OK when I got it, I cracked up! Those are both great names!
Thanks DavidOn Sep 16, 2015 10:09 PM, David Lenehan via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > Danny, > > There are lots of very innovative boat names over here in Australia. Rather > than bore you with a whole raft of them, I'll mention two that have always > stuck out in my mind. > > The first is "Waikikamukau". For all the world this name looks very Kiwi > (New Zealand) or even Polynesian. The boat owner was constantly pounded with > questions about the origin of this name as you might imagine. But stop > scratching your head and try to pronounce it. Then you'll start to realise > he was having a piece of everyone. Just in case you are having trouble, I'll > break it up for you: Wai-kik-a-mu-kau > > The other stand out name came from a skipper who was entering his yacht into > upcoming Australian and world championship regattas. He turned up to > register his brand new boat about an hour before the deadline. Because he > had no name for the boat they wouldn't accept his entry. He walked out of th > eyacht club and right in front of him was a road condition warning sign. He > immediately walked back in and registered his boat as "Slippery When Wet". > > > Maybe that will assist your imagination, > David > > On 17 September 2015 at 11:53, Danny Haughey via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: >> >> OK coming up with a new name for our new boat is proving very difficult. >> >> I thought I would throw it out to you guys for some ideas! >> >> Maybe you came across something sometime and thought wow what a great name >> for a boat! >> >> I can't believe this is so difficult... Lol >> >> Danny >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Email address: >> CnC-List@cnc-list.com >> To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom >> of page at: >> http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com >> > _______________________________________________ Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com
