Boat Naming Made Simple: The Complete Book 3rd edtion (Boating Made Simple.) (Paperback)

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Product Description

New updated version of the most popular Boat Naming book available. A nautical treasure chest of stories, myths and legends surrounding the most interesting boats and their skippers. New is a complete boat naming ceremony, how to document your boat, how to add graphics to your boat, and a special fishing and powerboat section of names. Completely rewritten and enhanced for every type of boat owner. Also new to this edition are stories from our friends online in harbors everywhere.

About the Author

Susan D. Artof is a long time boating enthusiast from Marina Del rey California. She has collected boat names and stories for over 25 years while traveling to various harbors with her husband and two competitive sailboat racing kids. She is the author of seven books and numerous articles on a variety of subjects including psychology, a subject she taught at Santa Monica College for 23 years before turning her time to writing and sailing.

Product Details

• Paperback: 200 pages
• Publisher: Center Press (Westlake Village, CA); 3rd edition (March 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1889198064
• ISBN-13: 978-1889198064
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,125,393 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Must have for boat owners!, August 17, 2000

By	BEC (Sebring, FL USA) - See all my reviews

Charming book with not only ideas for naming your boat but the history and amusing stories about those names. Even has boat naming and renaming ceremonies. If you have a nameless boat, you need this book!

4.0 out of 5 stars Great book for naming your FirstBoat, February 27, 2006

By	Andrew (Connecticut) - See all my reviews

This book is useful because of the variety of information - the "boat naming rituals", and how to apply a boat name to your boat. Separate fishing and powerboat categories are helpful, but not to windsticks (sailboats). But if you're looking for pure ideas for boat names, your best bet might be the 35,000 randomly generated boat names available for nothing on the website for firstboat.