"Oracle Team USA Gears Up for America's Cup With Help From Sperry". "San Diego Sailor Trains for His First Olympics". ^ "Sperry Prez Rick Blackshaw Talks New Brand Identity".^ Ernst Beaudry, Jennifer (November 30, 2009).^ "Wolverine Worldwide To Complete Acquisition Of Collective Brands' Performance + Lifestyle Group".^ "Stride Rite Corp Facts, information, pictures | articles about Stride Rite Corp".^ a b "Discover Sperry's History & Current Events | Sperry".Guilford, Connecticut: Globe Pequot Press. Connecticut Icons: 50 Symbols of the Nutmeg State. The company was purchased, along with the other brands from the Collective Brands Performance and Lifestyle Group portfolio, in 2012 by Wolverine World Wide and Blum Capital Partners for US$1.23 billion. In 2007 Payless ShoeSource acquired Sperry Top-Sider as part of a multi-brand acquisition. In 1979 the Stride Rite Corporation purchased both Sperry and Keds from US Rubber. As a result of this increased production, Sperry sold the brand to the US Rubber Co. Sperry's shoes remained a niche product for boaters until 1939 when the US Navy negotiated the right to manufacture the shoe for its sailors at the United States Naval Academy. later partnered with Sperry on a design using specially tanned water-resistant leather, which became the familiar Sperry "boat shoe". The Sperry "Top-Sider" boat shoe that was introduced in 1935 featured a canvas upper, herringbone siping, and a white outsole to prevent the shoe from leaving dark scuff marks on a boat's deck. Examining its paws, he noticed traction-enhancing grooves, which he sought to mimic by cutting a pattern of them into a natural rubber sole utilizing a process known as siping. While experimenting, he noticed his cocker spaniel's ability to run down an icy hill without slipping. He was able to pull himself back on board, but the experience drove him to develop a non-slip shoe for boating. Sperry slipped on the deck of his boat and fell overboard. The genuine hand-sewn construction gives you a comfortable, personal fitStain and water resistant leather uppers with fabric panels for breathabilit圓60 degree lacing with rust. The handsewn construction with 360 degree lacing ensures a secure and comfortable fit. A Sperry classic - this style is updated every season with new fresh color combinations. While sailing on the Long Island Sound, inventor and sailor Paul A. Women's Sperry, Bluefish 2 Eye Boat Shoe. Sperry's 1937 patent application for what became a new category of footwear, the boat shoe.
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