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@Andy / 1234
“Counting“ ?
Do you know this?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZ9WiuJPnNA
Beware. You will sing or sum it every time launching the boat 😊
Cheers
Axel
GBR 3965 - Adferiad
Adferiad is Welsh for 'recovery'. I am Welsh and my Aero is a big part of my journey to recovery :)

Country Number Name
GBR 2425 Sure
RS Aero Cherished Names
Have acquired 1143, we came close to the edge travelling from Scotland to the Southampton area and back again to collect two boats (1143 and 2811), all within a 30 hour window including learning how to pack two Aeros onto an old Laser trailer that wasn't really suitable. Perhaps at my age I should know better so in homage to my love of Prog Rock, 'Close to the Edge' seems appropriate.
GBR 1143 - 'Close to the Edge'
Oops! A spelling error in the name of GBR 1508. It should read Wahine, not Wahini and is pronounced Wah-hee-nay, meaning Hawaiian female (thanks to Marc Jacobi for his explanation and background in Hawaii itself.) The error was from spelling it as I heard it spoken by a Sydneysider!
Any chance of a correction, Peter? Advance apologies to a very busy man . . .
My Aero is named "Sul Sea" (hence my screen name) which is a play on the musical instruction "Sul C" which means (in viola terms, an instrument I play occasionally) to play the given section of music on the C string. "Sul" means "on the" in italian, so the name sort of means "play on the sea" which I thought was pretty nice and is kind of the intention of me getting a boat.
Born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, and learning to sail in the BIG breeze, many boats have very aggressive names to match the conditions. In addition, there have been some aggressive and iconic movies filmed with this great windy city in the background. One such movie is know for its famous quotes which are now strategically placed on my boat's port and starboard bow; "Go ahead, make my day", and my favorite, "Do you feel lucky, punk?" Yes, you guessed it, I named my Boat Dirty Harry and in a crossing situation my competitors will all get a chuckle; the port boat wondering how lucky they feel and can they pass ahead?
Never named my boats before but since I have too much time in retirement (ex chemistry teacher) I gave GBR 2155 some thought and came up with 8-Methyl-N-vanillyl-trans-6-nonenamide.
Sail number is NZL 1171 and the name is AoteAEROa - obvious if you're a Kiwi but actually general name for NZ - actually the South Island where I live is Te Wai Pounamu but that doesn't work so hey...
AUS 2695 - Aerotyne. ( I hope I'm the first)
Sail number GBR 1957 - Slippery Jim
Hello,
I happily collected GBR 2463 yesterday, and arrived home just before storm Eleanor! The boat's name is Titania - the Queen of the Fairies from A Midsummer Night's Dream. Working on the graphic!
RS Aero owners may post the names of their Aeros as a reply to this forum thread and they will be added to the periodic updates. 

Hope its ok to add a name here a few days before collecting from RS



1694: Fleur de Lis
I bought this boat with money left to me in my father's Will and it seemed appropriate to name her after the family crest.
GBR 1618 'Sneck Lifter' A sneck is a toilet latch and I am expecting to have some brown trouser moments........GBR 1157 Marleckin. -Lancashire/ northern expression for messing about or play fighting. Hence "Stop marleckin' '' heard more than once growing up. Sailing out of Poole Yacht club; a long way from home, but it beats Rishton Reservoir!
Chris
GBR 1098 - Mercury.
Having bought my Aero a couple of years after my RS400, I was faced with 2 boats to name. I ummed and ahhed about it over the winter and finally settled on Mercury for the Aero and Gemini for the 400. Space geeks will no doubt get the reference, but for the rest of you Mercury was the name of the first American manned space program carrying a single astronaut, Gemini was the second program carrying, you've guessed it, 2 astronauts. If I ever get a sportsboat I'll have to name it Apollo and if I get a yacht I'll have to choose one of the shuttle names to stay consistent!

GBR 1183 - aerolite
1302 - Marjorie
1149 - MintThe Graphics/decals are on order from Grapefruit Graphics ask to speak to Kerry and mention my boat name. I tried to post the .pdf that they sent me but this form will not allow me to add it.
RS Aero sail No GBR 1150 is now named as 'Aer-We-gO-Agin' and I am awaiting the decals to add the name to her sides and stern. Is there going to be class association issued (Yearly) and a subscription?
Alan.S 1150
1007 - Nick Nack
Following the 007 bond theme. Always loved this character
GBR 1175 - Princess SeleniaDeveloped & Supported by YorkSoft Ltd