[Rhodes22-list] Boat renaming ceremony.

Mary Lou Troy mtroy at atlanticbb.net
Tue Jun 5 14:32:16 EDT 2012


I think this is the original source:
http://www.johnvigor.com/Denaming.html

In fact is is often referenced as John Vigor's Renaming Ceremony.

Here's another source for it:
http://boatsafe.com/nauticalknowhow/rename.htm

It was referenced from here:
http://messingaboutinboats.typepad.com/sailing/2008/07/renaming-a-boat.html

Mary Lou




At 01:52 PM 6/5/2012, you wrote:
>Charles, This is one of those things I've had on 
>my computer for years. This ritual  has been 
>used many times with not a single incident of 
>bad things happening. I  trust it completely and 
>without reservation. I believe it was Ralph 
>Bibbus that  originally posted it somewhere in 
>the early 1990's on the list. Hr sold 
>his  Rhodes 22 to Dan Hope who after a few years 
>sold that boat back to Stan. Somehow  they 
>always manage to return home. Rummy In a message 
>dated 6/5/2012 1:17:28 P.M. Eastern Daylight 
>Time,  blue66corvette at hotmail.com writes: Rummy, 
>This is fantastic knowledge, and I do trust 
>that  an OLD salt of your stature would be 
>accurate to the Nth degree. Is this  knowledge 
>that has been passed to you in oral form for the 
>Old Salts of past  or have you read this and 
>share it now with those of us not so well 
>educated?  If the later, could you share the 
>location of such scripture? Many  Thanks Charles 
>98R22 > From:  R22RumRunner at aol.com > Date: Tue, 
>5 Jun 2012 12:33:02 -0400 > 
>To:  rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org > Subject: 
>[Rhodes22-list] Boat renaming  ceremony. > > The 
>dog of Hades that guards the gates of 
>the  underworld will track you > down and get 
>its revenge on you for daring  to eradicate the 
>name of its queen > without conducting the 
>proper  ceremony. > > > Everyone knows that 
>renaming your boat  will bring nothing but bad 
>luck and > make your boating 
>experience  something that you will want to 
>forget. But > what happens when, after  months 
>of searching, you find your dreamboat with a > 
>name that you  just cannot live with. For 
>example, my first love was a > 28-foot 
>Alden  with the most beautiful lines I’d ever 
>seen. She was named >  Perfidious. How could 
>anything this graceful be named betrayer of 
>trust? Well,  I > never bought her, but I often 
>thought that if I had, I would have  renamed > 
>her Magic, after my wife. > Renaming a boat is, 
>of  course, not something to be done lightly. 
>Since the > beginning of  time, sailors have 
>sworn that there are unlucky ships and 
>the >  unluckiest ships of all are those who 
>have defied the gods and changed  > their names. 
>So, is there a way to change a name and not 
>incur the  wrath of > those deities that rule 
>the elements? Yes, Virginia, there  is. > 
>According to legend, each and every vessel is 
>recorded by name in  the > Ledger of the Deep 
>and is known personally to Poseidon, 
>or  Neptune, the god of > the sea. It is logical 
>therefore, if we wish to  change the name of 
>our > boat, the first thing we must do is to 
>purge  its name from the Ledger of the > Deep 
>and from Poseidon’s memory.  > This is an 
>involved process beginning with the removal 
>or  obliteration of > every trace of the 
>boat’s current identity. This is  essential 
>and must be > done thoroughly. > I once went 
>through  the ceremony after the owner had 
>assured me that every > reference to  his 
>boat’s old name had been purged from her. A 
>couple of > weeks  later, he discovered he had 
>missed a faded name on her floating 
>key >  chain. I advised him to start over, 
>perhaps with a little extra libation for  > the 
>ruler of the sea. Unfortunately, he declined. > 
>Since  then, his boat has been struck by 
>lightning, had its engine ruined > by  the 
>ingress of the sea, been damaged by collision 
>and finally sunk! It  > pays to be thorough. > 
>In purging your boat, it is acceptable  to use 
>White-Out or some similar > obliterating fluid 
>to expunge the  boat’s name from log books, 
>engine and > maintenance records etc., but  it 
>is much easier to simply remove the offending > 
>document from the  boat and start afresh. 
