Starboard Gifts:  
Gift Ideas for Sailing and Boating Enthusiasts

Welcome to Starboard Gifts  Our goal is to bring to you a collection of high quality, creative, gifts for your favorite captain, sailor, commodore, skipper etc.    We have searched the web for what we feel are the very best nautical gift items - to save you some time.      Please enjoy browsing in our gallery and if you like what you see, you follow the link to the vendor.  



We offer suggestions for:
 Personalized Gifts    Nautical Home Decor    Boating Books and Novels    Use on the Boat    

Personalized Gifts

Your sailing captain or crew members will love these personalized items written in colorful nautical signal flags. Let them wear "Captain" or "Big Brother", or ask for it customized to their boat name, favorite port, or favorite expression.   You can purchase the design on a variety of shirts, hats, sweatshirts, bags, children's apparel and mugs.  Visit the Starboard Designs' website to view the various products and to order them personalized to your specifications. 




Nautical Home Decor

Remind your friends and family members of the sea while enjoying the comforts of home. These home decorations are beautiful and tasteful.  If you want to see more of a selection, visit Newport Nautical Decor.

These cocktail shakers are in the design of port (red) or starboard (green) markers.   Cozy up to beautiful quilt which highlights four lighthouses. Choose between king, queen, or twin.   Everyone has a need for a chip and dip bowl.  This one will is decorated with beautiful shells. This design may also be purchased on dishes, mugs, bowls and serving trays.  Nautical bookends are always welcome in a sailor's office.  There are several styles to choose from.  



Boating Books and Novels 

Books are always a wonderful gift to give and these selections are perfect for anyone who enjoys spending time on boats.  All of these selections and many more may be found at Barnes and Noble.

With 3 million copies sold, Chapman Piloting and Seamanship has been the  leading reference for all boaters for nearly 100 years. Patrick O'Brian's Master and Commander is the 1st book in the splendid series of novel with Captain Jack Aubrey. "The best historical novels ever written..." -New York Times Book Review Twenty-seven amazing stories are told in The Greatest Sailing Stories Ever Told.  Stories include Sir Ernest Shackleton and Joshua Slocum. In April, 1985 Joshua Slocum became the first person to circumnavigate the globe single-handidly.  Slocum wrote this remarkable account of his voyage in Sailing Alone Around the World.  This is one of literature's greatest voyage narratives.


Use on the Boat

If you are looking for a gift for use while traveling on a boat, these gift items are a great find.  These are our favorites, but there are even more to choose from at BoatersWorld.com.

The Del Mar 100M Code Flag Watch is an attractive nautical dive watch with colorful nautical signal flags. For a very practical gift, try the Bird B Gone Solar Bird Repeller.  (It will keep the bird poop off the awnings of the boat! The BYO bag B.Y.O Bottle Bag is a wine carrier made of 4mm neoprene.  It allows you to simply and effectively protect and transport two bottles of wine on board.