Stuck for Christmas gift ideas for the sailor who has it all? Yachting World is here to help with dozens of great ideasAre you wondering what to get the sailor in your life for Christmas? Here is our pick of the best products that would make perfect a Christmas gift for a keen sailor:<\/p>\n
Garmin Quatix 6
\nThe latest generation of Garmin\u2019s sailing smartwatch adds optional Bluechart g3 cartography enabling it to function as a standalone plotter. It also gains a larger 1.3in always-on screen and a MOB detection feature. As with previous generations, it can be used to interface with Garmin chartplotters and instrument data, as well as controlling autopilots and on-board entertainment.
\nRRP: \u00a3630 \/ $699
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\nRead MBY\u2019s full Garmin Quatix 6 review.
\nIf your budget quite won\u2019t stretch that far, read YBW\u2019s guide to the best sailing watches available right now.
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Standard Horizon HX210E
\nThis affordable 6W waterproof and buoyant handheld VHF is compact yet feature packed. The lithium battery-powered radio has chunky keys, a bright backlit screen, a water-activated strobe and an integral FM radio.
\nRRP: \u00a3114.95 \/ $150
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\nLooking for more options? Check out YBW\u2019s guide to the best fixed marine radios and best handheld VHFs.<\/p>\n
Yeti Drinkware
\nWhen two fishermen brothers couldn\u2019t find a robust icebox\/cooler, they started Yeti, which produces coolers you can stand on, throw around a boat and that will keep ice cold for days.
\nThe drinkware range looks just as practical, whether water bottles, the ramblers to keep your coffee hot, or the wine tumbler to keep your C\u00f4tes de Provence ice cold.
\nThe Rambler gallon\/half gallon jugs make a lot of sense for day sailing racing, either for warming soups hot or keeping your Dark\u2019n\u2019Stormy fresh!
\nRRP: \u00a3129 \/ $129
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\nYachting World subscription
\nChristmas gift ideas: A Yachting World subscription
\nA hardcopy of the world\u2019s favourite sailing magazine every month for 6 months from \u00a319.99 (or ipad\/iphone digital issues for \u00a316.99) \u2013 now that\u2019s a Christmas gift that delivers long into the new year!
\nBuy it now on Magazines Direct<\/p>\n
Quench manual watermaker
\nHydro Wind Energy is aiming to produce 100 million Quench Sea desalinators in the next seven years! This unit has triple pre-filtration and a small state-of-the-art reverse osmosis replaceable membrane rated for the production of 18,000lt of fresh water. It weighs 0.7kg and produces 2lt of water an hour.
\nNote: the first units aren\u2019t scheduled to ship until February 2021, but a voucher for one could be welcomed as a Christmas gift with a difference.
\nRRP: \u00a356 (replacement membrane costs \u00a38)
\nPre-order now on indiegogo.com<\/p>\n
Sealey power pack
\nThis lithium ion power back offers a potential solution to the problem of keeping gadgets charged while on board. It\u2019s compact and weighs only 1.5kg, but has a 31,200mAh capacity that\u2019s sufficient to deliver half a dozen full charges for a smart phone, or to fully charge a typical laptop twice.
\nRRP: \u00a3168 \/ $185
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The Nautical Puzzle Book
\nHow much do you really know about the oceans? The National Maritime Museum has packed this book with hundreds of questions and a mix of maps, world games and trivia. Available in hardback or Ebook form this stocking filler is designed to suit veteran sailors and armchair navigators alike.
\nRRP: \u00a314.99 \/ $19.99
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Zhik ECO Wetsuit
\nMany cruising yachts carry wetsuits, whether for emergency underwater work, swimming in cold Atlantic waters or watersports. However, there are long-standing environmental problems with conventional neoprene, an oil-based synthetic rubber that will never biodegrade and requires a massive amount of energy to produce. A number of companies have developed alternatives, including Zhik with this ECO Wetsuit made from sustainable plant-based materials and recycled plastics.
\nRRP: \u00a3170 \/ $225
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\nBest sailing calendars
\nRick Tomlinson
\nAfter 33 years of producing calendars, renowned sailing photographer Rick Tomlinson knows how to pick an optimum blend of art and action for your wall. This year\u2019s selection ranges from TP52 and Class 40 racing to whales in the Falklands.
