Top 10 boat names - and then the funniest

by BoatU.S./ Sail-World Cruising on 5 May 2009 How do you go about choosing your boat's name? -and what does a boat name tell you about the boat's owner? The latest list of most popular boat names has again been collected by that non-profit boat owners organisation, BoatU.S., together with suggestions about the boat owner's thinking. What do these names reveal to you?

1. Seas the Day: While this boat owner may feel they have no control over their declining retirement account, they are completely in charge while boating and intend to get the most out of their boating lifestyle. (This is the sixth appearance of this name and its cousin, Carpe Diem, on the list since BoatU.S. began tracking boat names in 1991.)

2. Summer Daze: A combination of warm weather and long days spent afloat on sunsplashed waterways may have put this boater into a dreamlike state.

3. Second Chance: Perhaps this boat owner has had a life changing experience and feels that their boat now gives them a second lease on life. 'Second Wind' may be the strictly sailing boat only equivalent.

4. Aqua-Holic: On the Top-Ten list for the last seven years, this boat name illustrates a boater's chronic love for the waterways.

5. Wind Seeker: No doubt a true sailing boat name for a wanderer or racer, but not very appropriate for power boats.

6. Dream Weaver: Like the 1976 Gary Wright song that muses about an escape to dreamland, this boat owner may weave memories of good days spent on the water, sheltering them from the pressures of day-to-day life.

7. Black Pearl: The name of a fast, stealthy and intimidating fictional ship from the Disney Pirates of the Caribbean films, this boat likely has plenty of kids aboard.

8. Hydrotherapy: Takes into account the healing nature that boating provides this boat owner.

9. The Salt Shaker: If you know what a 'Parrot head' is, you'll know what The Salt Shaker is for. On a Saturday night this boat and its owner could be the most popular in the marina.

10. Sea Quest: This boat owner likely grew up watching Jacques Cousteau TV specials and wants to explore the world with their boat.

The Most Humorous:

1. What College Fund? With three out of four boat-owning households making less than $100,000 a year, where else are you going to get the money?
2. Stocks-N-Blonds: Clearly someone still has a job on Wall Street.
3. Anchor Management: The calming effect that boating brings.
4. Sweet Em-Ocean: A floating love shack?
5. Knotty Buoy: The Johnnie Depp of boaters.
6. Reel-e-Fish-ent: Could teach Capt. Sig Hansen of the Discovery Channel series Deadliest Catch a thing or two about fishing.
7. A-Frayed Knot: Fearless in their ability to tie bowline.
8. O-Sea-D: Obsessive, compulsive, and loving the ocean.
9. A-Loan-Again: Either cruising for a date or has purchased their boat on credit.
10. Really Big Car: Small boat complex?

About BoatU.S.:
BoatU.S. - Boat Owners Association of The United States - is the USA's leading advocate for recreational boaters providing its 600,000 members with government representation, programs and money saving services. For more information visit www.BoatUS.com!here