***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.
Keena Z. says
BOAT ME! Experiencing a sail boat would be fantastic! Happy New Year!
Lindsey S says
BOAT ME!!! Ive always wanted to live on a house boat in Seattle! (ever since Sleepless in Seattle!)
Sarah Morgan says
Boat me!
My dads trawler for a lazy day in the sun. :-)
Beth says
BOAT ME!
Courtney says
BOAT ME!
carla says
Boat Me. I’m a land-lover and prefer my boats firmly tied to a dock with cocktails on board. I did travel once on a hydrofoil across the Bay of Finland and that was kinda cool, mostly b/c it involved less time on the water than a ferry.
Donna M. says
BOAT ME!! A house boat is my dream. My grandpa was a riverboat captain going up and down the Mississippi, so I did actually know what a bathymetric chart is.
Sarah G says
BOAT ME! Those are awesome!
I would want a boat large enough to handle the waves but smallest enough to get into ports around the world.
Erika W. says
BOAT ME! I’d pick a small 2 or 4 person fishing boat and would hit the lake with my girls for some fishing and tanning :)
Shreya says
BOAT ME!
A sailboat would be my choice, although I’d love to experience a houseboat as well :)
Amanda says
BOAT ME!!! Luxury cruise with a sushi chef and my hubs! :)
Mariah says
Boat me! I would gladly travel on any type of boat as long as I could go for a swim off of it… My husband says I’m part amphibian.
Dani says
Boat me! I’d opt for a Mediterranean cruise (sans sea sickness or stomach virus).
Julia says
Boat me! I love a cruise!
Katie says
BOAT ME! Hoping 2013 will be the year we finally take a cruise!!
Laura says
BOAT ME! Kayaking sounds great!
Ann says
Boat Me!
Aubry says
BOAT ME!!! I’d be on a sailboat, thinking of that while I sit in this chilly office!
Nicole T says
Boat me! I’d love to hang out on someone elses yacht! (I wouldn’t want to have to put gas in it!)
Liesel says
BOAT ME! Luxury cruise, please!
haley says
Boat me! I love kayaking (on smaller lakes) but it would be awesome to try is out on rougher waters.
Kerri says
BOAT ME!
My husband and I plan to retire it Maine, so we’d like small motor boat to go fishing in.
amanda says
BOAT ME! With a boat safely docked on dry land!
Kimberly says
BOAT ME! Definitely would sail out on a house-sailboat.. does that count? :)
Whitney says
BOAT ME! Would love to go on a cruise..I’ve never been on one!
Kate says
BOAT ME!
I LOVE these maps – I moved to Seattle this year and am absolutely in love with the surrounding water.
I’d love to venture out on a small sailboat – big enough for two with a little cabin :)
Hannah K says
BOAT ME!
I love all ventures out on the water. I’ve been sailing tons of times, love cruises, even those little pedal boats on a pond! ;)
Tim & Mary says
BOAT ME (US)! Fisherman at heart, I’d love to venture out on a deep sea fishing boat in the Chesapeake Bay. Loving the chart of the Bay on their site.
Thanks for the chance to win one of these awesome maps — so cool.
Maria says
BOAT ME!
An old sailboat…I would wear some top siders and tie a nautical-looking sweater around my shoulders
juanita says
Boat ME!
We just moved to Alaska so I really want to go out on a whale watching boat tour.
Elizabeth says
BOAT ME! I would love to canoe all day every day!
izzy miller says
Boat me! I would love to find my Dad’s old boat that he used to take me out on when I was little, he recently passed away and I find myself really wishing I could find it.
Rachel says
Boat me!
i think a luxury cruise sounds like perfection.
Kelsey says
Boat me!
I can’t handle a boat bigger than a ski boat – I get too seasick. :/ But I do love riding across the lake in a ski boat at top speed!
Alie says
BOAT ME! I would love a private yacht with a personal chef! :)
Sarah says
BOAT ME! A catamaran somewhere warm and sunny.
Rebekah says
Boat Me! Luxury cruise for me :) I don’t like roughing it!
Laarni says
Boat Me…..b/c my sons just loves it!
Audrey Porcella says
BOAT ME! Wood sail boat…I’d like to learn to sail! Ahoy matey!
Jill says
BOAT ME!! Kayak on a pond with a fishing rod
Caitlin says
BOAT ME!! I would take a power boat and cruise to the British Virgin Isles anyday!!
Liz O says
BOAT ME!! i’m a ferry accross the river type of girl. I might kayak on a lake… but the idea those big cruiseliners in the middle of the ocean don’t sit well with me. I doubt i’ll ever get on one. happy new year!
Angie says
Boat me!! Giant yacht please!
amber coberly says
BOAT ME! Anything, I LOVE the water.
Mary says
BOAT ME!!
I’d love to have a large sailboat to sail around the world!
Audrey Porcella says
BOAT ME! Wood sailboat. I want to learn to sail. Ahoy matey!
Kelly says
Boat Me! I’m an oceanographer so I’ll take a research ship, please :) This would be an amazing gift for my oceanographer husband (or me for that matter…).
Charity M. says
BOAT ME!!! I love houseboats… I live near Seattle and there are some beautiful ones we see between home and work every day… and a few totally quirky ones.
Bethany R says
BOAT ME! I’d like to do a cruise vacation– it doesn’t even have to be luxury! ;)
Virginia Salo says
BOAT ME!!!
I have been dying to take a long sailing trip and learn to sail. That would be ideal.