Oh, well I didn't know that,
you learn somthing new every day don't you? I live in the USA, but for me, some ships are "he" and some ships are "she", cause boats can't be only boys, or only Spambot, It's not right, for example, Birttanic is a girl ship, Olimpic is is a boy ship, Titanic is a boy ship, and North Channel (ferry to Harson's Island) is, well, noone's sure on that one yet.
Oh well. I'll figure out some time. Also, my Lazer (Brittish racing green, #575) I named Tugboat, and it's a boy (sailboat).