Top 10 Boat Names For 2018: Report

To mark the unofficial start of summer — and, more importantly for boaters, the start of the 2018 season afloat — BoatUS has released a list of this year's most popular boat names. The list is determined by the orders the company received through its online boat graphics and lettering service.

The Top 10 Boat Names of 2018:

1. Grace
2. Freedom
3. Seas the Day
4. Therapy
5. Second Wind
6. Serenity
7. Perseverance
8. Rum Runner
9. Knot on Call
10. Pura Vida

The BoatUS Boat Graphics and Lettering service offers a free library of more than 9,000 boat names and also allows boaters to easily custom design their own boat lettering or graphics through an easy-to-use online design tool.

The following names were voted most humorous boat names of 2018 by the editors of BoatUS Magazine:

1. Shenanigans – Good or bad, they’re obviously up to something.
2. Reel Nauti – The ultimate play on words in the marine dictionary.
3. Flounder Pounder – Let’s see the proof, buddy!
4. Kale Yeah – Clearly owned by a proud health nut.
5. Shaken Not Stirred – They know what we like!
6. Ship Happens – We can all relate to this one, can’t we?
7. Bite Me – Ferocious on land – on the water, too?
8. Mojo Risin’ – Stepping onto that boat instantly increases any boater’s mojo.
9. Jolly Toots – Not quite sure what this means, but it’s fun to say!
10. Penny Pincher – Someone may have named his or her boat too quickly after buying it.

IMAGE: Westerly Marina on the Hudson River via google maps