Froo Gal (Frugal) Guide to boat renaming ceremony
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We had just dropped the Hook at our favourite overnight spot. The sun was bright with shadows lengthening. We looked up how to conduct the ceremony (Google is our friend): http://www.boatsafe.com/nauticalknowhow/rename.htm (or http://www.frugal-mariner.com/Renaming.html)
We made some money saving changes to the ritual, as you would expect from our frugal crew:
Prosecco is much better value for money than Champagne; a copper penny is cheaper than a metal ingot or specially made tag; and the ratio of drink offered to the gods versus consumed was adjusted accordingly (Poseidon/Neptune would understand as we only had one bottle and would not wish to upset Dionysus/Bacchus). A coupe of bottles of wine later the crew agreed that the ceremony had been a very successful, albeit slightly abridged. A great end to a great day.
Earlier in the day we spotted a couple of sea-going eight-man open rowing boats. Later we discovered, as regular readers of her Turf to Surf blog that it was Tasha and friends training for a round the Isle of Wight race. Good luck Tasha!
Overall during the weekend, we re-rigged the reefing lines, re-fitted the new and repaired battens, collected our new prop and got away from the dock on time to enjoy a sunny day in gentle weather -- not bad for early March, given the Atlantic lows rolling in from the west to the north of the UK. We even dodged the drizzle, which began to fall as we jumped into the car at the end of our trip.
