The name is officially committed to the deep

Today turned out to be a beautiful day. Very breezy but that was good for our wind generation although very sunny and warm. Starting out I got up and went for a run in spite of the wind and then came back and did boat chores.

This evening after months of avoiding the deed we did the name changing ceremony to purge the previous name from the records of the deep and then pray that the gods of wind and seas will protect us in our voyages. Not being superstitious it all seems like just fun escapades but given the issues we have had maybe there is something to it.

So with about a dozen witnesses watching we asked that the name of Windreams of Newton, IA be purged from the memory of the deep by casting pieces of biodegradable toilet tissue with the name on it into the water for destruction for all times. Next, we asked for the sea gods and wind gods to grant us protection and safe passage and recognize the name  of Amekaya as we sail forth upon the waters of the world.

We toasted and offered the Gods champagne so that they would be appeased and take us into their bosom for our future sailing endeavors.

Let's hope this is the end of our surprises and its all fair winds and following seas from here.

Huzzahh!!!  Huzzahh!!!  Huzzahh!!!