Wednesday, 8 February 2012

Does the name you give your boat embue it with a 'soul'?

Here is an update from Rob.


“Well, I've named my Navigator "Islander," after the 37-foot yawl Harry Pidgeon, until then a non-sailor, built only a stone's throw away from my launch site in LA Harbor almost 100 years ago and then sailed solo around the world - twice. He was the second person to do so, the first being Joshua Slocum.  Another reason for the name is my principal sailing destination across the San Pedro Channel - Catalina Island”.


Rob says he had picked out the name a long time ago, but the rest of the family objected thinking it too "boring" a name.

Well, I think it’s a great name Rob and very apt. For what it is worth, none of my lot liked ‘Arwen’ as a name but.....well she is 'Arwen'......a goddess of the sea and I just cannot think of her being named anything else. I look at her and I see her soul......she is and always will be 'Arwen' to me.  Sometimes people just don’t understand the sentiments behind a name do they?


Wecome to the 'Welsford Navigator' family 'Islander'

Steve

3 comments:

  1. they certainly don't Steve

    http://bursledonblog.blogspot.com/2010/10/you-just-wouldnt.html

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  2. Hi Steve, I'm a postman, if I get a cat should I call it Dogwatch? Phil.

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  3. priceless......do you think they knew what they were doing when they named the poor old gal?

    Steve

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Thanks for taking a look at my blog. All comments and advice are welcome - drop me a few lines. You can always find videos about Arwen at www.youtube.com/c/plymouthwelshboy. Look forward to hearing from you.
Steve