We figured that the name should reflect our home area here in the Great Lakes. "Drummond Island" has lots of letters and is perhaps too specific for recognition. "Michigan" doesn't necessarily conjure up a sailing vision, but we wouldn't have to spell it out for dockmasters and bridge tenders. It needed to be shorter and to the point. Some of the best ship names in the past have been two-part names including a place name and a valuable thing such as Star of India, Rose of Devon, African Queen, and Belle of Louisville, to name but a few.  

"Huron" for part of it sounded good; now what to combine it with? Rose, Star, Queen (or Quean), Mistress or Swift all had their merits, but an additional meaning formed by the initials finally suggested itself. Not "Jewel of the Huron" (too long), but "Huron Jewel" - "H" for Captain Hugh and "J" for Julie struck an immediate chord and we never looked back. It will balance well across the transom (5 letters on each side) and won't need much explaining over the radio. If we need a symbol to put in small spaces, either "HJ" or a jewel shape will work well.