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BibliophileTRJ

10-16-2007, 11:59 AM

O.K. so, I spent more than I had planned; but I bought the best boat on the 7 seas!! She's a Caribe Sunset 65, and she's in FLAWLESS condition. She's 65 feet long and her mast reaches 98 feet above the waterline. She has 5 queen size staterooms all with tv/dvd systems and their own heads (bathrooms) + 2 crew cabins, so she can sleep up to 14 people. An awesome galley (kitchen) and a HUGE salon with a state-of-the-art entertainment system. She has all the bells and whistles on the bridge that I ever dreamed of (and a few more that I knew existed but never dared hope that I'd own).

I guess what I've done is buy myself a mini floating five-star hotel. That will work perfectly for when I get tired of sailing around without a care in the world (read that as "when I get lonely") and I decide to settle down and take on charters (my money will dry up eventually).

What I need now is a name for this lovely dream-boat. Right now she has a Chinese name that sounds to me like what you'd hear if someone dropped an armload of silverware down a flight of stairs. (no offense to the Chinese; but the language is incomprehensible to my uneducated ear.... I can't even tell where one word ends and the next begins... It's too subtle)

What are your suggestions for a GREAT NAME for a GREAT BOAT?

Niamh

10-16-2007, 12:09 PM

how about "Farraige Sioga" or " Si na Muir"? they both mean Sea fairy!:p

Edit

Okay so one a more serious note, How about Saor? Its Irish for Free, because you are now Free!!!!!!!!! (Saoirse= freedom.)

papayahed

10-16-2007, 12:47 PM

This is a toughy, but I've put on my TRJ outfit and my thinking cap and I'll get back to you.

Virgil

10-16-2007, 12:59 PM

Well since straight men like to name their boats after women, why don't you name your Bruce or something like that. ;)

SleepyWitch

10-16-2007, 12:59 PM

as long as it's not something tacky like Sea Queen... sorry, *joking*

Okay so one a more serious note, How about Saor? Its Irish for Free. Saoirse= freedom.
he said he wants a name that's easier to pronounce than its Chinese one :lol:

Ocean's 7? :p the other 4 fell over board
Uncle Fred?
Enterprise

sorry, I suck at naming things

edit:
Mother Theresa (like in Jeffrey) :)

Niamh

10-16-2007, 01:04 PM

as long as it's not something tacky like Sea Queen... sorry, *joking*

he said he wants a name that's easier to pronounce than its Chinese one :lol:

Ocean's 7? :p the other 4 fell over board
Uncle Fred?
Enterprise

sorry, I suck at naming things

Saor is easy to pronounce!:p Sair as in air with an s at the beginning!:p :lol:

papayahed

10-16-2007, 01:07 PM

How about:

NC-1701F :D ;)
Ten Forward ;) ;)
Even Deeper

I think i need help - Who's your favorite author/artist?

AimusSage

10-16-2007, 01:42 PM

Oh, Sailing, how sweet. :D

Anyway, name her 'The Sailing Bob'
then you can have a ship motto that goes: 'Sailing for a Better Bob'
Or perhaps you find Bob a little too universal, in which case I recommend naming her 'Twirling raindrop' :)

NikolaiI

10-16-2007, 02:11 PM

How about India? Just my suggestion.

*take it, please, take it!* :) :)

SleepyWitch

10-16-2007, 02:23 PM

Bombay Sapphire... I think it's a brand of gin or something yuckie but the name sounds great :)

Niamh

10-16-2007, 02:25 PM

How about Gondela. People would find that funny!:p

SleepyWitch

10-16-2007, 02:32 PM

Poseidon

Zombie

10-16-2007, 02:33 PM

old sinky...

BibliophileTRJ

10-16-2007, 04:16 PM

Great suggestions so far....

"Farraige Sioga" or " Si na Muir" - I like these a bit too much... too cliche

Saor / Saoirse - This I really like (how do I pronounce the second one?)

