No. He should be buying you the present. Seriously...when he invites you onto the boat, bring an amazing spread of antipasto. That's what I do, and it always goes over VERY well.
@Jackson Fusion those wineglasses are so cool!
Time is short so I may resort to a West Marine gift card.
I would look for a Sailing related book at Words. These are two that are not necessarily already on every sailor's reading list:
"The God Forsaken Sea" It's about a single handed around the world race. The criticisms I've seen is that the sailing details make it hard for non-sailors to read. As a sailor, I loved it and learned from it.
http://www.nytimes.com/books/first/l/lundy-sea.html
"This Book is Drunk" This one is a memoir of a guy who single handed a Sunfish from Miami to Boston in the 70s and partied on shore along the way. It's not a serious book, but again, a sailor should enjoy the adventure of it and it's not likely he already has read it.
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/this-book-is-drunk-james-lee-meadows/1114047976
j_r said:
@Jackson Fusion those wineglasses are so cool!
Time is short so I may resort to a West Marine gift card.
The other solution is to never ever put your drink down til it’s empty
TJ said:
What ever you do not buy them or get on the boat with a banana!!!
Are you allowed to sing or play the Banana Boat Song?
I didn't want to say anything, but I've never seen anyone use stemmed wine glasses on a boat, and I'm not convinced that product is an improvement over the current solutions, which are either not putting your cup down, or using a cup that fits in a cup holder and has a lid. Stemmed wine glasses are for landlubbers!
The banana superstition is only for fishing.
I have spent my life as a land lubber, but if I had a boat, I would not mind a set of personalized/monogrammed Tervis tumblers. They really do keep drinks cold, and I am told they keep hot drinks nice and toasty, too. Best of both worlds.
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Any great ideas for a modest birthday present for someone who just bought a sailboat? This is not the skipper's first boat.