Why are boats female?

Buddy Ardd: LOL - All jokes aside that reference money and expense for paint & powder to keep her looking great. . . Fact is. . . Every boat or ship in the world starts life at sea with a "maiden" voyage. And that is why since the beginning of time, they have been referred to in the female gender.

Gertrude Darke: Since the beginning of recorded history, man has used watercrafts to travel and explore the world. Each civilization has its own traditions regarding naming boats, but they are most often feminine names. While it is not known exactly why ships are named after female figures, there are two prominent theories. One hypothesizes that boats were named after goddesses and other mythical figures, and later shifted to popular feminine names as recognition of gods and goddesses faded. The second major theory focuses on the basis of European languages. A number of languages, such as German and French, have a complex system of gender involving grammatical terms i! n which objects are assigned specific masculine or feminine tones. Olde English also used this system of naming, with many inanimate objects such as boats referred to in the feminine form. As the English language changed and evolved, the tradition of using this feminine form for ship names continued and is still present today.Naming a sea vessel is an important tradition before the inaugural launch of the ship. The majority of vessels are named after important female figures, either historical or personal, with the names often including important women in the captain's life. There is an extensive, precise ceremony that most captains follow to ward off any bad luck. The name is chosen, painted on the ship, and the ship then cast off on its maiden voyage following the blessing....Show more

Cletus Crotts: It's a guy thing

Mildred Pombo: If you have to spend lots of money on it regularly to keep it servicable, well, doesn't that make it seem like a female?

Leo! ntine Kreitz: they were (are) capricious, dangerous expensive ! items & they were(are ) loved dearly!!Treat them well & with respect & they will (usually) look after you - mistreat them & they will always get you back - this was considered a female way of behaving rather than a male - of course this is not truly how men & women behave these days

Mitchell Pickens: Cause back in the day (1600) the crew would be on board the boat for years at a time... and the only thing they could call their girl without being gay (again, old days) was their boat... that goes along with any object a man has...