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RENAMING THE BOAT? It's a well-known fact that sailors are very superstitious, and among the many traditions, there is the one claiming that renaming a ship is bringing bad luck. You may try and explain that a ship is usually renamed after having been sold, perhaps after many years of service and possibly not in the best maintenance status, which increases the possibility of accidents, but superstition is tough to beat!... As a rational guy, I should not be too concerned, but I like to keep an eye on tradition (and then again, you never know!...). Luckily, tradition has an answer for every occurrence, including a ceremony for a "safe" boat-renaming!! I won's bother repeating here all the details, that can be easily found with a quick search on the net, but more or less all available versions include the following principles: - do not put ANYTHING bearing the new name on-board before the renaming ceremony - remove ALL references to the old name, leaving a copy
(written with a water-soluble ink) on a metal tag which will be dropped in the
water during the ceremony, so that the water will erase the name from the tag
and also from the "Ledger of the Deep" held by Neptune. - apply the new name only at the time of the ceremony (or keep it covered until that moment) - offer a toast to Neptune, while reciting the appropriate plead to the god of the sea (champagne must be of decent quality, don't be miserly!) - spray some champagne in the direction of each one of the 4 winds, while telling the appropriate words to each of the gods of the winds - drink whatever champagne is left!! - finally, you can bring on board all items bearing the new name There are variants, but this is by far the more common and
accepted version.
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