More Naming the Boat Anxiety

[Hydraulicjump]

Entertainment for a Sunday morning.

The drama over naming of Tugnacious swirled around rechristening Perfec!, which was its original name. After meeting all the standards for appeasing both Neptune and Poseidon, we seem to have survived. You can see the christening poem here that seemed to work:

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Now Tugnacious is going to the factory the day after Labor Day (for those thinking about buying the boat, see my add. The truck is now spoken for so just the boat and trailer are available). And our new-ish R-29CB heads off with us to the Rendezvous and then up to Desolation Sound.

But we have been struggling with the name, as many of you have in the past. From Day 1, the plan had been to name it Tuggernaut. Only to learn from Andrew that there already is a Tuggernaut in Canada (haven't seen it on this site yet). So we either ask permission from the Canadian owners to call it the USS Tuggernaut, or we move on.

The two move-on candidates are La Barka (mangling of Spanish for The Boat, but in honor of our barking dogs)

or El Tugador (borrowed from abstract Cuban artist Orestes Gaulhiac depiction of a conquistador, and with no workable translation).

All of these pass the "May Day, May Day, May Day, this is the motor vessel "blank"" test.

So, still we struggle.....

 

[rpmerrill]

I don't think "MAY DAY" would be a very good name. Too many "who's on first" possibilities.

I almost named mine "ANCHOR BABY", but just kept the original "BAY RANGER" in honor of my dad.
You're free to use it.

 

[CAPTCRUNCH]

I'd be glad to send you my list of 158 potential names that accumulated before GADGET told me her name. One of the criteria I tried to apply was that the name would be clever yet self-explanatory (maybe that's two criteria). Good luck.

 

[Scuba Too]

We're expecting our R29 CB at the end of the month and going through the same naming anxiety. My suggestion of Boaty McBoatface was roundly beat down by the First Mate...

 

[capnlmk]

How about Tuggy McTugface?
That one isn't taken. Yet...

 

[trailertrawlerkismet]

Jeff:

I'd go ahead with the name you want and not worry that another vessel has the same name. The name does not matter as far as Documentation is concerned, is there something I'm not aware off?

Jim F

 

[Hydraulicjump]

Thanks Jim. This morning my wife made a command decision. It is La Barka and my incertitude and vacillation must cease, or else. And her opinion is the only one I care about. And if at any time I don't care, I will soon enough!

Jeff, soon-to-be Captain of La Barka (aka woof!)

but then again, Tuggy McTugface is pretty good. So is Toot Sweet. And Bud Tugly. And....