johnm Posted November 1, 2007 Share Posted November 1, 2007 The 12'3" Maxcraft we use to get up and down to the bungalow was going to be Daphnia (Water Flea) but became Delphina at the request of my daughter who got it from the 'Roman Mysteries' book series. My daughter's sailing dinghy is 'Scarab' (for the spotters a Selway Fisher Stornoway 9 - build story on the Lite Side in 'Projects')- Her best friend's is 'Amazon' and she thought 'Swallow' was too obvious. For those up with the books you will understand why my orders were for a white paint job and a tan sail My son's sailing dinghy (in build) will be the 'Hopeful Puffin' which he has taken from the Cressida Cowell viking books. If/when I get round to building my half decker then she will be 'Ida' - strange name I know, but it was the name of my great great grandfather's 10 ton racing cutter (whose tiller, racing flag and winning silverware (some of) I still have). Family tradition and sentimentality are a marvellous thing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Posted November 2, 2007 Share Posted November 2, 2007 Well Sue, You could call her Lady Godiva (Covvy link) or Rosie with a Tudor Rose as the emblem, Sky Blue or Blue Sky because of the CCFC link. Someone asked me if I was going to call ours Eagles but I said no as they have a habit of going down Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pks1702 Posted November 2, 2007 Share Posted November 2, 2007 Our new car is called Kiki, but that just came from the letters in her reg. plate. Now that could be worth a few quid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnm Posted November 3, 2007 Share Posted November 3, 2007 Dave, Delphina is also the feminine of Delphinus - Dolphin - in Latin. It is the name of the heroine's father's ship in the Roman Mystery books. A stinkie named after a sailie! Hmmmmmmm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveO Posted November 7, 2007 Share Posted November 7, 2007 I always thought that "Suffolk 'n' What" would be a good name for a boat. I saw Llamedos recently - my wife thought it was named after somehere in Wales. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 Ours have been named after our dogs, no not shep or rover!! Our spaniel Ben has a posh kennel club name of Black Oaks Blue stratos. So after the usual long family debate we called the boat Blue Stratos. When we changed the boat once again we struggled for a name so I suggested following the canine theme and named her after a dog I had as a kid that had the fancy name of Jay's Green Woodland Dawn, hence the boat is called Woodland Dawn. I am quite convinced if we change the boat again, and unless it already has an acceptable name it will be Woodland Lass Gordon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 Suffolk 'n' What" Is that the sister ship to Norfolk n Goode Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jax 3 Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 Hi All When we purchased our previous boat we had 2 Jack Russells hence the name Happy Jax Earlier this year we changed boats, at that time we had lost one of our Jacks and aquired a Golden Retriever. (Happy Golden Jax seemed a bit of a mouthfull) Ended up with Happy Jax II. (More Original, huh!) Col & Lou Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRover Posted November 24, 2007 Share Posted November 24, 2007 My boat name TOT TYME is one i picked when i used to be in the Royal Navy when we had the Famous grog rum ration,my mate ex Navy, everytime he used to see me he said is it Tot Time yet so hence the name sad day when it went in 1972 . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 25, 2007 Share Posted November 25, 2007 One in our mooring is IV kin ell a very nice cruiser Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stevie varnish Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 One spotted darn sarf on our lads week.....Miss Spent...made me chuckle. Stevie V. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 Our boat is called Windmill Lady, she was named by the original owners who also owned the windmill at Horning, she lived there for 22years in the wetshed at the back. JohnT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 I thought I'd taken my boat back to her original name, "Broadland Swift" but I have learned recently that she was launched as "Broadland Kittiwake." She became "Swift" after an internal refit to accommodate a shower - much requested by hirers in the sixities. When I bought Swift, she had two names, I kid you not. On the starboard bow she proudly proclaimed that she was mamed "Norfolk Star." On the port side, rather contrarily, she announced to the world that her name was "Star Norfolk." Methinks her individual screw-on letters were installed by someone hanging over the bows whilst she was in the water! Her previous name was "Dusty" - she was owned then by someone who was a dustman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeamElla Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 Strange that nobody has mentioned the boat at Potter Heigham that has reserved stopping spots all over the Broads. Come on now, you all know which one I mean.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeamElla Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 We have quite a history of inherited boat names that just have to be obliterated at the very first opportunity:- The first was a small speedboat with "Bonky" written on the side - aargh The second was a rather larger speedboat that thought it was a low flying aircraft (with a name that seemed more at home in a flower bed). That was "Perla Rosa." The third was called "Kipevu" which sounded to us like some sort of contrived reference to sleep, but turned out to be a place in Africa (now renamed after our young niece Ella). