The URL is http://www.48north.com/aug97/denaming.htm, and its quite entertaining as
well.
Enjoy.
Derek Jensen
P15 "El Nino" # 694
Portland, OR
James Fauver wrote:
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> From: Muskraattt@aol.com [SMTP:Muskraattt@aol.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, August 04, 1998 6:55 AM
> To: wileyj@pdq.net; wwpotter@tscnet.com
> Subject: Re: 1985 Potter 15 For Sale<de naming cerimony?>
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> West Wight Potter Website at URL
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> Okay, ... I will bite at this one..... whats the oficial de-naming cerimony
> and re-naming cerimony???
> Rob Mitchell
> P-19 644
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> [James Fauver]
> Well, I am not expert, but I've heard that it is a two part process:
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> 1. After removing ANY and ALL traces of the old name (log book, monogram
> towels or hats, etc), you have to sail backwards, to "run over" the old
> name. Guessing from other reading on the matter, it is not enough to just
> get in irons, and drift backwards. You have to actually SAIL backwards.
> 2. You have to appease the sea gods by pouring a good (expensive?) adult,
> fermented beverage overboard. The gods will know if you got cheap on them,
> and is that really worth risking your safety on the water?
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> Just the other day I heard a new twist on this:
> One person wrote that they painted the old name on the bottom (below the
> waterline) so the gods would recognize her with her new name! That sounded
> neat to me, except it goes against rule number one above.
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> James Fauver
> P19 Southern Star
> Lake Conroe, Texas