\nRRP: \u00a319.95 (wall calendar) \/ \u00a39.99 (desk calendar)
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\nPaul Wyeth
\nWhether its on his home Solent waters or at a Caribbean regatta, Paul has an uncanny ability to distil action and colour and make a yacht jump out of the image \u2013 which also explains why he is one of our regular boat test photographers!
\nRRP: \u00a318
\nBuy it now on pwpictures.com
\nIngrid Abery
\nIngrid was recently awarded a Licentiate of the Royal Photographic Society and has picked out two shots per month for this A2 calendar. The artistic, dramatic, modern and classic regatta images are from events including the last America\u2019s Cup, J-Class and Classics at Les Voiles de St Tropez, plus, she says \u2018a smidgen of carnage\u2019.
\nRRP: \u00a320
\nBuy it now on ingridabery.com
\nUltimate sailing
\nAfter nearly 40 years behind the lens afloat, Sharon Green has a top reputation for capturing race boats in colourful action, whether it\u2019s the powered up supermaxi Comanche or an Optimist atop a wave.
\nRRP: $28.95
\nBuy it now on ultimatesailing.com<\/p>\n
A knot a day
\nWith lockdowns and travel restrictions ongoing, what better time to further your skills? Nic Compton has set the tempting task of 365 different knot challenges for all ages and abilities, so you can hitch, bend, whip and splice your way through 2021 and maybe pick up some magic tricks on the way.
\nRRP: \u00a316.99
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Oakley Split Shot sailing sunglasses
\nWearing a good set of UV-protected sunglasses with polarised lenses year-round can help protect against serious eye damage. But it can be painful and expensive if, like me, you are prone to losing glasses over the side. Oakley\u2019s Split Shot glasses come with Prizm lenses and provide a detachable lightweight and ultra thin wire leash attachment to its wraparound glasses to suit watersports in particular.
\nRRP: \u00a3142 \/ $210
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\nLooking for a different style? Check out YBW\u2019s guide to the best sailing sunglasses on the market.<\/p>\n
Wuzzos personalised deck shoes
\nHow about a bespoke Christmas present \u2013 shoes with some individuality? Wuzzos launched in 2019 and offers premium performance deck shoes with the option of personalising them. Customers can add their names, initials, sail racing numbers and eventing numbers to their shoes.
\nRRP: \u00a3100
\nBuy it now on wuzzos.com
\nFor more options, from deck trainers to leather moccasins, check out YBW\u2019s guide to the best boat shoes available right now.<\/p>\n
Bark & Rock journal
\nWhat do you get the sailor who has everything? Tablets are so last year. A journal made out of wood perhaps? These luxury journals are handmade by a family-run business in the UK. A range of styles is available from the more traditional oak to an Indian Ebony or a more exotic Bubinga Kewazinga from Equatorial Africa.
\nJust don\u2019t let your kids draw in or on them\u2026
\nRRP: \u00a3190
\nBuy it now on barkandrock.com
\nOcean Signal rescueMe MOB1
\nChristmas gift ideas: Ocean Signal rescueMe MOB1
\nThe more portable personal rescue devices are, the more likely they will be worn or carried. Ocean Signal\u2019s new MOB1 is 30% smaller than competitor AIS MOB devices.
\nIt can alert any AIS-equipped vessels in the vicinity to the precise location of a casualty in the water, and it will fit on any inflatable lifejacket\u2019s oral tube. It also includes DSC alerting so can both pinpoint a MOB location via AIS, plus trigger the yacht\u2019s own VHF alarm.
\nRRP: \u00a3200
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\nGarmin inReach
\nChristmas gift ideas: Garmin inReach
\nThis is a clever portable device that provides an affordable way to keep friends and family in touch with your whereabouts when offshore. It allows you to send and receive SMS text messages to any mobile phone, email address or other inReach device, anywhere in the world, via the Iridium satellite constellation.
\nIn Reach works like a Sat phone and provides live online tracking and email and can also be sinked with your phone and operated through an app.
\nRRP: \u00a3399.99 \/ $449.99
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\nHenri Lloyd neoprene sailing gloves\u00a0
\nChristmas gift ideas: Henri Lloyd Cobra Winter Glove
\nSailing with cold hands sucks. We tested a selection of winter gloves and these came out top. The full-fingered gloves have neoprene thermal insulation, which means that even when they (inevitably) get wet, they keep your hands warm.
