name for owning too many boats - latin scholars

[dylanwinter]

I have been in discussion with a bloke who owns 14 boats - big mobo,big yacht, hobie, windsurfer, tender, two gp14s - one plastic one wood. He does not think that he has a problem and is in denial. he just thinks he needs more room in his garden

I was thinking of writing a tongue in cheek column for SCA about this terrible affliction and am looking for a posh name to describe this condition

all suggestions gratefully received

Dylan

PS - I peaked at six boats - but am now down to a very controlled three

 

[FWB]

Navis immoderatus.

Mind you, I don't think you can have too many boats, cars, girlfriends

 

[charles_reed]

navincit - the verb
navinctor - the noun

 

[onesea]

Navis immoderatus.

Mind you, I don't think you can have too many boats, cars, girlfriends

Have you ever tried running more than one girl friend? Absolute nightmare, I thought I had it cracked when they had the same name how wrong was I .

No No multiple boats no problems but girl friends... That's for the young to learn about the rich or just exceptionally stupid ...

 

[johnalison]

Polyargonautical. I know it's not Latin.

 

[Pleiades]

Dulce et decorum est.....

Dulce et decorum est pro navis permulta amare.

(It is sweet and fitting to love very many boats!)

(Sort of).

Robinus Maximus
Pleiades of Birdhamus
MXWQV

 

[Seajet]

Ownership of ( far ) too many boats ?

Easy, that's a

Sunsailarium !

 

[Lakesailor]

I once wrote an article for CCC (Cars and Car Conversions) about the same problem with cars.
I called it Fleet Operator's Syndrome

 

[dylanwinter]

John

Johns is the best for me so far because it is instantly recognisable

and sounds as though it might be right - but probably is not

my american polyargonist tells me that his 14 boats add up to 244 feet

is this a record

mine are a mere 45 feet

Dylan

 

[Croak]

124 not including the windsurfers.

 

[Dockhead]

Polyboatia! Illegal in most civilised countries, and madness in any case.

 

[Bobc]

If we're talking LOA, then 152ft in total.

 

[sarabande]

what about Snow Leopard's trimaran ? Can he count the combined length of all three hulls ?

 

[Tomahawk]

Polynavis...

Polynavigulum if they are large boats or ships

Polyscahpa if they are more like skiffs...

Of the three the last sounds like some sort of comunicable desease

 

[sarabande]

just thought of a word for DW.

Polyploio, or Ploiophilia

But it's Greek.

 

[AntarcticPilot]

Have you ever tried running more than one girl friend? Absolute nightmare, I thought I had it cracked when they had the same name how wrong was I .

No No multiple boats no problems but girl friends... That's for the young to learn about the rich or just exceptionally stupid ...

I once worked with a guy who had a small harem of girlfriends. We all shared a phone in a communal area, and whoever was closest answered it and you called out if it wasn't for you. It was a good idea to check no-one was in his office before yelling "So-and-so's on the phone". I don't think we always got it right! Still, it all ended when he married one of them - though we never thought it would happen; he was pretty good at running We could never understand how he did it though; he was not particularly handsome, but all the girls were absolute stunners (including the one he married).

 

[Frogmogman]

Incontinentia Navicula ?

 

[Searush]

Whaddaya mean "too many boats?" You CAN'T have too many boats, but you can have too little time to sail them.

I only have 10 (4.5 sailing*) at the moment cos I sold 2 (for the price of one) to Lakey & two others had to be scrapped. Total LOA? about 124' approx. I was looking at another one the other day, bt it was a bit to pricey.

* I have a sailing rig for one of the inflatables.

 

[Frogmogman]

...or perhaps it should be Polykaravism. (I seem to think that karavi is the greek for boat).

 

[CAPTAIN FANTASTIC]

Polynaftilia