It has taken us forever but we finally got "Insert Name Here" into the water! I cannot put the new name here yet because we have not yet done the renaming ceremony...this is very important. If we tick off the gods of the sea and the wind, we are in BIG trouble :)
On Saturday, we will break out the champagne with our family and rename our boat! It will go a little something like this:
"Oh mighty and great ruler of the seas and oceans, to whom all ships and we who venture upon your vast domain are required to pay homage, implore you in your graciousness to take unto your records and recollection this worthy vessel hereafter and for all time known as (Here insert the new name you have chosen), guarding her with your mighty arm and trident and ensuring her of safe and rapid passage throughout her journeys within your realm.
In appreciation of your munificence, dispensation and in honor of your greatness, we offer these libations to your majesty and your court. (At this point, one bottle of Champagne, less one glass for the master and one glass for the mate are poured into the sea from West to East.)
For the full renaming ceremony, you can visit this website.
It's all in good fun :)
After we rename our sailboat, we still have work to do! We have to take off ALL of the hardware on the boat...yay...and repaint the baby blue to a nice tan color. Then, we have to redo the cabin! Ryan says that we can put in bamboo on the floor and the walls...I think it would look really pretty, but we'll see if we can actually make it happen :) We also need to get a cushion for the bed area. We have cushions on the two bench type things in the galley area, and you could sleep two people there, but we still need one in the bow. Finally, when we have the boat exactly as we want it...it will be time to upgrade to a bigger boat! haha Well, we'll just enjoy it for now and learn how to be better "sailspeople".
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