[ctreacy]

This is a great topic! Our family boat is named Querencia which is a Spanish word that NO ONE seems to get! From the book "Racing Through Paradise:

"The word doesn't translate. It is used in Spanish to designate that mysterious little area in the bullring that catches the fancy of the fighting bull when he charges in. He imagines it his sanctuary:when parked there, he supposes he cannot be hurt...
So it is, borrowing the term, that one can speak of one's "querencia"to mean that little, unspecified area in life's arena where one feels safe, serene."

Last year we moored in a marina that was mostly populated by fishing hobbyists (my wife used to call it "The Redneck Riviera") and most of my neighbors thought it was some play on the word "Queer". Suffice it to say, we never really found many friends among our neighbors!

Here's the trouble. The boat was named by a previous owner. That owner was my brother. If I rename the boat, I'll have some 'splanin to do! So I think I may be stuck!