I agree with Josh's wife. My take on the Native American thing was a little different from the traditional Inuit. I WANT my boat to have the personality of its namesake (unlike my ungraceful self). So I named it "Niguik," which is Algonquin for "otter." The name is inscribed on a piece of birchbark that is laminated to the hull. Since then, I have been able to paddle it among the river otters that play at dawn on Potagannissing Bay, off Drummond Island in northern Lake Huron-- that's Algonquin country. Coincidence? It also gives me something to call myself when hailing on the VHF, as was elsewhere observed. Dan Harrison >Joshua Teitelbaum wrote: >[snip] >My wife has chosen to name her boat "Sea Otter," for two reasons. First, >she likes the way they play in water, and that is how the kayak feels on a >good day. >[snip] *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Mar 20 2001 - 16:37:16 PST
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