PBO subscriptionThis Christmas, PBO’s subscription deals just got better with the gift of a comedy boating mug for every new subscriber. The ceramic mugs are
illustrated by Claudia Myatt and inspired by PBO columnist Dave Selby’s articles. The full range of a dozen designs, priced at £6.99 each, can be found at gone-sailing.co.uk/cartoon-mugs, but new subscribers can choose from two of the most popular designs – Boat Handling and Preparing for
Heavy Weather – as an extra incentive to get Britain’s biggest-selling boating magazine direct to your door. The subscription includes access to PBO’s digital edition and free subscriber rewards. See magazinesdirect.com/CWF5 or call 0330 333 4555, quoting code CWF5 (Boat Handling) or CWG5
(Heavy Weather). Lines open seven days a week, 8am-9pm (UK time).Last-minute
Christmas
gift ideas
Christmas gifts2016 calendarsThe Marine Conservation Society (MCS) calendar showcases UK marine wildlife imagery taken under and over the water: 100% of
profi t goes to the charity. £8.95, ■yachting, classic, beauty of sail, sailing and sailing action. Prices from £15 inc. Beken of Cowes: fi ve calendars, entitledwww.mcsuk org/shop
P&P, ■from hundreds of entries to an RYA competition. £4, ilovesailing: winning images picked http://www.beken.co.uk/cals.htm http://www.rya.org.uk/shop
■P&P, ■of traditional Broads yachts, £7 inc. P&P Claudia Myatt year planner: £8.50 inc. Hunter Fleet: Stunning sailing images http://www.claudiamyatt.co.uk/shop
[email protected], 01692 678263
■Sailing’s Greatest Stories compiles Tom Cunliffe’s 40 favourite extracts from boating In the Wake of Heroes,
books and covers the entire scope of yachting concerns, from small-boat handling to yacht racing, long-distance cruising and exploring.
Published by Bloomsbury: hardback £18.99, eBook £16.99.■ Contessa 26, the fi rst 50
years.anniversary of the Contessa 26, conceived by Jeremy Rogers in Celebrating the goldenhis yard in Lymington and still as actively cruised, raced and loved by its owners now as it was when it fi rst burst onto the sailing scene
in 1966. This 95-page book is published by South Atlantic Publishing: £15 for association members, £20 for non-members.
http://www.contessa26.net■to identify, tie and untie more than The Field Guide to Knots. How
80 essential knots for outdoor pursuits, by Bob Holtzman (author of Wilderness Survival Skills),published by Apple Press, £12.99.■Almanac Reeds PBO 2016 Small Craft. The Reeds PBO Small
Craft Almanac contains many unique features for leisure boaters. Meticulously researched, this popular almanac contains a
wealth of information presented in an easy-to-fimanner, and covers the UK and Ireland and the west coast of nd, quick-reference
Europe from Denmark to the Gironde. £16.99, available online and from chandleries.True Utility FIXRThis new multi-tool from
True Utility offers 20 tools in one. It clips to anything, and a rotating tool plate serves to protect and keep all the
tools safe when the FIXR is not in use. Features include quick-release clip; bottle opener; nail cleaner; large flmedium fl at screwdriver; small fl at eyeglass screwdriver; small and at screwdriver;
medium-sized Phillips screwdriver; 6mm, 8mm, 10mm, 12mm and 14mm spanner/wrench; bicycle spoke wrench; K5 carbon steel cutting blade; wire stripper; measuring ruler; box opener; pry bar and fi le. L83 x W25 x D9 mm. £14.99. ■ http://www.trueutility.com
Shower FriendHere’s a device that could prove to be a real pal in marina showers! It’s
designed to save you repeatedly pushing buttons to keep water running and to keep hands free to wash hair. Shower Friend can be stuck onto the
wall next to push-button showers using suction cups, and screwed into place with an ‘elongated captive castellated locking pin’ to hold the valve down while you’re washing. £9.99, plus 99p for the suction cups. ■ http://www.showerfriend.comBeautiful books to brighten Boxing DayGet these great gifts before the shops shut