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19-10-2015, 09:18
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help me!
Hello sailing experts,
I need your help!
I'm looking for a great birthday present for a boyfriend crazy about sailing (boat owner), who recently got also into dinghy sailing.
Budget is between 200-400£. Is there anything on the market - electronic gadget perhaps? - that could appeal to a sailing nerd?
Many thanks for your help!
Marilu
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19-10-2015, 09:21
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Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Toronto summer rest somewhere else
Boat: Outremer 45/pdq36
Posts: 1,169
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Re: help me!
Portable gps maybe, wetsuit, good sunglasses
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19-10-2015, 09:37
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Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Austin TX
Boat: Nimble Artic 26
Posts: 953
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Re: help me!
inflatable life jacket and harness
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Tom Bodine
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20-10-2015, 04:26
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Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Thunder Bay, Ontario - 48-29N x 89-20W
Boat: (Cruiser Living On Dirt)
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Re: help me!
Greetings and welcome aboard the CF, Marilu.
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"If you didn't have the time or money to do it right in the first place, when will you get the time/$ to fix it?"
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20-10-2015, 06:15
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Re: help me!
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Originally Posted by admiralslater
Portable gps maybe, wetsuit, good sunglasses |
Thanks, he got already wetsuit and sunglasses, I guess a gps could be a good idea to explore
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20-10-2015, 06:16
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Re: help me!
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Originally Posted by tbodine88
inflatable life jacket and harness
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Thanks for the suggestion, but he got both already
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20-10-2015, 06:20
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Join Date: Oct 2015
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Re: help me!
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Originally Posted by gamayun
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The watch with gps navigator is a great idea! Thanks for the link, I would not have known where to start from!!
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20-10-2015, 07:03
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Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Anacortes
Boat: previous - Whitby 42 new - Goldenwave 44
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Re: help me!
A nice rigging knife. Get advice from friends or vendors.
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20-10-2015, 08:07
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Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Channel Islands, CA
Boat: 1962 Columbia 29 MK 1 #37
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Re: help me!
Standard Horizon HX870 Floating 6W Handheld VHF with Internal GPS,
So he can call for help AND know where he is! I have one, it has come in handy. Not that I need to call for help... very often....
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1962 Columbia 29 MKI #37
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20-10-2015, 08:32
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Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: between the devil and the deep blue sea
Boat: a sailing boat
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Re: help me!
Perhaps try to gently probe what HE thinks he needs most. Nearly always a sailor will have that one more thing that would make them happy/-ier.
You can make up a date in the chandlery, then pretend you are a bit late to watch carefully which stand had him entertained while he was pondering if your being late implied he needed a new gf ...
My birthday is in December and I would love a pair of goretex overalls, warm sailing gloves (if I am in the UK), quality polarized shades (if I am in Florida) ... a ticket to a boat show perhaps, etc. Level: EASY.
Your bf is a lucky guy! I hope he knows it!
Have fun shopping and giving, and all the best to your bf on his birthday!
Cheers,
b.
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20-10-2015, 13:56
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Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Coos Bay, Oregon
Boat: Valiant 40 (1975)
Posts: 4,073
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Re: help me!
drysuit. (if he is dingy sailing in cold water)
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22-10-2015, 04:26
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Re: help me!
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Originally Posted by exMaggieDrum
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Nice idea, thanks!
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22-10-2015, 04:28
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Join Date: Oct 2015
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Re: help me!
Quote:
Originally Posted by Don C L
Standard Horizon HX870 Floating 6W Handheld VHF with Internal GPS,
So he can call for help AND know where he is! I have one, it has come in handy. Not that I need to call for help... very often....
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Thanks, very wise  )
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22-10-2015, 04:33
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Re: help me!
Quote:
Originally Posted by barnakiel
Perhaps try to gently probe what HE thinks he needs most. Nearly always a sailor will have that one more thing that would make them happy/-ier.
You can make up a date in the chandlery, then pretend you are a bit late to watch carefully which stand had him entertained while he was pondering if your being late implied he needed a new gf ...
My birthday is in December and I would love a pair of goretex overalls, warm sailing gloves (if I am in the UK), quality polarized shades (if I am in Florida) ... a ticket to a boat show perhaps, etc. Level: EASY.
Your bf is a lucky guy! I hope he knows it!
Have fun shopping and giving, and all the best to your bf on his birthday!
Cheers,
b. |
Ahah, thanks very much, that sounds like a very well thought plan )
PS. Sailing gloves are a nice idea, we're not based in Florida :'(
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