BOATERS BLOG
You’ve fallen in love with the perfect boat, become a National Boat Owners Association member, secured the perfect boat insurance, and found the best marine financing. There is only one thing left before setting sail… naming your beloved watercraft!
Why Should You Name Your Boat?
Giving your boat a thoughtful name is a critical task, as this legacy will live on even if you decide to pass your boat down to your children or sell it in the future. Sailors have been naming their boats for thousands of years to attract good fortune and luck on the open seas. While the tradition began by naming ships after saints, gods, and goddesses, today, boat owners name their vessels after whatever speaks to them or something to make themselves, friends, family, and others on the water chuckle. Fun and witty boat names can be found printed on countless watercrafts all around the nation. So, to get your own wheels (or propellers) spinning, our creative team here at NBOA is sharing their 50 favorite humorous and crafty boat names.
Nautical Pun Boat Names
Any boat can gracefully carry a creative nautical-themed name. This kind of name is ideal for any sailor or boat captain with a gleeful sense of humor. Of course, anyone who enjoys the water and boating as much as you do will surely need no explanation to understand the brilliance and wit behind a name like one of these.
- A Wave from it All
- Alotta Ocean
- Barley a Wake
- Fantasea
- Knot on Call
- Mishell
- Pier Pressure
- Sail La Vie
- Seas the Day
- Shore Thing
- The Salt Shaker
Fishing Joke Boat Names
If you love to fish or are purchasing a new fishing boat, why not select a name that encapsulates or expresses your passion for this hobby. Although this sport can require calm, silence, and patience, the name for your fishing boat can certainly add levity like the ones below.
- Fishful Thinkin’
- Fishizzle
- Great White
- Lady Kriller
- Marlin Monroe
- Reel Love
- Fin-Finder
- Snapperologist
- Grim Reefer
- Sushi Hunter
- Tuna Colada
Adult Humor Boat Names
Boats are a wonderful escape from mundane day-to-day life and can serve as a mini-vacation each time you climb aboard. To leave your woes behind, naming your boat something a little more adult or appealing to the 21 and over the crowd, take a look at some silly adult humor names.
- Feelin’ Nauti
- Aquaholic
- B-Yacht’ch
- She Got the House
- Fin and Tonic
- Ship-Faced
- Seaduction
- Happy Hour
- On the Docks
- Sin or Swim
Movie Inspired Boat Names
Spending an afternoon on your boat might be a lovely family activity that you look forward to each week or when the kids come to visit. Or perhaps you are a big movie buff yourself and simply love a good film. Either “ore,” naming your boat after your favorite movie, sea-themed or not, is amusing, entertaining, and fun for the whole family.
- The Codfather
- Eat Cray love
- Fishin’ Impossible
- Fishy Business
- The Great Gatsea
- Baits Motel
- The Black Pearl
- Finding Nemo
- Gypsea
- Gone with the Wind
More Clever Boat Names
Inspiration for the perfect boat name can come from anywhere and at any time. So, keep your eyes and ears open, and don’t be afraid to think outside of the box, or beyond the bow. Our last collection of clever boat names comes from pop culture references, food puns, everyday life, and simply something comical we heard.
- Hydro Therapy
- Nacho Boat
- Fish and Ships
- Frank Ocean
- Liquid Asset
- Boaty McBoatface
- Fishcapades
- Liquid Limo
- New Kid on the Dock
- Bouys and Gills
For more suggestions and guidance when purchasing a boat, talk to the experts here at NBOA. When it comes to making sure your new beautiful investment is properly funded and insured, take a look at our resources for securing affordable marine financing and boat insurance with ideal coverage to fit your lifestyle.