tjc
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On a speedboat in Falmouth .......................Phar Canal
Daftest Boat Name competitions?
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dickh
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Passing Wind has a tender called Little Fart !!
romany123
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There was a boat in the orwell called Mike Hunt....did,nt think anything of it untill a group of us where sitting on the deck drinking beer and two females with wet gear and overnight bags approched us.....one of them said "have any of you seen Mike Hunt"....laugh everytime I think of it
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With a line like that I can understand the significance of the overnight bags....but the wet gear ! That's just perverted!
Dave L.
Location: 50 51.0 N 1 18.6 W
Dave L.
Location: 50 51.0 N 1 18.6 W
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There used to be a pair of International Moths racing at our local club 'Shying Flite' and 'Fryer Tuck'. There was also the owner of a Hornet 'Overdraft' whose next boat was 'Automatic Overdraft' and the last in the series? 'Another Automatic Overdraft'. The Cherub 'Cupid Stunts' and the somewhat ageing Laser 'Jurassic Barque' are just afew more from the "creative" world of Dinghy names!!
www.boatsyachtsmarinas.com
www.boatsyachtsmarinas.com
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A Few Real Good Ones
AFTICA: Another ***king Thing I Can't Afford
Costa FF: Costa ***king Fortune
Olympic Flame: The boat that never goes out.
Jaundice: Seen on a Yellow Hulled J24
JY Kelly: Another J24 Name
AFTICA: Another ***king Thing I Can't Afford
Costa FF: Costa ***king Fortune
Olympic Flame: The boat that never goes out.
Jaundice: Seen on a Yellow Hulled J24
JY Kelly: Another J24 Name
ToMo
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Re: Grockle =Non- Cornish visitor to Cornwall. nm
I stand corrected, but it is true to say I'm a 'Blowin' isn't it?
I stand corrected, but it is true to say I'm a 'Blowin' isn't it?
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Re: Westerly GKs
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My new acquisition is called Fair Breeze, which is a lovely name and I won't be changing it. But I reckon we're definitely in for a career of contrary winds, long tacks and really heavy blows as a result. For clues on what the dinghy's going to be called, you'll have to check my profile...
Sea view - lol - it's almost tempting!
Sea view - lol - it's almost tempting!
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Re: A Few Real Good Ones
hmm Olympic Flame - funny enough thats mine !
hmm Olympic Flame - funny enough thats mine !
MedMan
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Re: A Few Real Good Ones
Yacht seen regularly around Channel Islands called Thor Axe - owned presumably by a heart surgeon.
Yacht seen regularly around Channel Islands called Thor Axe - owned presumably by a heart surgeon.
Gerry
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Re: A Few Real Good Ones
Friends boat in Spain,he's a dentist, Open Wide!
Friends boat in Spain,he's a dentist, Open Wide!
ccscott49
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Re: A Few Real Good Ones
Potugal, "catspaw" catamaran owned by vet!
Potugal, "catspaw" catamaran owned by vet!
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Theres one in Castle Town, Isle of Man called Cunning Stunts
Tim Eades
http://www.btinternet.com/~tim.eades/
Tim Eades
http://www.btinternet.com/~tim.eades/
tyger
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Re: A Few Real Good Ones
In Hong Kong a group of lawyers own Bottomry.
In Hong Kong a group of lawyers own Bottomry.
tyger
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When I kept a boat in The Netherlands there was a small black hulled boat called Flying Undertaker.
tyger
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Re: Witty Names
Many of the GK names listed below fall into the category of amusing rather than daft.
Flying Fifteen fleets seem to be good at this - names tend to have a double eff. Perhaps the best is UffaFoxSake.
A worthy try is an Etchells 22, sail number 42, called The Answer Is.
Many of the GK names listed below fall into the category of amusing rather than daft.
Flying Fifteen fleets seem to be good at this - names tend to have a double eff. Perhaps the best is UffaFoxSake.
