Drift Away: New Favorite Boat Name

Wednesday, July 20, 2011

New Favorite Boat Name

Naming a boat can be a very personal thing. Many guys name their boats after girlfriends, some for a favorite song, and some are just clever.   These are some of my favorites, in no particular order:

College Tuition.

Change Order (many contractors bid a job at cost or close to it, and then make their big money on changes to the contract called change orders).

Plan B.

A friend bought a boat named "Wind 'n Spirits". He was a little concerned about the Spirits part because of it's booze connotation and told his daughter that he was thinking about dropping the "s".   She looked at him quizically and said "Wind 'n Pirits"?

When Pam and I bought this boat, we tossed around a few names.   When we heard the song "Drift Away" on the radio we knew we had our boat name.   At that point, we didn't know if the engines ran and we might have to simply drift away.

This powerboat is at the yacht club next to my marina.    It is now my favorite boat name.   I would add "la la la la la la" though, a bit towards the stern.

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Drift Away Specs

Drift Away is a 1980 Cheoy Lee 46' LRC (long range cruiser). She has twin 120 HP Ford Lehman diesels, 15 kw and 7.5 kw generators, and carries 800 gallons of fuel and 400 gallons of water. She cruises at 8 knots and has a top speed of 9.5 knots, plenty fast enough for this old sailor.

She is somewhat unique in that the inside helm staion is on the main level, along with the galley and saloon. There is also a helm on the flybridge. The lower level has three staterooms, each with a full head, plus the engine room.

Drift Away sat on the hard for many years before we bought it from an estate. She has suffered considerably from neglect, but we are amazed at all the things that work, like the two Ford Lehmans, and the Naiad stabilizers. There was and is much work to do, but we will return her to ship shape condition. Eventually. As long as it doesn't interfere with having fun.