When my new boat came to me the original name "E-Z Rockin'" had just been
changed to "Black Magic". Now I like Santana as much as anyone, but I was
afraid Neptune might not know that tune, and would take it as an affront,
(bad juju?) so am immediately changing it to "Mahalo" which is Hawaiian for
Thank You, Gratitude, Respect, etc. The boat was such a good deal this only
seemed appropriate.
Mike Fulmor
C&C 37 "Mahalo"
Newport, Oregon
When we were choosing our boat name recently we had a few guidelines:
- No puns, silly names, or motor boat names ("Master Baiter")
- Relatively easy to pronounce, spell, and understand over the VHF
- Uniqueness - some names are very common (Amazing Grace, Second Wind,
etc) and it'd be unfortunate to have the same name as someone else in the
marina or sailing region. Ideally it'd even be unique in the US Coast Guard
database (which you can check online), in case you ever want to become a
documented vessel.
If you're into music, a lot of our ideas revolved around song names - High
Hopes (Pink Floyd), An Awesome Wave (Alt-J), Tessellate (Alt-J).
Although some names - like An Awesome Wave - can seem like they're
tempting the fates / sea gods. I wouldn't pick a name like Rogue Wave
because for one it might be bad luck, and if you ever do get into trouble,
people will say "I told you so."
-Patrick
S/V Violet Hour, LF38
Seattle, WA
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