>Don’t forget the life rings and > especially 
>the  transom and forward name boards. > Do not 
>under any circumstances carry  aboard any item 
>bearing your boat’s > new name until the 
>purging and  renaming ceremonies have been 
>completed! > Once you are certain 
>every  reference to her old name has been 
>removed from > her, all that is left  to do is 
>to prepare a metal tag with the old name > 
>written on it in  water-soluble ink. You will 
>also need a bottle of reasonably > good  Rum. 
>Plain old Rum won’t cut it. Since this is an 
>auspicious >  occasion, it is a good time to 
>invite your friends to witness and to 
>party.  Begin > by invoking the name of the 
>ruler of the deep as follows:  > Oh mighty and 
>great ruler of the seas and oceans, to whom all 
>ships  and we > who venture upon your vast 
>domain are required to pay homage,  implore 
>you > in your graciousness to expunge for all 
>time from your  records and > recollection the 
>name (here insert the old name of your  vessel) 
>which has ceased to > be an entity in your 
>kingdom. As proof  thereof, we submit this 
>ingot > bearing her name to be 
>corrupted  through your powers and forever be 
>purged from > the sea. (At this  point, the 
>prepared metal tag is dropped from the bow of > 
>the boat  into the sea.) > In grateful 
>acknowledgment of your munificence 
>and  dispensation, we offer > these libations to 
>your majesty and your  court. (Pour at least 
>half of the > bottle of Rum into the sea 
>from  East to West. The remainder may be 
>passed > among your guests. >  It is usual for 
>the renaming ceremony to be conducted 
>immediately >  following the purging ceremony, 
>although it may be done at any time after the  > 
>purging ceremony. For this portion of the 
>proceedings, you will need  more Rum, > Much 
>more because you have a few more gods to 
>appease.  Begin the renaming by > again calling 
>Poseidon as follows: > Oh  mighty and great 
>ruler of the seas and oceans, to whom all ships 
>and we  > who venture upon your vast domain are 
>required to pay homage, implore  you > in your 
>graciousness to take unto your records and 
>recollection  this worthy > vessel hereafter and 
>for all time known as (Here insert  the new name 
>you > have chosen), guarding her with your 
>mighty arm and  trident and ensuring her > of 
>safe and rapid passage throughout her  journeys 
>within your realm. > In appreciation of your 
>munificence,  dispensation and in honor of 
>your > greatness, we offer these libations  to 
>your majesty and your court. (At this > point, 
>one bottle of Rum,  less one glass for the 
>master and one glass for > the mate are 
>poured  into the sea from West to East.) > The 
>next step in the renaming  ceremony is to 
>appease the gods of the > winds. This will 
>assure you of  fair winds and smooth seas. 
>Because the four > winds are brothers, it  is 
>permissible to invoke them all at the same 
>time, > however, during  the ceremony; you must 
>address each by name. Begin in this > manner:  > 
>Oh mighty rulers of the winds, through whose 
>power our frail vessels  > traverse the wild and 
>faceless deep, we implore you to grant 
>this  worthy vessel > (Insert your boat’s new 
>name) the benefits and  pleasures of your 
>bounty, > ensuring us of your gentle 
>ministration  according to our needs.(Facing 
>north, > pour a generous libation of Rum  into a 
>glass and fling to the North as you > intone:) 
>Great Boreas,  exalted ruler of the North Wind, 
>grant us > permission to use your  mighty powers 
>in the pursuit of our lawful endeavors, ever > 
>sparing us  the overwhelming scourge of your 
>frigid breath.(Facing west, pour > the  same 
>amount of Rum and fling to the West while 
>intoning:) Great >  Zephyrus, exalted ruler of 
>the West Wind, grant us permission to use 
>your  mighty > powers in the pursuit of our 
>lawful endeavors, ever sparing us  the > 
