Did you know? #3: Top 10 boat names

A star? A Greek God? A lexical amalgam with the kid’s names? A spoonerism?

Baptizing a boat is not an easy job!

Whatever the name you will choose for your ORC, keep in mind the right rules below:

  1. It is not necessary a unique name. As shown below, many boats have the same name. Only vessels of more than 24m need to have a singular name.
  2. It must be written on the stern of your boat, with your home port.
  3. It should be easy to state, repeat or spell on the VHF : whether you are approaching a marina or call the rescue, you’ll be happy to be understood!

Here is the list of the top ten most frequent boat names in France last year:

1.Carpe Diem
2.Albatros
3.Sirius
4.Moana
5.Eole
6.Ulysse
7.Idefix
8.Orion
9.Neptune
10.Nemo

Of course, this list varies from a country to another, and it sometimes culture-dependant.

If you’re interested in that topic, we recommend the following reading:

The list hold by the Boat Owners Association of The United States (BOAT US) over the 11 past years, showing how the boater’s mood can be affected by a specific context! (see “social distancing”):

https://www.boatus.com/products-and-services/boat-lettering/boat-names

A very interesting survey, led by a German university, about boat naming:

https://www.yacht.de/en/law/seamanship-the-crux-of-the-boat-name/

And some inspiration to find your next boat’s name:

https://www.yachtworld.com/research/boat-names-100-suggestions-for-naming-your-yacht/

Last, what about helping us to maintain the list of funny boat names (or to be avoided, it’s up to you!)

  • The Unsinkable III
  • Are We There Yet?
  • Fin & Tonic
  • Feeling Yachty
  • Gone Fishin’
  • In a Meeting
  • Kids’ Inheritance
  • Knot Working
  • Liquid Asset
  • Out of Office
  • Pier Pressure
  • Reel Therapy
  • Rest a Shore
  • She Got the House
  • 5 O’Clock Somewhere

By the way, what’s the name of your boat?

And what will be the name of your ORC?

Let us know here!

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