I would also like to add having any animal icon on board is terible
luck. For example, I was working on a ~300' F/T. We were still at the
dock and the cook was brining on supplies. For breakfast the cook set
out the new honey containers................. they were plastic
bears ! ! ! Yup, honey bears ! OMG the mate saw that and reported
immediatly to the captain who was in the galley in a second demanding
every honey bear First have its head cut off and second the honey
discarded and finially all thrown over board!

BUT, there is an old sailors yarn that says, if you have two normally
not swimming animals tattooed on you feet, you will never drown. Now, I
happen to know this is true cuz I'm still here!
I also know it's true cuz I've never seen a drowner with tattoos on
his feet!
What you're saying is I have to cut off my feet before going cruising?
Gordon