>overwhelming scourge of your wild breath.(Facing 
>east, repeat and  fling to the > East.) Great 
>Eurus, exalted ruler of the East Wind,  grant us 
>permission to use > your mighty powers in the 
>pursuit of our  lawful endeavors, ever sparing 
>us > the overwhelming scourge of your  mighty 
>breath. > (Facing south, repeat, flinging to the 
>South.) Great  Notus, exalted ruler > of the 
>South Wind, grant us permission to use  your 
>mighty powers in the > pursuit of our lawful 
>endeavors, ever  sparing us the overwhelming 
>scourge of > your scalding breath. >  Of course, 
>any Rum remaining will be the beginnings of a 
>suitable >  celebration in honor of the 
>occasion. > Once the ceremony has 
>been  completed, you may bring aboard any and 
>all > items bearing the new  name of your 
>vessel. If you must schedule the painting > of 
>the new  name on the transom before the 
>ceremony, be sure the name is not >  revealed 
>before the ceremony is finished. It may be 
>covered with bunting or  > some other suitable 
>material. > > > In a message  dated 6/5/2012 
>11:17:25 A.M. Eastern Daylight 
>Time, >  shawn.sustain at gmail.com writes: > > 
>Rummy: > > I  understand your preference, but it 
>is just that, a preference. I >  distinctly 
>heard the gods smack their lips upon being 
>offered wine... >  > cheers, > Shawn > > On Tue, 
>Jun 5, 2012 at 6:03  AM, <R22RumRunner at aol.com> 
>wrote: > > > RED WINE is not  an acceptable 
>liquid for the naming/renaming ritual. Rum, > > 
>good  quality rum is the ONLY liquid that is 
>recognized by the gods. > >  Anything > > less 
>will bring fire and damnation upon 
>your  vessel. > > > > Rummy > > > > > >  In a 
>message dated 6/4/2012 2:29:22 P.M. Eastern 
>Daylight Time, > >  shawn.sustain at gmail.com 
>writes: > > > > Charles: >  > > > I used a 
>variation of ritual I 
>found > > 
>here<http://www.rhodes22.org/blew_skies/naming.html>.  
> > > I was  not sure about her previous name(s) 
>so I just asked the Gods to > >  retire them 
>with honor. > > > > 1. Good red wine. >  > 2. 
>Pour some on bow as libations to Gods > > 3. 
>Make your  request for naming and 
>protection. > > 4. Toast the boat! >  > > > BTW 
>- Clean the bow quickly - Red wine 
>stains... >  > > > Cheers, > > Shawn > > > > On 
>Mon,  Jun 4, 2012 at 11:15 AM, Charles 
>Nieman > > 
><blue66corvette at hotmail.com>wrote: > > > > 
>  > > > > I am wanting/needing to change the 
>name on my boat  ..... have never > > been > > > 
>clear on the proper  proceedure. Can you 
>describe and/or send me to a > > [place >  > > 
>to get the process described 
>completely? > > > >  > > Charles > > > 
>98R22 > > > > >  > > > > > Date: Mon, 4 Jun 2012 
>10:11:32 -0700 > >  > > From: 
>shawn.sustain at gmail.com > > > > 
>To:  rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org > > > > Subject: 
>[Rhodes22-list]  Newbie questions 
>Suppliers/Anchoring/Sail > > > 
>Balance >  > > > > > > > Hi 
>All: > > > > >  > > > First, let me thank you 
>for your kind welcome to the list! On  May > 
>30th > > we > > > > poured a libation 
>to  Poseidon and Aeolus to retire any previous > 
>names > >  of > > > > our boat and know her 
>henceforth as Sweet Baboo. ( I  will 
>forward > > > > pictures). > > > > >  > > > As I 
>said I have a lot of questions. I looked in the 
>archive  for > > answers > > > > but did not 
>find anything  about my first 3 
>questions: > > > > > > > > 1.  Do you have a 
>favorite source for marine supplies? I just 
>drove >  70 > > > Miles > > > > to the closest 
>West marine  store and , frankly, I was not 
>impressed. > > Nice > > >  > folks, but not much 
>stock, expensive, and I pay shipping. 
>Surely, >  > there > > > is > > > > 
>something  better. > > > > > > > > 2. Anchor 
>rode and  storage advice - we sail in a fairly 
>shallow (avg > > >  depth > > > > 7' max 30') 
>reservoir and want to anchor out for  the night. 
