Dinghy development: boots

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Category: Dinghy classes
Forum Name: Dinghy development
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Topic: boots

Posted By: NickA
Subject: boots
Date Posted: 24 Aug 18 at 7:53pm

grippy sailing boots wear out too fast; I have a collection of them with perfect top sides and soles full of holes.

Rock climbing shoes also don't last long; however, whereas there are a host of companies that will glue nice new sticky rubber on your rock boots .... does ANYONE resole dighy boots?

NB the zhiks wearing out did land me with a new pair of gull code zero windward booties which are so grippy it's like being a bluebottle :¬)

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Javelin 558
Contender 2574

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Posted By: RS400atC
Date Posted: 26 Aug 18 at 1:53pm

It depends on where you sail.

Some places seem to have specially abrasive concrete or tarmac and a long walk from changing room to slipway.

My dinghy boots seem to generally fall apart at about the same rate the soles wear out?

Posted By: NickA
Date Posted: 27 Aug 18 at 1:12pm

.. indeed, we have abrasive tarmac, rutted concrete and a "beach" made of limestone rubble. Maybe wear overshoes for getting from club to water!

but I reckon dashing about the boat wears them out too. "Razor cut" boots last OK, but don't hack it for trapezing.

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Javelin 558
Contender 2574

Posted By: Time Lord
Date Posted: 27 Aug 18 at 1:25pm

My vote would be for Gul Windward Code Zero. Have done 4 seasons of regular sailing so far and probably have at least another in them. Soles are very grippy albeit a little on thin side so avoid granite chippings and slightly wider fit for those of us whose fit have spread over the years.

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Merlin Rocket 3609

Posted By: H2
Date Posted: 28 Aug 18 at 10:29am

Currently using the Magic Marine boots which are the best I have used so far and seem to have a very good sole

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