Looking for cool gifts for the holidays? Some exciting gifts available through websites and catalogs offer innovative gifts for boating friends and family this year. Let your fingers do the shopping this year and check out these fun gift ideas:
Dining by the Sea - http://www.diningbythesea.com/
A new online source for elegant seaside dining accessories, a company in Carefree, AZ (of all places) offers terrific holiday gifts for people with a passion for elegant entertaining. Choose from wine coolers and totes, exquisite French tablecloths, hand-etched mouth-blown crystal barware, whimsical flatware, portable picnic tables, a variety of picnic baskets - some with rollers like carry-on luggage – and stunning acrylic bar and dinnerware for entertaining by seaside, lakeside, poolside, or on the yacht. Whether it's a picnic for two by gently rolling surf, a formal dinner on a seaside terrace or a gathering on the
fantail of a yacht, Dining by the Sea offers delightful gifts.
Nautical Luxuries – http://www.nauticalluxuries.com/
Featuring clothes, jewelry, lamps, pillows, sculpture and art in a wide range of coastal styles, Nautical Luxuries is a great site for unique and moderately priced gifts that suggest boating and the sea. Sea glass jewelry, boat themed table and bed linens, code flag pillows, decanters and glasses, striped bags and duffle, mother of pearl and shell accessories, metal sculptures of fish, shells and mermaids plus beautiful holiday decorations are just a few of the items offered by this exciting catalogue.
Welcome Aboard – http://www.welcome-aboard.com/
Calling itself the Yachting Lifestyle Catalog, Welcome Aboard is a great source of personalized gifts for the dedicated yachtsman or yachts women. Customs cups, napkins, can “cozies”, yacht mats and carpets along with bedding, apparel, duffle bags and engraved items feature yacht name and, if you wish, an image of the yacht. These are welcome gifts for your favorite cruiser (or wannabe boater)!
Tiller Publishing –http://www.tillerbooks.com/
One of the great joys of cruising is reading, and Tiller Publishing prides itself on publishing and selling high-quality, affordable nautical books. They carry books on everything from designing and building your next boat to cruising to nautical fiction. The site features cookbooks, books on cruising, nautical and historical fiction, seamanship, navigation, kid’s books and coffee table books on maritime art and nautical dictionaries. Give a book or two to a cruiser and they’ll think of you every time they open it.
Captn Jack’s – http://www.capjack.com/
For the past 19 years Captn. Jack's has represented the very best in quality, innovation, and value. Known for its adorable Original Maine Rocking Dory – a delightful rocker that can be personalized with the child’s name, Captn Jack’s also carries clocks, nautical instruments, tableware, toys and games. There’s even a remote control pirate ship for the young or young at heart!
Weems and Plath – www.weems-plath.com
For the classic yachtsman, the place to shop is Weems and Plath! Beautiful brass lanterns, clocks, barometers, navigation tools, binoculars, watches, gorgeous leather and varnished wood boat logs plus the classic ship’s bell that can be personalized. Any of these gifts would delight the cruisers you love.
Matworks Custom Boat Carpet www.matworks.com
Matworks is well known for its quality boat carpet and features lovely personalized boat “welcome” mats. However, if you are looking for something for your yachtsman’s favorite pet, Matworks has the PURRRfect gift – Pet Diner Mats with cut outs to fit water and food bowls! These special mats are created in four sizes – 8 oz. for a cat or small dog; 16 oz; 32 oz. and 64 oz. for the Great Dane or Newfoundland! All sizes come with stainless steel bowls and they can be personalized with pet’s name. The cost of the small was about $25, so this is a moderately prices gift as well.
Yacht Accent – www.yachtaccent.com
Newly launched in the U.S., Yacht Accent is an Italian company specializing is original and distinctive designs that exhibit a passion for the sea. Using boat materials including heavy roping, leather, canvas, brass, stainless steel and wood, Giovanna Locatelli, the artist for Yacht Accent, creates innovative, eye-catching furnishings and nautical décor, Yacht Accent offers elegant items for your boat and home.
A.G. A. Correa http://www.agacorrea.com/
Renowned maker of nautical jewelry, AGA Correa offers unique jewelry designs for the yachting man and woman you love. Exquisitely handcrafted Turk’s head jewelry, woven gold rings, bracelets and necklaces, diamond pins and boat themed gifts await your perusal.
PassageMaker Magazine, PassageMakerUniversity and Trawler Fest – http://www.,passagemaker.com/
One of the best gifts you can give a boater is PassageMaker Magazine. Already a subscriber? Give them the gift of tuition to PassageMaker University or Trawler Fest where they can learn how to better care for their boats.