Customer Reviews Sperry Gold Cup Boat

I have asked Sperry to make a black Gold Cup boat shoe in wide for years. They finally make a Black Gold Cup and they only have it available in Medium. AAARRRRRRGGGGHHHHHH. Why not make this black one available in wide like the amaretto and cognac versions????????

This gold cups are not as comfortable as the previous version, even tho the color is nicer and you also get two options tan and dark brown, the rear padding is not good, I got blisters on both my ankles the first time I wore them. You need full socks with this.

The current Gold Cup is not as comfortable as prev versions. These shoes look nice, but the support and comfort are not inline with the previous discontinued model. Please bring back the discontinued version.

This is the second time I've purchased this Sperry style. First pair were comfortable and held-up extremely well for 5+ years of steady use. (I'd still be wearing them had one shoe not been stolen off front porch by coyote!) I didn't hesitate replacing with similar pair. Unfortunately, the two ply soles are separating around their leading edges. I've periodically repaired (successfully) with rubber cement, but this should not be required and was not an issue with prior pair which had same construction. While I love the shoe, the drop in quality will make me hesitate to repurchase, again, in future.

A little too dark. Bring back the three eye gold cup in the standard brown color. Add lime green stitching on back heel, bottom and liner.

Not as comfortable as top siders. Rawhide laces tore in the first month. I should have stayed with my reliable top siders.

This is a nice looking, sturdy shoe, but the top of the heel and the edges are hard and too firm resulting in heel blisters and rubbing at the ankle. I thought I ordered this style before where that part of the shoe was padded. In this style it is not padded.

I have purchased this style Gold Cup for about 8 years now. This was the worst year to get it (2109). They replaced the inserts with a new red material and thinner leather on the insert. The result is red cushion that comes apart to reduce cushion and a leather that sticks to the bottom of your feet. Thus you can't pull out your foot without the insert coming with your foot. I find myself wearing the earlier version more than this version due to these issues. Hopefully that is fixed quickly.

Men's Gold Cup Boat Shoe w/ ASV are the worst shoe I have purchased They ARE NOT comfortable for all day wear. Had to buy inserts for additional comfort. Looks are deceiving. I would not recommend this show.

I have been a wearer of the Gold Cup 2-eye Boat Shoe with amaretto leather for over ten (10) years. Each of the first 2 pairs I purchased lasted in excess of three (3) years. These were exemplary shoes. However, the latest pair was purchased about two (2) years ago. In fact, before this latest pair were worn for less than one (1) year. Sperry was good enough to replace them under warranty/customer satisfaction. Now after a bit more than a year, this pair has the rivets popping out as the pair these replaced did. The soles are delaminating at the toes. The heel counters and back stays have broken down. The arch support is non-existant. The insoles have no loft any longer. Finally the removable foot liners no longer have anything to hold them in place. The original design and construction overcame all of these current shortcomings.

We had to buy Protalus inserts for comfort. I would not recommend this shoe, and its over priced. "Pretty is as pretty does".

The sole separated while I was on a vacation. I had read this was an issue and was told it had been addressed. Not so... This is my fourth pair. No problem with first 3 other than they wear out fast in every day use.

I ordered as replacement for similar 3 yr old Sperry Gold Cup shoe which is among the most comfortable I have ever worn but aged out as heel had worn down. Unlike the similar old shoe, the red dots in the inserts press on the ball and heel of my foot and are very uncomfortable. I am very disappointed to have to return these shoes.

i got my first STS about 30 years ago. Oily leather boatshoes. Super! Sailed the Azores, yeomancup, Fastnet amongst other races.... The best shoe i ever come across. Bought in London. Since two years this shoe. Looks shiny and bright, but its no good. The sole comes of the top. The inner sticks to the bare foot. Its a total misfit. Please please make that old oilyleathered boot once more! Yours truly Kenneth vanzyl Holland

I ordered these shoes for my son and it has been less than six months and the sole is already coming apart at the toe. I plan to return them, he only wears them for church.

After just two weeks the heel on the right shoe was not glued properly and the bottom layer is peeling away from the heel. I have had many other Sperry boat shoes and never had a problem---funny--- the most expensive pair turned out to be the poorest quality.

The first pair I bought was fantastic. I ran right out and bought a second pair to rotate. Loved them both! I got about two years out of them that way. Lots of salt water and they still looked good at the club, etc... They lasted and fit well. I was willing to go again. I bought a third pair. Big Mistake. The third pair tore apart on the front left outer sole in less that two months. Then holes wore in the inside around the ball of my foot and at the heel. I am looking for anything that looks as nice but wears better at this point. Thumbs down on the quality.

On repeated purchases, the brass eyelets fall out and are irreplaceable. The quality of these shoes over 20 years has cheapened.

The size is not correct. I have always ordered size 10 and these size 10's do not fit