Shoes, can’t help myself

Harken RivasOK, so I was nosing around Harkenstore.com looking for specs on some cam cleats I need for my Rhodes 18. Couldn’t help but check out the clearance section, and, wow, there beckon lots of the fine Italian boat shoes Harken started selling a few years back. I already have a pair of Torboles, which are very comfortable and beautifully made. Now I’m going to have a pair of the Rivas, right, marked way down to $40 with free ground shipping. They’re in most common sizes too, and Harken has printable shoe chart online. Thought you might want to know. Electronics later, hopefully.

Ben Ellison

Ben Ellison

Panbo editor, publisher & chief bottlewasher from 4/2005 until 8/2018, and now pleased to have Ben Stein as a very able publisher, webmaster, and editing colleague. Please don't regard him as an "expert"; he's getting quite old and thinks that "fadiddling fumble-putz" is a more accurate description.

3 Responses

  1. Eli says:

    Ben,
    I have had a pair of these for a year now, and they are quite stylish. The problem I have is that they have shrunk a bit over time, so beware.

  2. Ben Ellison Ben Ellison says:

    Eli, the leather Riva’s shrank? Were you wading after Stripers? You know if you can find an actual shoemaker, he’s likely got a gadget that can stretch the shoes out a bit.

  3. Anonymous says:

    Hmmm…interesting. I should think that a new pair will set me back slightly more than the stretching operation, besides my pair is starting to smell a little bit.

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