Worst boat names

[Greenheart]

Did anybody ever know a boat called 'Scud'?

We found an anchor so-named on an Isle of Wight beach, more than thirty years ago.

It wouldn't have been a big boat. And it wasn't SCOD, definitely Scud.

 

[Stockers]

"Smug Druggler" had a lot of hassel clearing in and out abroad!

'Not Guilty' would attract similar attention I reckon.

 

[Scillypete]

The prout cat we once owned was called 'Cillerkat' when we bought her so we changed the name using the initials of those in our family we renamed her 'Spam' short and sweet, then it sank

 

[semisimple]

On the other hand, there's a whole class of names that are not bad names in themselves, but do seem to be tempting fate - 'Rockhopper', 'Force Ten', etc.

We've heard 'Rock Dodger' over the radio near Littlehampton.

 

[nigel1]

Not a yachty name, but a big ship, outfit in Singapore, Titan Oil named their tankers after planets, so there was Titan Venus, Titan Neptune etc.
Now, what was the name of the 7th planet.
You would have thought someone in that company would have had the good sense to see that name was just not on.

 

[Greenheart]

Excellent! Sounds like it could have come from All About Eve...

"...Titan Uranus, we're in for a bumpy ride!"

 

[aquaplane]

I had a flotilla holiday on Sunsail's "Frangipani" which was a bit of a mouthfull over the VHF. The Greek waiters couldn't cope with it when asked for the boat name to bill our table either.

 

[rickym]

A bit like the Shell oil platforms A UK, B UK, CUK, DUK, EUK F... OOps we'll name them after sea birds then, Auk (that was lucky!) Tern, Eider, etc

 

[Blueboatman]

On an older plastic one round here. 'Blister'

All those 'Wotnot of Hamble/ Lymington/ Beaulieu'

Bit of a mahrthful there, what?

 

[doris]

i wondered where Ding Dong had gone. The owners I think now own a boat called Booty complete with a picture of a chick slapping her bottom.

Ding Dong...A Stewart 37 in Lymington. The full name is 'Oh I say, Ding Dong'
Brilliant name. V quick boat.

 

[maby]

There is a motor boat locally called 'Phimosis'. Suffice to say that it is a medical term and it is hard to imagine why anyone would choose it as a boat name!!

Probably what it says on the owner's incapacity benefit claim that gives him time to go sailing!

 

[Sybarite]

"Happy Hooker"

Lives in Gosport Marina

There's one on the Aran Islands too.

 

[Sybarite]

I saw somewhere recently (on here??) where there was a Nauticat called "Bad Pussy".

 

[Sybarite]

There is a motor boat locally called 'Phimosis'. Suffice to say that it is a medical term and it is hard to imagine why anyone would choose it as a boat name!!

Maybe he was a tight pr!ck?

 

[Sybarite]

Excellent! Sounds like it could have come from All About Eve...

"...Titan Uranus, we're in for a bumpy ride!"

Sometimes the unsaid is the essence of humour?

 

[Bobc]

There's one on the Aran Islands too.

I bet there is...

 

[Greenheart]

Sometimes the unsaid is the essence of humour?

True. Apologies. Photos appear so late on my laptop, it was a full five mins before I got the joke. In fact I had to Google the names of the planets. Then I nearly vomited, laughing. So I thought I'd prevent any chance of anyone else missing the fun. I misquoted Bette Davis quite badly, too.

 

[Sybarite]

From the rugby song: " Fakawe".

Some French ones :

La Belle Mer, Cash à l'Eau (cachalot), Clyt - Eau.

 

[AllThumbs]

I know a guy who named his sailboat "Blow Me".

Eric

 

[TQA]

My vote goes to the sports fisherman " MASTER BAITER"