Rande,
Here are a couple of literary allusions to "Vesper." It's a nice name
as you say for several reasons. I particularly like the "evening
star," but the vesper bell is also nice.
Pat Broderick
> Hark! The Vesper Bell Is Stealing
>> by Thomas Moore
>> Hark! the vesper bell is stealing
> O'er the waters, soft and clear;
> Nearer yet and nearer pealing,
> Jubilate, Amen.
> Farther now, now farther stealing,
> Soft it fades upon the ear.
> Jubilate, Amen.
>> Now, like moonlight waves retreating
> To the shore, it dies along;
> Now, like angry surges meeting,
> Breaks the mingled tide of song.
> Jubilate, Amen.
> Hush! again, like waves, retreating
> To the shore, it dies along,
> Jubilate, Amen.
>And this section from Coleridge's "Rime of the Ancient Mariner"
> I pass, like night, from land to land;
> I have strange power of speech;
> That moment that his face I see
> I know the man that must hear me:
> To him my tale I teach.
>> What loud uproar bursts from that door!
> The wedding-guests are there:
> But in the garden-bower the bride
> And bride-maids singing are;
> And hark the little vesper bell
> Which biddeth me to prayer!
>> O Wedding-Guest! this soul hath been
> Alone on a wide wide sea:
> So lonely 'twas, that God himself
> Scarce seemed there to be.
On Sep 27, 2013, at 8:31 AM, Rande Peterson wrote:
> My wife and I are thinking pretty seriously about the name Vesper.
> We like the name for a few different reasons. We feel pretty
> fortunate in a way. How often do you get to name a boat?
>> Rande
> #543
>>> On Thu, Sep 26, 2013 at 6:57 PM, Tom Montoya <antrim27 at aol.com> wrote:
> What is her new name?
>>> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rande Peterson <rande.peterson at gmail.com>
> To: tuna <tuna at myfleet.org>
> Sent: Wed, Sep 25, 2013 1:18 pm
> Subject: [Santana 22] Mystery Hull Number Solved!!
>> Hello all,
>> Thanks to all of you. So many of you offered your help in solving
> this issue and I am very grateful. Thank you to James Dilworth who
> pointed me to the S22 post, which led me to a previous owner, Billy
> Boulden, who sought out the hull number, with the help of Clyde from
> Seal's Spars. The hull number is 543 and to his knowledge, the boat
> had no name when he took possession of her. If anybody knows
> anything further, I'd love to hear from you. Again, thanks so much
> for the help.
>> Rande Peterson
> #543
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