There are probably many options for the proper renaming ceremony, but the one I
am aware of has to be done on water and involves reversing (preferably under
sail). If you search on the internet a number of options would show up. I found
one that involved scuttling the boat (under the old name) and refloating it
(under the new one). We might be superstitious, but I am not sure if that would
work so well.
Regardless of what you do, make sure that you appease the Sea Gods (Poseidon,
Neptune or some other one of your liking) and the God of Wind (Aeolus). This
includes, but is not limited to, spilling and drinking serious amounts of
alcoholic beverages of various kinds. Apparently, champagne is not the only one
that can be used.
Good luck
Marek
From: Danny Haughey via CnC-List
Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2015 2:44 PM
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Cc: Danny Haughey
Subject: Re: Stus-List boat names we don't like
yea the current name on the boat is Rum Runner IV
Not very fond of that... However, I think I'm going to keep it for the
delivery and make a change over the winter when she is on the hard...
I don't want to change the name without the proper ceremony... I'm led to
believe, the boat should be on the hard and a proper christening ceremony with
champagne is in order. I'm not taking any chances!
Danny
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From: Mike Fulmor via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com>
To: <cnc-list@cnc-list.com>
Cc: Mike Fulmor <m...@sailinglinks.com>
Subject: Stus-List boat names we don't like
Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2015 11:40:40 -0700
When my new boat came to me the original name "E-Z Rockin'" had just been
changed to "Black Magic". Now I like Santana as much as anyone, but I was
afraid Neptune might not know that tune, and would take it as an affront,
(bad juju?) so am immediately changing it to "Mahalo" which is Hawaiian for
Thank You, Gratitude, Respect, etc. The boat was such a good deal this only
seemed appropriate.
Mike Fulmor
C&C 37 "Mahalo"
Newport, Oregon
When we were choosing our boat name recently we had a few guidelines:
- No puns, silly names, or motor boat names ("Master Baiter")
- Relatively easy to pronounce, spell, and understand over the VHF
- Uniqueness - some names are very common (Amazing Grace, Second Wind,
etc) and it'd be unfortunate to have the same name as someone else in the
marina or sailing region. Ideally it'd even be unique in the US Coast Guard
database (which you can check online), in case you ever want to become a
documented vessel.
If you're into music, a lot of our ideas revolved around song names - High
Hopes (Pink Floyd), An Awesome Wave (Alt-J), Tessellate (Alt-J).
Although some names - like An Awesome Wave - can seem like they're
tempting the fates / sea gods. I wouldn't pick a name like Rogue Wave
because for one it might be bad luck, and if you ever do get into trouble,
people will say "I told you so."
-Patrick
S/V Violet Hour, LF38
Seattle, WA
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