Naming conventions

Oct 30, 2019
78
Hi All.
Protocol question. When I got my boat Vega 3175 she didn't have a name
even on the registration so I named her Gala. This season I'm saning
off the crappy paint job and doing it right but I found that beneath
the crappy paint was her original name, Harmony. Now I like both names
but I'm thinking that perhaps going back to the original name is the
thing to do. Any thoughts? I'm not especially superstitious but I also
try not to walk under ladders unnecessarily.
Andy
 
Oct 30, 2019
1,459
On a boat I recently painted (also with no name) I found the
name "Ginger" under about three layers of paint. I didn't re-use it,
but "Harmony" sounds like a winner to me.
Peter
#1331 'Sin Tacha'
 
Oct 30, 2019
80
I renamed a boat once. A friend of mine gave me a set of rules for
renaming a boat the right way. It involves pouring a little bit of
wine overboard in four dierections and saying something to Poseidon.
It also involved drinking wine ourselves and hors d'oeuvres. We did
it exactly by the book and had a headache to prove it. If anyone
would like to know the proper way to rename a boat I'd be happy to
find the directions. Thanks, Frank and Tena, Vega 2141, Carpe Diem,
(not renamed)
 
Jan 28, 2001
694
Bad luck to re-name a boat unless you've run aground. The good news is that
I've run aground enough times that everyone in the group can re-name their
boat several times. Walt
 
Aug 3, 2005
66
I'm glad to here that. I ran aground off east head in Chichester Harbour a
few weeks ago, so I will store that up in case I think of a name I like...

Tom
 
Nov 8, 2001
1,818
Hi All

This is a secret - between you, me and the rest of the Vega Brotherhood.
Never follow Mike Freeman and his Vega "Jenavive" or you will
undoubtably run aground, even in his own waters. Not a bad thing but he
was President of the Local Lifeboat Association and is chairman of the
VAGB Remember this is a secret and don’t tell him I said
anything.......

Steve Birch (Technical)