I hate it when Christmas creeps into the shops around the middle of September, but now it's getting to the time of year when even the most reluctant of us has to start thinking about present buying.
What do you get for the person who has everything - including a yacht? Over the coming weeks, The MainSail will be offering suggestions to suit a range of budgets. I make no apologies at all for starting off with something “cheap and cheerful.”
It's one of those ideas where it really is the thought that counts. How about some pencils for the navigatorium, personalised with the boat's name and/or the sail number?
I was given some once and was really thrilled!
Able Labels is one company that sells them. You get 12 eraser-tipped top quality Staedtler HB graphite pencils in a handy see-through plastic wallet for just £5.25 They're non-toxic and gold blocked in capital letters, with up to 24 characters of your choice.
Guaranteed to put a smile on the face of even the wealthiest skipper, this is a gift that will go on giving pleasure for the whole season ahead. They take two or three weeks to deliver, so think about ordering now to get them in good time to wrap up and put under the tree.
The same company also supplies personalised lockable luggage straps, essential if subjecting a yachting kit bag to airport baggage handlers on the way to a chartering holiday in the Med, say. You can even have them with a natty sailing yacht emblem on either side of the specified name, from £7.95.
For more information visit www.shopcreator.com/mall/ablelabels/