Bruce - Must be a woman's name (despite my orientation) all boats are women because they are fickle and potentially dangerous. (no offense, ladies)

Ocean's 7? the other 4 fell over board - hahaha too trendy & I hated those remakes.

Uncle Fred - Aunt Ethel would get jealous

Mother Theresa - Too religious for an Atheist

Enterprise ----
NC-1701F |----- Too Trekkie (damn you Papaya!)
Ten Forward ---

Even Deeper - intriguing

'The Sailing Bob' - Too bad my ex's name is Bob - NO WAY!

'Twirling raindrop' - afraid it would inspire bad weather

India - I can't find a single reason to turn that one down.... other than it just doesn't "speak to me" - no offense to my Indian friends.

Bombay Sapphire - love Gin, but would be afraid that it would inspire me to stay drunk all the time

Gondola - hahaha that IS funny!

Poseidon - too presumptuous - wouldn't want to offend the sea-god

old sinky - I read this originally as "Old STinky" and thought "I can't name my boat after myself!" but, now I realize that it's "Sinky" and that's tempting fate WAY too much!!

Keep these great ideas coming.....
(how about something with a double entendre)

Virgil

10-16-2007, 04:18 PM

How about Sojourn?

Granny5

10-16-2007, 04:19 PM

Why not BibliophileTRJ?
Or Tim's Freedom? Tim's Saor / Saoirse?

Niamh

10-16-2007, 04:21 PM

Or how about General Chat after the forum section you mostly frequented?:p

SleepyWitch

10-16-2007, 04:28 PM

a fickle lady who's potentially dangerous but not so dangerous as to tempt fate?
and with a bouble thingy entendre, too?
how about the two-tailed chameleon? or Aspiring Submarine? (but then that's tempting fate again)

AimusSage

10-16-2007, 04:36 PM

You ought to name her after one of the men-o-war from the age of sail. She is big enough all right.

Although I think Niamh hit home with General Chat, and you should really go with that.

Scheherazade

10-16-2007, 06:45 PM

How about Mal de Mer? :p

papayahed

10-16-2007, 07:19 PM

Bearly There
Priscilla
Back in action
Hornblower - probably cliche...

Lily Adams

10-16-2007, 07:34 PM

I was going to say if it's little, give it a mean name. But if it's big that works, too. :p I named my sabot after a river in HELL. :nod:

I almost my boat the Charlotte Corday, also a menacing name, so if you're into history, that's a recommendation. :D

No, really. Give it a mean name. :D :D :D

papayahed

10-16-2007, 08:52 PM

Well Oiled
Spanky

applepie

10-17-2007, 02:19 AM

Just some ideas...
Urania- the muse of astronomy so the stars may always guide you home
Lachesis- after the fate who determines the path and length of your life (I think this is my personal favorite;))
finally I have the nereid (water nymph) Thetis who was the mother of Achilles. I'm pretty big on the names from Greek mythology, and I hope this helps you choose a name. Good luck to you.

papayahed

10-17-2007, 07:05 AM

Bottoms Up

Logos

10-17-2007, 09:53 AM

Tim's Alaskan Grace
(your name, nod to 'home' port, and female name)

Pangaea (http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/Pangaea)

Panthalassa (http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=Panthalassa) Grace

Panthalassa Queen

Finisterre (latin for "end of earth")

manolia

10-17-2007, 10:18 AM

Atlantis is a nice name

but it may sound a bit odd (since Atlantis sunk eventually)

EDIT

I also like Tiamat the sea-godess of the Babylonians

BibliophileTRJ

10-17-2007, 10:49 AM

Leading candidates so far:
(in no particular order)

Saoirse - Still need a pronunciation for this one

General Chat - I like this a lot. It'll remind me of all my friends here, and General has the alternate interpretation of high command.

Lachesis - Female name.... a polite nod to fate rather than something tempting it.... a very good name.

Bottoms Up - I really like the double meanings of drinking and gay sex (two of my favorite activities and hopefully two things that will happen A LOT on this new boat); but the third possible meaning troubles me...... capsizing!

