have a few pair of these and they are extremely comfortable.

I would rather have dog crap on my feet than those butt-ugly Crocs.

 

[CKL]

Various styles of Sperrys. I have worn them for years on different boats in all types of weather - never let me down.

 

[douglee25]

Either one of these will suffice from Lands End or LL Bean. They have a mesh top which lets water/sand in and out. Instead of laces, they use a quick release bungee type system. They go on and off very quickly. They also are anti-microbial.

Doug

http://www.llbean.com/webapp/wcs/st...entCategory=503401&feat=503401-tn&cat4=503381

http://www.landsend.com/pp/TrekkerS...G&CM_MERCH=IDX_00001__0000000068&origin=index

 

[Spot]

Sperrys are my favorite but I also have several pair of Rockports.

Sperry makes a few styles of flip flops with the Sperry razor cut sole. I also have a few pair of these and they are extremely comfortable.

I would rather have dog crap on my feet than those butt-ugly Crocs.

+1 I have 3 pair of the Sperry cut sole flip flops, love em'

 

[bmac]

Sperry Topsiders.....last for years and don't smell, well maybe a little after being soaked in beer....

 

[tdappleman]

I use the Sperry Top Siders as well when it's cooler out - I got tired of the look of the originals and went with these: http://www.sperrytopsider.com/shopp...at=143&iSubCat=437&iProductID=1162&sColor=551

Work great - good traction and dry quickly. No smell yet....

In the summer and in any temp above 55 or so, I primarily wear good flops - these are my favorite:
http://www.olukai.com/Product_MensMakai_'Ohana_10110-4042.aspx
They have great traction - both on the deck and for your feet.

 

[charlg]

I would not be caught wearing regular Crocs, but I did buy myself these Croc boat shoes for Christmas.

http://www.crocs.com/crocs-cove/10443,default,pd.html?cgid=men-footwear

 

[Jack F]

Quick Dry concrete and two buckets...

Scott, a Christmas present from the wife? :grin:

 

[katricol]

charlie G..that looks like what i've been looking for. A shoe to wash the boat with that stays comfortable when wet.

 

[Newbie]

+1 on the Keens, you can't wear those things out if you try. My 145lb Swissie gave them a good beating one night though.

I also wear Sperry's, but only with ankle height socks. Without, the stench is horrible.

 

[Chris R]

+2 on Keens. But, looking forward to bare feet in the warm sunshine (seems to me the best "gripper" on a wet deck there ever was)....

 

[katricol]

Chris R..I almost killed myself 2 summers ago washing my boat barefoot. Never again !!! Ric

 

[Creekwood]

I have the Keen sandals as well. The toe cap really helps avoid the dock cleat peeled toenail injury we all have had over the years (it hurts to even remember). They are a bit heavy though. I have a pair of Salomon mesh water shoes too. They are great because they dry fast (mesh and there are drain holes through the sole) and don't smell. You can wear them like a slip on sandal since the back heal folds down. My Sperry's usually start to get funky about the time the sole wears thru.

 

[Chris R]

Chris R..I almost killed myself 2 summers ago washing my boat barefoot. Never again !!! Ric

Maybe I need a pedicure- my feet are so rough they seem to grip everything :grin:

 

[NorCal Boater]

Quick Dry concrete and two buckets...

Even this would look better than Crocs :smt038

 

[Rich]

Keens and Topsiders work best. If we're doing more watersports, then its a Keens day!!
-Rich

 

[Weave]

The Keens are a great shoe/sandal form my experience.....Love all their products

 

[Captain Allen]

Got a pair of Topsider Billfish Gold Cup for Christmas and wore them for the first time last night. Sweet. Calfskin linings and a memory foam insole.

 

[Spot]

Sure like these also, Santa brought me a new pair last week