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!).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!
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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! 
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But having women on board was considered bad luck, at least to the superstitious sailors from long ago.
Go figure.
Go figure.
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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.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!
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Exceptions to the rule must prevail!
My Admiral's got a German background so I guess it's 'Das Boot'

My Admiral's got a German background so I guess it's 'Das Boot'
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Bye bye
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Great Enrico! Can you tell the cruise in the details?
Ps. Attendo resoconto dettagliato su Mdt. Ciao! Ps. Sono Fidi!
Ps. Attendo resoconto dettagliato su Mdt. Ciao! Ps. Sono Fidi!

