# Seaboot

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{{Short description|Waterproof sailing boot}}
[[File:Sailing boots.jpg|thumb|Clockwise from top: [Sperry Top-Sider](/source/Sperry_Top-Sider), [Le Chameau](/source/Le_Chameau), Jeantex, [Aigle](/source/Aigle_(company)), Gill, [Helly-Hansen](/source/Helly-Hansen) and Newport short and tall rubber sea boots..]]
'''Seaboots''', also known as '''sailing boots''', are a type of waterproof [boot](/source/boot) designed for use on deck on board boats and ships in bad weather, to keep the legs dry, and to avoid slipping on the wet rolling deck. The most common fabrics are [Gore-Tex](/source/Gore-Tex) and leather.

Unlike [Wellington boot](/source/Wellington_boot)s, seaboots have non-marking, slip-resistant soles in order to avoid any damage to the vessel's deck. They are also thinner, and require thermal socks as the rubber does not provide enough warmth.

Seaboots traditionally have large openings  to enable a sailor to kick them off in the water to better be able to swim in an emergency.

==See also==
* [List of boots](/source/List_of_boots)
* [List of shoe styles](/source/List_of_shoe_styles)

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20121004192152/http://www.sail-world.com/photos/Alt_Dubbary_boots.jpg Image of some seaboots]
* [https://www.scarboroughsmaritimeheritage.org.uk/admin/kcfinder/upload/images/scan004.jpg Historical advertisement]

Category:Sailing equipment
Category:Boots

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