Should I Name My Boat? You don’t display a name on your car, but you’d never set sail without a proper name proudly plastered on your vessel. Why? It’s tradition, and it’s luck. Boat naming started over a thousand years ago, when sailors named vessels after gods, goddesses or saints hoping to bring good fortune
What Are The Rules For Naming A Boat? Boat names should be kept very brief—usually to a single word or two, and on rare occasions three words. Remember that it should be short enough to fit on a transom, and easily understood during a VHF radio broadcast. 2. Traditionally, naming a boat after a special
Do You Italicize Ship Names? Do you italicize ship names? Names of ships, as well as names of aircraft and spacecraft, are italicized in MLA style. If the name has a prefix, such as USS or HMS, do not italicize the prefix and do not punctuate the prefix with periods. Do you italicize ship names