Beautiful gifts inspired by superyacht destinations

Left to right: The Boyfriend shirt in pearl silk satin, £230, withnothingunderneath.com; Secondome Edizioni Coexist handmade glass globe, £3,845, artemest.com; Raindrop 18kt gold Akoya pearl and diamond waterfall necklace, £29,000, yokolondon.com; The Ice Cube collection rings in ethical white gold set with diamonds, £5,150 and £4,810, chopard.com; Maud pearl clutch in satin, £950, anyahindmarch.com; RM 72-01 Automatic Lifestyle Flyback Chronograph - White Gold Snow Set, from CHF418,000, richardmille.com; The Ice Cube collection bracelet in ethical white gold with diamonds, £10,600, chopard.com; Intrigant for Men fragrance, £3,300, amaffi.com

Introducing the BOAT International gift guide, featuring over 120 stylish presents to inspire you. In 2024, The Lux List takes you around the world to our favourite destinations to reach by yacht, highlighting the best in gifting for every locale – from the Hamptons to the Highlands and everywhere in between.

The Caribbean

Corks will pop this December across the beaches and bars of the Caribbean, from St Barths to Mustique and Antigua. Get the party started with Dom Perignon’s Jean-Michel Basquiat special edition tribute bottles with a 2015 Vintage, while KEF’s LSX II. LT speakers are the perfect way to set the tone and get everyone on the dance floor. Keep an eye out for the yachts spotted in St Barths for New Year's Eve.

Left to right: Fran’s silk dressing gown, £1,450, richardandersonltd.com; Eden full-cup bra, £175, and Brina Soyeuse high-waisted briefs, £150, both eresparis.com; Dom Pérignon Tribute to Jean-Michel Basquiat Vintage 2015 Special Edition, £220 each, selfridges.com; Caminetto holiday season candle, £75, acquadiparma.com; Meisterstück Solitaire LeGrand fountain pen, £2,300, montblanc.com; Pop Mayfair case in lemon, £1,595, globe-trotter.com; KEF LSX II. LT speakers, £899, kef.com; Bronze Summer Glow powder, £39, codeeight.com; Superocean Automatic 42 watch in stainless steel, £4,250, breitling.com; Extreme 3.0 compact leather wallet, £285, montblanc.com; Glazé Universal lip gloss, £28, codeeight.com; Diamond Pebble cocktail ring in green aventurine, £3,300, bypariah.com; Murano glass pineapple jam jar, £3,500, buccellati.com; geometric acetate sunglasses, £561, brunellocucinelli.com

The Hamptons

When it comes to gifting for your favourite Hamptonite, you can’t go wrong with pearls, watches or whisky. These sea-faring timepieces by Mont Blanc and Patek Philippe are guaranteed crowd-pleasers for avid sailors, while the new SirDavis whisky is an all-American newcomer, winning rave reviews across bars in Amagansett and beyond.

Left to right: The Connolly Picnic Basket (with salt and pepper set, tumbler, knife and fish and chip forks), £5,000, connollyengland.com; Burgundy Firle silk tie, £125, favourbrook.com; SirDavis American Whisky, £79, selfridges.com; steel blue nubuck leather belt, £120, lucafaloni.com; The Stoke Panama – White Edition, £495, lockhatters.com; Raindrop 18kt gold South Sea pearl and diamond necklace, £75,000, yokolondon.com; Wilmington wool tie in indigo blue, £95, favourbrook.com; Casa Adams hand-painted porcelain lobster serving platter, £450, abask.com; Loretta Caponi Mendini Fish set of six hand-embroidered linen cocktail napkins, £295, abask.com; Jacques Marie Mage Cassandre leather bifold wallet, £505, mrporter.com; Osette Midi Pouch in oxblood, £175, strathberry.com; Soho Notebook in Mara, £190, smythson.com; Triple watch roll, £685, bennettwinch.com; Montblanc Star Legacy Full Calendar 42mm, £4,400, montblanc.com; Artel Sea Life hand-engraved Crystal Double Old Fashioned glass (from a set of six) £640, abask.com; Patek Philippe Perpetual Calendar Ref. 5327G-001 in white gold, £91,330, patek.com; Dior Men flat top sunglasses with horn pattern, £340, dior.com; silk stripe woven tie, £250, dunhill.com

Italy

The Italian Riviera is associated with bright whites and sea blues - with a twist of lemon of course. Watchmaker Panerai’s Luminor Due Luna Rossa fits the bill perfectly for the brand’s ocean-going heritage, while you can never go wrong with gifting a bottle of Portofino Gin, made from the flora and fauna in the iconic fishing village.

