On naming boats

[Twister_Ken]

Lifted shamelessly from the Cruising Association Wessex section newsletter

George and Alice were launching their bright shiny new yacht. Alice had a bottle of best bubbly clutched in her hand. She had got as far as "I name this ship", when she dropped the bottle and it broke on the edge of the Travelhoist dock. Some heated discussion ensued amongst the assemblage of guests, yard hands, proud owners and the lady what was doing the catering, covering questions of maritime custom, usage, and luck.

Which is why you might one day come across George and Alice cruising in a very nice yacht called "Bugger".

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[claymore]

Love it!! nm

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[BlueSkyNick]

This reminds me of a story by Fred Wedlock (remember him for Oldest Swinger in Town?) in the 1970's. A company held a competition amongst staff to name its fantastic new detergent. The handyman called it BUGGER, which stood for Best Universal Grit Grime and Effluent Remover. The advertising caption was to be "If OMO won't whiten it and DAZ won't brighten it, then BUGGER it".

He had also thought of Finest Universal Cleanser Known, but that didn't rhyme so well !!

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[longjohnsadler]

Friend of my uncles had a boat called 'Don Juan', on the basis that he could call the next one 'Don Juan Two' (he didn't).
Thinking about it, it would have made radio checks interesting..'Clyde Coastguard, this is Don Juan Two, Juan Two, Juan Two, radio check please, over...'

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[qsiv]

It was Fred Wedlock who, at Southampton Students Union, about 100 years ago at the end of a set pointed out to the audience that 15% of road accidents were casued by drunk drivers. As he sunk another pint, he remarked that the 85% of sober drivers had a lot to answer for..

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[claymore]

Dear Heart has a certain fondness for Winnie the Pooh stories - she did suggest that Claymore should be named 'All rabbits friends and relations' - which would have added an element of je ne sais quoi to VHF procedures

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[longjohnsadler]

'There was once an old sailor my grandfather knew,
Who had so many things which he wanted to do
That, whenever he thought it was time to begin,
He couldn't because of the state he was in.'

You could have acronym'd it to 'Arfar'

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