| # | Boat Name | Original Owners(s) / Crew | Etymology
[Person supplying information] |
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| 3774 | Panther | Jon Turner | This was the first boat out of Jon's new mould and to ring the changes it was decided to have it black. It was unprecedented for Jon to have a black boat.
 [Jon Turner] |
| 3775 | Night Fury | Tom Pygall | Inspiration for the name came from the animated film 'How to train your dragon' - which was based up on a series of books. The Night Fury is a Strike Class dragon - "Speed: Unknown. Size: Unknown. The unholy offspring of lightning and death itself. Never engage this Dragon."
[Tom Pygall] |
| 3776 | Messy Monty | Nick Craig | Named by Nick's children. A cartoon character - small brown dog.
[Nick Craig] |
| 3777 | Mockingjay | Simon Potts | A starting point is the view that all boats should have a girls name. Simon also wished to name it after a character with good personality. Two female characters of the time came to mind - Khalessi (in Games of Thornes) and Catins Everdeen (in The Hunger Games).
At the start of Games of Thornes - Khalessi comes over as a bit of a wet so was rejected.
With regard to Catins, Simon was worried that chavs might call their children Catins & did not want a boat with the same name as chav's kids
The boat is called Mockingjay because it is the symbol used by Catnis in the film - and Jay - for short - is still a real name.
[Ally Martin] |
| 3778 | Peer Pressure | Chris Gould | Originally Chris did not name the boat but then he had a lot of people telling him that he had to and were suggesting different names for it! He eventually got bored of this and gave in to the "peer pressure"
 [Chris Gould] |
| 3779 | The Angels' Share | Dave Lee | This is a tribute to alcohol production and is the percentage lost to evaporation when wine or spirits are aged in an oak barrel. It was also a gentle tease for Dave's wife Kate, who helped pay for the boat - Dave told her Dave Winder had put the apostrophe in the wrong place!
[Dave Lee] |
| 3781 | The Force Awakens | David Winder | This follows on the Star Wars theme from previous boats (3611 - 3662 - 3735). David felt that the class was ready for a radical change in hull design. The underwater shape was much the same as the standard Winder boat of the time but above the waterline the maximum width was extended to the transom to give more righting forces.
 [David Winder] |
| 3782 | Caribbee Joe | |
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| Re-named:- Garry | Re-named by:- Ed Chapman | Ed thought that the original name 'did not suit the times'.
Ed had a van he called Larry. He also had a RIB named Barry. Garry just seemed to fit the 'arry' theme
[Ed Chapman] |
| 3783 | Born to be Willd | Miles James | This was the second Steppenwolf hull to be built but it was modified with Genii internals and rig.
Also - wolves are wild, and according to some, Miles was a bit eccentric, not one for following the crowd.
[Miles James] |
| 3784 | Strung Along | Tony Johnson | This is the same theme as Tony's previous boat - 3751. A family boat - but with conditions such as it would be available for Tony to sail at Salcombe week.
 [Tony Johnson] |
| 3787 | Quicksilver | Chris Martin | Quicksiver is a character in the X-Men series of films. He has superhuman ability to move at great speeds.
 [Chris Martin] |
| 3788 | Blue my mind | Christian Birrell | A play on words for a blue boat - Blew my mind.
[Christian Birrell] |
| 3789 | Off Piste | Nick Scroggie | Nick's other sporting passion - skiing. At Parkstone (home club) - having a reputation for taking a flyer.
 [Nick Scroggie] |
| 3790 | Pointer | Colin Brockbank | Colin was very committed to his dogs and often used their alter-ego as a synonym when posting on the website forum.
 [Colin Brockbank] |
| 3792 | Seas the day | Alistair McDonald | Derived from the Latin 'carpe diem' (seize the day). An expression accredited to the ancient Roman poet Horace and used to express the idea that one should enjoy life while one can.
The saying is repeated in the Lindisfarne Gospels.
The graphics on the boats are in the same script as that used in the Gospels. The decoration at the bow also follows the same theme.
 [Alistair McDonald] |
| 3793 | Boris | Mike Budd | The inspiration for buying the boat came from Nick Heginbototham - nickname : Boris. The colour of the graphics was influenced by Boris's hair.
 [Mike Budd] |
| 3794 | Ichthys | Julian Harms | Julian's previous boat was Smoked Salmon (3518) and he wished to continue the theme as well as creating a talking point. The ichthys, (from the Greek=Fish) is a symbol consisting of two intersecting arcs, the ends of the right side extending beyond the meeting point so as to resemble the profile of a fish.
The graphics on the side include the symbol. The name on the transom is for those of us who do not read greek.
 [Julian Harms] |
| 3795 | Goon | Alex Jackson | A late night decision made at Chris Downham's stag night.
[Alex Jackson] |
| 3796 | Roberta | William Warren | Following a theme from the previous boat (3756)
 [William Warren] |
| 3797 | Fata Morgana | Mark Elkington | A couple of strands to this name. Fata Morgana is equally known as Morgan le Frey (see 2121). She was a Arthurian sorceress. Fata Morgana is also the name given to an optical phenomenon which occurs when rays of light are bent when they pass through air layers of different temperatures in a steep temperature inversion. At sea the effect is that boats appear to sail/float above the water.
