Thrill your first mate with these valentine’s day gifts for sailors
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Why spend money on teddy bears and chocolate when you can buy your (first) mate valentine’s day gifts they’ll use year-round. Lovers take note, here are the gifts for sailors that our editors (men and women) are excited about.
Because nobody wants a soggy box of chocolates. After reviewing Mustang’s 30L Bluewater Gear Hauler earlier this year, we decided it’s the best drybag backpack we’ve come across. It has a roll-top 100% waterproof compartment that easily fits a laptop and a tablet, a padded back, waste straps, and is a lot more stylish than your average dry bag.
If you’re looking for high performance polarized sunglasses that won’t make you look like a nerd, look no further than Sun God’s range of entirely customizable sunglasses.Pick your own frames, colors and lenses. Not only do their designs stand up to the hard-wearing boat life but Sun God will replace your sunglasses even if YOU break them!
Nobody wants a wet bum…which is why quick-dry underwear is one of the best gifts for sailors! ExOfficio makes a range of anti-microbial, quick-drying, extremely breathable undies for men and women.
Is musty boat bedding dampening your Valentine’s day plans? It’s time to ditch the cotton and upgrade to polyester! These fade, stain, shrink and wrinkle resistant sheets will eliminate that cold clammy feeling.
Set a romantic mood with the Luci Color Inflatable Solar Lantern by choosing between eight colors (or cycling through them at once!) Waterproof, lightweight, compact, and completely solar, they’re a beautiful way to add ambiance to your boat.
Feeling a bit rusty in the romance department? Give your valentine the ultimate rustproof marine knife; perfect for life afloat or any environment where corrosion is a concern.
Ready to commit? Take a step towards your offshore cruising dreams and buy your partner offshore sailing lessons. You can even make a romantic holiday of it with liveaboard cruising lessons in the BVIs (see: Sailing Virgins). Amp up your offshore sailing skills (and learn more about each other than you would in premarital classes). See our article on getting offshore sailing experience for a list of sailing schools and instructors.
Water resistant to 100M, this ultra-light titanium swiss-movement watch is sure to be a pleaser. Assembled in Vancouver, Canada, Momentum watches offer excellent performance for killer value. Get a free engraving when you use the coupon code: Valentine (on orders placed before February 8th).
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Clip this speaker to your bimini, load up your most sensuous iPhone playlist (no Barry Manilow, please) and let the evening unfold. The perfect way to get tunes in the cockpit with no wiring.
You light me up baby! Keep your lover safe with this LED water-activated C-Strobe. It attaches to a PFD as a personal distress light and is USCG/SOLAS approved with an impact resistant case.
Weighing as little as a can of clam chowder, the Anker PowerCore 20100 will recharge your iPhone 8 almost seven times or the Galaxy S8 five times. Keep your electronics topped up and stay on the water longer.
These wine tumblers are perfect for romantic sun-downers and their double-wall vacuum insulated interior will keep your beverages at the perfect temperature for longer. Best of all, they’re made from 18/8 stainless steel, so when you drop your glass in a fit of passion, you wont have to worry about broken glass!
Still sporting that awkward orange foam life jacket from 1980? It’s time to move on and up to a sexy inflatable PFD. Keep your sweetheart safe and streamlined with this auto-hydrostatic PFD, complete with harness.
Why spend money on teddy bears and chocolate when you can buy your (first) mate a valentine's day gift they'll use year-round. Lovers take note, here's the gear that our editors (men and women) are excited about.
Fiona is a sailing/adventure writer and a Contributing Editor at Good Old Boat. Raised in North Vancouver, British Columbia, she began sailing dinghies at the age of 6. After a stint as a Management Consultant in Toronto, she returned to her West Coast roots, bought a boat and lived aboard for two years with her partner, Robin, before sailing 13,000 miles away to Mexico and then Australia.
Solid list! I have a HUGE backpack dry bag, which is far too big for everyday use (but good for keeping that clean laundry out of the dinghy soup!), so that backpack looks perfect. I also want that speaker… good to have music 24/7 🙂
Mustang’s 30L Bluewater Gear Hauler ($159)
Set a romantic mood with the Luci Color Inflatable Solar Lantern by choosing between eight colors (or cycling through them at once!) Waterproof, lightweight, compact, and completely solar, they’re a beautiful way to add ambiance to your boat.
Skip the lingerie and keep your love warm with Zhik’s water-repelling fleece. Perfect for layering under foulies.
Skip the lingerie and keep your love warm with Zhik’s water-repelling fleece. Perfect for layering under foulies.
Clip this speaker to your bimini, load up your most sensuous iPhone playlist (no Barry Manilow, please) and let the evening unfold. The perfect way to get tunes in the cockpit with no wiring.
These wine tumblers are perfect for romantic sun-downers and their double-wall vacuum insulated interior will keep your beverages at the perfect temperature for longer. Best of all, they’re made from 18/8 stainless steel, so when you drop your glass in a fit of passion, you wont have to worry about broken glass!
($255)
($255)
Solid list! I have a HUGE backpack dry bag, which is far too big for everyday use (but good for keeping that clean laundry out of the dinghy soup!), so that backpack looks perfect. I also want that speaker… good to have music 24/7 🙂