NACRA 5.8s tend to have aggressive names. I chose "WET SPOT" when I had a 5.8. My current boat, NACRA 5.5 is called "TWO HOT". Notice the short names - turns out that the nice vinyl letters cost a lot of money - fewer the letters, cheaper the naming exercise turns out.

One of my all-time favorites was a P18-2 from Dallas, "Catillac", the couple had finally moved up from their humble P16.

My 17 is aptly named "^This End Up" although I still haven't put the stickers on

I use to have a Dolphin and then Nacra 5.8 both named THE PREDATOR and sported a sharks mouth (Kittyhawk airoplane style) on its bows with gills and fins. Looked awsome cutting through the water.

Would love to name my Tornado that but have gone for a name that is a little more subtle for the sponnsors. We have named it ALIVE (that's how we feel when we are on it)

Some names that I have like and laughed at are-

Gets ya wet, Dry Reach, Rampaging Muppet, Rhino Juice, The Big Don't Argue, Accidently on Purpose, Bad Medicine, Beatz Workin, Sir Pshyco, Xisbitter (Ex is bitter - because you kept the boat in the seperation), Rum Needs Ice, Appatite for Destruction.

Can keep going all night

Regards

Stephen Medwell
Team Tornado 'ALIVE'
AUS-260
www.tornadoalive.com

Sounds familiar. I had my Hobie 16 named "This Side up"

Jack Hoying
Fort Loramie, Ohio
Prindle 18 #1645
http://www.bright.net/~jmhoying/sailing/prindle.htm

AHHHHH! thats exactly what I wanted my graphic to look like

Damn, and here I thought I was being original.

How about doing like Forrest Gump and naming your boat after your woman?

David Ho
TheMightyHobie18 1067

I would be in the doghouse indefinitely if I named a boat with an 11'8" beam after my girl :P

I'm on "Breakin Wind III", 3rd Hobie.
Although I've been wating to use "Clewless" or "No Clew"

How about Twinns or twix (after my first cat).
I am thinking of naming my current boat CHAOS .

David Ho, you could name your boat after yourself: "Ho Cat"?

Mike,
There's a big cruising cat up at Toledo Harbor Marina (Michigan) that has "Nice Pair" in 3' letters wrote across the side.
Jack Hoying
Fort Loramie, Ohio
Prindle 18 #1645 (No Name)
http://www.bright.net/~jmhoying/sailing/prindle.htm

Ok.... I'll put in this one:
Our H-16 59650 is bright Awlgrip yellow, so her name is: ~ B'NANA SPLIT ~(placed on the bows)~ The reason for the {'} rather than an A was because we were being frugal and could only find 4 A's per 18 dollar package of multicolor letters at West Marine. Still searching for appropriate decals to place along the hulls near the helm position with which to signify her "wins" at the races. Kinda like the fighter pilots did in yesteryear with their **** access area.

SeaWolf

LOL
D. Ho

how about this?

Well, right now I think you could call it "NICE FROZEN PAIR"

Mike

since i have a love/hate relationship with her, i came up with this name- see attached. my next boat, hopefully a nice comfy cruiser/racer (tartan 37 or something) i will use my mothers first name and her middle initial- 'shelba j' a very traditional method of naming boats.

You know how much of a pain in the butt that pinstripe is to remove?

yeah i thought about removing that stripe when i first got her, then opt'ed to leave it on her. i assume you took yours off? i feel your pain!

I love that name!

Jack Hoying
Fort Loramie, Ohio
Prindle 18 #1645
http://www.bright.net/~jmhoying/sailing/prindle.htm

As long as we're still dragging this topic through the snow, maybe someone can help w/my decision...i'm currently torn between :

A: Sunscream
B: SUPERCATifragilisticexpialFEROCIOUS

Being that she is a 17 S/C, i'm leaning toward "B", but i'm afraid that by the time i make the letters big enough to read, i'll need a bigger boat. (and i'll confess, i plagiarized it from the orig. '83 factory brochure)

Davey