How big is the ornament?

3 inches (76 mm) across, faceted crystal glass with a red ribbon hanger, in a white or gold gift box.

What does the Compo Yacht Club ornament show?

The club badge of the Compo Yacht Club, Merlin Classics' tongue-in-cheek Westport, Connecticut yacht club: a burgee and a martini with the olive to windward, printed on a three-inch faceted crystal glass ornament.

Is the Compo Yacht Club a real club?

No. It is a Merlin Classics invention, a fictional yacht club 'founded' in 1920 on Westport's Compo Beach the week Prohibition began, for anyone whose yacht exists primarily in conversation. It is not affiliated with any real club.

What is the ornament made of, and how is it packaged?

A three-inch faceted crystal glass ornament with a white-backed print and a red ribbon hanger, in a white or gold gift box, with free U.S. shipping.

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Compo Yacht Club Crystal Glass Ornament | Martini Burgee Christmas Ornament, Faceted Edge | Preppy Nautical Holiday Gift | Est. 1920

$28.00 USD

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Size One size

Shape Circle + White Gift Packaging Circle + Gold Gift Packaging

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Ahoy, polloi! The Compo Yacht Club — Westport's "finest institution since 1920", founded the very week the taps ran dry — presents the club ornament. The badge in full: burgee, martini, olive to windward, on a faceted crystal round that throws light around the tree like sun off the Sound at four o'clock.

Compo Beach, it should be noted, has two founding dates. In 1775 the Minutemen mustered there to meet the British. In 1920 the drinking went underground and the club raised its flag. This ornament commemorates the second, with all the gravity of the first. Hang it high — the six o'clock gun observes holiday hours.

Rated for trees, wreaths, mantel hooks, a three-hour tour of December, and the window that catches the afternoon light. Arrives in a gift box (white or gold — the Membership Committee splits evenly), which makes it the rare stocking stuffer that requires no wrapping and no explanation.

The ornament-exchange ringer and teacher-gift closer — for sailing families, martini loyalists, Westport expats hanging hometown memories, and anyone whose yacht exists primarily in conversation. Pairs with the Minuteman crystal ornament for the full history of the beach, 1775 to 1920, one branch apart.

Welcome aboard. Dues are one olive — ornaments count as payment in December.

The fine print, read like a tide chart: 3" crystal glass ornament, faceted edge, white-backed print, ribbon-ready hanger, gift box included in your choice of white or gold. Printed to order.

QUICK FACTS — COMPO YACHT CLUB CRYSTAL ORNAMENT

Series: Crystal Glass Ornament

Art: Compo Yacht Club, original Merlin Classics engraving printed to the glass

Blank: 3-inch (76 mm) round clear crystal glass ornament, faceted gem-cut edge

Print: white-backed for contrast; red ribbon hanger

Packaging: white or gold gift box, chosen at checkout

Made to order in the USA

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Who makes this?

Merlin Classics is a small Connecticut brand making original retro designs for the towns people love. Every piece is printed, embroidered or engraved to order in the USA, and the business supports hunger relief in the communities our collections celebrate.