Hi all,
I’ve had my Series 2 GP14 for a while but not been out much so far. Hoping to rectify this soon, and in the meantime been taking the time to read all the excellent material on the website and forum.
Her sail number is 9005, and I recently received the original documentation which shows that she was originally called “Southern Comfort”, but somewhere along the way was renamed to “Jelly Roll II”. Her previous owner didn’t know the reason behind her current name, other than he believed that there was a famous jazz singer called Jelly Roll. No idea what happened to, of if there ever was, a “Jelly Roll I”
If I’m honest, I’m not a fan of her current name, and it doesn’t seem to have a story behind it, so I’m thinking of changing it. Her original name of “Southern Comfort” is better, but I live in the North West, so it doesn’t feel quite right.
What’s everyone’s thoughts on boat names? “It doesn’t matter, call it what you like?” Or, “History is important, stick with the original name?”. Or something in between? Have you renamed your boat?
Thanks for your comments and suggestions 🙂