Thought on a boats name , please

[DJE]

My late father-in-law said that if he ever had to name another boat she would be called Ildico after the last wife of Attila the Hun - Attila died on his wedding night.

 

[DownWest]

Know a boat called Snotty. Owner's son had just become a midshipman when he bought it. A passing UK yacht asked if it was anything to do with the colour, which was green. RN types get it.

 

[TiggerToo]

OK then. What about Cicisbeo?

that is what I call an attempt at balance

 

[Skysail]

There was a boat on the Hamble named Ragmans Trumpet…

 

[Jmc1764]

The boat across from ours is called "Slapperfize" I didn't get it at first but it has sort of grown on us now.

 

[Concerto]

What about Strumpet or Floozy?

 

[PhillM]

What about Strumpet or Floozy?

See your all at it now ... good name for a boat or a stripper...

 

[Stemar]

Stop you lot - I'm getting ideas for a bit of artwork on Jazzcat, and I doubt Management would approve

 

[westernman]

If you want a genteel word for Harlot, how about Courtesan?

There was a beautiful classic yacht of about 60 ft at Port Leucate 10 years or so ago gradually rotting away which was called Courtesan.
I don't know if they restored her or chopped her up for firewood.

 

[DownWest]

How about 'A Grand Horizontal' ? Slight play on the subject and horizons.

 

[RAI]

Brilliant Shag,
perhaps?

 

[Capt Popeye]

Well thank you for all the moat welcome suggestions , but back to the begining , or where it started ;

The boat has currently the name in Capital letters of - HARIOT - changed by taking away the first letter of previous name - CHARIOT ; My somewhat twisted thoughts were to change the I into an L , resulting in HARLOT

HARLOT - definition as ; gives pleasure but can cost a lot = boating for sure = no problems ; cripes duno why all boats are not refered to as them HARLOTS then ?

 

[DownWest]

Different sorts of pleasure??

 

[johnalison]

How about 'A Grand Horizontal' ? Slight play on the subject and horizons.

She was, according to Mr G, Cora Pearl. That would make a nice name, if a little obscure. I’m not overly concerned about obscurity, and many boats have a private joke contained within, such as as ‘Ruthless’, as in “his first wife was called Ruth”. My own boat is called ‘Shifta’ which is a bandit in Ethiopia and East Africa. It doesn’t matter to me that most people don’t get it, though we have had the occasional odd look from ex-colonial types.

 

[Poignard]

I'll tell you what Popeye, seeing as your favourite reaction to people's posts is, 'Wow' ?, why not call her that.

 

[Poignard]

She was, according to Mr G, Cora Pearl. That would make a nice name, if a little obscure. I’m not overly concerned about obscurity, and many boats have a private joke contained within, such as as ‘Ruthless’, as in “his first wife was called Ruth”. My own boat is called ‘Shifta’ which is a bandit in Ethiopia and East Africa. It doesn’t matter to me that most people don’t get it, though we have had the occasional odd look from ex-colonial types.

I though 'shifta' was an adjustable spanner.

 

[newtothis]

...such as as ‘Ruthless’, as in “his first wife was called Ruth”.

I remember as a youngster seeing a middle-aged blonde driving around in an expensive looking convertible with the vanity plate WAS HIS.

 

[Frogmogman]

I remember as a youngster seeing a middle-aged blonde driving around in an expensive looking convertible with the vanity plate WAS HIS.

With Bajansailor back in 1987 we came across a Ron Holland maxi at Rodney Bay.

The skipper revealed that the owner was a lady who had caught her husband playing away. She divorced him, and commissioned Ron to design her a boat that was a bit bigger, a bit faster and bit better in every respect than the one he had built for her ex husband.

The boat’s name ?

Best Revenge

 

[RAI]

Marine Traffic knows not of Harlot, so it would be AIS original.
"HARLOT calling coast guard " has a certain ring to it.
"Coast guard calling HARLOT", maybe not so much.

Could be a tender's name, if the mother ship is called Madame.
Hotel Alpha Romeo Lima Oscar Tango.
Hmmmm.

 

[Irish Rover]

She was, according to Mr G, Cora Pearl. That would make a nice name, if a little obscure. I’m not overly concerned about obscurity, and many boats have a private joke contained within, such as as ‘Ruthless’, as in “his first wife was called Ruth”. My own boat is called ‘Shifta’ which is a bandit in Ethiopia and East Africa. It doesn’t matter to me that most people don’t get it, though we have had the occasional odd look from ex-colonial types.

Don't be surprised if you get strange looks from Paddys as well - shift was a frequently used slang for make-out or shag although it may no longer be commonly used.