If you are looking for gift ideas for that sailor or boater in your family then look no further.  Here are some gift ideas that they would love. With the holidays approaching it’s always hard to buy gifts for people that have everything. To make it even better some of the items could be personalized just for them.

Gifts for Sailors

As pictured above from top to bottom and left to right:

1. Signal flag banner that spells ” I (heart) Sailing

2 Compass- So they will never get lost again!

3. Maritime Clock- For when you want to know the time.

4. Captains Hat- I chose the Captains hat but whatever style your boater or sailor would be comfortable in would do.  This would also be great to personalize.

5. Weather Radio- This is a must have to always stay on top of when you are out to sea.

6. Stabilized Binocular- Being stabilized when the waters are rough really helps when you are trying to see far away.

7. Tide Clock- A must have especially as you come into port.

8. Hand-held Spotlight- Great for everyday and also in case of emergencies.

9. Signal Flag Tote bag- With  3 sizes you can use it as carry-all for all the things you need to take with you for your outing.

10. Windbreaker- Great gift and something they will be glad that they have when the weather changes. This also could be personalized with their own name, boats name or yacht club.

Most of the items above can be found either online or at your favorite nautical or marine shop. The tote bag with the  Personalized Signal Flag pocket can be found at our Bonanzle shop- Navy Signal Flags .

To order a Signal Flag Banner check out our website at  IB Designs, USA for Horizontal (as shown in picture) or our Vertical or Valances.

I found this picture and put it on my desktop since I love it so much. The signal flags on this boat spell “Eat My Wake”

I would love to hear from others that have funny sayings in Signal Flags on their boat or yacht.  Our flags are designed more for indoor use because they are made out of a cotton/polyester blend and hang downward.

IB Designs, USA

USS New York

I have never forgotten the day that the twin towers came down. The heartache and the grief and the images and so many lives lost.  That’s why this article is so important because to take a piece of history and makes it into something good. The video below illustrates this point showing how they took the steel from the Trade Towers and made the bow of the ship for the USS New York.

OUT OF THE ASHES: USS New York

Here’s an excerpt from an article that was written last week. Since that article the ship has left and is headed towards New York.  The USS New York will head to its namesake city, where it will be commissioned Nov. 7.  Then it will move to its home port of Norfolk, Va. To read full article
Oct.12,2009
By Paul Purpura, The Times-Picayune

The USS New York will leave Avondale on Tuesday atbout 7 a.m., and officials are asking people to line the banks of the Mississippi River to give the ship a New Orleans-style sendoff.The ship — whose bow stem contains about 7 1/2 tons of steel from the World Trade Center, felled during the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks — also will receive two 21-gun salutes during its trek from Northrop Grumman’s Avondale shipyard to the Gulf of Mexico.