Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-19
On Water Front

" OR the boatman whose boat so
- far has been unnamed because
OF lack Of inspiration or because
Il OF newness we suggest that one
way of avoiding recourse to the
old stunt of combining names to form
an unintelligible and ofttimes ridiculous
''moniker" for the ship is to look
through books concerning water fowl
and fishes for an appropriate name,
Agnes" or Annette M" How about
some OF these: Teal" Pelican"
"Grebe,," Heron" "Sandpiper," king
fisher" Partridge" Loon" "Gannet."
Or of the finny tribe: "Bowfin,"
Tuna" SHARK" (common), Whale"
lowtail."
characteristics Of the craft should
not be overlooked, for instance; If a
user of large amounts of gas and oil, We
suggest Anaconda" or perhaps "Gour-
met would do. having pleasing for
eign sound. If she has tendency to
steer q bit Sidewise, Grab" Is the an
swer to your prayer for name. If you
desire something Understanding or ritzy
you have but to look through that part
of the telephone directory where the
apartment houses are listed for a wide
choice. A wide beamy craft might do
with "BuStle" for name; low, slender
one with Purse" A chronic leaker
could be named Sponge" and there Is
no law preventing the naming OF a
black-hulled craft Nanny" An ex-
ceptionally tight and dry craft might
wear the name "VolStead" with honor,
and If your boat be slow, call her the
''Wall1ower," If you get the connection.
Again, If you are so unfortunate as to
possess one OF those ancient fume-pro-
ducing. smoky engines We can think OF
nothing better than 'FLucrezia Borg1a,
though we doubt that the lady ever
used carbon monoxide as a medium of
diSposing Of her rivals.
One last suggestion-don't name her
after your wife and Immediately after
offer her for sale-unless you expect to
name the new ship "Reno"l
THE letter received recently by many
local yachtsmen from the super
yiSing inspector general OF the Steam
boat inspection Service has been the
cause of much puzzlement and mis-
understanding among the recipients,
most of them seeming to feel that an
attempt is about to be made to COM
pei all boat owners to submit to an ex-
animation for this projected license.
others fearing that we are about to
have a large and cumbersome set of
traffic rules foiSted upon the boating
fraternity. A great many OF the re-
plies call attention to the inadequacy
Of the present laws as applying to mo-
torboats and suggest the revision
thereof. 1t Is understood that the
legislation to which this letter refers
is not for the purpose of compelling
all motor craft to carry licensed
master, but to be . means Of recog-
milton for men qualified to carry on
such work by reason of their expert
ence and ability. It would also form
for the employer in the choos-
ing of such employees, and serve as
means Of eliminating the ignorant and
UNIT. It is also understood that the
licenses would only be made available
to American citizens and would prob
ably eliminate foreigners entirely.
am convinced that q careful conSidera-
ton of this letter and the intent of the
proposed legislation will result in the
hearty approval Of the persons con-
cerned. and along with their replies
thereto present an opportunity for them
TO air their views with regard to ex-
sting rules and regulations.
THE Carolina, 140-foot Diesel-driven
yacht, owned by James E. White,
tied up at the harbor police dock for
part of last week, departed on Thurs
day for further cruising in the Ches-
apeake before returning to New York,