***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.
Meghan says
BOAT ME!
My father’s old hunter sailboat or the new motor yacht.
TaraO says
BOAT ME! I have fond memories of houseboating on Lake Powell as a kid, and I’d love to give my kids that same experience one day.
AKH says
Boat me!! I’ve always dreamed of taking a boat trip through the Greek isles but I’ll settle for paddle-boating on a lake…
Jeanna says
Boat me! I would love to go canoeing or cruise.
Jo says
BOAT ME!! I woulda loved to take a spin on the Titanic….however its current location makes that somewhat difficult. OR MAYBE a gondola.
Katie says
Boat me! I live at the ocean and I would love to have a small sailboat.
Amanda @ willful/joyful says
BOAT ME! I love a good kayak trip down a lazy river.
AoifeD says
BOAT ME! ……. Good old rowing boat.
treeclimber5 says
Boat me! I would go on one of my husband’s research boats to Antarctica!
Krista says
Boat me!
Lynn says
Boat me!
I’d love to live in a houseboat!
Melissa says
Boat Me!
I really want to learn how to kayak and hopefully 2013 is the year!
Lindsay says
BOAT ME: I would ride in a speedboat like my dad used to have. I miss it!
I’m watching “The Beauty of Maps” right now! I hope it’s a sign! ;D
Lauren says
BOAT ME! Not sure if it counts, but I’d take a paddleboard out anywhere!
tamani says
Boat me! Sailboat for sure!
Catherine says
BOAT ME!
I’d love to live on a houseboat, because of the fantastic Sophia Loren and Cary Grant movie of the same name. So romantic!
Eric says
BOAT ME! a cruise on the Mediterranean !
Kate d says
BOAT ME!! A cruise ship around the San Juan islands at sunset!
Lynn says
BOAT ME!
I would love to try a cruise since most smaller sized boats make me sick!
Dan says
BOAT ME!
I’ve always wanted to learn how to sail.
Rachele says
BOAT ME!
It would be a canoe for me! The big open ocean is scary…
Rachel K from Floriduh says
Boat Me! A house boat would definitely be my choice. Just lift up the anchor and go!
Kathleen says
BOAT ME! I had the joy of my first real boat experience (at 21) being aboard a research sailboat (http://www.sea.edu/) but now I’m in Colorado so my boat is a kayak.
E.D. R. says
Boat Me! Sailboat all the way!
Ashley says
Boat me! I would love a luxury cruise, although there is something spectacular about taking an old-fashioned ferry boat with kids.
Gayle says
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Sophia Loren made a houseboat look so glamorous!
joy says
BOAT ME! I would definitely opt for a cruise.
Rocky Balkwell says
BOAT ME!
I love sailboats but a sport fisher is always on the list
Erica Rose says
Boat me! My husband’s (weird) job has taken him literally, on a luxury yacht for most of the year. So I’d go w/ private yacht :-)
Laura says
BOAT ME!
I’ve always thought it would be cool to live on a houseboat!
Bobbi says
BOAT ME!
I’d have to say a kayak, last time I was on a regular boat to go snorkeling I got sea sick, so basic boat it is!! :)
Ana says
BOAT ME! These are gorgeous!! I’ve never been on a sailboat and would love to go sailing someday.
Tiffany M. says
Boat ME!
Yacht all the way!
(Love livin’ luxury!!)
Sally says
BOAT ME! Luxury cruise!!!!! Oh yes!
Monica says
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I do love to kayak and prefer cruising around the intracoastals in FL in little speed boats. This year, we will be going on a cruise too!
Anna says
Boat me!
Luxury cruise…preferably not on open waters!
Kelli says
boat me! cruise, please!
Kocavana says
Boat me! Anything that floats, I love water!!
Jennifer says
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I’ve always wanted to be a better kayaker, so that would have to be my choice.
Catherine says
BOAT ME! I really, really want to learn how to sail. But so far, all I’ve done is read sailing memoirs. I’m coveting the Martha’s Vineyard model…we went there on our honeymoon!
Kristen says
BOAT ME PLEASE!
Deborah says
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So I have a thing for maps, and this one is blowing my mind at the moment. Sadly, I get so seasick that just closing my eyes and picturing me on a boat right now is making me queasy! Yikes! So while I’d love a map like this of the ocean, I think that’s as adventurous as it comes, as in staring at the map, a lot…. :)
Juliet says
BOAT ME! Water scares me, but I’ve still managed to find myself on a few boats in my life. I enjoyed the ones where I could just sit back and relax the most.
Shannon says
Boat Me!!! Sailing would be my preferred water travel. Some of my best memories are on a sailboat with my Dad.
kim says
Boat me! Any 1930-1959 Chris Craft boat. Vintage Chris Crafts are the most beautiful boats in the world! Varnished mahogany. Oooh la la!
Leah says
Boat me!
I’m from Duluth…did you now it’s North America’s most inland port???
-leah
Skye says
BOAT ME!!!!
roxanne r says
Boat me! Sailboat somewhere tropical.
Miss Riss says
Boat me.
I like speed boats when I can see the shore and feel like it I can swim to it if the boat goes down. Drowning IN a boat is my number one least favorite way to die. Because of this I have never seen all of the Titanic.
Jen D. says
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That’s a tough call. I love kayaking, but would like to get on a cruise ship (that actually cruises; my Queen Mary trips don’t count!) or a yacht someday. I don’t enjoy speedboats so much unless I am skiing behind them.