A worthy try is an Etchells 22, sail number 42, called The Answer Is.
Jeremy_W
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\"Frank\" - a Sonata (NM)
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Re: Daftest Boat Name - the old list
When I've the time I will go through all these and add to this list compiled over the last time the subject was raised.
Clever names on boats
Posted by Grainne Mhaol on Monday, 30 October 2000, at 5:02 p.m.
Has anyone seen clever names on boats/yachts? While gazing at the geometric configurations of the mast boom and rigging of a beautiful yacht I realised why she had come to be called SOHCAHTOA.
Thank you, Pythagoras.
When I used to race Fireballs, there was a yellow one that had been rebuilt after being t-boned by a competitor. It was called Banana Split. Then there was Richard Jobbins 'ball which was graced by a medical term (I think) Slapadikinthomy.
Westerly GK24 and 29 cruiser racers attracted lots of invention around the GK theme. I remember Get Knotted, Granny Knot, Gim Kracker and Gate Krasher, but I'm sure there were many more.
I'm not sure whether it's truth or myth, but there were supposed to be two sister yachts. One was called Beat Up, the other Run Down.
My boat park contains a large, noisy and slippery looking motor baot which is ashamed of the name Play d'Eau. My wife's Topper was called Vol au Vent. A regular French visitor to Cowes week was called "Les Copains B'abord" and I've seen one or two "A l'eau c'est l'heure".
My Dad used to race a fireball. He named his boat Pyrosphere.
He now owns a cruiser which he struggles to afford, its called overdraft
Seen a few years ago at the Folly a yacht called Storm with a dinghy Drizzle
It took me a year after owning "LEVARAC" a D. Cheverton Caravel to realise --- well you work it out!
Or what about the Robber called 'Taxman'
Our neighbours' Evasion was originally called....
"Tacks Evasion" They got stopped by just about every Customs boat afloat. It's now called just "Tacks" and is cruising down to the med at the moment.
In Bembridge a guy owns two fishing boats
"Come Quickly" and the later built:-
"Come 2 Quickly"
Our first serious boat was "Wild Rover" and the tender a little oval yellow inflatable was called "Wild Oat"
"Costa Lotta"....
There was 'Puffin' and her tender 'Billy'...
A friend used to have a Mirror dinghy with baggy sails, called it Nora Bateau.
saw a good one in Peurto Banus last week, ROGER OVER, must be great fun on the VHF
There's a Thistle
(17' open deck racing dinghy whose crew are required to hike) called Duncan McRew.
I swear it took me two seasons to work out the meaning of this boat I passed on a weekly (seasonal) basis -
Crapone's Elf.
Rather like the racehorse called "Norfolk and chance"
llamedos, think backwards!
and 'Llareggub'
Boat: POOH, Tender
IGLET *
We sold a 35ft Riviera owner called it All Torque.
Then we sold another one who's berth was next to it so he called his More Torque.
My boss named his new Hunter Whai-Koa which is New Zealand Maouri. The pronounciation is Fook-owa.
Then there was “Wantabiggaone” who eventually did, which was named “Gottabiggaone” obviously!
'Passing Wind' and 'Hugh Janus' both on the river Deben.
Crewed for years on boats called Red Otter
The owner's first boat was called Red Hot.
Ring Powerboat in Salcombe called Rodger Ring.
Fox Hat as in where's the Fox Hat.
My kids used to think the Navy had a ship called RIO R ten of course
Speedboat in Falmouth called.......
Phar Canal
Boat=Mary, tender=Little Lamb
I listened and gasped as I heard a language teacher use his boat's name on the radio. "coast guard, coast guard. This is "the Cunning Linguist"."
Reminds me of a group of women folksingers
known as The Mother Folkers, said to be the most carefully pronounced name in folk music).
Flying Fifteen............'Uffa Fox Ache'........nuff sed......
