| # | Boat Name | Original Owners(s) / Crew | Etymology
[Person supplying information] |
|---|
| 2018 | Krakatoa | Alan Warren | Continuation of a previous theme (see 1198 & 1584). Krakatoa erupted in 1883, in one of the largest eruptions in recent time. Krakatoa is an island volcano along the Indonesian arc.
[Alan Warren] |
| 2095 | Wotfree | Alan Warren | The boat is a A. E. Watts 'Wotnot' design and it was built by John Freeman. It was the trend at the time to have 'Wot' included in the name of the Watts' designed boats.
[Alan Warren] |
| 2100 | Willpower | Will Godfrey | Following a theme (see 1999)
[Noelle Wright] |
| 2102 | Salted P-nut | Peter Rainey | The 'P' is for Peter and he used to sail GP14s - hence he was considered the nut as the Merlin was supposed to be more difficult to sail than a GP14. The boat was definitely salted as Peter sailed it on the sea.
[Peter Rainey] |
| 2121 | Half Cut | Patrick Blake | At the time Patrick ordered this boat they were getting wider. He though that the latest Proctor Mk XVII was a bit too extreme but liked the underwater lines of the Mk IX. He spoke with Bob Hoare who was sailing fast himself and building fast boats and hatched up the idea of a IXd. It was the Mk IX shape underwater but flared out to make it wider.
The name may also have reflected Patrick's alcohol intake but he considered that it was never a fast boat and not the best name either.
[Patrick Blake] |
| Re-named:-
Morgan Le Fay II | Re-names by:-
K Burford | Morgan Le Fay was a powerful enchantress in Arthurian legend. Wanton and sexually aggressive with many lovers including Merlin.
[Mike Liggett] |
| Returned to original name:-
Half Cut | Returned to original name by:-
Chris Barlow | Chris Barlow, who rescued and restored the boat, was told to take this old boat away before it gets cut in half. Then he found out the original name! In 2016 the name was still appropriate as the helm was a former pub landlord.
 [Patricia James] |
| 2143 | Hob Goblin | T.D. Evans |
[Miles James/Mike Liggett] |
| Re-named:-
Paper Moon | Re-named by:-
Miles James | Miles re named the boat after a book his sister was reading in the 70's - Paper Moon.
[Miles James] |
| 2204 | Outrage | Spud Rowsell | A follow on of a theme - (see 1895 - 2004); A Rolling Stones song.
[Spud Rowsell] |
| 2221 | Fantasmagorical | Chris Rathbone | Inspired by the film Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
[Chris Rathbone] |
| 2225 | Near Myth | Patrick Blake | At the time of this new boat, Patrick considered that the hair cut theme had run its course (see 684 ; 1697 ; 2121). He thought a new theme would be in order and hit on the name Near Myth. He thought it was quite clever because he wanted it to become a famous boat although he knew it almost certainly wouldn't be. Also there was a bit of a double entendre - if you spoke with a lisp it had a similar if slightly different meaning. He have been trying to explain this ever since but no one else gets it!
[Patrick Blake] |
| 2246 | Waribashi | Guy Gurney | Japanese word for a small piece fitted into the scabbard of a Japanese sword. Translates as “split chopsticks”. (Guy was heavily into Japanese art at the time.)
[Guy Gurney] |
| 2249 | Toad | Not known |
[Jeremy Hudson] |
| Re-named:-
Bufo | Pip Hudson | The original owner wanted to retain the name (Tad) so Pip Hudson renamed it Bufo from ‘Bufo Bufo’, the latin for the common toad.
[Jeremy Hudson] |
| 2310 | So Wot | John Cooper | This was the first to be built to the "Wotnot Beta" design. The fashion of the time was to include "Wot" in the names of Wotnot designs built by John Freeman.
[John Cooper] |
| 2379 | Miss Conception | Sheffield University Sailing Club | This was the first new boat built for Sheffield University and the start of their 'Miss' series.
[Geoff Wright] |
| 2404 | Q.E. Too | Not known | Not known
[Year Book] |
| Re-named:-
Julia Dream | Tony Vowell | Julia Dream was the 'B' side of a on a Pink Flloyd single.
[Tony Vowell] |
| 2414 | Bob's Wot | Robert Deacon | The design is a Wotnot and it was the style at the time to have 'Wot' in the name.
[Jeremy Deacon] |
| 2427 | Nyaminyami | M. Holland | The Nyaminyami (pronounced Yamin Yami) is a snake like god that said to reside in the Zambezi River and control the life in and on the river.
[Peter Male/Mike Liggett] |
| 2446 | Mythbegotten | Patrick Blake | At this time Patrick had just met up with Keith Callaghan who had recently designed 'Hotspur' and decided to have one built. Patrick wanted to continue the 'Myth' theme (see 2225) and came up with a pretty terrible pun. The idea was that her ancestry was a bit dubious, having come from this young designer who had no track record!
She was a nice boat and quite quick, specially in light airs.
[Patrick Blake] |
| 2448 | Will Shakespeare | Will Godfrey | The 3rd boat in the 'Will' series. See1999 and 2100.
