A BOAT BY ANY OTHER NAME

A boat by any other name .... and there will be another name, we just don't know what it is yet. Good Company is a good name, but it's not our name. We have a tradition of putting "bella" in the names of our boats, Bella Luna and Isabella, and we're not opposed to re-using either of those names.

However, the possibilities are wide open. Our working list has 39 names on it. We've scoured lists of flowers, herbs, colors, musical terms, birds, sanskrit and stars (the astronomical kind). There's even a fruit on the list.

But one thing's for sure: we will NOT be following certain, annoying naming formats.

1. No stupid sailing-related names: Wind Chaser; Wave Dancer; Breaking Wind, Blew Bayou, Dances With Waves.

2. No tired song lyric references: Southern Cross; 5 O'clock Somewhere; Margaritaville

3. No fishing influences: Gone Fishin'; Shark Bait; Reel-laxed; Reel [[anything]]

4. No ridiculous combination of the letters of our names: Chammy, Tip, Chipammy

5. There will be no reference to the wine and beer business: Dos Winos; Beer Float; Happy Hour

6. No water names: Liquid Limo; Aqua [[any word here]]; Waterlogged

7. No word play: Wake My Day; Keel Joy; Knot So Fast

It's quite possible the NO list is longer than the list of "reel" possibilities. (Sorry.)