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Let's Name It: 10,000 Boat Names for All Types of Watercraft [Paperback]

John Corcoran (Author), Lew Hackler (Author)
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Book Description

January 1, 1988

An entertaining compendium of names, Let's Name It is a convenient prompter for any stymied boat owner. Seventeen chapters of alphabetically arranged names include themes such as early tradition and superstition, navigational stars, feminine influence, and word puns. Corcoran and Hackler offer excellent advice on the search for an appropriate name and lettering style. Tripple Effect, Stasea, Fearless Fosdick, Norse Maiden, Providence . . . The names are all here--10,000 of them-- and the wonder is that no one ever collected them before.

Let's Name It

  • Sophisticated
  • Versatile
  • Helpful
  • Comprehensive
  • Easy to Use
  • Entertaining

What's in a name? A lot, say the authors of this book.

Modern psychology would agree that the time and energy we invest in naming people, things, or boats, can often give clues into the personality, lifestyles, and values of the people doing the naming.--John T. Thios, Associate Professor of Psychology, Richard Bland College of The College of William and Mary; and sailor.


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About the Author

John Corcoran has sailed and skippered 11 boats, has restored a classic staysail racing schooner, and has built three sailboats. John has 30 years of experience "messing about in boats" and is currently planning a solo circumnavigation.

This book was originally John's idea. He had accumulated a large number of interesting and humorous boat names as he cruised far and wide, and his literary interests prompted the idea to share these names with others. He has published a number of articles on social issues, and is a published poet.

John, a longtime resident of the Pacific region, now resides in a wooded Virginia glen far from tidal influence while writing and studying hull design.

Lew Hackler has owned some 16 boats including a 40-foot double cabin motoryacht: FAIR DINKUM (Aussie slang), which he named and lived aboard for ten years, following an extended stay in Australia. Other boats have included a 16-foot ski boat: QUITS (it had a cantankerous 22 hp outboard motor); a 26-foot sloop: A OVER T (British slang, again influenced by an overseas visit); a 41-foot motorsailer: SEA STAR, which he lived aboard (named for the 5-pointed starfish found in southern waters); and his current 30-foot sailing sloop: SEASTAR II, which has two dinghies: SEA BISCUIT (an inflatable), and STAR FISH (a hardshell), with which he cruises the Chesapeake Bay, south Atlantic coast, Florida Keys, and Bahamas.

Lew is author of THE COMPLETE SAILOR'S LOG, and co-author of the more recent SENSIBLE CRUISING: THE THOREAU APPROACH, which received excellent reviews and was a Book-of-the-Month Dolphin selection with record sales.


Product Details

  • Paperback: 144 pages
  • Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press; 1 edition (January 1, 1988)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0071553401
  • ISBN-13: 978-0071553407
  • Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 7 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,983,124 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

 

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great for your FirstBoat, February 27, 2006
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This review is from: Let's Name It: 10,000 Boat Names for All Types of Watercraft (Paperback)
This is a good book for naming your first boat; useful because of the categories - if you want to find a certain type of boat name, flip to a chapter, and there are several options listed alphabetically. I found it useful to use this book along with the 35,000 randomly generated boat names on firstboat
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