Logos, Tikis and Whanot...

Neophyte commented that a pineapple logo would be cool.  I designed a pineapple logo for Pineapple Girl and we had it painted on the bow and also had it embroidered on our "PG" shirts and hats.  I don't seem to have it right now but I will add it to this post later,

This is an embroidery proof of the Tiki J logo.  On the side of the boat the Is are the Tiki head.  The Tiki head is on our spinnakers as well, with red eyes.

I tried to paste in a little better version but can't get it to paste. :p  phooey.

My dad sent me this Tiki definition from Wikipedia and asked how our boat name fits in with this:

Tiki refers to large wood and stone carvings of humanoid forms in Central Eastern Polynesian cultures of the Pacific Ocean. The term is also used as it relates to Māori mythology where Tiki is the first man. In the Māori language, the word 'tiki' was the name given to large wooden carvings in roughly human shape, although this is a somewhat archaic usage. The carvings often serve to mark the boundaries of sacred or significant sites. In Māori mythology Tiki is the first man, created by either Tūmatauenga or Tāne. He found the first woman, Marikoriko, in a pond. She seduced him and he became the father of Hine-kau-ataata.

We are more about the fun of the "Tiki Culture".  Again from Wikipedia:

Tiki culture refers to a 20th-century theme used in Polynesian-style restaurants and clubs originally in the United States and then, to a lesser degree, around the world. Although inspired in part by Tiki carvings and mythology, the connection is loose and stylistic.

Since Tiki J has been in the yard we have been using a friend's power boat.  It is a trawler so it is like a sailboat with no sail!  We moved it from San Mateo to Alameda yesterday, which took over three hours if not four.  No faster than in the sailboat.  We had a nice little rocking motion going as we were getting hit by chop.  Felt JUST like we were sailing but with no heeling over.  Is is huge inside and it has an actual "real" shower much like one would find in an apartment on shore, versus having the bathroom sink faucet pull out into a showerhead and the drain be in the middle of the bathroom floor-- though there is a LOT to be said to having the entire bathroom (that is head in nautical terms) be waterproof and "hose down-able." 

It was very nice to pull into Encinal Yacht Club last night and sit on their deck eating cheeseburgers enjoying the view of the Alameda Estuary.  We are looking forward to spending the weekend there this weekend.