I've never participated in a boat christening. I've seen them on TV, of course, when the Navy launches a new carrier but that's the extent of my experience.
So, when a fellow islander purchased a new boat and invited us to be there as it slid into the water for the first time, we wanted to be there to celebrate.
Of course, it wasn't a carrier or even a large boat, but for him, she was a sight to behold.
She arrived on a truck and was lifted down by those attending the christening. And no one cracked a bottle across her bow; that might have left a mark or cracked the wood...and that wouldn't have been good!
Instead, bottles of beer were opened and a toast was made...then, she was off, carrying her owner into the open waters of the bay.
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