Re: [Paddlewise] Naming ceremony (was: The naming of boats)

>>is there any special ceremony for first launch?  I'm just finishing up a
>>Pygmy stitch and glue kayak, and hoping to finish outfitting and do a
>>test launch this weekend.
>
    Some years ago, a bunch of us all bought our new boats at the same time.
We went down to pick them up at the dealer's and on the way back we stopped
for dinner.
    In the parking lot, we took out the ceremonial stone and each placed the
ceremonial First Scratch on our boats.  Now that that was over with, we
could get on with the fun of boating.


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