Re: [Paddlewise] The naming of boats

From: Mark Zen <canoeist_at_netbox.com>
Date: Thu, 08 Jul 1999 20:28:33 +0000
At 22:22 7/2/99 -0700,  "Albert Wang" <awang2_at_san.rr.com> wrote:

>
>I've only named one of my four kayaks. My first. I took up kayaking while in
>San Francisco and bought a used Seda Double (Tango) after only a handful of
>outings. At almost 22 feet, I thought she deserved a name. After all she was
>longer than most power and sail boats.
>
>"S.F. Minnow"...
>is her name and she wears it proudly on her bow. She has not failed me even
>in ~4-5knot ebb under the Golden Gate with 20 knot winds coming in and
>15-20ft swells.
[snip]

my sister & her husband bought an 18' gruman canoe [aluminum tank] we nicknamed
the battleship davis. the 17' aluminum boat we have has always been called 
"the garbage skow" as we borrowed it from its previous owners each of the last
5 years for the annual "river clean up" through denver!!

mark

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