RE: Bootie Design/Make Ur Own?

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Date: Thu Aug 12 1999 - 10:29:21 PDT


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Subject: RE: Bootie Design/Make Ur Own?
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Ever see a pro sailor wearing booties? Even at Waddell or Pistol?

Hmmmm......

Jeff Milum <jmilum@saba.com-DeleteThis> on 08/12/99 10:06:56 AM

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Subject: RE: Bootie Design/Make Ur Own?

I used to be an ardent non-bootie wearer but 3 things have changed my mind:

- Continued jammed toes, ripped toe nails, heel pressure injuries, and
assorted cuts had actually forced me to forgo water time. I started adding
it up and didn't like what I found.

- Sailing on the coast my feet get so numb (at least in spring/summer, falls
not so bad) that traction and feel were definitely worse.

- I bough a pair of the oneil "slippers" (forget what they're really called.
These are below the ankle, have a strap across the top, and have thin soles.
They aren[t thick neoprene and due to their thin construction they don't
last very long. But I'm a big fan. IMO they provide pretty darn good feel
and more traction on most boards than bare. It's about even for me
depending on the board. ASD has them.

-----Original Message-----
From: Bob Dow [mailto:bdow@cisco.com-DeleteThis]
Sent: Thursday, August 12, 1999 9:52 AM
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Subject: Bootie Design/Make Ur Own?

Can anybody tell me

1) where to buy a bootie that is like
a sock with a little non-skid on the bottom, or

2) What kind of substance to smear on the bottoms
of some neoprene socks to make the bottoms
more tacky? Something like liquid rubber.

I agree with Barney Fife that booties are a drag.
They're big, bulky, coated with armor plates of rubber on
the edges that stick in the straps, retain water
from the all sources and
and bulge at the seams, get knocked off while jibing
and get left in the garage. I had a good pair that I
patched up for 6-8 years but now they're gone. I
don't understand what Oneil and Okespor are thinking.
They look like they're designed for backpacking or
something.

I would go without on the coast, but during La Nina I
got home one day to find I had jammed or broken my 3rd
toe and never felt it due to the anaesthetic properties
of 48 deg water.

As long as we're in the off season I might as well work
on my equipment.

Thanks,
Bob



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