It's been awhile since we've seen Vans come out with a boat shoe, but it looks like we won't have to wait too much longer. This fall, Vans will be releasing the Zapato Del Barco (try saying that three times fast!) which looks like your traditional American boat shoe, with a few updates.

The Vans Zapato Del Barco is predominantly made of canvas, with rough seams around the edges of the shoe to give them a cool, distressed feel. There is also a little brown leather wrapping around the upper through the metallic lace holes (this also makes it easy to make adjustments). While that sounds like a true boat shoe, the rubber outsole is pure sneaker. There seems to be a plethora of hybrid shoes coming out this fall - half sneaker, half boat shoe. We've seen styles similar to the Vans Zapato Del Barco from brands like Spiery and Yuketen that do both well.

The most stylish part of the Vans Zapato Del Barco shoe is the cotton lining, which comes in a variety of plaid patterns. There are a few different colourways of the Vans Zapato Del Barcos: grey with red flannel, black with grey flannel, and black with grey lining.

The Vans Zapato Del Barco shoe will be coming out in early fall 2011 starting at about $64.95 CAD. Check out photos of these cool new Vans shoes here.