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Jim Covey
Wampeter
My wife actually came up with this name for her first boat but it has held true for all of our boats since. It's one of the many words that Kurt Vonnegut "makes up" in his novel Cat's Cradle. A karass is a group of people that are bound together by an idea, place or thing. A wampeter is the object that binds the karass together. Jim Covey s/v Wampeter
My wife actually came up with this name for her first boat but it has held true for all of our boats since. It's one of the many words that Kurt Vonnegut "makes up" in his novel Cat's Cradle. A karass is a group of people that are bound together by an idea, place or thing. A wampeter is the object that binds the karass together. Jim Covey s/v Wampeter
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Steve Cook
The Odyssey
From Homers book "The Odyssey", the move was great too. I must for every sailor!!! Steve, s/v The Odyssey (H310)
From Homers book "The Odyssey", the move was great too. I must for every sailor!!! Steve, s/v The Odyssey (H310)
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Leo Brown
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Desired Effect
Always interesting......
and sometimes very good- backgrounds of boat names. Carolyn and I were driving back from Seabrook and kicking around names. Desired Effect came to mind. It is what we sail for. Being abstract seems to appeal to all. It is what we strive for now and always.
and sometimes very good- backgrounds of boat names. Carolyn and I were driving back from Seabrook and kicking around names. Desired Effect came to mind. It is what we sail for. Being abstract seems to appeal to all. It is what we strive for now and always.
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Bill Babbitt
Four names
We decided to name our boat after my wife's Great Grandmother. "Annie O'Dea" just seemed like a wonderful name for a boat. Having a boat you can refer to by it's first name makes it seem a lot more personal, like she's a member of the family. The Beneteau 456 I crew on carries the French name "Beausoleil." The owner says it means "Beautiful Sun." A French-Canadian friend claims it's masculine and translates to "Handsome Sun." An S2-38 we race against carries the name "Ruthless." The owners wife's name is, of course, Ruth. She sails occasionaly but does not race. One of the best names I've seen was on a sleek new power boat, the kind with the big V-8 engine and lots of chrome. This shiney new boat was being pulled down the highway by a ratty old pickup truck. It was pretty obvious that the owner put every spare nickle into the boat. It's name...Ka Ching!
We decided to name our boat after my wife's Great Grandmother. "Annie O'Dea" just seemed like a wonderful name for a boat. Having a boat you can refer to by it's first name makes it seem a lot more personal, like she's a member of the family. The Beneteau 456 I crew on carries the French name "Beausoleil." The owner says it means "Beautiful Sun." A French-Canadian friend claims it's masculine and translates to "Handsome Sun." An S2-38 we race against carries the name "Ruthless." The owners wife's name is, of course, Ruth. She sails occasionaly but does not race. One of the best names I've seen was on a sleek new power boat, the kind with the big V-8 engine and lots of chrome. This shiney new boat was being pulled down the highway by a ratty old pickup truck. It was pretty obvious that the owner put every spare nickle into the boat. It's name...Ka Ching!
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Lisa Woodburn
Cozin
We just bought our first Cat 22, and took a big chance because my son had never sailed before that (thank God he enjoys it!) I let my son name the boat, since it was nameless and to let him feel more involved with it. I think it's a cute play on words and spelling for a 7 yr. old. It's named Cozin and pronounced "causin'". My son says it's because it's part of the family - like a cousin - but not really family, so he spells it & pronounces it a bit differently.
We just bought our first Cat 22, and took a big chance because my son had never sailed before that (thank God he enjoys it!) I let my son name the boat, since it was nameless and to let him feel more involved with it. I think it's a cute play on words and spelling for a 7 yr. old. It's named Cozin and pronounced "causin'". My son says it's because it's part of the family - like a cousin - but not really family, so he spells it & pronounces it a bit differently.
