On Feb 29, 2:26*pm, "Sal's Dad" Sals...@nospam--betts-hyphen-
orourke.net wrote:
Skip, I too have followed your adventures - and have always wondered -

Did nobody warn you, of the bad luck that comes with saying "Pig" while on a
boat?

The name of your boat is, well, asking for it.

Sal's Dad

Hey there,

I would also like to add having any animal icon on board is terible
luck. For example, I was working on a ~300' F/T. We were still at the
dock and the cook was brining on supplies. For breakfast the cook set
out the new honey containers................. they were plastic
bears ! ! ! Yup, honey bears ! OMG the mate saw that and reported
immediatly to the captain who was in the galley in a second demanding
every honey bear First have its head cut off and second the honey
discarded and finially all thrown over board!

SKIP: How many real boats do you know that are named after land
animals???

I know of vessels named
Petral
Jeager
Halibut
Puffin
Sea Lion

But I dont know of any sea boats with a land animal name. At least one
that is still floating

Bob