Best gift ideas for boaties

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With a blade crafted from high-quality Italian-made stainless steel and a handle made from recycled recovered fishing gear, this eco-conscious gift does far more than shuck your favourite seafood. Every purchase supports UK conservation program Waterhaul’s mission to retrieve and recycle ghost nets and ropes.

Ocean Mind Coffee provides a selection of its single origin and specialty blends in this sampler box. Roasted in Australia and packed into either steep or drip filter coffee bags, the High Tide Mixed Box includes 10 coffee bags made from renewable, compostable plant-based materials. 

Club Marine members get 20% off online purchases.

This IPX7-rated waterproof tablet case not only seals out sea spray, but can withstand being submerged one metre deep for up to 30 minutes, according to Musto. It is designed to take a 25 x 20cm tablet.

Club Marine members get 15% off online purchases.

A customised tee spruiks your boat name, your fishing team, or your own personal moniker. Undertow’s online order system lets you select a shirt colour, a fish motif, and they’ll print it with your boat or team name across the back. Made from 180gsm combed cotton.

Club Marine members get 15% off full-priced items online and in-store.

Made from Repreve recycled nylon, Zhik’s high-stretch Eco Spandex long-sleeve rashies offer UPF 50+ protection, enhanced breathability, and utilise anti-rash stitching to reduce chafing. 

Club Marine members 10% off full-priced range.

Sail racing fans will appreciate tickets to the Australia SailGP Perth when it returns to Bathers Bay, Fremantle, on February 20-21. Day tickets from $140/adult, $85/child, $360/family.

Jetpilot’s next-generation Ecoprene L50/L50s wakeboarding life jackets include materials made from recycled plastic bottles, making them stretchier and around 30% lighter. The 360 Hyperflex Life Jacket is available in unisex sizes from S to 4XL in black, red, teal and yellow.

Club Marine members 15% off online purchases.

Made from neoprene with a lightweight mesh back panel, this manual inflatable life jacket has adjustable waist and crotch straps, a harness and a whistle. As a 150N life jacket, it’s suitable for offshore boaters, including children over the age of 12 who weigh at least 40kg. 

Club Marine members 15% off full-priced items online.

Boaters in the know wear polarised mineral glass lenses for unmatched clarity. Add a frame that not only looks good but does good, and you’ve got Waterhaul’s Rescue to Recycle sunglasses. Its mirrored sunnies provide full UVA/UVB 400 protection. 

Musto’s waterproof pack features a seam-sealed roll-top with two fastening options, adjustable padded shoulder straps, an internal laptop sleeve and zippered valuables pocket. It has a webbing carry handle and daisy chain to clip on extra gear, plus a mesh pocket for your water bottle. 

Club Marine members 15% off online purchases.

A surf-style board for mellow cruising sessions, the Pace Wakesurfer suits beginner and intermediate riders. The board’s double-concave design fosters stability and planing, while the deck’s tall tail kick and three nylon fins aid control. 

Club Marine members 10% off full-priced items online.

Use it wakeboarding, kneeboarding, skiing and wakesurfing, or ride it sitting or lying down. Built with a compression-moulded PU foam core, high-pressure fibreglass, and an EVA non-slip traction pad, it weighs 5.8kg and comes with removable foot straps, integrated tow hook and side handle. 

Club Marine members 10% off full-priced items online.

When activated, this combination AIS/PLB sends a digital distress signal to all nearby AIS-equipped boats and orbiting satellites, and tells you when your location has been detected. It’s waterproof, transmits for 24 hours or more, has an LED and infrared strobe light, and interfaces with a mobile phone for self-testing and battery life checks.