Inapropriate Boat names!

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When i eventually get my boat... Only a few days left before the big hunt... If it has a naff name i intend to rename her. (Quite keen to participate in some serious drinking of sparkly wine and maybe a little for the boat too!)

Are there any names that shouldn't be used on a British craft? My initial intention was to name the vessel "Buachaille", pronounced 'Bookul', a gaelic name meaning Cowherd...and i thought it meant shepherd! Maybe not a good name and it's also masculine...

There's alot of thought needed here, but what is acceptable and what isn't?

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If you are going overseas then pick something that is not too difficult for non native english speakers. Remember what the colonials have done to the english lanuage after all.
Mine gets some quite interesting pronunciations from the Spanish.

" Come Here " " See Mur "




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One thing to consider...

I'm sure you'll get lots of suggestions on this! Before you finally decide, consider whether you can easily say the name over the VHF (and indeed spell it phonetically). Some names are quite hopeless! And the shorter the better.

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I've told this story before, but I can't find the thread.

When I bought our current boat, she was called "Cum Again" (and yes, I have got the spelling correct). In case this was too subtle, the owner had emblazoned the name across the transom and added, in smaller lettering, "...in the words of the Virgin Mary".

I have no time for religion, and I don't consider myself in the least shockable, but I was momentarily lost for words when I first saw this. The surveyor's report had a covering letter, imploring me to change her name, and suggesting that I negotiate a (further) reduction in the asking price in view of it!

Gaelic names are always a good bet, imho. How about "Pogue Mahone" /forums/images/icons/laugh.gif


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If you have trouble getting the attention of the coastguard, you could always call her "Mayday".
To guarantee a marina berth and a table at the yacht club you could call her "Royal Yacht".

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I used to race against a dinghy called "R Supwards"



<hr width=100% size=1>"I am a bear of very little brain and long words bother me" - A A Milne.
 
IMHO there are two real checks on what you call your boat:

The first is whether you are happy giving the name over the VHF to HMCG ,
The second, whether there is a good chance the HMCG will get the name wrong.

After all there is no point in either embarassing yourself, or getting HMCG to send help to the wrong boat.

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Kind of Relevant

In a similar vein.

A friend of mine applied online for a Credit Card while somewhat drunk. Now he receives statements addressed to "His Holiness..." /forums/images/icons/smile.gif

<hr width=100% size=1>"I am a bear of very little brain and long words bother me" - A A Milne.
 
An intrepid lady sailor of my acquaintance called her boat Therapist. Good name euphonically and good for the VHF. What's the catch?
She overhead someone referring to her boat as, "The Rapist"
I have no problems with my boat name (apart from the inevitable question) - except in Germany where it translates as "Vorletze"

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I saw a boat in Poole called "Our Souls" Just remember that if the name can be "mistaken" for either a profanitity or anything which could be confused over the airwaves as being close to anykind of distress call, it maybe refused a ships license in that name. I also know of a boat called - "Wayne Kerr"

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Re: \"Wayne Kerr\"

Actually no! Well, I don't think so. It was/is on a smallish powerboat.

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