Re: [Paddlewise] What did you name your boat?

>Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2000 14:23:19 -0600
>From: "Shawn W. Baker" <baker_at_montana.com>
>Subject: Re: [Paddlewise] What did you name your boat?
>
>My first boat, a Chesapeake 17, is 'Taanisartuq' (Inuit: "He is
>dancing")
>
>I since subscribed to the notion that a kayak should not be named, as it
>should feel like an extension of one's body.  (And I'm not one to name
>my body parts)


OTOH I know several people that do have names for their body parts 
(or at least one particular part), but we shall stop here, for 
decency's sake.

My boat (a faded purple K-Light+) is named The H/P/V Lilac. The last 
word refers to the color, obviously. H/P/V = "Human-Powered Vessel," 
along the lines of the Alaska Marine Highway, the names of whose 
boats all start with M/V, for "Motor Vessel."

Having a boat name might facilitate on-water VHF communications, as 
in "H/P/V Lilac to U.S.S. Constitution. You must change course 
immediately to avoid collision." On second thought it might confuse 
the receiving vessel, suggesting to the skipper that he is looking 
for a bigger craft than is actually the case. Also, I don't know if 
the H/P/V designation, being nonstandard (although one must admit of 
some conformity to marine custom), runs afoul of any accepted naming 
conventions. I don't think such matters are covered in the Rules of 
the Road.

Comments welcomed on this important matter.

Happy paddling, Arthur

Arthur M. Greene
amg52_at_columbia.edu
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