Boat Names

[slimjim]

We've just bought a boat (just an old thing for pottering up and down the river on). We would like to rename it. Anyone got any ideas for a good name? Prefer funny ones or a clever play on words. Or our surname is Brown, so something around that. I have little imagination so I really struggling.

[j2buttonsw]

The Brown Aye

[woofgang]

Its not original, but the best name I ever saw for a boat was "the office" Imagine the phone conversation "where's Jim?" "oh he's gone to the office" what a shame and on such a lovely day too"

[strozzi]

Oooooh. Dodgy one Slimjim. An old sailor would never agree to renaming a vessel. Very unlucky.

[slimjim]

Thanks Strozzi. But I am definitely not an old sailor!

[treaclefight]

only wooden boats have souls, so no worries about renaming fibrglass etc and apparently you can rename a wooden boat if a virgin wees on the prow when you do it...will give some thought to a name now, back in a bit...

[rja211077]

Tony Soprano's boat is called 'The Stugots'. It means 'balls'...as in the mens variety.

[xyzzy@bok]

Helen Highwater, is one i like; 'Wet Dream' is popular; here is a boat name a-z site; http://www.boatus.net/boatgraphic/names/Anames.asp

[sddsddean]

My parents had 3 boats on the canals which were called 'Forestof' (see surname), 'Tarnwood' (name of our road), and finally 'Silver Birch'(one in the garden). Funnily enough, as the boats got bigger, the 'timber area' got smaller! Anyway, seen loads of good names. eg 'Moby Richard'. A bloke who lived in the middle of Oxford (ie carfax) had his third boat 'Carfax Free' (it sounded so poetic 'til you found out why!). As to your name, we knew someone who owned a Dawncraft Dandy. These were notoriously bad to handle in a wind (ie like a cow) and theirs was brown, so they called it 'How Now'.

[JAW67]

How about 'Gravy'? Gravy is brown and is put in a '(gravy) boat', and also rhymes with navy!

[slimjim]

Thanks for all the great ideas so far. Lots for us to consider. sddsddean, we're originally from the Forest of Dean, so we liked that one. Are you? Or is just the name that links you? xyzzy@bok, my wife's name is Helen so brilliant suggestion.

[sddsddean]

No, I'm a Londoner, born and bred. Its just my surname thats the connection.

[Lennon]

A character in a book I read had a boat named The Following Sea. Another character asks him why its not just called Following Sea. He tells her a sea is a wave and the following sea is the one you have to watch out for. Its the one that comes up behind you and swamps you. The rule is that if you're running in following seas, you've gotta keep moving faster than they are and stay ahead. Its like a reminder to always watch over your shoulder - but more like a metaphor for life. I hope you don't think that sounds really morbid :) I just thought it was cool when I read it.

[Janetex]

I'd fancy a name with a reference to something in "Wind in the Willows".