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    Posted: 21 Feb 10 at 2:57pm

Originally posted by MerlinMags

It seems insect/bird names are used more often for classes: Moth, Firefly, Foxer, Gull, Heron, Kestrel, Lark, Falcon, Shrimper, Snipe, Swordfish, Bull, Foxcub, Swallow, Swan, Cheshire Cat...

All the 'White Boats' on the Broads were traditionally named after butterflies I believe.

 

Bull?  Four legs, horns and an unhealthy attraction to anything red?  Doesn't sound like an insect or bird to me but no doubt someone will enlighten me..
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I did say "more often"!!!

I was merely listing all the classes which had a nature-related name.
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Also Redwing, Scorpion and at a stretch a Merlin
and there must be a boat called a Dolphin somewhere?
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and there must be a boat called a Dolphin somewhere?

yes the Plymouth Dolphin - one came to the cvrda nationals at Roadford a few times.

http://www.cvrda.org/coppermine/displayimage.php?album=15&am p;pos=5
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The lovely Bonito is named after a type of tuna.
the same, but different...

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as is the Albacore.
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Have to start with
Waterwag  - because they were first
Albacore - built by Woof of course
SigneT -  cygnet but this didn't fit with  the Sunday Times
(Fairey) Duckling
Swan -  oops not a dinghy
Sunfish - the most popular dinghy in the world
Halibut - no I made that one up


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Woodpussy?

I always wonderered where that name came from.

 
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Originally posted by I luv Wight

Halibut - no I made that one up

Now what sort of boat would that be a good class name for? Maybe an Open 60 since its big and flat:-)
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This has to be the most bizarre thread i have ever stumbled into!
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