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James Bell
Posting king Joined: 17 Mar 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 115 |
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Topic: Give a boat a bad name... Posted: 26 Mar 04 at 12:39pm |
We had an old battered sail training Mirror dinghy that had been nicknamed the 'Titanic'.
It was a rather strange specimen featuring wooden decks and internals but an outer turquoise fibre glass skin that was dimpled like cellulite. It was also on the heavy side. When I was about 8 or 9 I took it out for a spin one day. Hadn't got very far when I decided to put down the self-bailer to drain away a bit of water. It was pretty stiff, so I gave it a good push and the thing came off in my hands! It didn't take long for the water to start flooding in through the hole that had appeared in the bottom (it wasn't very windy). Just goes to show that if you give a boat a bad name she'll live up to it! The affectionately named 'Titanic' (before she sank!) James www.iossc.org.uk |
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Pickie Rich
Newbie Joined: 24 Mar 04 Location: Great Britain Online Status: Offline Posts: 12 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 30 Mar 04 at 2:59pm |
The reason that the hull was dimpled was because there was a thought that it would create a layer of bubbles around the hull and hence reduce friction and therefore make the boat faster. Didn't seem to take off much really.
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Gael
Posting king Joined: 12 Mar 04 Location: Southampton, United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 187 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 08 Apr 04 at 2:18pm |
Mmm.. names. As I believe every boat should have a name, I
am in danger of being a hypocrite... I have yet to name my RS200... any suggestions anyone, after all I don't want to make get it wrong now do I? |
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Doctor Clifford
Far too distracted from work Joined: 16 Mar 04 Location: Scotland Online Status: Offline Posts: 243 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 08 Apr 04 at 2:58pm |
Anagrams of "RS two hundred"
thundeR Sword Shrewd & Rotund hundred woRSt drown heR Stud too much time on his hands..... |
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Phil eltringham
Really should get out more Joined: 16 Mar 04 Location: England/Hitchin Online Status: Offline Posts: 1105 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 08 Apr 04 at 2:58pm |
How about: Tigger? or Gael Force? (geddit?) Cant be worse than the name my 29er has: 'Albino Snowman', seemed like a good idea at the time, and you can't rename your own boat so the name is here to stay untill it finds a new home . |
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Haggis
Posting king Joined: 23 Mar 04 Online Status: Offline Posts: 180 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 08 Apr 04 at 7:18pm |
What about GBR XYZ After all all names are gay and a boat is just an inaminate object you use to get round a course! Don't you reallty get round up with AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! |
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Gael
Posting king Joined: 12 Mar 04 Location: Southampton, United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 187 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 11 Apr 04 at 11:16am |
You do have a point Haggis about the Xs, RSs and Mumms... can be
very contrived... But I disagree - boats definitely have personalities, they're more than lumps of plastic. I talk to mine, so it needs to have a name. Plus, smiling is one of the most important things in life - and if you can make people smile by having a great name for your boat, then that's a good thing. Don't be so boring! So your Europe doesn't have a name...? I think we should give it one... how about 'Hippotomous' or 'Elephant'... (no reason, just silly - you're talking to someone who called her last two boats 'Giraffe' and 'Earwig') or, if you're still concerned about it being a 'girl's boat' and that affecting your reputation, how about 'so macho' or 'Ivor Biggun'! Anybody spotted any really great names out there they can share with us? |
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Haggis
Posting king Joined: 23 Mar 04 Online Status: Offline Posts: 180 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 12 Apr 04 at 6:34pm |
My apologises Gael, bottle of wine to blame for this one as well. Boat names are cool!!!!! Just take the Mumm30 'PLUS 3' which also has sail number GBR 66R Will buy you a drink this weekend to make up for it. Me thinks we may have to split up into teams to cover all the bases in 2 days? |
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James Bell
Posting king Joined: 17 Mar 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 115 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 14 Apr 04 at 7:41pm |
I'm reluctant to let people know what my Laser 4000 is called.
I didn't name it - the previous owner did. Isn't it bad luck to rename a boat? I remember going to view it. It was a superb boat in nearly brand new condition for a good price, but the graphics on the side absolutely ruined it! A split purple/white hull, emblazoned on the side in large yellow letters in an angular chinese-type font the height of the side was the name 'Second Wind' (ouch). At the back in a smaller lettering was the text 'Leaky & the Dodge'! (the owner ran a porous hose business). Luckily, the seller delivered the boat to our club very early on a Saturday morning giving my brother and I time to remove the 'horrific' graphics before anyone else saw! James PS. Hope the previous owner doesn't read this forum!! www.iossc.org.uk |
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Small people
Newbie Joined: 26 Mar 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 36 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 15 Apr 04 at 10:46am |
If boats are inanimate objects Haggis just used to get round a course why do you spend so much time faffing with yours?
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