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Enrico new member from Italy ... Add a foto

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Crikey
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Italy Mac26x wrote: I could not change his name so far 'cause in Italy seafaring tradition involves a complex procedure (superstition I believe) to change the name of a boat! :?
As far as tradition goes, do you regard the boat as a masculine thing, or a feminine? We mostly call our boats 'she' in this part of the world (not that there's anything wrong with that!).

:wink:
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I'm not an expert but in Italy it is usually used the feminine for boats .... often a dedication in honor of their women! 8)
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Tomfoolery
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But having women on board was considered bad luck, at least to the superstitious sailors from long ago.

Go figure.
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Sea Wind
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Italy Mac26x wrote:I'm not an expert but in Italy it is usually used the feminine for boats .... often a dedication in honor of their women! 8)
That is interesting, in spanish powerboats are femenine (lancha), and sailboats are masculine (velero), but boats in general are maculine (bote). I think the latter is because a boat uses the neutral pronoun which by default is masculine.
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Crikey
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Exceptions to the rule must prevail!
My Admiral's got a German background so I guess it's 'Das Boot' :?

:D
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Post by Italy Mac26x »

:D :D

:cry: :cry: our holidays are over in Croatia .. 33 wonderful days .. Cap Vega is already on the trailer ... I greet you and go to sleep because tomorrow we start at 06:00 .... Have 700 km to do ...

Bye bye 8)
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Great Enrico! Can you tell the cruise in the details?

Ps. Attendo resoconto dettagliato su Mdt. Ciao! Ps. Sono Fidi!
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