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McNamara, Robert. Getting a new boat should always be a great time. Make sure to enjoy it as much as you can and invite the people you care about most. Christening a boat is better with the ones you love. Prepare for the Christening Christening your boat has a been a tradition among seafarers for thousands of years. Boat Christening History This tradition has been around for almost as long as boating itself and used to last for hours. Safety First As a note of safety and concern, you should now use special made christening bottles when breaking them against the boat.
May the wind be always at your back. May the sun shine warm upon your face, And the rains fall soft upon your fields. Other ships were teetotalers, and launched with water or grape juice.
The USS Kentucky was launched with spring water by her official sponsor, but as the battleship slipped into the water, onlookers gave her a baptism more fitting of her namesake state and bashed small bottles of bourbon against her sides. The shift to that particular sparkling wine might have been meant to coincide with the new era of steel, or it may just have just come into vogue because of association with power and elegance.
When Prohibition went into effect in the U. Champagne came back with the passage of the 21 st Amendment and has stuck around since. Champagne bottles are basically booze-filled tanks. The nose is fresh and delicate, showing good complexity with its hints of citrus and white fruit. And you can trust Laurent Perrier when it comes to quality. Founded in and a family-run organisation, this is champagne made with care — so what better bottle to smash to smithereens over the hull of your yacht?
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