Sailors Superstitions

Bringers of Bad Fortune -

• Beginning a voyage on Friday or on the 13th of the month.
• Losing a bucket at sea brings ill fortune.
• Sailing on a green boat.
• Killing an albatross or a dolphin.

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If you encounter a red-haired person en-route to your boat, speak to them before they speak to you or prepare for a disastrous voyage.

Shaving, cutting hair, trimming nails is bad luck.

See more like this at http://uk.boats.com/boat-content/2013/04/ten-top-seafaring-superstitions-for-sailors-and-boaters/

 

Never step onto or off a boat with your left foot first.

Tattoos and piercing are said to ward off evil spirits, hence sailors’ love for ink.

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See also http://www.dtmag.com/Stories/Weird%20Stuff/08-06-feature.htm

And http://www.shipwreck.net/oid/Nov12-maritimesuperstitions.php