Re: [Paddlewise] The naming of boats

From: Richard Culpeper <culpeper_at_norlink.net>
Date: Fri, 02 Jul 1999 21:18:20 -0400
Named my ww kayak "Oxygen".  Seemed sortta appropriate given what was going
through my mind at the time.

Named my Chestnut "Anadyomene", for when surging up out of a trough she was a
lovely vision of Venus rising, and was enchanting when laying on the beach at
days end.  She's retired now.

Call my tripping canoe "The Big Red Bijag" or  "The Mother Ship", but have yet
to find a name which adequately describes her personality.

Inherited the name "Factory Bear" on my marathon canoe.  Doesn't describe the
boat very well, but does describe its first owner.

Have yet to name my sea kayak.  A fine boat, well deserving of a name, but no
need to rush.

Cheers,
Richard Culpeper
www.geocities.com/~culpeper

Peter Osman wrote:

>         How many kayaks are named? I read recently that it was considered
> inappropriate to give a kayak a name.

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