\nThe grippy surface on the palms proved particularly good when handling intricate jobs and overall we were really impressed with this glove. Tough, flexible and easy to get on and off even when wet.
\nRRP: \u00a335
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\nMusto Corsica BR1 Jacket
\nSailor\u2019s gift ideas: Musto Corsica ladies jacket
\nWarm, waterproof, and ideal for both winter sailing or walking the high street, the Corsica jacket is lined with heat-retentive Arctec fleece that keeps much of its insulating power even when wet.
\nRRP: \u00a3160 \/ $174.99
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\nGill Tarp Barrel Bag
\nChristmas gift ideas: Gill Tarp Barrel Bag
\nAll sailors need a decent kit bag. This 60L no-nonsense barrel bag is made from durable waterproof tarpaulin and features a two-way zip and padded shoulder strap.
\nRRP: \u00a360 \/ $75
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\nWing-Surfer\u00a0<\/p>\n
For the person who has or wants every toy, this is the latest compact watersports trend. The inflatable handheld wing offers a cross between windsurfing and kitesurfing rigs, but with no strings or rigging needed. It allows a very simple, pure method for a board rider to harness the wind, be it on a foiling kiteboard or a SUP \u2013 just blow it up, grab the handles and go.
\nRRP: \u00a3650 \/ $799
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\nKarun recycled sunglasses
\nChristmas gift ideas: Karun VOR Sunglasses
\nThis small company in Patagonia makes unbreakable sailing sunglasses from recycled fishing nets collected from the coast of Chile. It worked with professional sailors to design sunglasses with technical [Zeiss polyamide] lenses designed to meet the demands of the Volvo Ocean Race. The frames have stainless steel hinges and rubber temple tips.
\nRRP: \u20ac245 for the VOR Sailing Edition.
\nBuy it now at karunworld.com
\nGoCycle portable E-bike
\nChristmas gift ideas: Go-Cycle portable E-bike
\nWe did a test of folding bikes and portable transport in 2017. If you can afford it, this GoCycle is a clear winner. This beautifully engineered electric-assist bicycle has 20in wheels, balloon tyres, and a well-cushioned saddle, which gives a smooth fast and comfortable ride. It is a proper, enjoyable bike to cycle manually and the rider can select from zero to 100 per cent motor assistance on demand.
\nThe GoCycle is a premium product that needs space to store and time to assemble. But, it is a game-changer, giving real freedom to enjoy time away from the boat.
\nRRP: \u00a32,499
\nBuy it now from gocycle.com
\nGarmin Virb Ultra 30
\nIf your choice of action camera is more defined by durability, audio and picture quality, consider a Virb cameras. Garmin continues to upgrade its rugged and waterproof (to 50m) Virb cams with increased resolution and a variety of mounting options.
\nRRP: \u00a3389.99
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\nSplash Drone
\nChristmas gift ideas: Splash Drone
\nThis is the first fully waterproof quad copter \u2013 and it floats. The drone is not only designed to carry a GoPro, but has a payload release feature for carrying and releasing other items, including safety gear. SwellPro has released the 3rd\u00a0generation of the SplashDrone, with improved features, including a \u2018follow me\u2019 mode. Use it to capture some unique footage of your yacht, take a beer to a friend, or even drop a life-ring to a casualty in the water.
\nRRP:\u00a0 \u00a32,188\/ $1,378
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Fusion Stereoactive Bluetooth Speaker
\nFor those who don\u2019t fancy drilling holes in their cockpit lockers, a waterproof Bluetooth speaker is the answer. Fusion\u2019s Stereoactive is a purpose-built portable watersports stereo with built-in Bluetooth audio streaming, radio tuner and USB audio playback. It has a mounting system for secure attachment to paddleboards, kayaks, dinghies and more.
\nI have used one for two years in the house and on the boat and it has proved robust and user-friendly with a proper audible punch.
\nRRP: \u00a3229 \/ $300
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\nPapa\u2019s Pilar Rum
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\nChristmas gift ideas: Pilar rum
\nBecause every sailor enjoys a drop of rum, right?! Inspired by Ernest Hemingway\u2019s adventures between Florida and Cuba on his boat,\u00a0Pilar, this rum brand was created in collaboration with Hemingway\u2019s estate, and the family remains involved and donates a majority of its proceeds to charity.
