Non-marking deck shoes
Closed-toe, non-marking soles. Some boats ask for non-marking specifically; a wet fibreglass deck is the reason the rest of the requirement exists.
Footwear and dry storage. A wet deck and a phone in a pocket are the two problems people solve too late.
The reasoning is on /what-to-bring, which is the better place to decide whether you need any of this.
Dry bag
Phone, keys, wallet, medication. Spray reaches further across a deck than people expect, and there is nowhere dry to put anything on most boats.
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