The Official Guide to Christening or Renaming Your Vessel

For centuries men have been naming their ships, yachts and boats. Commercial vessels usually have a name that reflects ownership or the purpose of the vessel. Pleasure vessels are named for any number of reasons. There is usually some story behind the name of almost every vessel sailing the seas today. It is widely held that improperly changing the name of a vessel and renaming her will bring you bad luck and foul Seas. When changing the name of a boat, there is a very specific procedure to be followed. According to yachting mystique, every vessel no matter how large or small has its name recorded in the “Ledger of the Sea”. The keeper of these records is Neptune the God of the Sea. Legend further has it, that before a vessel can be renamed, her name “shall be purged from the Ledger of the Sea and removed from Neptune’s memory.” Here we reveal all of the secrets to naming and renaming your vessel.