Everyone has that one person who's happiest on the water: the diver, the surfer, the fisherman, the beachcomber or the sailor who still misses being underway. Here are gift ideas they'll actually use, from stocking stuffers to cozy sweatshirts, all designed by a Navy veteran who gets it.
Under $5: stocking stuffers
Kiss-cut vinyl stickers are made for water bottles, laptops, coolers and tackle boxes. Try the Crabby Until Coffee Sticker, the Sea Turtle Crossing Sticker or the Shore Leave Anchor Sticker. They're $4.99 each, or browse all the stickers.
Under $25: funny ocean tees
- For the morning grump: Crabby Until Coffee T-Shirt
- For the introvert: Hermit Mode Crab T-Shirt
- For the sailor: Shore Leave Anchor T-Shirt
- For the beachcomber: Professional Shell Collector T-Shirt
- For the kid at heart: Sandcastle Engineer T-Shirt or Tide Pool Inspector T-Shirt
- For the deep sea nerd: Big Fish Energy Sunfish T-Shirt
Tees are $24.99, sizes XS to 5XL. Buy 2 and get a 3rd for $1, so a family set is an easy win.
Under $40: Christmas by the sea sweatshirts
- Santa Claws Christmas Crab Sweatshirt: a cheerful crab in a Santa hat.
- Santa's Sleigh Team Seahorse Reindeer Sweatshirt: seahorses pulling the sleigh.
- Dashing Through the Waves Christmas Sweatshirt: Santa crab and his seahorse team.
- Deck the Hulls Christmas Ship Sweatshirt: a ship decked out in lights, made for sailors and Navy families.
Prefer a tee for warm-weather Christmases? Try the Merry Fishmas Anglerfish T-Shirt or 'Tis the Sea-son Christmas Tree T-Shirt.
For the beach and fishing crowd
I keep a list of beach and fishing gear I'd actually buy on Shop My Picks, from beach days to the tackle box.
Wrap it coastal
The Coastal Christmas Pack has 4 beach Christmas cards, 6 ocean coloring pages and 12 coastal gift tags you can print at home, so the card and tag match the gift.
New to the shop? Use code WELCOME10 for 10% off your first order, and remember: buy 2 tees, get a 3rd for $1.
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