Boat naming ideas

[Motorsailer4me]

My personal favorite boat names I have seen are:

Last Boat II

Never Again II

[scareygary]

I feel ya. I only had two girls and one wife, so mine was easy. Daughters Molly and Libby, and wife, Kathy, inspired me to come up with MOLIKA, using the first two letters of each name. I tell people it's Polynesian for 'beautiful maiden'. Just a thought. Good luck!
(Mow-LEE-ka, btw)

[Fbfisher]

Last Child
4th Offspring
Sibling Sanctuary

[scareygary]

Originally Posted by Motorsailer4me

My personal favorite boat names I have seen are:

Last Boat II

Never Again II

My friend just bought his "MY LAST BOAT 10".

[cottonsail]

She was a ICU nurse. I was a Snap-on tool guy. The boats name was Nurse Ratchet.

[Akafred]

How about Boaty McBoatFace ?

Although I’m pretty sure is been used already. ⛵️😉Cheers!

[Iron E]

Hmm... let's see
• 3 sheets
• 3 little sheets (lol when you say it)
• 3 Our Tour
• 3 Anchors
• 3 Tides
• 3 Little Waves
• 3 Breeze

[Bill_Giles]

I teach marine band radio. So I’d recommend:
Not too long
Single word
Not to complicated that you are often asked to spell it out

Visit https://www.itu.int/mmsapp/ShipStation/list
Enter you proposed boat name and you will see how many boats share that name.
My boat is Ambitious Alice, it is the only one registered, although it does break two of my own rules!

[SV_FlyingTigress]

TRIstar you could do playful graphics with three starfish as a logo

[Morris Wilson]

Boaty McBoat?

[Iron E]

Originally Posted by Bill_Giles

I teach marine band radio. So I’d recommend:
Not too long
Single word
Not to complicated that you are often asked to spell it out

Visit https://www.itu.int/mmsapp/ShipStation/list
Enter you proposed boat name and you will see how many boats share that name.
My boat is Ambitious Alice, it is the only one registered, although it does break two of my own rules!

The only criteria for a vessel name is that the Coast Guard approves it and fits it on the boat. There's too much nonsense about it being a common name, a short name, an easy name, or whatever. If the USCG approves it, you're gold.

[Morris Wilson]

Originally Posted by Akafred

How about Boaty McBoatFace ?

Although I’m pretty sure is been used already. ⛵️😉Cheers!

I think they actually went with something else. After all it was the British.

[scareygary]

Originally Posted by cottonsail

She was a ICU nurse. I was a Snap-on tool guy. The boats name was Nurse Ratchet.

Too good! Love it! Signed, Ken Kesey

[Not a spy]

How about Side Kick? A side kick is a special friend and each of the kids can be one to anyone in the family

[Captain Red]

It is my belief boats, like brands, should be memorably named, and reflect something positive about their owners. The boat's name should also beg a question or two in new ports to help break the ice. Ideally it should be no more than two syllables and definitely not some naff mnemonic made up of your and your pet’s names. Why not a mnemonic or anagram ? Because every salt will know it's a mnemonic or anagram and essentially meaningless. What about puns? Well, they generally only work in your native language, and are of course 'the lowest form of wit'.

Now, take a moment and imagine you're in a force 9 gale calling the coast guard for help. Complex, romantic names take a long time to spell out phonetically, and are easily misunderstood over a radio in foul weather. Our boat's name is 5 letters (technically 4 letters with one repeated), one word, 2.5 syllables.

One last thought, with three children, I'd set them the task of naming the boat (with some ground rules like those above). Assuming they're old enough, they should agree on the name and provide at least two alternatives. (After all, you're paying the bills.)