Stupid names for boats

[Lakesailor]

I had a friend who built a cat when I lived in Hull. He was registering it in Hull and I thought it would have been great to have called it "Dual" so it would have been

Dual
Hull​

 

[johnphilip]

schoolboy 'owlers

Would you have the nerve to use this pun?

 

[Iona of Exe]

Hi all, first post and all that. Many moons ago whilst sailing from
Sunderland YC, a member turned up with a new Fireball dinghy
called "Tappy lappy ower the watter"- quite apt name I thought!

Also (ahem) helped build a Fireball kit,which was christened "The black
banana" cos it was totally ripe and mis-shapen.

 

[KenMcCulloch]

I sailed on a boat called Knot Sure a couple of years back - bet that caused a few problems on the VHF

It certainly does! Last year said boat was helping another yacht with engine problems; CG was clearly puzzled when he asked for the name of the vessel assisting and was told 'not sure'.

 

[Billjratt]

Saw a boat in Addaya called "The Dogs Balearics" and in the old dinghy-racing days - "Two Anchors"
Was thinking about "Duntakkin" when we sold our IOR and got a motorsailor.
"Bonnie of Clyde" was exactly that, and the people on "The Buckie Lugger" seemed happy enough.

 

[trapezeartist]

Hi all, first post and all that. Many moons ago whilst sailing from
Sunderland YC, a member turned up with a new Fireball dinghy
called "Tappy lappy ower the watter"- quite apt name I thought!

Also (ahem) helped build a Fireball kit,which was christened "The black
banana" cos it was totally ripe and mis-shapen.

And a mate of mine at school ( a very long time ago) had a Furball called "Big Bright Red Floating Bed".

 

[Ludd]

Saw a boat in Addaya called "The Dogs Balearics" and in the old dinghy-racing days - "Two Anchors"
Was thinking about "Duntakkin" when we sold our IOR and got a motorsailor.
"Bonnie of Clyde" was exactly that, and the people on "The Buckie Lugger" seemed happy enough.

and said "Buckie Lugger " is a Morecambe Bay prawner.

 

[nigelm]

we used to know a nice roberts 45 at burnham on crouch called "Knock John"
always made us smile hearing on the vhf "knock john over" or "knock john out"

 

[flyingscampi]

Wasn't there one called 'Mary Hinge'?

Takes some folks a little time to get it

 

[Seven Spades]

Wasn't there a boat on the east coast causing confusion, it was called something like Gay Days.

 

[Cornishman]

A boat near us called 'Charisma' - I always wonder if that is wisful thinking by the owner

There's a whole class of Charismas in Plymouth

 

[AntarcticPilot]

Well, not a stupid name - but it took my brother and I about a month to see the joke in Capricious' name . She is a Moody!

 

[trapezeartist]

Wasn't there one called 'Mary Hinge'?

Takes some folks a little time to get it

It's taking me a lot of time; and I still haven't got it!

 

[DJE]

It's taking me a lot of time; and I still haven't got it!

Ask Dr. Spooner.

 

[rogerthebodger]

That was moored next to me in Durban a couple of years ago

 

[ferrymaniom]

Ask Dr. Spooner.

And the penny finally drops

 

[DownWest]

I gather that a Tornado called 'Wankers Away' had to cover up the first letter in the Australian championships. Didn't help much.
A

 

[trapezeartist]

Ask Dr. Spooner.

It took me a while to remember what a spoonerism is too. But I got there in the end. Not sure it was entirely worth the wait.

 

[Boreades]

It's taking me a lot of time; and I still haven't got it!

She's married to this sports commentator

 

[Boreades]

On the Kennet-Avon canal near the Devizes marina, I did once see a barge called Noble Locks.

Must be because there a lot of locks in this part of Wiltshire?