Thanks, Marek. Very entertaining reads :) Ha! God of winds as well, Aeolus. I was only thinking of Neptune/Poseidon, but of course, there had to be an extra god for sailboats.
I think a boat name should be easy to hear on the radio. I would keep a boat's name, if I could (to avoid paperwork, if nothing else), but some boat names are too much. Imagine saying them in emergency over static and howling winds ... that's my test. I'll skip the big party. Just me, my boat, my mate, and the gods. Keep it simple -- and save budget for boat maintenance. Fair winds, Violeta On Fri, Aug 4, 2017 at 8:21 AM, Marek Dziedzic via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Google “boat renaming ceremony”. There are resources available there. And > there are variants. Blue Water Sailing has a document that is quite > comprehensive: http://www.bluewatersailing.com/documents/ > renamingceremony.pdf. Boating How To has a page dedicated to it, as well: > http://www.boatinghowto.com/content/renaming-your-boat- > ceremony-steeped-tradition-lore-286/. > > Additionally, be aware that there are detractors out there. I was > admonished once for suggesting a ceremony (“your vessel will be safe if you > master the sailing skills, not because you follow some stupid tradition” > (or superstition), etc.). > > Generally, the process consists of multiple parts: > - removing all instances of the old name (but one) > - denaming > - renaming > > There should be a copious amount of some beverage, preferably derived from > grape juice. Long and winded speeches are common. Some food could be > ingested, but it is not essential. > > good luck > > Marek > > *From:* Violeta M I via CnC-List > *Sent:* Friday, August 4, 2017 04:39 > *To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com > *Cc:* Violeta M I > *Subject:* Re: Stus-List Renaming ceremony > > Hi Doug and everyone, > > I've always wondered about the proper ceremony to rename a boat. I'll have > to do it, too! > > How do you "dename" a boat? I've heard one should write the old name on a > piece of paper, burn it, and throw the ashes in the sea. What do you do > with the champagne (other than drink some/lots)? Do you break a bottle? > (Fire and glass on board ... great.) > > Are there separate ceremonies for denaming and naming? Doug's email seems > to suggest so. What does one do on naming day? > > When it comes to appeasing the sea gods, one might as well cover all bases. > > Fair winds, > > Violeta > > > On Fri, Aug 4, 2017 at 1:42 AM, svpegasus38 via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > >> Renaming my new (to me) 1988 Landfall 39 on Friday. Significant Other >> will be stricken from Poseidon's records, and I will ask him to watch over >> all that sail on Rebecca Leah (after my daughters) from here on out. My >> daughter's will be at the ceremony and then a nice sail out on Puget >> Sound. >> I hope I haven't jinxed everything by posting this early. >> Just had the denaming ceremony. Lots of champagne both for us and the >> gods. >> >> >> >> Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE Device >> Doug Mountjoy >> POYC >> Pegasus (for sale) >> Lf38 >> Unnamed >> LF39 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you >> wish to make a contribution to offset our costs, please go to: >> https://www.paypal.me/stumurray >> >> All Contributions are greatly appreciated! >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > > This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you > wish to make a contribution to offset our costs, please go to: > https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > All Contributions are greatly appreciated! > >
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