Wednesday, Oct 26, 2005 at 15:15
You are right, it is of deep concern.
That is why there rituals must be performed involving virgins, OP rum and feasting.
It is essential that for the denaming ceremony a virgin is ravished in the wheelhouse or against the wheel. For each tot of OP rum consumed,two must be tossed over the side in thanks to the ancient Gods of the sea and the wind for the previous safe fast and uneventful journeys of the vessel and all who sailed in here.
All painted name signs msut be removed or sanded away. Never paint over a sign. Logs and other docs should be ruled across in red ink and stored in a locked oak casket. Try to have cloves, sandalwood or oak chips smouldering when the signs are removed.
Champagne can be drunk for the naming ceremony but OP rum is better (more than froth and bubble). The OP rum should be from a fresh bottle or cask. For each tot of alcohol cunsumed, two must be poured over the side while seeking brisk wind and safe seas for all future voyages and one tot of rum should be poured against the mast or failing that, on the bow sprit. A virgin (not recycled from the denaming ceremony) should be ravished on the fore deck and the act repeated through all cardinal points of the compass.
A feast should follow for all hands.
Decks shoulkd be hosed off with salt water and let dry to complete the ceremony. This is more in keeping with the days of timber decks.
It is advisable that the owner, skipper and crew remain on board for at least 12 hours after the naming, but certainly over night.
Never name the boat after a wife or she could get it in any settlement.
Never name after children or they could suffer an accident while on it.
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