| # | Boat Name | Original Owners(s) / Crew | Etymology
[Person supplying information] |
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| 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] |
| 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] |
| 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] |
| 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)
 [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] |
