Why Runny Babbit?

When my oldest son was in Boy Scouts, the boys built home made collapsible kayaks out of canvas and marine plywood.  Pretty cool design.

My son named his kayak the Runny Babbit, since our family was fond of the books by Shel Silverstein about Runny Babbit and his friends.

When it came time to name our yacht, we went through the usual process of coming up with funny word-smithed names like Offshore Account, Ship for Brains, Knot Online, Breaking Wind and my personal favorite Flaming Yawn.  But when it got down to brass tacks, the family outvoted me, and we named it the Runny Babbit.

Since it’s a sailing vessel, the website is svRunnyBabbit.com