And exactly what problem does attaching the name to a real boat cause? I think the objection to the name is far more childish than the name itself. "Oh no no no, we can't call it that. This is a serious boat, for serious grown ups."
So what's your presumably non-childish objection to other things being given "whimsical" names?
I don't object to that either?
Do you or do you not believe everything should have a whimsical name?
To save time: If your answer to this is "No, I do not believe everything should have a whimsical name", then what is your non-childish objection to whimsical names in some cases?
(Except in the sense that variety is preferable, but I don't think that's what you're getting at.)
If not, you'd be an excellent committee member. You'd be a total hit at committees.
No one forced them in to the situation.
FWIW I don't find the name stupid, one person's humour is another's stupidity I guess.
Hopefully it's a lesson for them not to ask The Internet its opinion again.