>Stan > > > supplied a > > > > Danforth  (looks 
>like a 4-6 #) on bow pulpit but no 
>chain/rode. > > >  > > > > > - What would you 
>recommend? I am thinking of 
>3/8"  Premium > > > > Anchor Line, 100', 
>4,400lb. with 3-5'  of > > > > chain. Does 
>anyone have picture of how 
>you  store/deploy/ > > > > retrieve your 
>anchor. > > >  > > > > > 3. Lea Helm & Sail 
>Balance. I have only been  out a couple of 
>times > > (rainy > > > > season has  decided to 
>prolong itself [?]) With 100% main and 100% > 
>jib >  > > (just > > > > ahead of mast) I have a 
>slight lea  helm. This gets more pronounced > 
>as > > I > > >  > unfurl more 
>headsail. > > > > > > > > - is  this normal? I 
>am used to slight weather helm. Should > > > > 
>I  care? > > > > - what is best adjustment? 
>traveler? mast 
>rake?  other? > > > > > > > > > > > >  Thanks in 
>advance for any advice. > > > > > > >  > Shawn & 
>Melva Boles > > > > s/v Sweet 
>Baboo  ('86) > > > > > > > > 
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>-------------- > > The dog of Hades that  guards 
>the gates of the underworld will track > you 
>down and get its  revenge on you for daring to 
>eradicate the name > of its queen 
>without  conducting the proper ceremony. > > > > 
>Everyone  knows that renaming your boat will 
>bring nothing but bad luck > and make  your 
>boating experience something that you will want 
>to > forget. But  what happens when, after 
>months of searching, you find > your 
>dreamboat  with a name that you just cannot live 
>with. For > example, my first love  was a 
>28-foot Alden with the most beautiful > lines 
>I'd ever seen. She  was named Perfidious. How 
>could anything this > graceful be 
>named  betrayer of trust? Well, I never bought 
>her, but I > often thought that  if I had, I 
>would have renamed her Magic, after my > 
>wife. >  > Renaming a boat is, of course, not 
>something to be done lightly.  Since > the 
>beginning of time, sailors have sworn that there 
>are unlucky  ships > and the unluckiest ships of 
>all are those who have defied the  gods and > 
>changed their names. So, is there a way to 
>change a name and  not incur > the wrath of 
>those deities that rule the elements? 
>Yes,  Virginia, > there is. > > poseidon.jpg 
>(19958 bytes)  According to legend, each and 
>every vessel > is recorded by name in 
>the  Ledger of the Deep and is known 
>personally > to Poseidon, or Neptune,  the god 
>of the sea. It is logical therefore, > if we 
>wish to change the  name of our boat, the first 
>thing we must do > is to purge its name 
>from  the Ledger of the Deep and from 
>Poseidon's > memory. > >  This is an involved 
>process beginning with the removal or 
>obliteration >  of every trace of the boat's 
>current identity. This is essential and >  must 
>be done thoroughly. > > I once went through the 
>ceremony  after the owner had assured me that > 
>every reference to his boat's old  name had been 
>purged from her. A > couple of weeks later, he 
>discovered  he had missed a faded name on her > 
>floating key chain. I advised him to  start 
>over, perhaps with a little > extra libation for 
>the ruler of the  sea. Unfortunately, he 
>declined. > > Since then, his boat has  been 
>struck by lightning, had its engine > ruined by 
>the ingress of the  sea, been damaged by 
>collision and > finally sunk! It pays to 
>be  thorough. > > In purging your boat, it is 
>acceptable to use  White-Out or some > similar 
>obliterating fluid to expunge the boat's  name 
>from log books, > engine and maintenance records 
>etc., but it is  much easier to simply > remove 
>the offending document from the boat and  start 
>afresh. Don't > forget the life rings and 
>especially the transom  and forward name > 
>boards. > > Do not under any  circumstances 
>carry aboard any item bearing your > boat's new 
>name until  the purging and renaming ceremonies 
>have been > completed! >  > Once you are certain 
>every reference to her old name has 
>been  removed > from her, all that is left to do 
>is to prepare a metal tag  with the > old name 
>written on it in water-soluble ink. You will 
>also  need a > bottle of reasonably good Rum. 
