Your boat names (and ideas)

[Lightwave395]

That name makes the boat sound as if it is sponsored by a fish and chip shop..

It is a fish and chip shop in Ryde on the IOW...

 

[Bigplumbs]

It is a fish and chip shop in Ryde on the IOW...

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And many Many other Places as well

 

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Never let a marketing opportunity go to waste. There was (is?) a Menai Strait One Design named 'Dickies Yacht Sales'.

 

[X49Sailor]

Did a Moorings charter in Bahamas and was given the boat “Nauti Buoy”. Not good announcing that on the radio….

 

[paradave]

I’m clearly in the minority but I really dislike the majority of pun based names.

 

[Seastoke]

What about Just Another Berk, I don’t mean that to be rude just an add to the family.

 

[SimonD]

Please bear in mind that you may have to use a boat name over VHF in an emergency, and a name should be capable of being repeated easily without mistakes or distracting CG or other sailors. Simplicity, and uniqueness are commended.

Spot on. One of our boats we named "Moody Miss" and this was regularly miss-heard on the VHF as "Moody Mist". Also worth choosing a name that is short and easy to spell; "Serendipity" was a lovely boat but I did get fed up with spelling it out.

 

[Dodgy Diver]

mine will be simply registered at Manta

 

[TonyBerkshire]

That name makes the boat sound as if it is sponsored by a fish and chip shop..

Please bear in mind that you may have to use a boat name over VHF in an emergency, and a name should be capable of being repeated easily without mistakes or distracting CG or other sailors. Simplicity, and uniqueness are commended.

Ha... and not really doing much fishing unless my girls want to take it up.

good call... need something simple that represents the boat ?

My fast boats are named:

Baloo
Ockle 3
Add2cart
Click n Collect
The Cure ( now sold)
Da Mooge
Wild Thing

The Cod Father is used by many fish and chip shops

Why not name yours ’Bought in Haste’ ?

Great names... apart from the latter ?

I've never hear of cod father in a fish and chip shop before... but then again I'm not a frequent visitor to these fried potatoe establishments ?

 

[TonyBerkshire]

“Force Majeure” is my fast boat’s name.

Ha epic. Has it met many natural and unavoidable catastrophes?

 

[TonyBerkshire]

How about "Lack of Nooky" ?

Don't spread rumours

 

[RandallStephens]

Whatever he names it, Tony needs a sticker that says “Don’t laugh, my car has 265bhp more than my boat” (Or 865bhp if he boosts the muscle car up to 1000.) Preferably all pink and maybe with Hello Kitty on it so his girls approve.

 

[TonyBerkshire]

Unsinkable 2 ?

Ha I do like this movie

 

[TonyBerkshire]

Just make it easy to say on the radio. It speeds things up as you enter port or call for help. Also ask yourself would your 12 year old daughter be comfortable using it on the radio as she sends a mayday...

They are 5, 6 and 7... but I get what you mean ??

 

[TonyBerkshire]

My wife was an officer on bridge duty one day & I radioed in for a VHF check
Stone sailing club this is the yacht "I want sex, I want sex" for a radio check please.
Unfortunately, even though she was in the middle of starting some races, she twigged because she replied "Station calling" etc etc
I also had harsh words about the correct use of the radio when I returned home

That can't be a real boat name? Are there any written restrictions/ guidelines?

 

[TonyBerkshire]

@TonyBerkshire could always change it to the "Cod's Pollock's"

?

I like both them fishes... can decide ?

 

[TonyBerkshire]

This is a good tip. Also, I'd suggest keeping it short and avoid word(s) in the boat name that also appear in the phonetic alphabet!

Oh man.. I was going to go with Sierra Whiskey India Mike ?

 

[TonyBerkshire]

Perhaps take your kids first names and string them together "Anna Jane" maybe?

Good idea... doesn't work though as got 3 and gets long ?

 

[TonyBerkshire]

This is an old joke, but I have an American Reinell cruiser and I thought I should call it "Hugh".

Urm... I missed the boat on this joke?

 

[TonyBerkshire]

TBC

Tony Berkshire’s Craft

Good thinking here