Christmas presents for sailors - what did you get?

Well now that Christmas is finally over (Orthodox as well), what did you get?

I got a new trampoline for my NACRA 5.7. Now I can sail my 2-man boat without danger of falling into the lake each time I tack.

Jim Casto
NACRA 5.5 uni
NACRA 5.7

Got a GoPro HD that doesn't work and GoPro doesn't want to replace.

Can't say I'm too pleased about it.

speedpuck

Box of much needed odds and ends from APS.

What is the problem, mine works perfectly well. Can I be from help?

The shutter button doesn't work. I can turn it on, but I can't start taking any movies or pictures, nor can I get into the settings menu. I'm using a class 10 SD card so thats not the problem.

Is the SD-card empty? Otherwise I'd vote for a mechanical defect. That's annoying, I agree.
The good news: if you're living in the northern hemisphere you have weeks to solve the problem ...

A new pair of running shoes.

What for?

I bought Hunter a Nok Hockey game. I bought the jumbo version, the thing is absolutely enormous. Quite the riot to play with a 4-year old!

Mike

Temple maintenance and someday I will want that cool new look of a ping pong ball on top of a toothpick.

The SD card was brand new from the packaging. It got formatted by the card since when I pulled it out and put it in the PC, it had the proper directories. Still no way to take pics though.

I'm going sailing this weekend so I would have loved to have had it. In Florida, you can sail year round :P

new trampoline for the Inter 20 I am rebuilding.

I got a new Camper to live in at the regattas.

You know saying you sail is not the same thing as actually sailing.

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Make fun all you want, but Santa brought a Wii Fit for the family... and it is actually working. All three of us have fun with it, and I'm feeling stronger and my balance has improved.

Chasing that coveted Super Squirrel status are you? Isn't there an app for that?

Craig got a new Main for the Viper640
Deborah got a new Spin and Jib for the Viper 640
Craig got a mast cover for the Viper640
Deborah got a rescue knife for the Nacra 20
Craig got a $100 West Marine Gift Card for the Nacra 20
Deborah got a Wii

I got new sails for the 5.7 and my wife got the biggest pitchpole ever first time out

i got one too, but haven't really tested it yet, guess I should

oops. no, it is a koday play sport. what the difference is, dunno.
Also got a new jib kit for the 31. A 23 panel modified radial cut. I love sewing, but the thing pretty much burned me out. It is, however, a work of art if I do say so

Undecided,

Could also be a firmware problem. Upgrade or reinstall the firmware and set it up for the one button start.

I got a new wetsuit and polarized sunglasses.

New trapeze harness, a new big righting bag

Craig: I couldn't upgrade the firmware considering the shutter button wasn't working and pressing the shutter button is a necessary action to upgrade the firmware.

Got a Gopro HD which I have been using to shoot some nice kitesurfing videos while on holiday.
I'm sorry to hear yours doesnt work, normally Gopro has excellent service, what is the reason they wont replace it?
The button also doesnt work when outside the case?

They claimed that it was outside the warranty period. My dear mother had bought it for me and didn't have the invoice which is required if you RMA it. I guess yesterday they received it and saw that it was brand new, not a scratch on it, and they are going to replace the unit according to the email I got this morning.

No the button wouldn't work when the unit was outside the housing. Also the camera wouldn't switch modes unless I hit the front button like 4 times in a row to get off of video mode.

I got a new "Farmer Bill - Grizzly" wetsuit. The fuller cut fits great!

Thank you to whoever posted the link to the NRS site.

I suspected this answer somehow ...

Yale phd
conception
swiftcord
sta-set
shock cord
42 bearings
and a 40mm block

New pair of Skis
New pair of Ski boots
New race (ski) helmet.

I got a sewing machine so I am now making boat covers.

what kind did you get?

<snicker snicker>

Santa bought me a nearly new- gently used Dry suit!

A Swiss made Elna from the 1960's that I had setup for heavy fabrics. I have had my fill of "Made in China".

Now that I learned a little about sewing machines, I am looking at machine my mother gave me for heavy work. It was built in Japan in the late 1940's, apparently in old military equipment factories. It's cast steel and must weigh a hundred pounds. I doesn't look very friendly. The needles look like miniature versions of triangular WW I French bayonets.

As a sailmaker said, "it takes a real man to sew boat gear. The sewing is easy but cutting your own hand free and then cursing for 30 mins without repeating yourself after you sew your hand to a sail, takes a real man". I saw that once, I can confirm the cursing part but, I had to cut his hand free. I sucks to sew your hand to a sail, with your shears just out of reach.

Back in my sailloft days we had an Adler maching. Could sew through 1/4" plywood. It was great for corner patches.

My first GoPro had some issues as well. It worked ok to start but developed issues within a week or 2. I was unable to get the unit to power up or off unless i removed the battery. And it's in there real tight. I solved this issue by losing the unit.

The new unit works perfectly.

Glad to hear they are going to replace it Tad.

Call me twisted but that last sentence made me laugh.