In the spirit of the holidays, the U.S. Coast Guard has published a boating gift list for boaters who have been especially good this year. One gift item highlighted by this lifesaving organization is the purchase of a marine global positioning system (GPS) navigation unit. This priority is prompted in part on the planned termination of the Loran-C navigation system in the United States during early 2010.
Speaking of the boater’s Christmas gift list in a press release, Coast Guard Chief of Media Relations, Lieutenant Commander Chris O'Neil says, “Nothing says 'I love you' to a mariner like the gift of a marine GPS navigation, a Coast Guard approved life jacket, boating safety course or 406 MHz electronic position indicating radio beacon. Regardless of the occasion or holiday, the gifts we recommend this year can save a loved one's life, making them the perfect gift this season, or throughout the year. Diamonds are pretty, and big-screen, high-definition televisions are great for watching the big game, but they won't help you prevent a boating accident, or survive after you've been in one.”
Coast Guard Recommended Nautical Gifts for the 12 Days of Christmas
Many of these gift ideas will be familiar to readers of Suite101’s Boating & Sailing Section. Many of these suggestions are inexpensive; yet provide substantial safety benefits to boaters. Nautical gifts appropriate for the 12 days of Christmas:
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