Re: Clever names on boats
Posted by Westcountryman on Friday, 17 November 2000
Alan Pape's yacht was called Chateau Neuf!
There used to be a Moody 29 in Dartmouth called Don't Panic and she was once called on the radio by a frigate called Sirius "Don't Panic this is Sirius"!
I once saw a Moth dinghy called Flame.
neighbouring yacht to ours is a First called "quencher"
How 'bout a Southerly (lifting keel) called FOLLOW ME
Re: Boat names .....
Posted by john on Tuesday, 6 March 2001, at 10:29 a.m
I like "NEVER AGAIN II"
Re: Boat names .....
Posted by anthony cameron on Tuesday, 6 March 2001
how about EMPTY POCKETS this is the name of a home completed colvic victor. I’ve also heard there is a boat called "SAILBAD THE SINNER"
Re:I saw a speedboat on the Medway called 'The Mairy Hinge' ....nm
Posted by Dave Steward on Tuesday, 6 March 2001
On that note...
Posted by Baldrick on Wednesday, 7 March 2001
Dinghy sailors are notorious for spoonerised names -
The Tornado Catamaran - Cunning Stunts The Brown painted International Moth - Shying Flite The Hornet - Friar Tuck The 505 - Jo Blob
Seen 'Passing Wind' and 'Wethe-fa-cawe'
Re: Boat names .....
Posted by John TH Dillon on Tuesday, 6 March 2001
Costalot, Bitsostring, Empirical, Cunningstunts, Theotherwoman and Wetdream ara all that I can remember so far.
Re: Boat names .....
Posted by Bluebeardthe philosopher on Tuesday, 6 March 2001
While travelling up the M6 towards Kendal I was behind a speedboat. It was called HOOF HEARTED.
Re: Boat names .....
Posted by Rabbie. on Tuesday, 6 March 2001
Reminds me of one I saw on the M25 called ' Whale Oil Beef Hooked' - owned by an Irish sailor!.
Harvey Wharfbanger, Sqid Row. nm
When I've the time I will go through all these and add to this list compiled over the last time the subject was raised.
Clever names on boats
Posted by Grainne Mhaol on Monday, 30 October 2000, at 5:02 p.m.
Has anyone seen clever names on boats/yachts? While gazing at the geometric configurations of the mast boom and rigging of a beautiful yacht I realised why she had come to be called SOHCAHTOA.
Thank you, Pythagoras.
When I used to race Fireballs, there was a yellow one that had been rebuilt after being t-boned by a competitor. It was called Banana Split. Then there was Richard Jobbins 'ball which was graced by a medical term (I think) Slapadikinthomy.
Westerly GK24 and 29 cruiser racers attracted lots of invention around the GK theme. I remember Get Knotted, Granny Knot, Gim Kracker and Gate Krasher, but I'm sure there were many more.
I'm not sure whether it's truth or myth, but there were supposed to be two sister yachts. One was called Beat Up, the other Run Down.
My boat park contains a large, noisy and slippery looking motor baot which is ashamed of the name Play d'Eau. My wife's Topper was called Vol au Vent. A regular French visitor to Cowes week was called "Les Copains B'abord" and I've seen one or two "A l'eau c'est l'heure".
My Dad used to race a fireball. He named his boat Pyrosphere.
He now owns a cruiser which he struggles to afford, its called overdraft
Seen a few years ago at the Folly a yacht called Storm with a dinghy Drizzle
It took me a year after owning "LEVARAC" a D. Cheverton Caravel to realise --- well you work it out!
Or what about the Robber called 'Taxman'
Our neighbours' Evasion was originally called....
"Tacks Evasion" They got stopped by just about every Customs boat afloat. It's now called just "Tacks" and is cruising down to the med at the moment.
In Bembridge a guy owns two fishing boats
"Come Quickly" and the later built:-
"Come 2 Quickly"
Our first serious boat was "Wild Rover" and the tender a little oval yellow inflatable was called "Wild Oat"
"Costa Lotta"....