Left to right: Flying Cloud watch in 18kt white gold, pearls, diamonds, with mother-of-pearl dial, by Chanel High Jewellery, POA, chanel.com; Sorrento golf set, £225, jonathanadler.com; multi-zip case in Panama, £275, smythson.com; Jacques Marie Mage Dealan square-frame acetate sunglasses, £685, mrporter.com; Luminor Due Luna Rossa in 42mm, £6,700, panerai.com; Armani Casa Pegaso scented candle, £105, armani.com; Dior Maison embroidered cotton placemat, £310, dior.com; Semanado white leather trainers, £525, manoloblahnik.com; dominoes from Opera Domino set with malachite, £14,500, buccellati.com; Portofino Gin, 75ml, £39, portofinogin.com; 9kt gold handmade Ianthe Star ring with blue sapphire, £950, 9kt gold Ianthe Star sapphire band ring, £540, both libertylondon.com; Montauk racerback sports top, £130, heidiklein.com; lagoon blue swimming shorts with flat belt, £210, vilebrequin.com

The Highlands

Snap scenic shots of the lochs with Leica’s new M11 Monochrom camera this winter – and keep warm with a dram of the Glenrothes 42 while you’re at it. And for the crown jewel in gifting for her? Graff’s one-of-a-kind flower necklace, which features 4.15 carats of rubies and 12.98 carats of white diamonds.

Left to right: Dior Chardons in Fantasy Blue silk twill square, £450, dior.com; ombré cashmere throw, £1,095, johnstonsofelgin.com; Birley Reserve chocolate bar, £12, almonds, £10, caramel and vanilla spread, £10, all birleybakery.com; Gloria wood and spices candle, £275, trudon.com; large intarsia watch box, £6,725, Loro Piana Special Products for Harrods at harrods.com; round 4.15ct ruby and 12.98ct white diamond flower necklace, POA, wild flower earrings with 2.86ct of rubies and 2.16ct of white diamonds, POA, both graff.com; The Glenrothes 42-year-old Speyside Single Malt Scotch whisky, £6,750, bbr.com; The Classic fine-brushed cotton and wool plaid shirt, £120, withnothingunderneath.com; Fleur de Peau fragrance, £153, diptyqueparis.co.uk; Richard Brendon Star Cut Coupe glasses (set of two), £150, claridges.co.uk; Leica M11 Monochrom camera, £8,300, with Summilux-M 28mm lens, £6,330, both leica-camera.com; Georg Jensen Bernadotte groove six-piece white wine glass set, £68, selfridges.com; Escale watch in rose gold, £25,100, louisvuitton.com; Claridge’s Façade bauble, £50, claridges.co.uk; houndstooth silk tie, £165, huntsmansavilerow.com; Lock x Joe Watchman beanie in grey cashmere by Johnston’s of Elgin, £175, lockhatters.com

Côte d'Azure

Pale pinks and blues are the name of the game around the South of France, so a bottle of crisp, chilled Minuty and a light linen shirt by Luca Faloni will get you a long way. And the ultimate gift to evoke l’esprit de France in the modern age? Chanel’s Premiere Sound, an all-in-one necklace, timepiece and headphone set. (Be sure to add these 10 secret islands in the Côte d'Azur to your list.)

Left to right: Go To Stripe fabrics in Rasperry and Ice Blue, both £125 per metre, perennialsfabrics.com; Portofino striped light-pink linen shirt, £170, lucafaloni.com; B Silent Pillow Mist, £23, bamford.com; Little Moments in Indigo ring in 18kt yellow gold with white diamonds, enamel and blue sapphire, £2,178, lateliernawbar.com; Traditionnelle Perpetual Calendar Ultra-Thin 36.5mm watch in white gold, £84,500, vacheron-constantin.com; Tahiti picnic champagne set, £12,000, buccellati.com; blue titanium and yellow diamond necklace, POA, luganodiamonds.com; Première Sound watch in steel, yellow gold, black lacquer and black leather with earbuds by Chanel Watches, £12,600, chanel.com; Beauty Colour Brilliance lipstick, £28, codeeight.com; Château Minuty 28, £65, harveynichols.com; Airelles x Orlebar Brown men’s swim shorts, £289, airelles.com; Beauty Iconoclast eyeshadow palette, £47, codeeight.com; round sunglasses, £330, montblanc.com; Lucky Summer Boat clip in 18kt yellow gold, lapis lazuli and mother-of-pearl, £6,550, vancleefarpels.com; Dreamer 18kt gold pendant with seed pearls and chain, £5,800, cecejewellery.com; blue silver-finish target cufflinks, £110, thomaspink.com; Geranium hand balm from the Hand Balm Gift Set, £40, bamford.com

