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ZKG’s- Zhik’s fun range of amphibious shoes for sailing and watersport

by Liz Rushall on 8 Apr 2015
ZKG fashionable watersports shoes Zhik http://www.zhik.com
Zhik’s ZKG’s are a stylish, colourful and fun range of shoes that are designed to get wet, and are equally at home on the high street too.

The high grip ZK™ soft sole is Zhik’s proprietary rubber formula and tread pattern, designed to instantly expel water from underneath the sole and achieve exceptionally high levels of grip in the wet, whilst also maintaining excellent levels of durability.

At first glance the colourful uppers look like a ‘Converse style’ canvas, and yet are made with a highly perforated neoprene, which allows the foot to breathe and also water to drain away quickly. The ZKG’s soft non-marking soles and uppers are particularly kind to teak decks, brightwork and for classic boats, with nothing to cause snagging or marks.

Amazingly comfortable for all day wear, the shoes are very flexible too which helps agility and secure movement whether you are up on the deck, hoping in and out of ribs or tenders, jumping on paddleboards or swimming to the beach!

ZKGs are available in Grey/cyan, Grey/red, Grey/pink, Steel Blue, Brown/cyan, Black and Black/green. RRP €89.00, GBP £79.00.


About Zhik:

Zhik is a young, dynamic Australian based apparel brand, at the forefront of innovation, pushing the boundaries in design and fabric technology for all sailors.

Founded in 2003 Zhik’s range of wetsuits and dinghy gear completely changed the design approach for performance clothing and have been rapidly adopted by sailors across the globe.

Since then, Zhik have taken the same ‘clean sheet’ approach and are pushing strongly into the yachting apparel from coastal cruising to extreme ocean range, and also into paddling and watersports.

Tested and proven, Zhik gear is the winning choice of numerous Olympic and World champions around the world. Zhik are the official suppliers to the British, New Zealand, Singapore and Australian Olympic teams, as well as many renown, top level international sailors, Extreme 40s, America’s Cup and Vendee teams.


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