[Noelle Wright] |
| 2465 | Miss Pepper | A. G. Dixon |
[Mike Liggett] |
| Re-named:-
Delirious
| Renamed by:-
Phil Mason & Paula Lay
| This was Phil & Paula first boat and rescued from a barn in London! It was quickly painted with pink/mauve Dulux. Being big Prince fans they named the boat after a track taken from his 'Album1999'. There are lots of references to, 'can't steer', 'lakes' and 'Can't win a race'. However, being Prince, the lyrics have an edge!
 [Phil & Paula Mason] |
| 2495 | Repandu | E. P. Cundy | The boat is a Hotspur - an early wide design. The boat name is a french word which translate to 'widespread'
[Jim Hook] |
| 2523 | Gigolo Girl | Chris Rathbone | Chris previously owned “Gigolo” (2222) having bought it from Graham Pike and Patrick King, so he kept the theme going!
[Chris Rathbone] |
| 2527 | Joyrider | John Ibberson | Joy - John's wife.
[Geoff Wright] |
| Re-named:-
Vertego | Re-named by:-
D Osbourne | It is assumed that the change to Vertigo in more recent Year Books is a typo.
[Mike Liggett] |
| 2553 | Brontesaurus | Chris Haworth | This was Chris's first design and he hoped to design more boats using dinosaur names. Also, the Bronte family (authors of Jane Eyre, Wuthering Heights etc) lived in the village of Haworth.
[Chris Haworth] |
| 2567 | Miss Carriage | Sheffield University Sailing Club | The second boat built for Sheffield University (see 2379) and continued the 'Miss' theme.
[Geoff Wright] |
| Re-named:-
Gybe Talkin | Re-named by:-
D. Anderton |
[Mike Liggett] |
| 2575 | Myth Isle | Patrick Blake | Having launched Mythbegotten (2446) Patrick and Keith teamed up for the year. Whilst sailing together Keith came up with a new design. They went to Spud Rowsell to build this one and she was a lovely boat. Patrick considered that they we were seriously quick. 'Myth Isle' - Another pun on the 'Myth' theme but a nicer name really.
In those days Spud had a year long waiting list so another one was ordered for next year.
[Patrick Blake] |
| 2604 | Satisfaction | Spud Rowsell | A follow on of a theme - (see 1895 - 2004 & 2204); A Rolling Stones song.
 [Spud Rowsell] |
| 2612 | Hickory Dickory Doc | Peter Rainey | Peter had just achieved his Doctorate and was definitely dickory at times.
[Peter Rainey] |
| 2663 | Tyrannosaurus Rex | Chris Haworth | Following the dinosaur theme. (see 2553) Chris liked "the King" element and 'T Rex' were topping the charts at the time.
 [Chris Haworth] |
| 2681 | | Not Known | Not named by original owner.
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| Atomic Mustard | Richard Dee | The boat was yellow and at the time discussion about nuclear weapons was high on the agenda.
[Chris Martin] |
| 2696 | The Specialist | Dick Batt | Dick's first Merlin. Bought as bare shell from Graham Edwards and decked in the front room. Named in homage to “The Specialist”, a classic little piece of American literature by Charles Sale. The subject is Lem Putt, the champion privvy builder in Sangamon County.
[Dick Batt] |
| 2710 | Captain Snort | John Cooper | John was a Captain in the Army when he completed this boat. Named after Captain Snort of Pippin Fort in the children's TV programme "Camberwick Green" which was a favorite of his son.
[John Cooper] |
| 2713 | Mythelated Spirit | Patrick Blake | A continuation from 2575 - a 'Hornblower'. Keith tweaked the design a bit to produce a 'Hexagon'. 'Mythelated Spirit' - Another pun on the 'myth' theme with a double entendre but somehow reflecting their mood - elated spirit.
[Patrick Blake] |
| 2737 | Close to the edge | Tim Fells | Close to the Edge was the fifth studio album from the English progressive rock band Yes
[Tim Fells] |
| 2748 | Miss Anthropist | Sheffield University Sailing Club | One of a pair of new boats (see below) and the name continues the 'Miss' theme of previous boats (2379 : 2567)
[Geoff Wright] |
| Re-named:-
Ghostly Bloater | Re-named by:-
P. Greatrex |
[Mike Liggett] |
| 2749 | Miss Ogynist | Sheffield University Sailing Club | One of a pair of new boats (see above) and the name continues the 'Miss' theme of previous boats (2379 : 2567)
[Geoff Wright] |
| Re-named:-
Soporific Spirit | Re-named by:-
M. Wilson | Martin was newly married when he bought the boat from Sheffield University & therefore 'Miss Ogynist' wasn’t very appropriate. It is a Phantom Kipper design so, deliberately misinterpreting the name (as a ghostly sleeper) he came up with 'Soporific Spirit' (sleepy spirit)
[Martin Wilson] |
| 2752 | Hippoboffamous | F.A.Boff | A play with words by original owners
[Mike Liggett] |
| 2754 | Jig A Jig | Not known | A Hornblower design - hence the link.
[Rob Holroyd] |
| Re-named:-
Rising Sun | Re-named by:-
Rob Holroyd | It was a 'Bright Orangey Red' boat
[Rob Holroyd] |
| Re-named:-
Enfin | Not known |
[Rob Holdroyd] |