The Tropics

Your checklist of essentials for heading ashore on a tropical island? A pair of Fujifilm latest expert-level binoculars and instant camera, some Love Brand swim shorts for your swim to the beach, and a smart cocktail set from Buccellati so you’re well-prepared for sundowners on the sand.

Left to right: Nothing But Net fabric in Sandstone, £96 per metre, perennialsfabrics.com; Fujifilm Fujinon Techno-Stabi TS12x28WP compact waterproof binoculars, £649, fujifilm-x.com; Armani Casa Erika centrepiece, £795, armani.com; Christian Dior Cabinet de Curiosités plastron necklace in gold finishing metal and freshwater pearls, £4,400, dior.com; Angarde Staniel swim shorts, £150, lovebrand.com; The Xarraca sunglasses in brown mottle, £895, ebmeyrowitz.com; coral baseball linen cap, £120, lucafaloni.com; Instax Wide 400 instant camera, £130, fujifilm.com; Couture Mustique earrings in 18kt white gold with aquamarine, diamond and turquoise, POA, garrard.com; Armani Casa Hunter Globe, £400, armani.com; Serpent Bohéme ring in 18kt white gold and aquaprase, £2,040, boucheron.com; New Constellation yellow gold 25m watch, £23,900, omega.com; sterling silver and leather hip flask, £1,650, asprey.com; Serpent Bohéme pendant earrings in 18kt white gold and aquaprase, £15,750, boucheron.com; luggage tag in Panama, £95, smythson.com; luggage tag in tan leather, £55, strathberry.com; Sentryman Rollagas ballpoint pen, £775, dunhill.com; Armani Casa Durer porcelain dinnerware, £140, armani.com; Tahiti cocktail set in bamboo and silver, £5,600, buccellati.com; Show bandeau bikini top, £270, eresparis.com

Miami

If you’re looking for a gift for the South Beach local, art deco designs with a splash of colour are your first port of call. Think playful padel rackets from Jonathan Adler, Louis Vuitton’s spacey speakers and a stylish printed beach towel by Hermes. Prepare for the Miami Boat Show too with our guide to the best restaurants for every scenario.

Left to right: Maillon Marin beach towel, £600, hermes.com; Terra Master blue bead bracelet, £1,200, venyxworld.com; basketweave pickleball set, £175, jonathanadler.com; set of two cheval de fete poker playing cards, £145, hermes.com; LV Volt Play bracelets in blue and red, £3,215, louisvuitton.com; The Ice Cube collection cuff bracelet in 18kt rose gold set with 4.43ct of brilliant-cut diamonds, POA, chopard.com; Mustique barware set, £150, jonathanadler.com; limited-edition Ombres d’Hermès eye shadow quartet, £90, hermes.com; Armani Casa Orsini glassware in Murano glass with champagne stem, £310, armani.com; LV Volt Curb chain bracelet in yellow gold, £6,450, louisvuitton.com; Les Mains Hermès nail polish, £45, hermes.com; envelope crossbody phone case, £335, smythson.com; Sofia watch in 18kt pink gold with silk satin strap and enamelled dial, POA, dolcegabbana.com; limited-edition Rouge Hermès matte lipsticks, £65 each, hermes.com; Smythson x Hunza G “The Hot List” Chelsea notebook, £125, watch and jewellery roll, £445, both smythson.com; Nanogram speaker in silver, £1,840, louisvuitton.com; Trait d’Hermès eye pencils, £43 each, hermes.com; Lucky Summer Seashell clip in 18kt yellow gold and mother-of-pearl, £6,550, vancleefarpels.com; Horizon light-up earphones in pink and rose gold, £1,370, louisvuitton.com; Instax Mini 12 instant camera, £80, fujifilm.com; MR P. + Cubitts Herbrand round-frame acetate sunglasses, £175, mrporter.com; Star Dancer Staniel swim shorts, £150, lovebrand.com

First published in the December 2024 issue of BOAT International. Get this magazine sent straight to your door, or subscribe and never miss an issue.

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