Hi,
Just as a lot of other people I am facing the dilemma of ordering fins online. The local shops stock mostly bright coloured tourist stuff and some Chinese rebranded fins. So instead I am looking to order online.
There are some good sales on Cressi's Gara 3000 and Gara Modularfins at the moment, but I am unsure about the sizing. In mails with Cressi and a few mailorders the question always is "what is your shoe size?". Well, it's between 40 and 42 depending on the brand, type and purpose of the shoe. So I told them the length of my feet in millimeters, hoping it would give good information, but apparently there are no tables going from mm/mondopoint sizing to finsize, so they couldn't help me. Maybe the Gara users amongst you can?
My feet are very much the same length: 255mm. Ask the internet and that gives a shoesize between 40 and 42, or even more if you convert it to US or UK sizes. My feet are quite narrow and I'd prefer to usethe fins barefoot as the sea on Crete is always quite warm, even in winter. Using a 2-3mm sock to fill gaps would be possible ofcourse. In a shop in the city (Heraklion, a 3 day tripby bicycle) I tried the Gara Modular and I had to go down to 38/39 to make them fit, but apparently the pockets of the 3000 and the modular are not comparable... So what size would you recommend for a 255mm foot, barefoot or with thin socks for the Gara 3000?
Ps. Hi, I am Leander. I left the Netherlands on my bicycle and ended up on Crete, Greece, where I refound my love for the sea. I will type a longer introduction post soon, but atm my phone is going crazy with ghost touches, so typing is a pita.
Just as a lot of other people I am facing the dilemma of ordering fins online. The local shops stock mostly bright coloured tourist stuff and some Chinese rebranded fins. So instead I am looking to order online.
There are some good sales on Cressi's Gara 3000 and Gara Modularfins at the moment, but I am unsure about the sizing. In mails with Cressi and a few mailorders the question always is "what is your shoe size?". Well, it's between 40 and 42 depending on the brand, type and purpose of the shoe. So I told them the length of my feet in millimeters, hoping it would give good information, but apparently there are no tables going from mm/mondopoint sizing to finsize, so they couldn't help me. Maybe the Gara users amongst you can?
My feet are very much the same length: 255mm. Ask the internet and that gives a shoesize between 40 and 42, or even more if you convert it to US or UK sizes. My feet are quite narrow and I'd prefer to usethe fins barefoot as the sea on Crete is always quite warm, even in winter. Using a 2-3mm sock to fill gaps would be possible ofcourse. In a shop in the city (Heraklion, a 3 day tripby bicycle) I tried the Gara Modular and I had to go down to 38/39 to make them fit, but apparently the pockets of the 3000 and the modular are not comparable... So what size would you recommend for a 255mm foot, barefoot or with thin socks for the Gara 3000?
Ps. Hi, I am Leander. I left the Netherlands on my bicycle and ended up on Crete, Greece, where I refound my love for the sea. I will type a longer introduction post soon, but atm my phone is going crazy with ghost touches, so typing is a pita.