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Wednesday, 10 May 2006

Who are you?
Who are you?
Nothing is quite what it seems these days.  Losing your hair is apparently an excuse for embarassing behaviour, Kojak please note and in the world of wired, jackets come with iPod connectors and thank Jobs for iPod so we don't have to actually talk to anyone on the tube. 

Apart from that Reebok has long gone into the hands of the all conquering Adidas brand, and those terribly nice people at Rockport or is it Reebok or Adidas thought it would be rather nice for my feet to dive into two pairs of their latest models, the moccassin Windward model, mocassin and the Impulsion, sailing deck shoe.

Designed for sailing, with water clearing vents and light
Designed for sailing, with water clearing vents and light
XCS Excellence
XCS Excellence
The moccassins are extremely comfortable with a small cushion on the heel what helps to cycle air around the shoes, thus helping to keep your feet cool.  The Impulsion I have not yet had the chance to test over a period of time, but I will test in June during a trip to Southampton. 

Just to add and update this article, that during a recent sail on the Solent I tried the XCS Impulsion and was really impressed with their grip and the feel whilst moving around the boat.  They felt very grippy and I would definitely recommend them to anyone spending anytime on a boat and deserve a 5 star rating.

They look cool and trendy but let's see how they perform during 5 days on board.

Mocassins from Rockport
Mocassins from Rockport
The mocassins are very comfortable but are nice casual shoes, whereas the Impulsion have been designed specificaly to drain well when getting wet and to grip the deck without marking or damaging it.  These are very nice shoes and to be recommended.  Perhaps Adidas was really an acronym for "All Day I Dream About Sailing"? 

For the Amelda Marcos's amoungst you, check out Voile Magazine, Issue May 2006, where they test 32 different sailing shoes, by standing on plank of wood that is tilted for real authentic testing.  The Rockport Impulsion do quite well here as well.



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