Holiday Gift Guide
This is a serious timepiece made for the nautically inclined, with a 316L stainless-steel body, a lumed rotating bezel and a diving depth of 200 feet. $579; stolaswatch.com More Gifts: We’ve got a large collection of the top boating gifts! Check out more of our gift guides, here. Boating Magazine
Holiday Gift Guide
This personal locator beacon the size of a cell phone lets you carry your rescue information in a pocket. Works like an EPIRB, only it’s registered to you, not your boat. $279.99; acrelectronics.com Boating Magazine
Holiday Gift Guide
This slim case provides rugged protection for an iPhone on board. It features interchangeable “ballistic” corners to absorb all the shock should you drop it on deck. $29.99; goballisticcase.com Boating Magazine
Holiday Gift Guide
Use this iPad or iPhone app to plan your next long-distance cruise. Shows marinas, routes and tracks from recent trips. Free (pay for map upgrades); jeppesen.com Boating Magazine
Holiday Gift Guide
Give your family boater some security when he takes to the water, knowing that he’ll always have someone to call to help out or give a tow. Starts at $169; seatow.com Boating Magazine
Holiday Gift Guide
With this easily stowable folding cart, you’ll be able to haul ice or goodies down the dock no matter what port you call home next weekend. $29.99; westmarine.com Boating Magazine
Holiday Gift Guide
Don’t have enough seats on your boat? These beanbags feature marine-grade vinyl and will be the most comfortable places to sit offshore. They come in four styles and can be customized to match your boat. Start at $79.95; e-searider.com Boating Magazine
Holiday Gift Guide
Perfect, neat or in “grog,” this handcrafted Dominican Republic rum comes in a 750-milliliter bottle reminiscent of classic cigar labels. $35.95; crownwineandspirits.com Boating Magazine
Holiday Gift Guide
Stuff your captain’s stocking with cookies shaped like fish, shells, sharks, lighthouses and more. $3.99; annclark.com Boating Magazine
Holiday Gift Guide
Unbreakable and quickly chilled, these fine wines come in AstraPouch packs and are perfect for keeping aboard. They are even emblazoned with a nautical theme for a nice decor touch. Each pouch is equivalent to two 750-milliliter bottles. Choose Sonoma Coast chardonnay or Dry Creek Valley merlot. $16.99; www.vintnerssignatures.com Boating Magazine
Holiday Gift Guide
Now, here’s an idea whose time has come! A folding dish rack designed for the smaller spaces of most boat’s galleys. $17.99; westmarine.com Boating Magazine
Holiday Gift Guide
Sporting nautical charts and plates rimmed with the points of the compass, this dinnerware will be a hit ashore or afloat. Unbreakable too. $49.99; westmarine.com Boating Magazine
Holiday Gift Guide
Available as either a single or a double, these drink holders snap in and out, as needed, to keep a beverage secure while under way. Starting at $58.79 (aluminum) and $93.99 (stainless); acconmarine.com Boating Magazine
Holiday Gift Guide
Wirelessly stream tunes from a smartphone or MP3 player to any stereo with an “Aux” input with Cobra Marine’s MR F300 BT. $99.99; cobra.com/marine Boating Magazine
Holiday Gift Guide
Create a posh mood by illuminating the water beneath your boat with these easily installed LED underwater lights. Choose blue, green or white. $353.91; aqualuma.com Boating Magazine
Holiday Gift Guide
This 40-watt stereo fits in a gauge hole or drink holder, allowing boaters with even the smallest of helms to enjoy big sound. $99.95; prospecelectronics.com Boating Magazine
Holiday Gift Guide
Show you’re a boater to all you meet with any of these great cups, plates and mugs. Starting at $5; westmarine.com Boating Magazine
Holiday Gift Guide
Fake out your favorite boater by packaging any gift in one of these gag boxes emblazoned with ridiculous fictional products. $8; prankpack.com Boating Magazine
Holiday Gift Guide
These radio-controlled, 57-inch-long balloons swim through the air of your home or office. Choose shark or clownfish. $42; airswimmers.com Boating Magazine
Holiday Gift Guide
Whether you’re an iPhone “fanboy,” or use a Blackberry, the Callet protects a smartphone aboard and ashore. Slit pockets for credit cards and cash save space. Choose pink, blue, black or white. $19.99; thecallet.com Boating Magazine
Holiday Gift Guide
The unique cutting surface and concave fluke sections allow this anchor to dig in rather than plow. Available in high-tensile-galvanized steel, stainless-steel and aluminum models. Ten sizes to suit most boats. $279 to $5,202; spadeanchorusa.com Boating Magazine
Holiday Gift Guide
Containing no inorganic phosphates, hazardous solvents or harmful surfactants, this line of marine boat care products does a great job and helps keep our waters pure. $8 to $32.60; thetford.com Boating Magazine
Holiday Gift Guide
Complete with PL-259 connector and 20 feet of cable, this antenna comes in a bright yellow tube that hangs up, so it’s easy to find, easy to mount and always at the ready. $95.95; shakespeare-marine.com Boating Magazine
Holiday Gift Guide
Get your boat gleaming in less time, with less effort and with less wax by using this dual-action polisher. Its oscillating head helps prevent burns and swirl marks. $149.98; shurhold.com Boating Magazine
Holiday Gift Guide
These weather-resistant dog beds let your cruising canine recline on many nautical styles, including seashells, seaside and coral reef patterns. Available in four sizes. $54 to $90; upcountryinc.com Boating Magazine
Holiday Gift Guide
This inflatable standup paddle board (SUP) stows in small spaces, yet provides big-time fun. It just may be the world’s most compact dinghy! $1,199; tridentsports.com Boating Magazine
Holiday Gift Guide
Two-tone color for a fast-drying, moisture-wicking fishing shirt. With a UV protection factor of 50, it safeguards your skin from the sun. $39.95; oldharboroutfitters.com Boating Magazine
Holiday Gift Guide
The D stands for “deep” and the S for “snagless,” pretty self-explanatory. A lure sure to avoid hangups and find fish. $14.50; sebileusa.com Boating Magazine
Holiday Gift Guide
So cool: a full-color underwater fish-finding camera that fits in a pocket. It features a 50-foot cable, a 3.5-inch LCD screen and a rechargeable battery. $299; aquavu.com Boating Magazine
Holiday Gift Guide
Designed to bring big tuna to submission on long-range tuna boats, with 7-foot-4-inch clearance to work the cockpit and custom grips for stand-up rail fishing. Starts at $369.99; shimano.com Boating Magazine
Holiday Gift Guide
The venerable 72-year-old magazine, the largest saltwater fishing pub on the planet (and a sister publication to Boating), makes a great gift for anyone looking to stay on top of their salty game. $18 for one year; saltwatersportsman.com Boating Magazine