>Plain old Rum won't cut it.  Since this > is an 
>auspicious occasion, it is a good time to invite 
>your  friends to > witness and to party. Begin 
>by invoking the name of the  ruler of the > deep 
>as follows: > > Oh mighty and great  ruler of 
>the seas and oceans, to whom all ships > and we 
>who venture  upon your vast domain are required 
>to pay homage, > implore you in 
>your  graciousness to expunge for all time from 
>your > records and  recollection the name (here 
>insert the old name of your > vessel) which  has 
>ceased to be an entity in your kingdom. As 
>proof > thereof, we  submit this ingot bearing 
>her name to be corrupted through > your 
>powers  and forever be purged from the sea. (At 
>this point, the > prepared metal  tag is dropped 
>from the bow of the boat into the sea.) > > 
>In  grateful acknowledgment of your munificence 
>and dispensation, we > offer  these libations to 
>your majesty and your court. (Pour at least > 
>half of  the bottle of Rum into the sea from 
>East to West. The > remainder may be  passed 
>among your guests. > > It is usual for the 
>renaming  ceremony to be conducted immediately > 
>following the purging ceremony,  although it may 
>be done at any time > after the purging 
>ceremony. For  this portion of the proceedings, 
>you > will need more Rum, Much more  because you 
>have a few more gods to > appease. Begin the 
>renaming by  again calling Poseidon as 
>follows: > > Oh mighty and great ruler  of the 
>seas and oceans, to whom all ships > and we who 
>venture upon your  vast domain are required to 
>pay homage, > implore you in your  graciousness 
>to take unto your records and > recollection 
>this worthy  vessel hereafter and for all time 
>known as > (Here insert the new name  you have 
>chosen), guarding her with your > mighty arm and 
>trident and  ensuring her of safe and rapid 
>passage > throughout her journeys within  your 
>realm. > > In appreciation of your munificence, 
>dispensation  and in honor of your > greatness, 
>we offer these libations to your  majesty and 
>your court. > (At this point, one bottle of Rum, 
>less one  glass for the master and > one glass 
>for the mate are poured into the  sea from West 
>to East.) > > The next step in the 
>renaming  ceremony is to appease the gods of 
>the > winds. This will assure you of  fair winds 
>and smooth seas. Because the > four winds are 
>brothers, it is  permissible to invoke them all 
>at the > same time, however, during 
>the  ceremony; you must address each by > name. 
>Begin in this manner: >  > Oh mighty rulers of 
>the winds, through whose power our 
>frail  vessels > traverse the wild and faceless 
>deep, we implore you to grant  this > worthy 
>vessel (Insert your boat's new name) the 
>benefits and  pleasures > of your bounty, 
>ensuring us of your gentle 
>ministration  according to > our needs.(Facing 
>north, pour a generous libation of Rum  into a 
>glass > and fling to the North as you intone:) 
>Great Boreas,  exalted ruler of > the North 
>Wind, grant us permission to use your  mighty 
>powers in the > pursuit of our lawful endeavors, 
>ever sparing us  the overwhelming > scourge of 
>your frigid breath.(Facing west, pour the  same 
>amount of > Rum and fling to the West while 
>intoning:) Great  Zephyrus, exalted > ruler of 
>the West Wind, grant us permission to use  your 
>mighty powers > in the pursuit of our lawful 
>endeavors, ever  sparing us the > overwhelming 
>scourge of your wild breath.(Facing 
>east,  repeat and > fling to the East.) Great 
>Eurus, exalted ruler of the East  Wind, grant > 
>us permission to use your mighty powers in the 
>pursuit of  our lawful > endeavors, ever sparing 
>us the overwhelming scourge of your  mighty > 
>breath. > > (Facing south, repeat, flinging to 
>the  South.) Great Notus, exalted > ruler of the 
>South Wind, grant us  permission to use your 
>mighty powers > in the pursuit of our 
>lawful  endeavors, ever sparing us the > 
>overwhelming scourge of your 
>scalding  breath. > > Of course, any Rum 
>remaining will be the beginnings  of a 
>suitable > celebration in honor of the 
>occasion. > >  Once the ceremony has been 
>completed, you may bring aboard any and 
>all >  items bearing the new name of your 
>vessel. If you must schedule the >  painting of 
>the new name on the transom before the ceremony, 
>be sure >  the name is not revealed before the 
>ceremony is finished. It may be >  covered with 
>bunting or some other suitable 
>material. > >  > > In a message dated 6/5/2012 
>11:17:25 A.M. Eastern Daylight  Time, > 
>shawn.sustain at gmail.com writes: > > Rummy: >  I 
>understand your preference, but it is just that, 
>a preference. I >  distinctly heard the gods 
>smack their lips upon being offered >  wine... > 
>cheers, > Shawn > On Tue, Jun 5, 2012 at 6:03 
>AM,  <R22RumRunner at aol.com> wrote: > > RED WINE 
>is not an acceptable  liquid for the 
>naming/renaming > ritual. Rum, > > good 
>quality  rum is the ONLY liquid that is 
>recognized by the > gods. > >  Anything > > less 
>will bring fire and damnation upon 
>your  vessel. > > > > Rummy > > > > > >  In a 
>message dated 6/4/2012 2:29:22 P.M. Eastern 
>Daylight Time, > >  shawn.sustain at gmail.com 
>writes: > > > > Charles: >  > > > I used a 
>variation of ritual I 
>found > > 
>here<http://www.rhodes22.org/blew_skies/naming.html>.  
