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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Λόγια της Πρύμνης / Ο Δρόμος για το Τόκυο / μέρος πρώτο Στις 26/05/2020 19:00 Καλεσμένος μας ο Ανδρέας Καριόλου και ο προπονητής του Γιάννης Σαρρής Σας ευχαριστούμε πολύ που είδατε αυτό το βίντεο! Αν σας άρεσε, παρακαλούμε κάντε ένα like , καθώς και εγγραφή στο κανάλι μας, αν δεν το έχετε κάνει ήδη. Είναι δωρεάν! Μπορείτε να εγγραφείτε κάνοντας κλικ εδώ: http://www.youtube.com/c/CyprusSailingTV?sub_confirmation=1 *Τα βίντεο που χρησιμοποιούνται σε αυτή τη συλλογή πληρούν τις προϋποθέσεις για δίκαιη χρήση* Argyris Gregoriou - Cyprus Sailing Tv owner Offshore Sailing Skipper Instructor/ Εκπαιδευτής Ιστιοπλοΐας Ανοιχτής θαλάσσης Master Of Yacht Offshore 200GT VHF Operator STCW crowd management training in a-v/2-1 STCW Basic Safety Training vi/1 a-vi/1.2 Sailing dinghy Instructor/Εκπαιδευτής Ακαδημιών Ιστιοπλοΐας (world sailing national training program) Sailing dinghy coach/ Προπονητή Ιστιοπλοΐας Τριγώνου (world sailing national training program) National Race Officer Sailing article columnist /autho/Αρθρογράφος https://cyprussailingtv.com/ ★★Social Media★★ ✔Facebook https://www.facebook.com/cyprussailingtv/ ✔Instagram https://www.instagram.com/cyprus_sailing_tv ✔twitter https://twitter.com/cyprussailing

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Want to know about catamarans? Ask Chris. As a USCG licensed captain, delivery ski,pper and sailing school instructor, Chris has sailed on a variety of different catamarns. The Catamaran Authority.

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