worst boat names

[Guest]

in winter gales,after checking my lines,a good wander around boaty places can give a smile at some of the choices people have made..apart from the usual female names,often in the vain hope of persuading the lady to a,step on the thing,and,b,justify the long flood of outgoing dosh(you rarely see saucy ken,for example),you get the range from the crass(gin&it)to the macho(tuff stuff)and the original(wysiwyg)..old expats have moved on,but the names remain(sayonara,ashanti,and,probably,mandalay)..i like the guy who painted "this way up"upside down on the fin..personally,i wouldnt name my boat mayday..

 

[billskip]

one in Greece called"Protect Me From What I Want"..(Flying the red duster)

 

[claymore]

Some are funny

Puff the tragic wagon

 

[kingfisher]

South West 7

That's asking for it, me thinks.

Obi-Wan

 

[Boatman]

Some are tongue twisters,

Cunning Stunts

 

[chas]

Some friends had a cat called "Cooking Fat"

 

[bob_tyler]

An owner settled finally on the name for his very expensive brand new racing yacht immediately after it had been launched by the builders (who should remain nameless) and was seen to be floating about 3 inches below its marks. The name had a dual meaning - "OVERDRAFT"

 

[claymore]

Etiquette

I always think of the Mayday situation when thinking up a boat name.
I love the Winnie the Pooh stories but.....
Mayday Mayday Mayday
All rabbits friends and relations
All rabbits friends and relations
Allrab.......gurgle slurp.

And anyway - I thought there was an etiquette thing which frowned upon the cunning stunts and shy tots:
But lets not get into Flags and old Farts in Blazers

 

[scottie]

THERAPYST (RED FACE)
MHORAG RO (FORESIGHT)

 

[robp]

You can see some beaut's on http://www.boatus.com/names/Bnames.htm

Like "Berth Control" for example?

 

[Aja]

My favourite, to be seen on the Clyde is "Never Again 2"
I know what they mean.......

 

[steve_cronin]

Then there are the two tugs in Bembridge...

"COME QUICKLY"

&

"COME 2 QUICKLY"

 

[chas]

Re: Etiquette

Do you mean Ensigns?

 

[claymore]

Ensigns

Are they flags?

 

[ccscott49]

Re: Etiquette

Rank in the navy innit?

 

[cynthia]

I'm still on for 'Crapone's Elf'. It actually took me a whole season to work out the true meaning! How naive can I get?

 

[Guest]

When I bought my Catamaran it was called 'Suzy Two' which was attrocious and obiously a crawl job to the previous owners trouble and strife.

Ignoring all superstition I have renamed it 'Double Standards' in honour of my EX-wife.....

 

[Penton Hooker]

Suzy Two, that rings a bell, 1960's, Suzy Q, might be more clever than some folk realize, but then again, maybe not!

 

[William_H]

Odd names

Onr dinghy at our club called "Megsaurarse"
Another called "Blue Over" olewill

 

[TQA]

Very tasteless name seen on a centre consol fishing boat in the Bahamas

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