Daftest Boat Name competitions?

[BrianJ]

We had one sailing out of my Club called "Wet Dreams"
BrianJ

 

[chrisc]

Re: Grockle =Non- Cornish visitor to Cornwall. nm

no grockle actually is dorset , literary references from
1930,s does seem to have spread though

 

[montezuma]

Passing Wind

 

[Jeremy_W]

Naming it after what you were meant to have spent the money on is popular - There was apparently a 505 called "Barbara's Mink Coat" and there's a Sigma 33 called "Nod's (The Mrs') New Car".

- still not as good as "Sea View"

 

[vyv_cox]

Re: Westerly GKs

Mine was Good Knews. I think the best I ever heard of was "Chesterton"

 

[vyv_cox]

Re: Seen in Dunmore East, Ireland 2001: PAN

I heard that boat call Holyhead Coastguard, probably 7 years ago, Coastguard advised them to change the name.

 

[iangrant]

Re: well this is a dead loss Nm

Apart from a speedboat in a garden in Bosham called this way up (painted on upside down)

 

[tomg]

Saw one with a Maori sounding name 'Wetha-fa-cawee'

 

[JamesS]

I once bought a boat called Cunning Stunts but didn't realise the signifficance of the name until I tried to renew the insurance over the telephone one day.

Cheers

 

[MedMan]

Brighton Marina

When Brent Walker owned Brighton Marina the brothers brought down a huge wooden yacht on which to entertain their guests. They called it 'Brighton Marina'. It caused them so much confusion on the VHF they were forced to change the name!

David

 

[paulineb]

Is that in Brighton ?

Pxx

 

[paulineb]

There's a boat on the Thames called Mary Hinge ;-)

Pxx

 

[oldsaltoz]

How about the sailing midwife who has the aft cabin cruiser called “Afterbirth”.
Alternatively, the lazer with P.T.O. written up side down in the side of the hull.

Avagoodweekend Old salt Oz……

 

[vyv_cox]

We sailed a Fireball named Pheasant Plucker.

 

[davel]

There's one in the Solent called "Don't Panic". Always makes me chuckle when they call on VHF.

Dave L.
Location: 50 51.0 N 1 18.6 W

 

[Guest]

There used to be a Moody 29 in Dartmouth with that name. I once heard it being called on the VHF by another yacht called Sirius!

 

[Guest]

Re: Westerly GKs

Saw one called Gelig Knight

 

[Guest]

Re: Grockle =Non- Cornish visitor to Cornwall. nm

You'm wrong there me 'andsome. They'm called grockles in England, but once you cross the Tamar you become an emmet (ant). You be still welcome though as long as you do bring your money to spend!

 

[davel]

Also liked "Last Attempt III "

Dave L.
Location: 50 51.0 N 1 18.6 W

 

[jimi]

My Favourite was "Never again IV"