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The latest Ichi Ban is officially launched

Home 2013 The latest Ichi Ban is officially launched

Matt and Lisa Allen launch the Carkeek 60 Ichi Ban and Andrea Francolini was there to capture the action

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Did you know that the ceremony of christening new ships began in the distant past, and we know that Romans, Greeks, and Egyptians all held ceremonies to ask the gods to protect sailors....

By the 1800s the christenings of ships began to follow a familiar pattern. A “christening fluid” would be poured against the bow of the ship, though it was not necessarily wine or champagne. There are accounts in the US Navy records of 19th century warships being christened with water from significant American rivers.