First, bring your own brief case, so you don't balance literature. I
have a nylon one that weighs next to nothing and will hold hat,
shades, sunscreen, little tape measure, digital camera, etc. as well
as tear sheets and catalogs. Warm shirt, too, if the weather is iffy.

As for shoes, I favor comfort over convenience and wear the same five
eyelet, Vibram sole Timberlands that I race in -- Newport and
Annapolis are better than Miami and New Orleans in that there's less
concrete underfoot (Ft. Lauderdale is in between), but I'm always sore
at the end of the day, and the short boots help a lot. Sure, I have to
take them off when I go on a boat (sometimes I just leave them off and
go barefoot on the floats), but it beats being lame by 1600.


Jim Woodward
www.mvfintry.com

Glenn Ashmore wrote in message ...
I need suggestions for the best boat show shoes. Regular deck shoes
look nautical and you can keep them on while inspecting many boats but
they leave a lot to be desired when you have to walk around in them for
10 or 12 hours. Loafers are not much better and you have to take them
off every time you board. Tennis shoes have to be unlaced every time
you board a boat that allows no shoes.

I am looking for a pair of white rubber soled shoes that have good
support and can still be slipped on and off without having to tie and
untie them while balancing half a ton of sales literature.

My son says New Balance are about the only brand he can find to fit his wide feet.

(Jim Woodward) wrote in message . com...
First, bring your own brief case, so you don't balance literature. I
have a nylon one that weighs next to nothing and will hold hat,
shades, sunscreen, little tape measure, digital camera, etc. as well
as tear sheets and catalogs. Warm shirt, too, if the weather is iffy.

As for shoes, I favor comfort over convenience and wear the same five
eyelet, Vibram sole Timberlands that I race in -- Newport and
Annapolis are better than Miami and New Orleans in that there's less
concrete underfoot (Ft. Lauderdale is in between), but I'm always sore
at the end of the day, and the short boots help a lot. Sure, I have to
take them off when I go on a boat (sometimes I just leave them off and
go barefoot on the floats), but it beats being lame by 1600.


Jim Woodward
www.mvfintry.com

Glenn Ashmore wrote in message ...
I need suggestions for the best boat show shoes. Regular deck shoes
look nautical and you can keep them on while inspecting many boats but
they leave a lot to be desired when you have to walk around in them for
10 or 12 hours. Loafers are not much better and you have to take them
off every time you board. Tennis shoes have to be unlaced every time
you board a boat that allows no shoes.

I am looking for a pair of white rubber soled shoes that have good
support and can still be slipped on and off without having to tie and
untie them while balancing half a ton of sales literature.

On 16 Sep 2003 19:16:00 -0700, (Gerald
Simons) wrote:

My son says New Balance are about the only brand he can find to fit his wide feet.

A black kid and his mother came into our little Chinese fast food
place at dinner tonight. He had to duck under the door frame to get
inside. I asked him how tall he was....6' 3". "He's only 13.", his
mother said, proudly.....

The Nikes on his feet looked big enough to use for a dingy with about
a 5hp outboard on them.....(c;

Boater to the lady at the boat license counter at DNR - "Yes, ma'am.
We use 'em to get from the sailboat to the dock. If we only put the
outboard on one of 'em, do we have to license them both?"



Larry W4CSC

3600 planes with transponders are burning 8-10 million
gallons of kerosene per hour over the USA. R-12 car air
conditioners are responsible for the ozone hole, right?

We tell him not to go barefoot when camping or snowboarding for his
personal safety. Imprints left would be reminiscent of Sasquatch or
the Abondimal Snowman.
Best, Gerald

(Larry W4CSC) wrote in message ...
On 16 Sep 2003 19:16:00 -0700, (Gerald
Simons) wrote:

My son says New Balance are about the only brand he can find to fit his wide feet.

A black kid and his mother came into our little Chinese fast food
place at dinner tonight. He had to duck under the door frame to get
inside. I asked him how tall he was....6' 3". "He's only 13.", his
mother said, proudly.....

The Nikes on his feet looked big enough to use for a dingy with about
a 5hp outboard on them.....(c;

Boater to the lady at the boat license counter at DNR - "Yes, ma'am.
We use 'em to get from the sailboat to the dock. If we only put the
outboard on one of 'em, do we have to license them both?"



Larry W4CSC

3600 planes with transponders are burning 8-10 million
gallons of kerosene per hour over the USA. R-12 car air
conditioners are responsible for the ozone hole, right?

On 17 Sep 2003 16:27:02 -0700, (Gerald
Simons) wrote:

We tell him not to go barefoot when camping or snowboarding for his
personal safety. Imprints left would be reminiscent of Sasquatch or
the Abondimal Snowman.
Best, Gerald

Hmm...built-in snowshoes!

I was a fat little kid, myself. Sort of an Abdominal Snowman....(c;



Larry W4CSC

3600 planes with transponders are burning 8-10 million
gallons of kerosene per hour over the USA. R-12 car air
conditioners are responsible for the ozone hole, right?