As the 52 SUPER SERIES heads back to the favoured Portuguese sailing destination, there is considerable anticipation among the teams who are preparing to compete in the third regatta of the five that constitute this season. The Cascais 52 SUPER SERIES Sailing Week takes place from 16-20 July Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRmHTDXAlxw

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SV CUBA Fun Sailing Adventures ⛵💙 We have perfect wind sailing down the Italian coast of Sicily, the Mediterranean cost is whizzing past. SV CUBA is healing, making us look like salty sailors who had one too many - so where is the all rum gone?! 🙈 The course is set to Malta and we are cruising with 25 knots of wind👌 on the beam, flying at almost 8 knots of speed. Our best sail so far! Our mission is to sail around the world, making videos for you! Jump on board, sail with us, buckle up and hold fast: Subscribe for more sailing and good vibes! Please support us on: www.patreon.com/svcuba & follow our adventures on Instagram: salsa_de_sv_cuba See you soon matey! 😜

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Our Sailboat’s Hull Was a Marine Nightmare! 😱" You won’t believe what’s growing under our boat! From vibrant sea life beneath the dock to a hull covered in mussels and algae. But don’t worry—we’ve got a plan! Watch the full transformation in our latest video. 🚨 Subscribe for more sailing adventures! ⛵🔔

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5 interesting insights about sailing myths: 1*Whistling Aboard* You absolutely cannot pucker your lips and *whistle* on deck; that's just begging the Sea Gods to hear the insolence and whip up a catastrophic, ship-smashing storm. It was a simple, pragmatic method of enforcing silence: if you weren't whistling for fun, you were whistling for the wind in the sails—a literal attempt to challenge the elements when the weather was too calm. *Bananas on Board* To carry a single, innocent-looking banana onto a fishing or trading vessel was to invite complete doom—from mysterious disappearances to a devastatingly empty net. Forget the tropical fruit curse; ripening bananas release ethylene gas that speeds up the spoilage of *all* other food, forcing crews to rush their voyage. The real threat was rotten food and starvation! *The Unlucky Redhead* Anyone with flaming crimson hair was a certified 'Jonah'—an immediate harbinger of bad luck whose very presence could sink the ship. The intense belief was so strong that if a sailor saw a redhead before boarding, they *had* to speak first to neutralize the terrible bad luck—a social anxiety nightmare on the docks. *Renaming a Vessel* You can never, under any circumstances, rename your beloved boat without a meticulous ceremony to trick the Sea God, Poseidon, who keeps a ledger of every ship. Poseidon's ledger is a clever fiction; the real danger was confusing official maritime records, insurance papers, and salvage contracts, thus creating administrative chaos and potential financial ruin. *Friday Sailings* Starting any voyage on a Friday was deemed an absolute guarantee of misfortune, so potent was the superstition that no true sailor would ever raise anchor on that day. The British Navy, in a legendary attempt to mock this superstition, built a vessel named *HMS Friday*, captained by a man named Friday, and sailed her out on a Friday—and she was never seen again. If you love the sailing life, please SUBSCRIBE, LIKE, and COMMENT as it really helps the channel and we love to hear from you😁😁 *Thank You to all of you who support us in your different ways* ❤️ ✅ *INSTAGRAM* https://www.instagram.com/sailingnovavita/ ✅ *FACEBOOK* https://www.facebook.com/SailingNovaVita #sailing #yachting #boatlife #adventure

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