***This giveaway is no longer accepting entries – see who won below!***
And the randomly selected person who’s starting their new year off with prize is… Jennifer (who answered this week’s question with a Canadian folk lyric – which I had to look up, mind you: “Lukey’s boat is painted green, Ha, me boys!”). Congrats Jennifer!
Raise your hand if you know what a bathymetric chart is. I didn’t before this giveaway, but it’s basically like a topographic map for what lies underwater. But the more important thing to know is that the married duo behind Below the Boat turns these charts into gorgeous, laser-cut, hand-assembled works of art. They’re beautifully intricate and fascinatingly detailed. And they’ve got lots of bodies of water from the east coast, west coast, and even some lakes in between. One of you is gonna win up to $300 worth of bathymetric chart-y goodnesst this week. So… ahoy!
- PRIZE: Any single framed map up to $300 (or any combination of two maps that add up to $300) from Below The Boat.
- TO ENTER: Comment on this post with the words “BOAT ME!” and tell us…
- BONUS QUESTION: …if you had to venture out on a boat, what kind would it be? Would you opt for a luxury cruise? Venture out on a sailboat? Are you more into kayaks or canoes? Maybe you’d like living on a house boat? Or perhaps any kind of boat is your ultimate nightmare?
- GIVEAWAY CLOSES: Wednesday, January 2nd at 8pm EST or at 10,000 entries (whichever comes first)
- NUMBER OF WINNERS: One
- PRIZE SHIPS: This giveaway is available worldwide!
- DISCOUNT: 15% off with code YHLNEWYEAR (valid through Father’s Day, which is June 16th, 2013)
- USUAL STUFF: One entry per e-mail address is permitted. The winner will be selected using random.org and announced on Thursday as an update to this post. That’s right, come right back here on Thursday for the announcement of our winner. Good luck…
- ***COMMENT ISSUES? If you’re trying to enter but keep getting a “duplicate comment” warning, click here to see how to solve it!
Note: We aren’t paid or perked for hosting these giveaways, we just do ‘em to thank you awesome folks for stopping in. See our Giveaway FAQ page for more info. Pics courtesy of Below The Boat.
Colleen C. says
BOAT ME!…I would love to take a sailing trip!
Lauren says
BOAT ME! Luxury cruise
Rebecca says
BOAT ME! I love a kayak, but a catamaran sounds fabulous!
Michele says
boat me! a cruise would be it for me.
Allison muety says
Boat me!!! Sail boat sounds fun
Tasha says
Boat me! I once accidentally swam with barracuda. When my swimming buddy told me they were nearby, I then sprinted up the ladder and hid on the floor of the boat.
Jenn says
Boat me! Something fun! Like a sail boat with friends or a speed boat. Even better-I once saw a small boat with a grill all ready to go… that sounds like a good summer afternoon to me!
Julie says
Boat me! Mediterranean cruise :)!
Amanda says
Boat Me! I like to look at water… but I can’t swim!
Casey H. says
Boat Me!
I would pick a houseboat. Some of my most treasured childhood memories came from houseboat vacations with the family.
Nicole says
BOAT ME! – I wasn’t blessed with sea legs and often get a little green around the gills when on the water, but I wouldn’t say no to a gentle canoe ride on a big lake!
Laura says
BOAT ME!
My sister and I grew up sailing,a passion of my dad’s, my sister actually placed in sailing races in high school, and ended up after enlisting in The Coast Guard. My dad has always been on the water. He went to MASS Maritime Academy for college so this is just up his alley. The ocean and sailing is in our blood. It would be a perfect gift for my dad.
Julie says
BOAT ME! I’d love to take a kayak around Alaska, or a sailboat around the Pacific, or perhaps try paddleboarding off a beautiful Caribbean Island. :)
Diane says
BOAT ME! Once booked a luxury cruise around the Far East only for the ship to sink 3 weeks before departure!! No casulties :) Since discovered I get terribly seasick so probably a lucky escape.
Angella says
BOAT ME!
luxury cruise because my husband isn’t a boat fan so a cruise would be least boat-like.
michele says
Boat Me!
I would love to go a cruise soon.