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Springsong Posted March 28, 2008 Share Posted March 28, 2008 Spotted a boat moored in the marina at Beccles called 'PMT Lady' I wonder who decided on that one and why? Perhaps she was a lady bus driver from the now defunct(I think) Potteries Motor Traction Co whom proudly had PMT in gold on the side of all their buses in the twenties to sixties in Stoke Hanley etc. just a thought Barry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 14, 2008 Share Posted May 14, 2008 We used to own Broom admiral number 5 which was La Corlieu, we renamed her lafonia, which is an area in the Falkland islands which is where my mum is from! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 Of course, I named my current boat after my wife, and dropped the 9 The fact that the boats original name was apparently Perfect Lady 9 was totally unbeknown to me Mat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boaters Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 I have heard it can bring bad luck to change a boats name ,but did not take too much notice.We bought a boat from an artist in York Its name SWEET ART not the best for your cred when being called up on the VHF. What did we do, we changed it ,also the fact that every thing on the boat was green.which is a valid historical superstition in our family meant a complete revamp from furnishings through to the tape round the hull.I would not put it down to all this but two weeks after she turned up at Wayford I had a heart attack and did not see her for some months.She was a nice boat but we were always having problems , from all sides and we missed a lot of boating and decided to move on .Our current boat has its original name and she has been a joy ( most of the time and any problems being our own making ) we changed the names on four or five boats before this but I think we will stick with the original in future,unless it is named something like the above !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest AK sailor Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 Unfortunately we had to sell our sailboat a few years ago but was always proud that we came up with an original name for her. I read a book that told the true story of the Essex, the whaler that was attacked by a whale and was the inspiration for "Moby Dick". In the book they gave a lot of history of sailors from Nantucket Island that was the heart of the American whaling industry. It was said that when they would leave port they would say they were going on a "rantum scoot", meaning a voyage of no particular destination. So that became the name of our sailboat, the S/V Rantum Scoot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 15, 2008 Share Posted September 15, 2008 We called our boat Crackerjack as we used to get to our Local marina for about 5 to 5 on a Friday. You will have to be a certain age to get that. When I told a friend on his mobile he miss heard it as kna..ersack which I am tempted to use when calling the bridges and then correct them in disgust. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 Bad luck changing a boats name? I bouight a Norman 22 about 18 months ago. Its name was "Kenzoe", which I suppose was fine for Ken & Zoe. I put up with this name until the BW licence expired. Then took my scraper to this ridiculous name and off it came. My first outing following this action resulted in its fuel pump packing in. All I could hope for is a overhanging tree to come past, for me to grab. Just then, I spotted an oncoming tree, and I armed myself with my brand new boat hook and reached out for said tree, started to lose my balance and let go of my boat hook. All I could do is watch it sink to the bottom. All that was on the Ripon canal. IN october 08 I had the boat transported to Broadsedge marina sporting its new name "Duart Castle" . I hired a houseboat at Moonfleet for the week. My wife and I arriving two days before the boat. Killing time seemed forever, with the excitement building up. So the day before my pride and joy arrived, I decided to look around the museum of the broads. As I was exiting one of the sheds I slipped on what was a very slippery surface . Result, a complete 100% rupture of the quadriceps on the right leg. This had to be operated on at the Nordfolk & Norwich Univerity Hospital. So I spent the full weeks holiday in hospital. Eleven weeks later I am still on crutches and leg in a brace. I never did see the boat arrive or indeed see it in its new home. The origin of its name? I am a McLean, and Duart Castle on the Isle of Mull is the ancestral home of the McLean Clan. If it has a name that you can live with stick to it Things can only get better. Can they? Best regard to all Russ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jillR Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 hi russ welcome to the forum sorry to hear about your bad luck i have heard say that the boat should be out of the water for the renaming jill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 Hi Jill Thanks for the welcome. I had never heard about the boat having to be out of the water for renaming. However ,although the boat was in the water at the time I took the old name off. The new name was put onto the boat while it was out of the water following its paint job. So I am even more confused now. Fingers crossed eh. Best regards Russ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 Hello and welcome to NBN. Like all superstitions the "curse" of renaming a boat is a load of B******s. The unfortunate events you retell would most probably have happened regardless of renaming your boat. I have renamed every boat I have bought without any unearthly retribution. As you say living with somebody else's name, in many cases, would be simply awful. To prove a point I make every effort to flout superstition whereever possible, like vadoo the curse is only potent if you believe in it!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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