RE: [Paddlewise] The naming of boats

From: Kirk Olsen <kolsen_at_imagelan.com>
Date: Tue, 6 Jul 1999 15:36:57 -0400 (EDT)
On Tue, 6 Jul 1999, Chuck Holst wrote:

> Though it seems now that many people have named their canoes, I
> personally know very few who have. It's so traditional to name
> ships, powerboats, and sailboats, that the marine radio license
> asks for the name of your watercraft, but the same is not true
> of canoes and kayaks, and I'll bet that very few who have named
> their canoes and kayaks have gone so far as to actually paint the
> names on their watercraft.

I have friends who are members of the Welos canoe club, the club 
does a lot of the work for the Maine Canoe Symposium.  One family has
not only named their 11 canoes but has painted the names on all of them.
"Bear" the 20' old town tripper being the only named boat that comes to mind.

kirk
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