Jessica Ruland says
BOAT ME!
We are working on booking an Alaska cruise in the near future. It looks so gorgeous!
Niki says
Boat Me!!
Hands down a catamaran on the sea! Some of my earliest and best memories are of sailing with my family, our version of ‘camping’. These are beautiful!
Sara says
Boat me!
My husband and I took a sea kayaking excursion up in Maine a few years ago. We loved it and would love a repeat!
Kevin says
BOAT ME!
Would definitely sail around the world.
Mandy says
Boat me! Honestly, I’m not much of a boat person (I can’t swim and get sunburned easily), but it’s hard to resist a fishing boat on a nice, smooth lake!
Allison says
BOAT ME! I call my kayak “Aberforth” and we love adventures!
Hannah says
Boat Me! I would love to do a canoe/kayak trip this summer in Thailand!
Kristen says
BOAT ME!
I’m going to have to go with either cruise ship or kayak. Go big (or small) or go home, I guess. :-)
Sam says
BOAT ME!!! A Chartered Sailboat is what I need.
Laura says
Boat me!
I would love a luxury cruise, but my husband has a deep-seated fear of open water so kayaks may be the closest I’ll ever get.
Danielle G says
BOAT ME- I always thought it would be fun to go sailing and what could be better then sailing around the Caribbean?
Jennifer S says
BOAT ME!
I would love to take a cruise to Alaska!
Erica says
Boat me!!! A big sailboat with a crew and personal chef sounds fabulous to me.
Lisa says
BOAT ME! I would love to hop on a Disney Cruise with my toddler son, my husband and my mom!!
Amy Steinberg says
Boat Me!
I would love to have a set of kayaks for my boyfriend and I to explore all of the awesome lakes in my city of Madison, WI!
Beth says
Boat me! Luxury cruise for me! Sign me up!
Kerry says
BOAT ME!
I haven’t spent much time on boats, but my dad is thinking about buying a sailboat, so that should be fun!
Lisa says
BOAT ME! I love cedar strip canoes.
Erin S says
BOAT ME!
I’d love to sail out on a pontoon boat… but just for the day!
Lamp me! says
Boat me! A lovely kayak would be my preferred boating option. Nothing like gliding quietly through the water and feeling like you’re right at the level of the water.
Melissa C says
BOAT ME!
Jeanette says
Boat me! Pretty please! I lovvvvvve the water and would love to be boating around Baja right now – I’m inspired by the cool map of the Baja Peninsula. What beautiful work!
Tonya says
Boat me! A canoe is way more my style :)
Janet Lopes says
BOAT ME!- I love spending summers on my family’s powerboat, but I’d really love to sail the Carribean!
Jeanette says
I should add that any kind of boat would do, but I’ll go with a house boat. BOAT ME! :)
Margaret R says
BOAT ME! Actually we have an old sailboat that we keep on the Hudson River north of NYC, but I would love to sail it in the Caribbean! Dreams of warm blue waters! Sigh!
karen says
BOAT ME!
I’d take a river cruise in Europe! Just did a caribbean big-ship cruise and would like to try something different.
Lena says
boat me! i’d like to spend a week in a houseboat in amsterdam
Sally says
BOAT ME!
This is so amazing!!! Hope I win, but if not, I’m may be using that code for father’s day.
I grew up sailing on my parents distinctly non-luxury sailboat (think pop-up camper). As a grown-up I own a kayak and canoe.
Gretchen says
BOAT ME! A barge cruise down the Rhine or Rhone rivers – heaven!!
Ashley E says
BOAT ME! My husband and I rented a kayak in our little town lake over Labor Day, and it was so fun.
Ashley K says
BOAT ME! I’d head out on a pontoon boat. Nothing like a lazy day on the lake, relaxing, drinking, swimming, and soaking up the sun!
Allie K says
BOAT ME! My first thought was “a yacht of course!” but then I remembered how much fun I had on my first sailboat excursion this summer so I’m going to go with that. Sailboat it is.
Laura says
BOAT ME!
Being out in the early morning in a rowing shell is pretty much nirvana – given a choice, I would pick that over luxury vessels EVERY time :)