Often the culmination of many years of dreaming and pennypinching, 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 firstor ruined their chosen name forever by coopting it for their disgraceful boat. The perfect gift for any skipper or wouldbe 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 youve 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 categorizedand listed alphabetically within these chaptersas to Popularity helpfully, yacht insurers release ranked lists of popular names each year, which have revealed some very interesting trends Dont Even Go There they might be uncommon these days, but sometimes theres 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 namesMoondancer, Wave Catcher, and others that sound like names from a bad childrens novelwhere they come from, why theyre...

Binding: Hardback;144 pages; Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC; Classification: HBTM; Weight: 314 g; Dimensions: 132 x 189 x 18

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