[Rhodes22-list] Need a Boat Name

[thescubatank at cox.net]

>Good morning all.  Once I am finished renovating Ad Astra, I feel that she should be re-christened, as this is her re-berth.  Is there any special ceremony for this?  I have no problem with raising my challis and spilling libations as necessary.

Steve
S/V Ad Astra 

> From: Slim <salm at mn.rr.com>
> Date: 2006/04/05 Wed AM 05:05:14 EDT
> To: Rhodes22-list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Need a Boat Name
> 
> Unfortunately, I did not follow the boat renaming procedures...  When the
> boat sank at port on Father's
> > Day 2005, the Admiral took it to mean the boat was doomed.
> 
> I'm not really the superstitious type myself, but if a little ceremony might
> help--why not?  You don't have to make a big deal out of it. If you feel
> silly standing on your bow in front of everybody at the marina yelling to
> the gods and guzzling champagne, fine.  You can quietly sit below and mutter
> the words softly--but mutter them you must!  Oh, and you also must spill
> some of the libation on the boat and in the water.
> 
> When we bought our R22 it was named Amethyst.  We wondered why anyone would
> name a boat after something that sinks.  We also heard that amethyst is
> sometimes used as a symbol of sobriety.  That doesn't work for us either.
> 8-)
> 
> We painstakingly removed all traces of the name and held a denaming ceremony
> first, thanking King Neptune et al for all the safe passages under the old
> name.  Then we put on the new name and held a new christening ceremony.
> 
> This was all done with ample pomp and circumstance, song and plenty of
> libation.   
> 
> Slim
> S/V Fandango
> 
> Addendum:  The Fandango is the name of a traditional type of song and dance
> and celebration performed as the villagers welcome home the ships returning
> from sea.  The song has a three-beat rhythm (we have three owners) and our
> favorite fandango song is in Spanish but translates to:  "My boat is not the
> prettiest boat but it has the best motion..."   Other musical references to
> Procol Harem and ZZ Top.
> 
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