Boat Names

[DANMAN]

First post, still very much a wannabe.
Is there a web site with a definative listing of boat names ? Reading the requirements for registration (U.K.) it seems to me that any name has to be unique. Is this true ?

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[BrendanS]

Only for part I registration, not part III (SSR). If you don't part I register, you can call it anything you like, even if other boats have the same name. Best thing is to make a list of names you like, 5 or 10, then before you fill the form in, give then a call and ask them if any are taken.

There are wrinkles to this, which you can find by doing a search here on the forums, and have been discussed many times

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[tcm]

yep.

Note tahrt you can add to your chosen name, so although Danman might be taken as a boatname for P1, Danman of London is okay.

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[sailorman]

if u dont plan to venture out of U.K u wont need to register.
have fun & welcome


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[Ohdrat]

If you do require a totally unique name the other way to look at is to translate a common as muck name like Charisma into another language (in my case gaelic) which produces Seun which I when checking on <A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.itu.int/cgi-bin/htsh/mars/ship_search.sh>http://www.itu.int/cgi-bin/htsh/mars/ship_search.sh</A> is totally unique.... this isn't proof that there isn't another Seun but it is a pretty good indicator... compare a search on ships name Charisma with a search on ships name Seun!

Added bonus is I hated Charisma and really like Seun!

Oh and Seun is much quicker to spell phonetically as well!

 

[mikewilkes]

If you into Gaelic can you comment on the two translations I have been given for my boat's name.

Ceum Ur is, I am told, either Next Step or Step New. Whichever it is they are both appropriate.

thanks, Mike

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[Ohdrat]

No unfortunately I had to consult a gaelic teacher and also .. or here <A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.rampantscotland.com/gaelic.htm>http://www.rampantscotland.com/gaelic.htm .. I found that there is no definitive interpretation for Charisma but Seun's pretty close

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