Panthalassa - How have I never heard this word before today?? I know of Pangea; but never considered that the enormous globe covering sea from the same era had a name. And a beautiful name that rolls off of the tongue nicely, at that!

Finisterre - I love this one! Very appropriate since I intend to see every bit of the globe on this boat. It's also reminiscent of the warning that was placed on the open ocean on early maps from the time before most of the world was charted - "Here there be Monsters"

Virgil

10-17-2007, 11:33 AM

You missed mine from a few posts back, Bib. How about Sojourn?

BibliophileTRJ

10-17-2007, 11:50 AM

You missed mine from a few posts back, Bib. How about Sojourn?

Sorry, Virg, but I didn't miss it.... I rejected it because;
1) It's a really common boat name.... I know of at least 3

[so·journ:
–noun :a temporary stay: during his sojourn in Paris.

–verb (used without object): to stay for a time in a place; live temporarily]

2) I don't like the temporary nature of it.... If I were going to live somewhere and vacation on the boat, then it would be perfect; but I plan to live on this boat and hopefully die there as well (not anytime soon, mind you, but at a ripe old age many many years from now).

Another excellent suggestion that I've rejected is Scheherazade's "Mal de Mer". This fell by the wayside because "Mal de Mer Man" was the name of my primary fishing boat and because I no longer suffer from Mal de Mer (sea-sickness). But I did give serious consideration to "Mal de Mer No More".

Granny5

10-17-2007, 11:57 AM

motherhubbard suggested Sundara, she said it is sanskrit
for Beautiful.

SleepyWitch

10-17-2007, 12:12 PM

The Stranded Mermaid (sp?)
stranded is better than drowned anyway :) our lit prof said mermaids are a symbol for gay love because they are neither man nor fish :???:

Niamh

10-17-2007, 02:38 PM

Leading candidates so far:
(in no particular order)

Saoirse - Still need a pronunciation for this one

General Chat - I like this a lot. It'll remind me of all my friends here, and General has the alternate interpretation of high command.

Saoirse is pronounced sair sh-a. What i'll do is i'll record how to say it and post it into the lets hear your voices thread.:)

AdoreroDio

10-17-2007, 07:22 PM

Since so many have suggested names from many languauges here are a few-
Aimez La Mer- (Love the sea)
Galleggia!- (It floats!) pronunciation hint- the ll is pronounced like a y
Soñador- (dreamer)
Mezzanotte - (midnight)
Pérola Perdida- (lost pearl)
Iolar na Mara -(Eagle of the sea)
Carpe Diem

English ones-
Albatross
Boy N Sea
Constant Sea
Decent Seas
Miss Fit
Catch My Drift
Anchor Management
Aye Candy
Devocean
This Side Up
Sol Seacher

I don't know if you like any of these- if you don't I can come up with more.

the silent x

10-17-2007, 07:45 PM

"it's fun again", if you live anywhere in michigan though, i did not give you the name, you do not know any people living their, it was just a coicidence, yadda, yadda, yadda,

or "fun on the rocks" and the motto of the boat can be "its better to be on a boat with a drink on the rocks, than to be in the drink with the boat on the rocks."

Pensive

10-18-2007, 07:50 AM

Eureka.

(I love the sound of this word!)

papayahed

10-18-2007, 08:34 AM

papayahed

10-18-2007, 08:34 AM

I have the perfect name:

"Amazon Princess"

or better yet:

"Papaya's Amazon Princess"

BibliophileTRJ

10-18-2007, 09:51 AM

I have the perfect name:

"Amazon Princess"

or better yet:

"Papaya's Amazon Princess"

Good try Papaya; but as my mother has passed away I am officially a QUEEN now. (in almost every sense of the word)

Granny5

10-18-2007, 09:59 AM

Good try Papaya; but as my mother has passed away I am officially a QUEEN now. (in almost every sense of the word)

Well then, Amazon Queen.
Really, it should be something that would fit such an expensive home.