\nRRP: \u00a379
\nBuy it now on Amazon (UK)
\nWaterproof iPhone housing
\nChristmas gift ideas: Proshot case waterproof phone housing
\nGoPros and similar action cameras are great devices, but they are both expensive (some more than \u00a3500) and need charging. Recent smartphones have a camera that is just as good as a high-end action camera. This neat case turns an iPhone into a fully waterproof action camera.
\nIt\u2019s waterproof to 50ft or 130ft, depending on model, and is compatible with all GoPro mounting accessories. Full control of the phone\u2019s camera is achieved via the volume buttons.
\nRRP: \u00a389 \/ $119.99
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\nCarboteck bracket and bezel
\nChristmas gift ideas: Carboteck bracket
\nAn upgrade for the dinghy sailing enthusiast in your life. This forged light and impact resistant carbon bezel is designed for use with a Velocitek Prism or a Raymarine Tacktick Micro Compass. The forged carbon is created by mixing paste fibres with resin, then squeezing the material into the desired shape.
\nRRP: Bezel \u00a349.99; Compass bracket \u00a389.99.
\nBuy it now on carboteck.com
\nRed Limited Edition SUP
\nChristmas gift ideas: Red inflatable paddleboard
\nRed\u2019s 10ft 6in Ride model is the most popular and arguably most versatile all round inflatable stand-up paddleboard. Having relied on one on our boat for the last couple of summer seasons, I can vouch for it being a fantastic edition to the sail locker.
\nIt\u2019s ideal for getting to or from the beach, exercising\/paddling or surfing when at anchor and it provides a dive platform and extra floating space for the kids. It comes with cargo tie-downs and three fins attached \u2013 and the pumps and backpacks supplied are also superb.
\nRRP: \u00a3859
\nBuy it now on redpaddleco.com
\nSpinlock Lume-On
\nChristmas gift ideas: Lume-On
\nThe simple ideas are the best. These compact LEDs stick to the underbelly of each bladder, which uses the large fluorescent surface like a diffuser to maximise the visibility of the flashing light.\u00a0 Once activated, the Lume-On provides up to two hours of intense flashing light. It adds very little extra weight, has a smooth profile so will not chafe the bladder, and is very simple to retrofit to most lifejackets.
\nRRP: \u00a314.94 per pair
\nBuy it now on Amazon (UK)
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\nOlaf Urban scooter
\nChristmas gift ideas: Olaf scooter
\nA neat, compact solution to getting around in foreign marinas and towns. The Olaf Urban combines four products in one: a kick-scooter, a trolley, a backpack and a skateboard. The Urban backpack is designed to carry the folded scooter. The combined backpack and trolley weigh just 3.5kg and the trolley can take a 120kg payload.
\nRRP: \u00a3224
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\nSpot X
\nChristmas gift ideas: Spot X
\nA neat two-way satellite messenger, with communication via SMS or email. The Spot X has a Qwerty keyboard, can be linked to Facebook and Twitter accounts, and has tracking and SOS functions. Satellite coverage is via the Globalstar system.
\nRRP: \u00a3286 (+subscription from \u20ac11.95\/month)
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\nAstra esa smartwatch
\nChristmas gift ideas: Esa sailing smartwatch
\nThe esa is the first smartwatch designed for sailing, fusing the sailor\u2019s thirst for gadgetry with high-street technology. The esa watch uses wifi to display information from onboard instruments on your wrist. As well as the ability to show performance sailing data including speed and polar target data, the watch is still essentially a smartphone, offering full Android capabilities.
\nRRP: \u20ac299
\nBuy it now from astrayacht.com
\nFree Wheeling
\nChristmas gift ideas: Free Wheeling manual prop
\nThis Australian innovation blends rowing with outboard motors to produce a clever lightweight solution for your tender. It uses a 3:1 gear ratio contained in the collar by the handle, driving a high-pitch propeller to provide a smooth, silent and fuel-less means of manual propulsion in either direction. Time to ditch the outboard, oars or both?
