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    Posted: 03 Jul 08 at 6:53pm
i have a pair of 5mm gul windsurfing boots. they are really warm and grippy but i take them off when i get to the top of the slipway and don't wear them around the dinghy park when rigging up as they were £35 and i don't want to wear the soles out and have to get a new pair soon.
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Had my Gill Trap boots for nearly 3 years now. Still going strong but the innards are starting to fray (bits of black rubber all ober de feet on exit).  Grippy, warm, simple.

On the other hand, left me boots at home one day and sailed in trainers with neoprene socks beneath - worked a treat.

Razor-cut great on a flat deck, less good on gunnalls, wings and racks.

Those Granite river boots look good.
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magic marine trap boots, with an internal seperation betweek big toe and the rest - gives great feel, good balance and support and ankle protection - wouldn't ever change mine.
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In the end I went for the new Gill trapeze boots.  I tried them yesterday in the contender and they were superb - very comfy and certainly grippy enough.  the test will be to see how long they last.
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My crew loves the Aqua Techs. Like hum3 I prefer razor cut soles. I wear Sola 5mm zipped boots. Zipped because velcro gives up the ghost too quickly. I wear both drysuit and wetsuit wih them. They are easy to get on, good on shore as well as in the boat and the grip lasts and lasts. Briefly dabbled with the zhik alternative but the zhiks are now sitting in the shed as I have returned to my third pair of Solas.
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Gill Aqua Techs suit me fine, seem to be lasting very well too.
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check out eaby for some at major cutdown prices, I picked up a pair for £13
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Originally posted by Merlinboy

I found these best for trapezing, and in the winter i wear wetsuit socks underneath which kept my feet toastie, they have a super grippy sole and so far have lasted well with some heavy use.

http://shop.pinbax.com/index.asp?selection=detailed&uid= 10649&itemtitle=Aqua%20Tech%20Shoes

Must depend on the boat then, as I found these a nightmare in the 800, with very little grip (especially on areas without non-slip) and the tab on the back (to help pull them on I guess) has an irritating habit of catching ropes, and I've cut them off. I've found anything with a razor cut sole to be much better for grip generally.

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Tevas Protons or Neutrons are great on the RS non slip and on pro-grip, although I've started finding them hard to get hold of. I'm now using Palm Granite River Shoes which were recommended by a chandelry company in Cornwall that had run out of Tevas. I've been using them since Christmas and have to say that they are bloody good.
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I found that I chewed my ankles up when I had the 49er so dug out my old Aigle Boras which were superb on the 49er, however they dont work on RS non-slip !

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