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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Shiv" data-source="post: 5926468" data-attributes="member: 5526">Compiled for a few different nautical campaigns over the years:Sailor SuperstitionsThings that are bad luck•    Killing an albatross.•    Black traveling bags on a ship.•    Red-heads on board a ship, but bad luck can be averted if you speak to them before they speak to you.•    Stepping onto a ship with your left foot first.•    Flowers on board a ship, since they can be used in funerals.•    Looking back once the ship has left port.•    A dog seen near fishing tackle.•    Killing a dolphin that is swimming with the ship.•    Handing a flag through the rungs of a ladder or shroud/net.•    Losing a mop or bucket overboard.•    Repairing a flag on the quarterdeck.•    Cutting your hair or nails at sea.•    Saying the word “drowned” at sea.•    Naming a ship with a word ending in “a”.•    To have the bottle not break when used in the launch ceremony.•    Changing the name of a ship.•    Rats leaving a ship.•    Whistling on board a ship.•    Crossing an area where another ship sank.Things that are good luck•    Sighting an albatross.•    Pouring wine on the deck before leaving port (a libation for the gods).•    Black cats on board a ship.•    Swallows seen while at sea.•    Dolphins swimming with the ship.•    Starting a voyage the day after you have your hair cut.•    Smashing a bottle against the hull of a ship that is launching for the first time.•    Tattoos.•    Throwing an old pair of shoes overboard just after launch.•    Having a child born on board a ship.•    Touching the collar of a sailor.•    Stepping onto a ship with your right foot first.Other Superstitions•    A stolen piece of wood mortised into the keel will make a ship go faster.•    A silver coin placed at the base of a mast ensures a successful voyage.•    Throwing stones into the sea will bring great waves and storms.•    A stone thrown over a vessel that is putting out to sea ensures she will never return.•    Women and/or clergy on board a ship make the sea angry.•    A naked woman on board a ship will calm the sea (this is the reason for bare-breasted figureheads).•    St. Elmo’s Fire around a sailor’s head means he will die within a day.•    If the clothes of a dead sailor are worn by another sailor during the voyage he died, misfortune will befall the entire ship.•    If the rim of a glass rings, stop it quickly or there will be a shipwreck.•    The caul of the head of a newborn child is protection against drowning and will bring the owner luck.•    The feather of a wren slain on the first day of the year will protect a sailor from dying in a shipwreck.•    A shark following a ship is a sign of inevitable death.•    Horseshoes on a ship’s mast turn away storms.</blockquote>

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