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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Release your inner explorer.. Our first prototype MiniCat 520 Explorers have been undergoing extreme testing in Arctic Norway - we had the chance to grab some cool video. MiniCat - the world's favorite portable sailboat #shorts

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@jachtemprzezswiat ​Bahamy! Miłego oglądania! Ania i Bartek PS Pamiętajcie proszę o subskrybcji, komentarzu i łapce w górę - to bardzo wspiera nasz kanał w algorytmie całej machiny :) Jest również opcja szybkiego przesłania napiwku na kawkę pod filmem w pasku jest opcja: "Podziękuj". W 2015 roku zrealizowaliśmy nasze marzenia i zamieniliśmy dom na lądzie na stałe życie na oceanie na pokładzie naszego pływającego domu – żaglówki „Poly”. Żeglarstwo jest dla nas sposobem na życie w zgodzie z naturą i sobą nawzajem. Na naszych kanałach dzielimy się z Wami naszą podróżą, ale przede wszystkim wędrówką przez życie. Naszym mottem jest świadome życie, dotarcia do swoich potrzeb, uczuć i nieodkładanie marzeń (małych i dużych) na “później". Obserwuj nas: https://www.sailoceans.pl/ https://www.instagram.com/sailoceans/ https://www.facebook.com/sailoceans Jeżeli nasza twórczość jest dla Ciebie wartościowa i wnosi do Twojego codziennego życia radość to wesprzyj nasze działania: https://pl.sailoceans.com/wspieraj-nasza-tworczosc/ https://patronite.pl/sailoceans albo bezpośrednio na https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=5MQLGAEA6MESU Dziękujemy z całego serca ❤️ Ania, Bartek SailOceans s/y Poly MUSIC WE USE: Epidemic Sound & Artlist ​License Number - 867365

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Solo trip to Dartmouth as a shakedown for Thalmia (the yacht) and Derek (the skipper) - mostly the latter who needed to remember how to manage a 32ft boat singlehanded. Moored to a visitors buoy at Dittisham. Mostly all good - few exceptions which I will cover in a subsequent video!

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