Niamh

10-18-2007, 10:26 AM

Tim this is how you pronounce Saoirse
Message for Tim aka BiblioTRJ (http://media.putfile.com/Audio-of-me):)
Its pronounced very softly, very delicate word (and freedom can be delicate). Whisper it and see how it seems to float from your mouth and fade.:)

TheFifthElement

10-18-2007, 01:43 PM

Finisterre - I love this one! Very appropriate since I intend to see every bit of the globe on this boat. It's also reminiscent of the warning that was placed on the open ocean on early maps from the time before most of the world was charted - "Here there be Monsters"

You can't go for this name, there's already a container ship with this name Cap Finisterre which I know about because in my work I'm involved in the Maritime industry and this vessel has been subject to a major maritime incident.

http://www.ibiblio.org/maritime/media/thumbnails.php?album=2220

I'm sure you don't want to associate your lovely boat with this monster.

Advice from the Marine world is :

1. Don't name your boat with any name beginning with the letter 'D' - this is considered most unlucky (have you read Dracula? The vessel he came over on was called the 'Demeter')
2. Avoid the South China Sea - there be pirates there!

Good luck with naming and the voyage. You could always call the boat 'Lit-net' :)

papayahed

10-19-2007, 06:39 AM

OK, one last try:

"Queen Mary"

It has a ring doesn't it??? :lol: :lol:

Granny5

10-19-2007, 07:31 AM

I can name that ship in three words...............

Tim's Blow Hole

papayahed

10-19-2007, 08:32 AM

Granny got me to thinking:

"Shiver me timbers"

Granny5

10-19-2007, 08:36 AM

Granny got me to thinking:

"Shiver me timbers"

:lol: :lol: :lol:

BibliophileTRJ

10-19-2007, 10:27 AM

I can name that ship in three words...............

Tim's Blow Hole

:eek: :eek2: Granny!! :eek2: :eek:
If more people had Grannys like you the world would be a better place.
(far less repressed, anyway!)

Granny got me to thinking:

"Shiver me timbers"

I'm oddly drawn to that one....

Granny5

10-19-2007, 11:51 AM

:eek: :eek2: Granny!! :eek2: :eek:
If more people had Grannys like you the world would be a better place.
(far less repressed, anyway!)

It was early and I'm old and.....well, I just thought it'd be funny.:lol:

motherhubbard

10-20-2007, 05:17 PM

well blow me down!

BibliophileTRJ

10-23-2007, 02:44 PM

And the winners are......
(drumroll, please)

Logos with "Panthalassa". Great name for a boat! Far better than anything I could have come up with!!

Second prize goes to Niamh with "General Chat".
Since I have decided that I don't want to live all alone on this big boat, I'm going to get a cat. His/her name will be General Chat. I will pronounce Chat in the French way (like shot or the past tense of poop) since that is the way you say/spell cat in French.

Thank you everybody for all of the marvelous suggestions!!

Niamh

10-23-2007, 04:10 PM

Logos

10-23-2007, 06:30 PM

Aw shucks bib ;) :) glad to have been of help! what an honour! or should I say, honneur. General Chat, that's a fabulous name for your cat/mascot :lol:

Bakiryu

10-23-2007, 06:36 PM

Cool names Bib! For a cat AND a boat.

can anybody help me decide on a cool name for my dad's boat?

I was thinking on something like Le Arc-en-Ciel or the Prydwynn

papayahed

10-23-2007, 08:21 PM

Great Name Bib!

Granny5

10-23-2007, 08:50 PM

Aw shucks bib ;) :) glad to have been of help! what an honour! or should I say, honneur. General Chat, that's a fabulous name for your cat/mascot :lol:

how about Bakiryu's Inheritance :)

motherhubbard

10-23-2007, 10:24 PM

Oh, Bib! it just gets closer and closer every day and I have a nervous stomach for you. It just sounds like such a huge thing to do- the kind of thing people only talk about doing- I'm just about scared to death for you. I know you are a sailor and you may not be afraid, but I am. It it will seem that you are so far away. The more I think about it the more I worry. And all of that water- every way you look water. I don't even put my face in the shower spray. I actually keep a dry wash cloth to dry my face in the shower if it accidentally gets wet. Knowing you'll have a cat does make me feel better for some reason, like everything will be fine with the General on board.

