TOP 5 HOLIDAY GIFTS FOR CRUISERS (under $500)

[SeaKnots]

WATERPROOF DIGITAL CAMERA
You can forget about the idea of putting your expensive digital camera in a ziploc bag to take pictures from your dinghy, while you swim or even under water. Check out this great affordable camera which can take pictures and video under the toughest conditions.


SAIL by JAMES PATTERSON and HOWARD ROUGHAN
Perfect on-the-cockpit reading for those of you looking for carefully crafted sailing adventures in print. Written with the blistering pace and shocking twists that only James Patterson can master, this novel takes "Lost" and "Survivor" to a whole new level of terror.



SMALLEST LAPTOP FOR SEAKNOTS ADDICTS
No need to schlep your heavy expensive laptop each time you want to go online. This laptop's small size and light weight won't take over your backpack when you dinghy to shore in search of a wifi hot spot or clutter your chart table. And most importantly, it won't make a big dent in your sailing kitty. Now you don't have any excuses to update your SeaKnots profile in remote places!



HAND HELD DEPTH SOUNDER
Ever wonder what would happen if that wonderful depth sounder you have come to rely on so much on your boat ever failed? This little safety companion will relieve all your worries. Plus, you can also use to navigate those dreaded narrow shallow passages by checking out the depth ahead from your dinghy.



OFFSHORE SAILING OPPORTUNITIES MEMBERSHIP
Why do gifts always have to be material objects? How about getting your favorite cruiser the gift of "an offshore experience of a lifetime"? That's right, now you can gift a one-year membership to the leading source for offshore crews in the industry. Just click below for further instructions and tell them you heard about it on SeaKnots!

[Kevin]

Bought James Patterson's Sail, best book I've ever read, finished it within 24 hrs