By George Livingstone It’s nearing the end of another year with the Holiday season upon us; most hope for goodwill and best wishes in the New Year. For the mariner working away from home, perhaps even thousands of miles away in a place foreign, the season comes with mixed feelings. Many involved with gCaptain (including the founders) are or were … [Read more...]
UPDATED: Cyber Monday Deals For Sailors
Last week we published a post titled Black Friday Deals For Sailors and it was immensely popular, generating almost a thousands purchases! Today we hope to do even better with this Cyber Monday guide. Note: Many of these offers are for a limited time only and some (but not all) are only available in the US. P.S. Also be sure to check out Amazon’s Official Cyber … [Read more...]
UPDATED: gCaptain Holiday Gift Guide 2016
It's that time of year when the world falls in love and every song you hear seems to say "Merry Christmas"... it's also time for gCaptain to publish our annual Holiday Gift Guide. But before we do, gCaptain would like to wish you a Happy Holiday and remind you there are lots of great "Oldies But Goodies" in our previous guides: Wood Charts – gCaptain’s Favorite Holiday … [Read more...]
UPDATED: Black Friday Deals For Sailors!
Every year gCaptain compiles a list of holiday gifts and gear that the maritime community will love. This is a win-win because you get great gift ideas and gCaptain gets a small part of the revenue back from Amazon. Last year gCaptain readers purchased over $75,000 in gifts from our guide so our editors wanted to make sure that this year we find even better holiday gift … [Read more...]
Wood Charts – gCaptain’s Favorite Holiday Gift
Over the years we've shared dozens of amazing products - from gifts for the working sailor to small stocking stuffers - in our Holiday Gift Guides and we have received a few emails asking what single gift idea is our favorite. The answer: BelowTheBoat 3D WoodCharts ! The brainchild of artist Robbie & Kara Johnson, wood charts are nautical … [Read more...]
2015 Gift Guide – Cyber Monday Stocking Stuffers
Last week we brought you our official 2015 Holiday Gift Guide followed by our Working Sailor's Edition Gift Guide and today my email has dozens of messages from gCaptain reader asking for more! So if you are looking for a small gift to slip inside the stocking of your favorite mariner this Christmas than this guide is for you! P.S. Most of these items will ship … [Read more...]
2015 Gift Guide – Working Sailor Edition
Santa's not the only one making lists and checking them twice this time of year. We know plenty of you are compiling wish lists in your tally books, guessing what your loved ones are pining for. This is where we come in. Last week we brought you 2015 Holiday Gift Guide and gCaptain readers responded by purchasing over $10,000 dollars worth of our recommended gifts! But we also … [Read more...]