Do you like your boat's name?

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Dale Wile

One of the few freedoms left!

Naming your own boat is one freedom the government has yet to take away. When I bought my boat, Corporate Hunter was sailing around the world on Hunter's Child, Thursday's Child, and probably a few other children. All were big boats. I had to think small to name my H-23.5. I named her "Grandechild," meaning little but great. The name has served her well since 1994. Dale
 
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Mike

Locked in!

The previous owner of my boat had applied the name to the transom very professionally (his father-in-law had a lettering business). I sort of liked the name, but was in no hurry to change it, as I had no particular name in mind, and it was October and I had until the spring to think of something. In April, before I had either thought of a new name or put the boat in the water, my wife gave me a surprise 40th birthday party. Of course, most of the gifts were boat-related, and all had been customized with the name of the boat emblazoned across them: hats, shirts, sweatshirts, tote bag, etc. End of dilemma, the name stays. In a perfect world, I would have renamed her; but even if I did have another name in mind, in reality I do not have the time to remove the old name and put the new one on. I have enough trouble now making time to sail, let alone perform necessary maintenance on the boat; Since I liked the old name anyway, I probably would have left it alone.
 
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Dave

Hakuna Matata seemed appropriate

When we bought our O'Day 222 last year, it was already named Hakuna Matata (probably of Disney origin, although it apparently does translate from an African expression meaning "no worries"). The name is definitely appropriate, and with both our 8 year old and 10 year old declaring, "We are not changing the name, Dad", we decided it was a good fit.
 
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Charles & Lynn Duhon

The Fine Art of Sailing!

We named our Hunter 34 "Artistry" because I am an artist by profession and my spouse is a musical artist and sailing itself is a fine art! By the way, I am a nationally published marine artist and I specialize in "boat portraits" Make note of my website coming in a month or so! www.ArtistryMarineArt.com
 
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Perry

Windsweeper

My children selected the name from a bunch of different names they had thought of over the several months before we had to name her. At first the name did not strike me as a good name, and even now to some small extent. I would like to select another name because of the name, however because this name was the sole project of our three children and it is one they are proud of, I would not change it.
 
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Ned Strain

My 2 cents

First was Short Notice (as in, "can you go sailing on ...?") Then Short Notice II. Finally the dream boat - a 1995 Hunter 336 which we renamed following the proscribed protocols - even had a minister aboard for the actual renaming. Short Notice III? No, the cuteness had worn off so we coupled the Admiral's occupation with what the boat does for us ... Family Therapy.
 
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Dan lindsey

Tradition

Changing the name of a sailing vessel has occured since the naming of the first vessel. In days gone by, the renaming was considered serious and not to be undertaken lightly. A commitment was recognized in vessel ownership that implied a bonding of kinship between owner, crew and vessel. Not scientific, but considered extremely important was the attendent rituals associated with either the first name or renaming. Various cultures included ritualistic blessings, official aknowledgements, and now includes a myriad amount of parewirk. Common to the western and eastern cultures, was the practice of placing a precios metal coin or artifact on the mast step. I've renamed a few sailing vessels because I didn't like the previous name, but I have always restepped the mast atop a gold coin; the one time I didn't follow this tradition, the boat in question hated me and sailed me into troibled waters. Again, not science but some traditions are best observed even if not understood. Besides, the're kinda cool.
 
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Joe

Gary J. about "Windarra"

There is a guy in the Puget Sound area that has a '96 MacGregor 26X with the same name. Joe C. in NC
 
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Bill

I want it to mean something special

I've been busting my butt building my business for over 2 years now and was wanting to buy a boat last summer but had to wait yet another year so the name I chose for my new Catalina 36MKII(which was splashed today) has been in my mind since then......and it was an easy one to come up with .."My Reward"
 
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Tom Ehmke

Had name before boat

My wife and I had decided to buy a sailboat and signed up for the USPS Safe Boating class. During the class my wife came up with "tooth'n'nail". She is a dental hygenist and I am a carpenter/contractor/teacher. After we completed the classes, we bought our ODay 272 from the Safe Boating class instructor. My wife even designed a logo which we had printed and feature on both quarters.
 
