Life is for one generation; a good name is forever. (Japanese Proverb)

Forever? Ancient legend has it that when every ship is christened, its name goes into a "Ledger of the Deep" maintained by Neptune (or Poseidon) himself. Renaming a ship or boat means you're trying to slip something past the gods and you will be punished for your deviousness.

(Yes, I know this isn't the kind of "name" of which the proverb speaks!)

Thus was born the more modern superstition that says the changing the name of a boat brings bad luck. Would you want to risk it on any of these?

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