\nRRP: \u00a379
\nBuy it now on Amazon (UK)
\nRokk ultimate cable
\nChristmas gift ideas: Rokk ultimate cable
\nIf you\u2019re going to get a waterproof case for your mobile device, you may want one of these charging cables too. The extra long (2m\/6.5ft) and durable Ultimate cable is corrosion and tangle proof, and allows for waterproof phone charging when used with a compatible case.
\nRRP: \u00a319.99
\nBuy it now on rokkstore.com
\nRaymarine Ocean Scout TK
\nChristmas gift ideas: Raymarine thermal camera
\nRaymarine\u2019s most affordable thermal camera to date, the Ocean Scout TK can extend vision afloat, day or night, by creating images from heat. It can spot objects up to 119m away, including boats, buoys, landmarks or wildlife. But its ability to potentially thermally identify a MOB could quickly make it high on sailors\u2019 wishlists.
\nRRP: \u00a3599
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\nSealskinz waterproof hat<\/p>\n
Keeping your head warm and dry is vital to enjoying winter sailing. This waterproof hi-vis Sealskinz Bobble hat looks like the ideal way of achieving that, while making sure you can be spotted easily. It is water and stain repellent, with a Teflon coated acrylic outer fabric and micro fleece inner lining.
\nRRP: \u00a320
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\nExposure XS-WR Torch
\nChristmas gift ideas: Exposure XS-WR torch
\nThis compact, lightweight double-ended torch shines a powerful white beam from one end and a red light from the other. Both can be operated simultaneously for a variety of uses from onboard, to the tender ride or cycle home.
\nAccessories include a headband that allows either colour to shine forwards, a reflective neck lanyard, plus stanchion, helmet and magnetic mounts.
\nRRP: \u00a3125
\nBuy it now on exposuremarine.com
\nTouchscreen gloves
\nChristmas gift ideas: Touchscreen gloves
\nThose who need to swipe screens in colder climes can now keep their digits warm too with Mujjo\u2019s latest fleece-lined touchscreen gloves. These nitted versions have black leather cuffs and anti-slip palms with silicon grip dots.
\nRRP: \u00a329 \/ $49
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\nTackingMaster
\nChristmas gift ideas: Tacking Master
\nRace tactics involve decisions based on the wind direction and trends, gleaned from the yacht\u2019s compass. This Danish TackingMaster helps make wind shifts quick and easy to gauge using a watch-style wrist mount.
\nOnce the wind direction and course to the mark have been set, you can track any shifts by using its inner course dial. So you can easily see how a shift may affect the next tack or leg and keep track of the average wind trend.
\nRRP: $75
\nBuy it now from tackingmaster.com
\nRestube
\nChristmas gift ideas: Restube safety device
\nAnyone who partakes in extreme watersports will know there are times when wearing a lifejacket is simply not practical afloat. And others may simply want the comfort of a personal flotation device without the bulk, perhaps when taking a swim away from an anchored yacht.
\nThe Restube is a personal lifebuoy developed by a kitesurfer that stows into a small bum-bag like pouch. It uses a vertical or horizontal belt attachment, and a sports model is available with a harness mount.
\nRRP: \u00a375
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\nDr Sails<\/p>\n
If I were to recommend one piece of repair kit to carry aboard it would probably be this emergency epoxy adhesive. The fast curing epoxy can be used on sails plus most materials in virtually all conditions \u2013 including underwater \u2013 so it can even help patch a hole below the waterline. Watch the video here
\nRRP: \u20ac15.75 for 10ml
\nBuy it now on eBay
\nThuraya Satsleeve+
\nChristmas gift ideas: Satsleeve+ for smartphones
\nA Satsleeve turns your mobile phone into a satphone. It wraps around the phone, utilising the mobile\u2019s internal electronics and encodes and boosts the signal for connection to the Thuraya satellite network. The SatSleeve+ has a universal adapter, so the user can switch between most smartphone models from 58 to 85mm in width.
\nRRP: \u00a3447 \/ $550 or \u00a35 per day to rent from globaltelesat.co.uk
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\nFizzics portable beer tap
\nChristmas gift ideas: Fizzics beer tap
\nSailors are discerning types with quality tastes. So why not ship a portable beer tap for draught-tasting beer with the perfect head? The founders of Fizzics have really delved into the science (or \u2018fizzics\u2019) of beer drinking, and created a device that they say will deliver the perfect pour, creating an \u2018ultra dense, long-lasting foam head\u2019 from any standard size beer can or bottle \u2013 and all beer types from lager and ale to stout.
