I'd always heard that it was bad luck to not name a boat. I named my boat before I learned that since a kayak is an extension and not so much a boat per se. I named it "Taanisartuq" which is an Inuit phrase meaning "he is dancing" which I thought was appropriate for a boat that would be paddled on big waves. Anyhow, is it worse to have a named kayak or to "unname" the boat? My brother called his wooden kayak "Krummholtz" after the stunted sub-alpine fir trees found in alpine regions. He found out how appropriate the name was when a German guy came up to him and was admiring his boat and said, "Hmm..Krummholtz---'bent wood' ". My paddling buddy's yellow Aquaterra Chinook NW is the "Banana Boat". Shawn *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Sat Jul 03 1999 - 19:24:57 PDT
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