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Eric Lorgus
Spaceships & my nature
My first boat was a 87H285. It was already on its 2nd or 3rd name, and when I bought it she was "Shore Bird." I sailed her that way for 1/2 the season while pondering a new name. The irony was that when I was dreaming about owning a boat, I had a long list of perfect names, and now that I owned one, none of them seemed perfect enough. I happened to be in central Florida, and decided to spend a day touring the Cape Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral. I took the historical tour, which toured the old launch pads for the first manned launches. There was a small museum in a bunker, and inside was a scale model of the first American satellite in orbit, the Explorer, which was launched by a Juno rocket. I've always been a maven for the space program, and most of my sailing that season had been an exploration of sorts -- discovering the upper Chesapeake and learning about sailing. So I named my boat Explorer and the dinghy Juno. This summer, I came across a thread here about the Hunter 54, and became intrigued by this unusual boat. There just happened to be one listed for sale, so I flew down to Florida to see it in person. One thing led to another, and I eventually bought the boat, even though I hadn't been looking for a new boat. This one was easy to name -- Impulse. Impulse has an unnamed inflatable dinghy (in the dinghy garage), and I'm still pondering a name for it. Eric Lorgus s/v Explorer 87H285 s/v Impulse 83H54
My first boat was a 87H285. It was already on its 2nd or 3rd name, and when I bought it she was "Shore Bird." I sailed her that way for 1/2 the season while pondering a new name. The irony was that when I was dreaming about owning a boat, I had a long list of perfect names, and now that I owned one, none of them seemed perfect enough. I happened to be in central Florida, and decided to spend a day touring the Cape Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral. I took the historical tour, which toured the old launch pads for the first manned launches. There was a small museum in a bunker, and inside was a scale model of the first American satellite in orbit, the Explorer, which was launched by a Juno rocket. I've always been a maven for the space program, and most of my sailing that season had been an exploration of sorts -- discovering the upper Chesapeake and learning about sailing. So I named my boat Explorer and the dinghy Juno. This summer, I came across a thread here about the Hunter 54, and became intrigued by this unusual boat. There just happened to be one listed for sale, so I flew down to Florida to see it in person. One thing led to another, and I eventually bought the boat, even though I hadn't been looking for a new boat. This one was easy to name -- Impulse. Impulse has an unnamed inflatable dinghy (in the dinghy garage), and I'm still pondering a name for it. Eric Lorgus s/v Explorer 87H285 s/v Impulse 83H54
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LaDonna Bubak - Catalina Owners
"Salacia": Goddess of the sea
I heard someone call in to "CarTalk" on NPR whose name was Salacia. She said as far as she could find, Salacia was a Roman goddess of the sea. I was in my car at the time & had to be careful not to get in an accident writing it down. Subsequent research proved her right. Here's the short version of the story: Neptune was rather taken with the mermaid Salacia. When he proposed, she flipped out & hid out at the bottom of the sea to think things over. Neptune was distraught & sent Delphinus the dolphin to bring Salacia back to him. Delphinus was successful & received a place in the heavens as a reward. The logo on my boat is of a mermaid holding on to a dolphin's tail - it forms the "S" in Salacia & a good friend designed it. Now anyone mildly interested might be thinking that Amphitrite was Neptune's wife. That's a mixing of mythology. Amphitrite was Greek, Neptune Roman. It's very obscure (many mythology texts even mix them up) but Salacia is the Roman version. LaDonna
I heard someone call in to "CarTalk" on NPR whose name was Salacia. She said as far as she could find, Salacia was a Roman goddess of the sea. I was in my car at the time & had to be careful not to get in an accident writing it down. Subsequent research proved her right. Here's the short version of the story: Neptune was rather taken with the mermaid Salacia. When he proposed, she flipped out & hid out at the bottom of the sea to think things over. Neptune was distraught & sent Delphinus the dolphin to bring Salacia back to him. Delphinus was successful & received a place in the heavens as a reward. The logo on my boat is of a mermaid holding on to a dolphin's tail - it forms the "S" in Salacia & a good friend designed it. Now anyone mildly interested might be thinking that Amphitrite was Neptune's wife. That's a mixing of mythology. Amphitrite was Greek, Neptune Roman. It's very obscure (many mythology texts even mix them up) but Salacia is the Roman version. LaDonna
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