At the beginning of the 2007 season I purchased my Catalina 27. Her old name (shall remain nameless by tradition) had to go. I did the research and learned the basic principal is first to remove ALL copies/references to the old name. Then you have a remove the old name ceremony where you ask Neptune to strike the old name from his logs. Then a naming ceremony. Ours included family and friends. We paid homage to Neptune and his 4 winds by pouring some good Alcohol to each over the boat's rail. Then we had the senior family member break a bottle of champagne over the bow (my mom tried and tried but in the end it was me who was able to break the "breakaway" bottle). This was followed by a large family party. It seems to have worked for me.
Joe McCary Aeolus II, West River, MD #4795 [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ted Sekeres Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2008 2:48 PM To: [email protected] Subject: catalina27-talk: Name Change Hail Members, I know that I read the answer this question several years ago but my memory is fading and the e-records are trashed, so, I apologize for the redundancy. What is the proper way to rename a boat that has recently been purchased, without incurring the curse of Neptune? Thanks in advance Ted
