Yacht Were You Thinking?: An A-Z of Boat Names Good and Bad

Synopsis

Often The Culmination Of Many Years Of Dreaming And Penny-pinching, The Purchase Of A Boat Of Any Size Is A Huge Event For Any Sailor, And With That Comes Serious Naming Pressure. Naming A Boat Can Be As Personal As Naming A Baby. Many Boat Owners Have A Secret Fear That Someone Else Got Their Brilliantly Original Name First--or Ruined Their Chosen Name Forever By Co-opting It For Their Disgraceful Boat. The Perfect Gift For Any Skipper Or Would-be Skipper, And Featuring Hundreds Of Common And Uncommon Names, This Entertaining Little Book Answers Perhaps The Most Important Question New Owners Should Ask Themselves: What Will This Name Say About Me? And As Everyone Knows, Once You've Named A Boat, You Never Ever Change It, So It Also Answers The Question: What Is My Boat Name Saying About Me Right Now? Names Are Categorized--and Listed Alphabetically Within These Chapters--as To: - Popularity: Helpfully, Yacht Insurers Release Ranked Lists Of Popular Names Each Year, Which Have Revealed Some Very Interesting Trends - Don't Even Go There: They Might Be Uncommon These Days, But Sometimes There's A Good Reason For That - Pun Intended: Some Reveal A Classic Wit, Others Reveal Just How Many Desperate Unfunny Dullards There Are Sailing Around In Yachts Called Seas The Day - A Bit Of Pedigree: Good Names, But Probably Too Classy For You To Get Away With Copying Them - Common As Muck: Bad Names--moondancer, Wave Catcher, And Others That Sound Like Names From A Bad Children's Novel-where They Come From, Why They're Awful, And How To Avoid Inventing Another For Your Boat - Too Much Information: Why Using A Boat To Celebrate A Bonus/retirement/divorce/second Wife Tends To Be A Bad Idea A Few Months Down The Road - The Devil's Own: Don't Tempt Fate By Calling Your Boat Invincible, As The Royal Navy Did Each Time The Last One Sank/exploded--plus Other Superstition-violating Names With Fascinating History, A Fair Bit Of Psychology, And A Lot Of Humor, This Is The Essential Guide For All Would-be Boat Owners, And Anyone Looking For A Dad-type Gift On Father's Day Or Christmas.