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Keeping Up Veteran II

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The lock-keeper at Bristol was telling me of his dilemma when using the VHF radio to talk to boats. He MUST quote the name of the boat at the start of each radio transmission, but he MUST NOT utter any obscenities over the airwaves. Hmmm ...

 

Was told this summer about a boat that had a small picture of a sinking ship with a Confederate Flag, it was called "Dixie Wrecked" (I had to say it out loud several times before I got it)

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I was bemused to see a boat called Tarred the other day, but it made more sense when I saw the butty - Feathered.

 

Richard

 

They demonstrated some beautiful boat work as they went through Welsh Road lock.

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Strangely, after reading this, I saw my first ever 'R Swipe' this afternoon. For the boat in question it seemed quite appropriate, though why they would, as my OH says, mug themselves off like that, I can't imagine.

 

I once followed a boat through Knowle that had the owner's name on the stern, "R. Send" (At least, I think it was the owner's name....)

 

Jim

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A boat I used to see quite often had its name and port of registry on the stern, as they commonly do. It was the quite innocuous Rambler (Hull), but I always had to resist the temptation to write Rambler (Cabinside) or Rambler (Bow) at the appropriate points.

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This one, spotted on the Bridgewater years ago, made me smile:

 

'Morning Flatulence'

 

I'm glad someone else has copped 'Morning Flatulence'. Saw it a few years ago at Great Haywood Junction. It did start an interesting ISIHAC sort-of game in the pub later that night - inventing silly names for the other boats in the 'flatulence' fleet... but we had to give up with Titanic Flatulence..

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There used to a boat named "Windsor VIII" around here. Not particulalry silly, but it set us wondering whether there were also "Windsor I" to "Windsor VII" in a hire fleet.

 

Then in the pub the idea occurred to us, of having a fleet of boats all ending in "VIII". Names like Expector, Flagell, and Deffy, all came to mind - until we all spilled our beer after someone suggested "Master B"

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I'm glad someone else has copped 'Morning Flatulence'. Saw it a few years ago at Great Haywood Junction. It did start an interesting ISIHAC sort-of game in the pub later that night - inventing silly names for the other boats in the 'flatulence' fleet... but we had to give up with Titanic Flatulence..

 

That could take the wind out of your sails

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I'm glad someone else has copped 'Morning Flatulence'. Saw it a few years ago at Great Haywood Junction. It did start an interesting ISIHAC sort-of game in the pub later that night - inventing silly names for the other boats in the 'flatulence' fleet... but we had to give up with Titanic Flatulence..

 

There is a sailing club on the South Coast (Angmering?) where they specialise in Dart Class Catamarans all named "A Touch of...." , they've got Class, Brilliance etc but one cheerful soul has named his "A Touch of Wind" :lol:

 

David

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And yes I understand the 'Registered at...' thingie on an old boat but why put it on a modern boat?!!!

I used to think the same way but since we put "Reg at Longport No 177" on the side of Keeping Up, we've met a lot of people who EITHER had another Stoke-on-Trent boat OR lived in Stoke on Trent; we've made a few good friends that way and had some good evenings in the pub as a result so I don't regret it for one moment.

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I was bemused to see a boat called Tarred the other day, but it made more sense when I saw the butty - Feathered.

 

Richard

 

They demonstrated some beautiful boat work as they went through Welsh Road lock.

Saw them at Aynho.

The name I liked after seeing lost of Ladies names followed by "May" was a ladies name followed by "May not"

 

There used to a boat named "Windsor VIII" around here. Not particulalry silly, but it set us wondering whether there were also "Windsor I" to "Windsor VII" in a hire fleet.

Spends most of its time at Fenny Compton from what I can see

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only dimly related to boats but we went to the village of Ripple in Kent as it is this village that our boat is named after. In the village is a pink cottage called Raspberry Cottage...

 

How's that for an address, Raspberry, Ripple... :lol:

 

 

That would do for me as a name due to the fact I'm a cockney and disabled :lol:

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