How To Rename Your Boat: And 19 Other Useful Ceremonies, Superstitions, Prayers, Rituals, and Curses
John Vigor, a freelance writer and editor, is the author of 10 boating books, numerous newspaper articles and a sailing and navigation instructor qualified by the American Sailing Association.  He has worked professionally all over the world .He now lives in the Pacific Northwest, and sails his Cape Dory 27 sailboat, Sangoma, in Puget Sound.