The Moray Gig's name Bien Trouvé was given her by HRH Prince Charles Duke of Rothesay on 1st October 2001. The Moray Gig was called Bien Trouvé after a French brigantine which came to Findhorn in 1746 with despatches for Bonnie Prince Charlie. The brigantine was pursued by two ships of the British Navy but they were unable to follow her over the bar into Findhorn Bay. She escaped on a moonless night and returned to France, arriving at Dunkirk on the day of the battle of Culloden.

Originally, all Atlantic Challenge gigs had French names, being replicas of a 1796 French longboat. (See "What's Napoleon got to do with it?")

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