Renaming a boat.

[seawolfcrusader]

I tried a search on this and turned up zero.Does anybody out there have any information on changing the name of a boat ie
Rituals,Badluck,Good Luck etc..Just interested to know as I heard it was extremely unlucky to chang e the name on a boat.

 

[BrendanS]

The following should be performed at midnight, while dancing naked around the boat


Vigor's denaming ceremony


"In the name of all who have sailed aboard this ship in the past, and in the name of all who may sail aboard her in the future, we invoke the ancient gods of the wind and the sea to favor us with their blessing today.

"Mighty Neptune, king of all that moves in or on the waves; and mighty Aeolus (pronounced EE-oh-lus), guardian of the winds and all that blows before them:

"We offer you our thanks for the protection you have afforded this vessel in the past. We voice our gratitude that she has always found shelter from tempest and storm and enjoyed safe passage to port.

"Now, wherefore, we submit this supplication, that the name whereby this vessel has hitherto been known _____, be struck and removed from your records.

"Further, we ask that when she is again presented for blessing with another name, she shall be recognized and shall be accorded once again the selfsame privileges she previously enjoyed.

"In return for which, we rededicate this vessel to your domain in full knowledge that she shall be subject as always to the immutable laws of the gods of the wind and the sea.

"In consequence whereof, and in good faith, we seal this pact with a libation offered according to the hallowed ritual of the sea."


Christening ceremony


After a boat is denamed, you simply need to rename it using the traditional christening ceremony, preferably with Queen Elizabeth breaking a bottle of champagne on the bow, and saying the words:

"I name this ship ___________, and may she bring fair winds and good fortune to all who sail on her."

 

[seawolfcrusader]

The dancing naked bit sounds good would that have to be me or would SWMBO do!!!!!

 

[chuckaduck]

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The following should be performed at midnight, while dancing naked around the boat


Brendans's denaming ceremony


"In the name of all who have sailed aboard this ship in the past, and in the name of all who may sail aboard her in the future, we invoke the ancient gods of the wind and the sea to favor us with their blessing today.

"Mighty YBW, king of all that moves in or on the waves; and mighty MAJOR CATRASTROPHE (pronounced HE WHO LUSTS AND BELCHES), guardian of the winds and all that blows before AND BEHIND them:

"We offer you our thanks for the protection you have afforded this vessel in the past. We voice our gratitude that she has always found shelter from tempest and storm and enjoyed safe passage to port.

"Now, wherefore, we submit this supplication, that the name whereby this vessel has hitherto been known _____, be struck and removed from your records.

"Further, we ask that when she is again presented for blessing with another name, she shall be recognized and shall be accorded once again the selfsame privileges she previously enjoyed.

"In return for which, we rededicate this vessel to your domain in full knowledge that she shall be subject as always to the immutable laws of the gods of the wind and the sea.

"In consequence whereof, and in good faith, we seal this pact with a libation offered according to the hallowed ritual of the sea."


Christening ceremony


After a boat is denamed, you simply need to rename it using the traditional christening ceremony, preferably with Queen CGI breaking a bottle of champagne on the bow, and saying the words:

"I name this ship ___________, and may she bring fair winds and good fortune to all who sail on her."

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Brenders can you be available soon for our renaming ??

would most certainly be a glorious sight to see you performing the ceremony

will pay you with copious amounts of falling down water and will give you the mil as your Maiden after the jolities and frolics are over /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[jonnybuoy]

Don't have anything as interesting as the naked dancing ritual but presuming your are a bit superstitious being from the Emerald Isle you should definitely keep the old name of the boat somewhere on the boat (e.g. printed on one of those sticky dymo tape things and stuck somewhere even if out of sight).

That's what some salty dog told me down the pub anyway!

Cheers
Jon.

 

[AIDY]

My understanding of bad luck on renaming boats, was from the old days when boats were made of wood. The name was carved in the stern, if the boat was renamed the name would be recut in the stern hence loosing some thickness of wood and weakening the boat.

so it was said to bring bad luck if you renamed the boat. prob a load of rubbish. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[c_j]

http://www.stone.uk.com/re-naming.htm