> > > I was  not sure about her previous name(s) 
>so I just asked the > Gods  to > > retire them 
>with honor. > > > > 1. Good red  wine. > > 2. 
>Pour some on bow as libations to Gods > > 
>3.  Make your request for naming and 
>protection. > > 4. Toast the  boat! > > > > BTW 
>- Clean the bow quickly - Red 
>wine  stains... > > > > Cheers, > > 
>Shawn >  > > > On Mon, Jun 4, 2012 at 11:15 AM, 
>Charles 
>Nieman > > 
><blue66corvette at hotmail.com>wrote: > > > > 
>  > > > > I am wanting/needing to change the 
>name on my boat  ..... have > never > > 
>been > > > clear on the  proper proceedure. Can 
>you describe and/or send > me to 
>a > >  [place > > > to get the process described 
>completely? > >  > > > > Charles > > > 
>98R22 > >  > > > > > > > > Date: Mon, 4 Jun 2012 
>10:11:32  -0700 > > > > From: 
>shawn.sustain at gmail.com > > >  > To: 
>rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org > > > > 
>Subject:  [Rhodes22-list] Newbie questions > 
>Suppliers/Anchoring/Sail > >  > 
>Balance > > > > > > > > Hi All: >  > > > > > > > 
>First, let me thank you for your kind  welcome 
>to the list! > On May 30th > > we > > >  > 
>poured a libation to Poseidon and Aeolus to 
>retire any > previous  names > > of > > > > our 
>boat and know her henceforth  as Sweet Baboo. ( 
>I will > 
>forward > > > >  pictures). > > > > > > > > As I 
>said I have a  lot of questions. I looked in the 
>archive > for > >  answers > > > > but did not 
>find anything about my first 
>3  questions: > > > > > > > > 1. Do you have 
>a  favorite source for marine supplies? I just > 
>drove 70 > > >  Miles > > > > to the closest 
>West marine store and , frankly, I  was not > 
>impressed. > > Nice > > > > folks, but  not much 
>stock, expensive, and I pay shipping. > 
>Surely, > >  there > > > is > > > > something 
>better. >  > > > > > > > 2. Anchor rode and 
>storage advice - we  sail in a fairly > shallow 
>(avg > > > depth > >  > > 7' max 30') reservoir 
>and want to anchor out for the 
>night. >  Stan > > > supplied a > > > > Danforth 
>(looks like  a 4-6 #) on bow pulpit but no > 
>chain/rode. > > >  > > > > > - What would you 
>recommend? I am thinking of 
>3/8"  Premium > > > > Anchor Line, 100', 
>4,400lb. with 3-5'  of > > > > chain. Does 
>anyone have picture of how 
>you  store/deploy/ > > > > retrieve your 
>anchor. > > >  > > > > > 3. Lea Helm & Sail 
>Balance. I have only been  out a couple of > 
>times > > (rainy > > > >  season has decided to 
>prolong itself [?]) With 100% main and > 
>100%  jib > > > (just > > > > ahead of mast) I 
>have a  slight lea helm. This gets more > 
>pronounced as > > I >  > > > unfurl more 
>headsail. > > > > > > >  > - is this normal? I 
>am used to slight weather helm. Should > >  > > 
>I care? > > > > - what is best adjustment? 
>traveler?  mast rake? 
>other? > > > > > > > > > >  > > Thanks in 
>advance for any advice. > > > > >  > > > Shawn & 
>Melva Boles > > > > s/v Sweet 
>Baboo  ('86) > > > > > > > > 
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