Gift Guide

Soundview Millworks Personalized Serving & Cutting Boards   Handcrafted by Grant Tankoos in Darien, CT since 2008, these maple and mahogany steak boards, appetizer boards, serving boards and cutting boards can be customized with a wide selection of handle and engraving options. Soundview Millworks’ boards (and knives!) are the perfect platform for creating a unique and thoughtful gift for someone special, and the ordering process is fun: pick your handle, pick your engraving, and get on board…

iQFOil The iQFOil is the one-design foiling windsurfer class selected by World Sailing to replace the RS:X for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris and the ’28 Games in LA. The Men’s Olympic Windsurfing event will use 9m2 sails and the Women’s will use 8m2 sails. Additional classes for Junior (under age 17) and Youth (under 19) utilize smaller boards and rigs, making the iQFOil a direct pathway to Olympic Windsurfing. If you’re ready to take flight, visit iqfoilclassofficial.org. Padanaram…

We had some fun chasing items for this year’s Gift Guide. Some are recommendations from our advertisers and some are simply things we really want! Enjoy and have fun this holiday season!   SAVE THE SOUND MEMBERSHIP This holiday season, share the love with your friends, family, and environment with the gift that gives back – a Save the Sound membership! For just $25, you can make a difference and spread holiday joy with a gift membership….

Boathouse 2021 Edition If nothing else, this most unwelcome year has shown that quality family time is more important than ever, especially if that time is spent on the water. After a conversation on the subject of “What’s inside the boathouse of your dreams?” Ben and Zep selected the exquisite small craft showcased in this Gift Guide because finding any of them under the tree would delight kids of every age; each promises countless hours of family…

The Annapolis Book of Seamanship by John Rousmaniere Thirty-six years after it was first published, this classic book (by a very good friend of WindCheck) remains the definitive guide to the art and science of sailing. Comprehensively revised and updated to address the many advances in technology and safety standards, this fourth edition provides systematic step-by-step techniques to see you through every situation on deck and in the cockpit, from navigation and seamanship to boat and gear…

Here are a few choice gifts that are sure to please your favorite sailor!

We had a really good time doing our staff picks for this year’s Gift Guide. Some are recommendations from our advertisers and some are simply things we really want! Enjoy and have fun this holiday season! JCD Custom Race Parts 20mm Carbon Fiber Tiller Extension Designed and built in Southport, Connecticut by Lightning racer Gianni Cuccio, JCD’s carbon fiber tiller extension has a beautifully woven shaft, 24 inches of JCD’s exclusive spiral-ribbed handle design and the unsurpassed…