Stanislaw

10-24-2007, 12:43 AM

wow, an honest sail boat! congratulations man, and a fine choice in names! :thumbs_up

RobinHood3000

10-25-2007, 02:06 AM

Aww, what a shame I missed this...no one suggested "Serenity"? Ah, well. Congratulations on your new boat, Biblio!!

applepie

10-25-2007, 12:17 PM

Great name Biblio:) I hope that both you and your cat will have many good memories aboard her. I love the name General Chat for a cat, that it too funny:lol: Take Care, Meg

Weisinheimer

10-25-2007, 12:30 PM

tuggy!

Chava

10-25-2007, 05:37 PM

No! I missed this! And I had a great name! Darn...

BibliophileTRJ

10-26-2007, 09:54 AM

What was your suggestion, Chava?

Oh, Bib! it just gets closer and closer every day and I have a nervous stomach for you. It just sounds like such a huge thing to do- the kind of thing people only talk about doing- I'm just about scared to death for you. I know you are a sailor and you may not be afraid, but I am. It it will seem that you are so far away. The more I think about it the more I worry. And all of that water- every way you look water. I don't even put my face in the shower spray. I actually keep a dry wash cloth to dry my face in the shower if it accidentally gets wet. Knowing you'll have a cat does make me feel better for some reason, like everything will be fine with the General on board.

I have a nervous stomach, too, Motherhubbard..... but mine is from excitement! I've never been this happy in my life! Don't be scared for me.... I've spent more of my life on the sea than on the land and I'm quite at home there. (specially now that It doesn't make me sea-sick anymore!!)

Take care and keep your face dry! ;)

Granny5

10-26-2007, 10:24 AM

I have a nervous stomach, too, Motherhubbard..... but mine is from excitement! I've never been this happy in my life! Don't be scared for me.... I've spent more of my life on the sea than on the land and I'm quite at home there. (specially now that It doesn't make me sea-sick anymore!!)

Take care and keep your face dry! ;)

All those swimming lessons were wasted on her!:lol:

When does your trip start, Bib?

Tonya wants to know the following:
can you tie a rope around yourself 24/7 in case you fall off the boat?
can you also tie one to the cat?
How will we know if you've fallen off the boat or get attack by pirates?
What if we think you're out there having a good time and your sick or drown?
You have to check in on a schedule and that way if we don't here from you we can send the Coast Guard out for a gay sailor and General Chat...I promise she's on the phone and I'm typing what she says!

BibliophileTRJ

10-26-2007, 10:47 AM

Tonya wants to know the following:
can you tie a rope around yourself 24/7 in case you fall off the boat?
can you also tie one to the cat?
How will we know if you've fallen off the boat or get attack by pirates?
What if we think you're out there having a good time and your sick or drown?
You have to check in on a schedule and that way if we don't here from you we can send the Coast Guard out for a gay sailor and General Chat...I promise she's on the phone and I'm typing what she says!

WOW! Tonya needs to take a Xanax AND a Valium!! Has she always been this panicky?

If any of those horrible things happen, you'll someday read about it in the papers when they find my boat adrift in the middle of the ocean.

There is no such thing as a schedule out in the middle of the ocean when you have no job to get back to and no place that you have to be. Saoirse and schedules don't mix.

If I were you (her) I'd worry more about me TURNING INTO a pirate, rather than being attacked by them.:lol:

Granny5

10-26-2007, 11:02 AM

Hey, maybe the last one will make her feel better. Yes she has always considered the worse....I have no idea where she gets that. Must be from Poppy. I hope you have a wonderful time and if you ever get up the mississippi, give us a call. We have friends in Memphis who own the greatest gay bar in the middle part of the country. It's outrageous!!!