34 CLASSIC BOAT AUGUST 2016
Objects of desire
For more Objects of Desire, go to classicboat.co.uk/objectsSHOE
BOX
Classic Yacht
Shipwrights is
based in Mallorca
and has worked on
boats from Velsheda
to Fair Lady, with a
few megayachts in
between. This pontoon
shoe box, or child’s cabin
toy box, or whatever you
fancy box, is made by the yard’s
cabinet maker. It can come in bare
teak, with the finish up to you, or you
can have it in carbon. POATel +34 971 201 412, cys-sl.euRIVA WATCHES
By way of a partnership with the Riva
Historical Society, watch-maker Frederique
Constant creates a limited edition series of
watches each year. 2016 sees the Swiss
house celebrate Riva’s runabouts of the
‘Roaring Twenties’ with the new Runabout
Automatic, in two limited editions. Each
new Runabout Automatic model is
delivered in a gift box with a miniature
replica of a wooden boat. From £1,290.frederiqueconstant.comTOMBAG DUFFEL
If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. The Tombag
Duffel is based on a traditional military
kitbag, tested in conditions some way
beyond the average day on the water. This
one from Happy Bags offers the useful
shape (foulies and sailing boots just
disappear), with a range of size options,
colours and fabrics. £95 for the waxed
version shownhappybags.co.ukTHE STORMGLASS
The Stormglass was first used in the
1750s. The ES Sorensen Stormglass was
designed by Stig Larsen in 1982, based
on a design for the Darwin expedition
of 1831-1836, consisting of a glass tube
mounted on a wooden plate, with a
brass housing to protect the tube. This
version is available in brass or stainless
steel. The stormglass is still considered
a reliable barometer, best at predicting
poor weather within the next 24-48
hours. £87.20 inc VAT + shipping,
wooden presentation gift box £28T: +44 (0) 2380 403944.
calibramarine.comSLINGSBY GIN
Ladies Day at Aberdeen Asset
Management Cowes Week is this year
supported by Slingsby Artisan Gin, made
in Harrogate, Yorkshire. What better
reason to make a bottle of their finest
one of our Objects of Desire?
Slingsby is made using locally sourced
botanicals, Harrogate aquifer water and
pure single grain spirit. The name pays
tribute to William Slingsby, who
discovered the restorative properties of
natural spring water from the Tewit Well
in Harrogate in 1571. £39.99Available at Harrods, thedrinkshop.com
and Ginfestival.com