Noosa Outrigger Canoe Club hold a blessing and naming ceremony for each canoe when we bring them into our family (Ohana).
This is both a Polynesian tradition and common in modern maritime circles too.
Our Canoes
V1 Maui
2004 OC2 Zulus Surf Spear (white)
2013 OC2 Tiger Mahoe
OC2 Zulus Surf Spear (yellow)
V3 Varua Vaa
2002 OC6 Force 5 #18 Aska Kai
2013 OC6 Force 5 #28 Hanau Rou
2007 OC6 Mirage #15 Laguna
2009 OC6 Mirage #16 Mahalo
2010 OC6 Tiger ROC #329 Leilani
2011 OC6 Tiger ROC #331 Kiamanu
2012 OC6 Kamanu Ha upa V6 #365 Moana
2012 OC6 Kamanu Ha upa V6 #395 Mahana
2013 OC6 Kamanu Ha upa V6 #424 Kerkoa
OC6 Kamanu Ha upa V6 #51 How Mana