Ep10 - Our renaming ceremony
Renaming a boat is a risky thing, but in this case it was necessary. Her name at purchase only made sense to the previous owners as it was a combination of their sons names, so it had to go. Additionally, we found ample evidence that a proper denaming/renaming ceremony never took place to ensure the original name was removed from the records of the gods of the seas and winds.
We invited our friends and fellow cruisers to join us to bear witness to this beloved ritual. We asked them to bring only their cups and we offered as much rum as they could drink to help us with our prayers and offerings to the gods.
To ensure our safe passage throughout the world, words were said and emphasized by appropriate gifts (Rum, of course). We celebrated into the night with friends new and newer.
And she shall be known as ROAM.
