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Dileas - Treat Hull & Deb Simpson
My wife
and I purchased the bristol Aloha 32 "Meriah" in December 2003. In
registering her under the Canada Shipping Act, we found that the name
"Meriah" had been taken by a vessel in Victoria, BC many years ago.
We wanted to avoid the numbers game of "Meriah II", "Meriah
III", etc. so decided to rename her. My wife was an equestrian before a
sailor and the name of her first horse was "Dileas", Gaelic for
"faithful". When we searched the Transport Canada database to see if
the name "Dileas" was clear, the Registrar of Shipping reported that
someone had used the name a long time ago, but that it was free now, so we
took it. In fact, we were the "someone's" who had used the name
"Dileas" ten years ago for a much-loved Ontario 32. On a
related note, "Dileas Gu Brath" ("Faithful Forever') is the
motto of the 48th Highlander Regiment of the Canadian Armed Forces. As far as
we know, that name's not taken yet by a real vessel, but is likely to be found
on our dinghy this summer.
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