Speaking of boats (Rene Lecler mentioned them above), we had quite a flotilla.

There was a 35-foot, wicker-furnitured barge named "After You" (I named it after you... ). The barge left the boathouse every evening at seven; it provided a wonderful opportunity for the guests who had arrived that day to get to know the others before dinner. We had a two-night minimum so everyone had the chance to be an "old-timer" and welcome the new.

Then there was my grandfather's 1940 Chris-Craft utility. It was named "Bobs II" after the launch you saw earlier (which had been named after the dog in the electric car).

James had a super-restored, Chris-Craft ski boat with a racing bottom; he named it "Blanche du Bois."