\nIt\u2019s strictly for those who take their drinking seriously \u2013 I\u2019ve asked Santa for one.
\nRRP: $129.99
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\nLeatherman Tread
\nChristmas gift ideas: Leatherman wearable multitool
\nThis very cool wearable multitool completely reinvents the concept \u2013 it\u2019s worn on the wrist like a watch. As standard 29 tools are provided, including flat, Phillips and Pozi-Driv screwdrivers, hex drives, box wrenches and Torx drives. There\u2019s also a cutting hook, sim card pick, carbide glass breaker and bottle opener. As there is no conventional knife you can fly without putting it in hold luggage.
\nRRP: \u00a3199.95 \/ $220
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\nFlexSafe \u2013 Keep your valuables safe
\nChristmas gift ideas: FlexSafe
\nKeeping keys, passports, wallets and electronic gadgets safe when travelling can all too often be a challenge. The FlexSafe is a lockable bag made of slash-proof materials that cannot be cut open with a knife and incorporates a piercing 110db motion sensing alarm. When on shore simply attach the bag to a convenient tree, your folding bike, the dinghy or any other suitable structure.
\nRRP: $69.95
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\nSpinlock Essentials chest pack
\nChristmas gift ideas: Spinlock Chest Pack
\nSpinlock\u2019s Essential Packs are snug fitting solutions for keeping accessories like a mobile phone, VHF, or personal EPIRB to hand on the water. They are available as belt, side or chest packs that attach with Velcro tie-downs, and neatly compliment Spinlock\u2019s Deckvest 5D lifejacket.
\nRRP: \u00a319.96
\nBuy it now on Amazon (UK)
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\nSugru
\nChristmas gift ideas: Sugru
\nSugru is a new material that feels like play dough but acts like superglue and sticks to most objects and surfaces. It\u2019s very user-friendly, highly malleable and waterproof and comes in 10 bright colours. It\u2019s ideal for both fixing things and giving items a new lease of life as it sets like silicone rubber (flexible and insulated) \u2013 it\u2019s also surprisingly fun to apply.
\nRRP: \u00a315.99 \/ $12 for 8x 50g single-use packs
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\nWichard knives
\nChristmas gift ideas: Wichard Knife
\nWichard has produced knives in Thiers, the French home of knife making, since 1919. Its latest range includes Offshore and more economic Aquaterra models.
\nThe Offshore knife has a serrated blade that can cut through Dyneema, and is available with a combined shackle key\/marlinspike. The Aquaterra uses a conventional or serrated blade and has the accessory all sailors really need: a corkscrew.
\nRRP: \u00a330 \/ $32
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\nTiwal 3.2 inflatable dinghy
\nChristmas gift ideas: TIWAL inflatable dinghy
\nThis French inflatable sailing dinghy stows into two compact bags and can be launched, assembled and sailed anywhere in 20 minutes. It looks like safe, enjoyable and family-friendly fun, ideal for getting kids into dinghy sailing.
\nIt uses the same high-strength PVC material as stand-up paddleboards, inflated via a high-pressure pump. An alloy structure gives it a backbone and allows the helm or crew to sit out, and a freestanding carbon mast splits into four.
\nKeep in the locker or trailer sail \u2013 without the need for a trailer. Watch the video here
\nThe 2018 models have been updated. They are now more streamlined, practical and comfortable. Hiking rack pads have been added to the accessories.
\nRRP: \u20ac5,490
\nBuy it now from tiwal.com
\nIno-Block Light
\nChristmas gift ideas: INO Block light
\nThree years ago Ino-Rope brought out its revolutionary lightweight textile IB blocks with working loads from 800kg to 6T. It has now launched a Light range that uses a soft connector as both axle and connector, resulting in a sturdy and affordable block for smaller applications, boats or dinghies.
\nRRP: \u20ac16.50 for the IB 0.6 for rope up to 8mm
\nBuy it now on eBay
\nWe can\u2019t promise any of these products will be delivered in time \u2013 but we wish a Happy Christmas to all!
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Stuck for Christmas gift ideas for the sailor who has it all? Yachting World is here to help with dozens of great ideasAre you wondering what to get the sailor in your life for Christmas? Here is our pick of … <\/p>\n