There was 'Puffin' and her tender 'Billy'...
A friend used to have a Mirror dinghy with baggy sails, called it Nora Bateau.
saw a good one in Peurto Banus last week, ROGER OVER, must be great fun on the VHF
There's a Thistle
(17' open deck racing dinghy whose crew are required to hike) called Duncan McRew.
I swear it took me two seasons to work out the meaning of this boat I passed on a weekly (seasonal) basis -
Crapone's Elf.
Rather like the racehorse called "Norfolk and chance"
llamedos, think backwards!
and 'Llareggub'
Boat: POOH, Tender
IGLET * We sold a 35ft Riviera owner called it All Torque.
Then we sold another one who's berth was next to it so he called his More Torque.
My boss named his new Hunter Whai-Koa which is New Zealand Maouri. The pronounciation is Fook-owa.
Then there was “Wantabiggaone” who eventually did, which was named “Gottabiggaone” obviously!
'Passing Wind' and 'Hugh Janus' both on the river Deben.
Crewed for years on boats called Red Otter
The owner's first boat was called Red Hot.
Ring Powerboat in Salcombe called Rodger Ring.
Fox Hat as in where's the Fox Hat.
My kids used to think the Navy had a ship called RIO R ten of course
Speedboat in Falmouth called.......
Phar Canal
Boat=Mary, tender=Little Lamb
I listened and gasped as I heard a language teacher use his boat's name on the radio. "coast guard, coast guard. This is "the Cunning Linguist"."
Reminds me of a group of women folksingers
known as The Mother Folkers, said to be the most carefully pronounced name in folk music
). Flying Fifteen............'Uffa Fox Ache'........nuff sed......
Re: Clever names on boats
Posted by Westcountryman on Friday, 17 November 2000
Alan Pape's yacht was called Chateau Neuf!
There used to be a Moody 29 in Dartmouth called Don't Panic and she was once called on the radio by a frigate called Sirius "Don't Panic this is Sirius"!
I once saw a Moth dinghy called Flame.
neighbouring yacht to ours is a First called "quencher"
How 'bout a Southerly (lifting keel) called FOLLOW ME
Re: Boat names .....
Posted by john on Tuesday, 6 March 2001, at 10:29 a.m
I like "NEVER AGAIN II"
Re: Boat names .....
Posted by anthony cameron on Tuesday, 6 March 2001
how about EMPTY POCKETS this is the name of a home completed colvic victor. I’ve also heard there is a boat called "SAILBAD THE SINNER"
Re:I saw a speedboat on the Medway called 'The Mairy Hinge' ....nm
Posted by Dave Steward on Tuesday, 6 March 2001
On that note...
Posted by Baldrick on Wednesday, 7 March 2001
Dinghy sailors are notorious for spoonerised names -
The Tornado Catamaran - Cunning Stunts The Brown painted International Moth - Shying Flite The Hornet - Friar Tuck The 505 - Jo Blob
Seen 'Passing Wind' and 'Wethe-fa-cawe'
Re: Boat names .....
Posted by John TH Dillon on Tuesday, 6 March 2001
Costalot, Bitsostring, Empirical, Cunningstunts, Theotherwoman and Wetdream ara all that I can remember so far.
Re: Boat names .....
Posted by Bluebeardthe philosopher on Tuesday, 6 March 2001
While travelling up the M6 towards Kendal I was behind a speedboat. It was called HOOF HEARTED.
Re: Boat names .....
Posted by Rabbie. on Tuesday, 6 March 2001
Reminds me of one I saw on the M25 called ' Whale Oil Beef Hooked' - owned by an Irish sailor!.
Harvey Wharfbanger, Sqid Row. nm
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Re: A Few Real Good Ones
Chateauneuf - owned by Alan PAPE in Cornwall.
Chateauneuf - owned by Alan PAPE in Cornwall.
