'HappyOurs'
Myself and “Rum Doug” preparing the boat for launch
Slip slidin’ away!
We were the only boat in the harbour this day
Getting ready for the big speech
It was a real pleasure to be speaking in front of so many people from the club
Following the hallowed tradition of renaming a boat
We poured a bottle of champagne on the bow after the ceremony
The name says it all…
We had our boat denaming/renaming ceremony over the weekend along with a season opener party at the Dryden Yacht Club. We ate, drank, and dance the night away with close friends and comrades. What a load of fun that was!
When we bought our Tanzer 22 last year, the first thing we decided was that she needed a new name because the old name just didn’t reflect Woodette and myself in terms of personality, or where we were in life together as a family. So, before we put our boat in the water this year, we wanted her to have her new name, and ‘HappyOurs’ was it. Now there is a great deal of superstition with renamng a boat. You must follow the hallowed rituals of the sea and wind, or you may bring unlucky karma to the boat. So we followed “the law” to a tee to make sure she continues safe passage to port. And as I said in the closing of the ceremony; “Every hour will be a happy hour, on HappyOurs”!
Have fun in life…
5 Comments
Congratulations….once again!
That was an awesome night of fun and laughter. : )
Cool post bro.
Way to go…congrats on being the first in the harbour this year and may you guys have many happy hours on HappyOurs!!!!
Lisa
Hey Lisa!
ya, the real reason we were the only boat in the harbour was that the crane dude blew a hose or something, so ‘crane in’ was postponed until the next day for the rest of the boats. We found it rather fitting though with us being the only sailboat in the water during our renaming ceremony. Rum flowed freely after that!
I like the name!