Martin Baxter wrote:
Last week I took my boat up to the yard to get hauled. In the slip next
to the one I left my boat in overnight was a small boat, about 24'
(Dolphin I think). Tied to her mast with a black neck tie was a rubber
mask, one of those ghoulish, graying wrinkled things; does anyone know
if there is some significance to this? To ward of evil boat spirits?

It may be the shrunken head of a former crew who lost too many winch
handles overboard...

Fresh Breezes- Doug King