fin selection for onshore wave

ss59 · Joined: 10 Nov 2016 Posts: 104

Hi Isobars

Can you at Atan booties where you are, I don't wear boots myself but I know they are very highly regarded and the lack of strap means they don't get stuck in the straps.

https://www.boardseekermag.com/equipment/Atan-Boots-064/ - the link shows boots but they do a range of styles and thicknesses

grantmac017 · Joined: 04 Aug 2016 Posts: 946

Given the combination of beach rock and water temperature some sort of bootie is required 9 months of the year. 5mm is nearly warm enough in the winter and not overly warm until the early summer.
The ones I have currently seem to snag on the sides of the straps dye to the way the sole wraps around. I'll need to see if I can try on some alternatives since committing to a gybe then getting my foot stuck is getting old.

isobars · Joined: 12 Dec 1999 Posts: 20935

I've looked for Atans many times in the U.S., and always come up empty. Isthmus claims to carry them, but only in very small child's sizes like 2, 3, and 4.

One complaint I hear about Atans (and the old but excellent O'Neill Heat Ninjas) is rapid wear on land. I solve that problem with oversize Crocs. My size 15 Crocs work GREAT with booties for ease of use, warmth, and protection on land.

My bootie straps aren't what's hanging in the straps; it's foot and/or sole texture, and it's a major safety issue to me.