Mark's profession - atmospheric physicist
 [Mark Elkington] |
| 3799 | Simply Scrumptious | Paul Rayson | Following a theme from previous boat (3715)
 [Paul Rayson] |
| 3800 | Brambles | Richard Bramley | RIchard's nick-name at school.
 [Richard Bramley] |
| 3801 | Pokey | Matt Biggs | Following a theme from previous boat (3743)
 [Matt Biggs] |
| 3802 | Khalessi | Simon Potts | Following a theme from Simon's previous boat - 3777
 [Simon Potts] |
| 3803 | Close cover : Puller : Black Swan : | Chris Gould | Close cover - A 'default' name given to the boat by Graham Cranford Smith who wanted to ensure that every boat entered for Salcombe Week 2019 had a name displayed on the results sheet.
A play with words associated with Chris's business - Creation Covers.
Pull'er -Later this was written on the transom as a reminder to the crew following and unfortunate incident.
Black Swan -Eventually, the boat was given the 'official' name. It is a white boat with a black bottom. So sometimes you see white and occasionally it
is black. Chris shares the boat with Caroline (Croft) who has a deep interest
in ballet. In the ballet Swan Lake there are roles of White Swan and Black Swan which are usually danced by the same ballerina. Therefore sometimes seeing the principal in white and sometimes black.
 [Chris Gould] |
| 3804 | Rockatross | John Flides | The name came from an amalgamation of Rocket and Albatross. Rocket is in dedication to Dick Wyche & Rod Wilson who put up with John when, as a boy, he spend his holidays hanging arround & trying to help in their boatyard. (DIck was the designer of the Rocket). Albatross came from the name of the business run by John. (Albatross Marine)
 [John Fildes] |
| 3805 | Nermal | Mark Reddington | Continuation of a theme - see 3760 - Nermal was a cat that visited Garfiled's home.
[Mark Reddington] |
| 3806 | Blue Tit | Ben Jones & Helen Hilditch | This was their second wedgwood blue merlin. Their previous boat was Bluebird (3863) and therefore this follows the theme.
[Ben Jones & Helen Hilditch] |
| 3807 | Baloo | Tim Saxton | A blue boat - just seemed to fit. Baloo , the bear in the Jungle Book.
 [Tim Saxton] |
| 3809 | Ecstacy | Jon Turner | 'It makes you feel good when sailing the boat'
Jon had previously had an Int 14 with this name and it achieved a very good record. Discovering that the name had not previously been used on a merlin it became an easy choice.
[Jon Turner] |
| 3812 | Maumahara | Rob Allen | Maumahara - a Maori word for remembering - in the sense of those who had gone before and in particular Rob's son Charlie. The fish hook symbol accompanying the name signifies good luck when travelling over water.
 [Rob Allen] |
| 3813 | Pacemaker | Steve Harling | Steve's wife was been assessed for the fitting of a pacemaker - so Steve thought he would have one to keep him going.
 [Steve Harling] |
| 3814 | Sonic | James Goss | It's blue - It's quick - Just like Sonic (the hedgehog).
[James Goss] |
| 3815 | The Kracken | Louise Johnson | The Kracken , is a legendry sea monster. It is also a favoured brand of rum.
 [Louise Johnson] |
| 3816 | Wild Horses | Phil Emery | New boat - new crew - new theme. Several of the past boats have been named with a reflection on football. - (see 3608, 3657, 3700 & 3772). Wild Horses , a song made famous by the Rolling Stone was an age / generation inspiration.
 [Phil Emery] |
| 3817 | Aura | Geoff Kimber | In Latin and Ancient Greek, aura means wind, breeze or breath. It was used in Middle English to mean "gentle breeze".
 [Geoff Kimber] |
| 3820 | Skadi | Caroline Croft | In Norse mythology, "Skadi". is a Viking goddess who hunts in the mountains on her skis. She married the sea god Njord. Caroline enjoys skiing as well as sailing.
[Caroline Croft] |
| 3823 | The Goon Show | Alex Jackson | When Alex booked his place for the 2024 Salcombe week he did not have a name for the boat. Graham Cranford Smith - the 'need to go to man' for Salcombe week wanted to have a complete list of boat names on the entry schedule / results list. He therefore selected the name as a continuation of a theme from Alex's previous boat - 3795
[Peter Male] |
| Goon with the wind | Alex Jackson | After Salcombe 2024 Alex 'officially' named his boat. A continuation of the theme started with 3795.
[Peter Male] |
| 3825 | T Cup | Storm Nuttall | Storm sailing in her boat.
[Storm Nuttall] |
| 3826 | Rodney (aka Dave) | Stu Bithell | The name on the registration certificate is Rodney - but on the boat the name is Dave! This was inspired by 'Fools & Horses' , a BBC TV comidy series in the 1980/90s
A specific explanation is given here.
[Stu Bithell] |
