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Awgertoo@aol.com

Thu, Feb 12, 2004 11:34 AM

NAMASTE is a greeting used, especially by Hindus--a gesture (called, I
believe, a "Namaskar") made by pressing the two palms together in front of one's
face with fingers upright, usually accompanied by the word being mouthed. It
also has deeper meanings and the one that I like is "I honor the light within you
and within me, that which we share".

My previous vessel, a Westsail 32, was named "Phoenix Riddle", taken from the
poem "The Cannonization" by John Donne, referring to the "riddle" of the
Phoenix, the mythical bird that periodically burns and arises from its own ashes,
a symbol of renewal and hope.

One of my favorite boat monikers was on a motoryacht owned by a prominent
proctologist--he named it "Hindsight".

Best--Michael Oritt
Durbeck 48--NAMASTE

NAMASTE is a greeting used, especially by Hindus--a gesture (called, I believe, a "Namaskar") made by pressing the two palms together in front of one's face with fingers upright, usually accompanied by the word being mouthed. It also has deeper meanings and the one that I like is "I honor the light within you and within me, that which we share". My previous vessel, a Westsail 32, was named "Phoenix Riddle", taken from the poem "The Cannonization" by John Donne, referring to the "riddle" of the Phoenix, the mythical bird that periodically burns and arises from its own ashes, a symbol of renewal and hope. One of my favorite boat monikers was on a motoryacht owned by a prominent proctologist--he named it "Hindsight". Best--Michael Oritt Durbeck 48--NAMASTE

KP

Keith Pleas

Thu, Feb 12, 2004 3:53 PM

NAMASTE is a greeting used, especially by Hindus--a gesture (called, I

believe, a "Namaskar") made by pressing the two palms together in front of
one's face with fingers upright, usually accompanied by the word being
mouthed. It also has deeper meanings and the one that I like is "I honor
the light within you and within me, that which we share".

A friend's photo exhibit at my store/gallery last year featured a Nepalese
village boy doing exactly that. It was a tremendously popular image (see
"Namaste Boy" at http://www.fugio.com/himalayanfaces.aspx).

The entire show - including a better digital image - is also on her Web site
at http://www.artxchange.org/Exhibit/exhibit.asp?Group=32&Exhibit=1. She was
visiting that region while producing her "Healing Planet" pilot, which is
about shamanism all over the world (http://www.healingplanet.tv/)

My boat name is "Refugio", a Latin word with a fairly clear meaning. It's
also a play on the name of the business ("Fugio"), which - while it's also a
Latin word, meaning "to flee" - is the name of the first coin of the United
States - the "Fugio cent" - which was reportedly designed by Benjamin
Franklin and features several aphorisms from his "Poor Richard's Almanac".

Keith

PS: My "favorite" boat name is "Valkyrie", which literally means "chooser of
the slain" from Ole Norse. I'd bet that most people who name their boat that
aren't real clear on its origin. <g>

>>NAMASTE is a greeting used, especially by Hindus--a gesture (called, I believe, a "Namaskar") made by pressing the two palms together in front of one's face with fingers upright, usually accompanied by the word being mouthed. It also has deeper meanings and the one that I like is "I honor the light within you and within me, that which we share". A friend's photo exhibit at my store/gallery last year featured a Nepalese village boy doing exactly that. It was a tremendously popular image (see "Namaste Boy" at http://www.fugio.com/himalayanfaces.aspx). The entire show - including a better digital image - is also on her Web site at http://www.artxchange.org/Exhibit/exhibit.asp?Group=32&Exhibit=1. She was visiting that region while producing her "Healing Planet" pilot, which is about shamanism all over the world (http://www.healingplanet.tv/) My boat name is "Refugio", a Latin word with a fairly clear meaning. It's also a play on the name of the business ("Fugio"), which - while it's also a Latin word, meaning "to flee" - is the name of the first coin of the United States - the "Fugio cent" - which was reportedly designed by Benjamin Franklin and features several aphorisms from his "Poor Richard's Almanac". Keith PS: My "favorite" boat name is "Valkyrie", which literally means "chooser of the slain" from Ole Norse. I'd bet that most people who name their boat that aren't real clear on its origin. <g>

MM

m/v MOJO

Fri, Feb 13, 2004 3:03 AM

NAMASTE is a greeting used, especially by Hindus--a gesture (called, I
believe, a "Namaskar") made by pressing the two palms together in front of

one's

face with fingers upright, usually accompanied by the word being mouthed.

It

also has deeper meanings and the one that I like is "I honor the light

within you

and within me, that which we share".

Always a good idea to ask yourself how your boat name might sound over the
VHF - is it clear and easy to understand, is it easy to spell if the
CG/Tow-BOAT-US/etc. is taking a report? I remember sailing one night from
Grenada to Trinidad and hearing a call from a vessel who overheard my
conversation with another boat. He called me and stated his boat name. I
replied to him with what I though he said his boat name was... vessel "MY
MISTAKE"! Interesting name I thought, gotta be a history there! So I asked
him, "Did you say your boat's name was "MY MISTAKE"?". No, he replied, it's
NAMASTE!

Ray B.
m/v MOJO

> NAMASTE is a greeting used, especially by Hindus--a gesture (called, I > believe, a "Namaskar") made by pressing the two palms together in front of one's > face with fingers upright, usually accompanied by the word being mouthed. It > also has deeper meanings and the one that I like is "I honor the light within you > and within me, that which we share". > Always a good idea to ask yourself how your boat name might sound over the VHF - is it clear and easy to understand, is it easy to spell if the CG/Tow-BOAT-US/etc. is taking a report? I remember sailing one night from Grenada to Trinidad and hearing a call from a vessel who overheard my conversation with another boat. He called me and stated his boat name. I replied to him with what I though he said his boat name was... vessel "MY MISTAKE"! Interesting name I thought, gotta be a history there! So I asked him, "Did you say your boat's name was "MY MISTAKE"?". No, he replied, it's NAMASTE! Ray B. m/v MOJO

PJ

Philip J. Rosch

Fri, Feb 13, 2004 3:10 AM

I used to touch on boat names when I was teaching the Coast Guard Auxiliary
courses. I'd set up a scenario where there was a terrible storm and all the
boats but one were out on rescues. Two distress calls come in, one from
"Reliant" and one from "Pinkle-Tinky Too". My question was who was the most
likely to get the last surf boat?

                                      Regards....

Phil Rosch
Old Harbor Consulting
M/V Curmudgeon MT-44TC
Currently moored in St. Petersburg, FL

I used to touch on boat names when I was teaching the Coast Guard Auxiliary courses. I'd set up a scenario where there was a terrible storm and all the boats but one were out on rescues. Two distress calls come in, one from "Reliant" and one from "Pinkle-Tinky Too". My question was who was the most likely to get the last surf boat? Regards.... Phil Rosch Old Harbor Consulting M/V Curmudgeon MT-44TC Currently moored in St. Petersburg, FL

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