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Jim Peck

imPeckable

ex-imPeckable was arrived at after several weeks of enjoyable banter with friends and family. When the name was first suggested (thank you, very much), myself and the first mate were in immediate agreement. Arriving at the name was quite the challenge and we bought a boat name book at a marine store to fuel our imaginations. We also adhered to a popular renaming ceremony which included backing (by sail only) over the former name chips and and multiple toasts of good rum (including an offering for Neptune/Poseiden over the side) so not to offend and bring good luck. A career relo forced the sale of the imPeckable but I know the ship is in good hands and since the current owner was at my renameing ceremony. This reminds me I owe him the same courtesy for the fine ship Ruby J. I must add that we did the work ourselves and it was an SOB to remove the old name and get the transom ready for the new laminate. However, now that my fingers have healed, this only adds to the memories...
 
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Jeff Galvin

Boat name

The original name of my boat (brown hull, boot stripe, canvas, etc.) was "Hot Fudge." Now I know all the supposed bad luck of renaming a boat, but for Christ sake, Hot Fudge?! What the hell were they thinking? I repainted the hull green, put a green accent stripe and red boot stripe and, given my Irish heritage, renamed her "Gael Force" (as in Gaelic). I was very happy with the change and have gotten nothing but positive feedback.
 
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Jeff

I did it!

If you rename your boat don't forget to read Vigors denaming ceremony. Find it online under that name. It's very important or else will bring bad luck. We did have a hard time getting the Queen of England to do the re-christening but we did get the son of a local police captain who moonlights as a drag-queen in West Hollywood and it seems to have worked...nothing but good sailing.
 
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Carl & Jule

What's in a name?

Naming our boat was one of the hardest things we had to do. Not because we couldn't think of a name, but because we thought of TOO many and couldn't decide. Until we read the word 'Syzygy' and we knew right away, no questions asked, 'Syzygy' was the right name for our boat. BTW Syzygy is an astrophysical term expressing the alignment of bodies within the same gravitational field. as in solar eclipses and when 'Jupiter aligns with Mars' and, yes, our dinghy is named 'Io' in honor of the Jupiter moon... Fair winds- Jule & Carl
 
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Ron

Oh Yes

Our boat's name was, "John Galt," when we bought it. If that doesn't deserve changing nothing does. We couldn't come to an agreement on a name and then I happened to look on our book shelf and saw the Stephen King book, "Talisman," and that was that. I think the boat was so grateful it by-passed all the bad luck we should have had.... Ron/KA5HZV
 
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REX SMITH

ABOUT P.O.B.

AS A LAND SURVEYOR I RECOGNIZE P.O.B. TO STAND FOR POINT OF BEGINNING. I BOUGHT A 92 HUNTER 30T YESTERDAY. IT IS NAMED RUMLINE. NOT BEING A DRINKER I WAS THINKING OF CHANGING THE SPELLING TO RHUMBLINE. THIS IS THE MOST OBVIOUS OUT OF MANY NAMES THAT MY WIFE AND I CANNOT AGREE UPON.
 
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Mike Knight

Chivalry II

My first boat(stink potter) was named Chivalry. This was drawn from my last name "Knight". Like knight in shinning armour days. Chivalry was practiced by King Arthur and his round table. So I named my second boat (H33) Chivalry II.
 
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Joe Ciccone

Name VERY Special

Yes I named my H-30. The "NANNA" was named after my grandmother who was very special to me and my family. She loved the water and spent many hours on LI Sound in the 50's and 60's in her 20' Dunphy Lapstreak Runabout. Her first boat was a 14' Kit built runabout in 1954. It was powered by a 15hp Evenrude and ran quite well as I remember. The 20' Dunphy had a 40hp Evenrude and we used it for waterskiing and trips between Greenwich, CT and Great Capt Island in the sound. She instilled my love of the water and I am very proud to have named my Hunter after her.
 
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larry allen

had to change name

the name on the boat when purchased was "windwalker" which is pretty sappy. I bought the boat after a successful lawsuit which was a very personal and political battle generating headlines. the new name is "vindication" and has a sword in front of the name. it fits given the circumstances.
 
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larry allen

changed name

the name on the boat when purchased was "windwalker" which is pretty sappy. I bought the boat after a successful lawsuit which was a very personal and political battle generating headlines. the new name is "vindication" and has a sword in front of the name. it fits given the circumstances.
 
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