02423nam 2200577 450 991080745630332120230801225236.01-4081-5897-31-283-71404-31-4081-3213-3(CKB)2670000000278098(EBL)1106783(OCoLC)823721435(SSID)ssj0000790839(PQKBManifestationID)12320050(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000790839(PQKBWorkID)10751861(PQKB)11511206(MiAaPQ)EBC5237056(Au-PeEL)EBL5237056(OCoLC)1021806322(MiAaPQ)EBC1106783(Au-PeEL)EBL1106783(CaONFJC)MIL402654(EXLCZ)99267000000027809820180529d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrDon't shoot the albatross! nautical myths and superstitions /Jonathan EyersLondon :Adlard Coles Nautical,2012.1 online resource (132 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-4081-3131-5 Cover; Title Page; Contents; Dedication; Introduction; Boatbuilding; Naming and Launching; Before Casting Off; Setting Sail; On Passage; Signs and Portents at Sea; Weather; Animals; Food and Fishing; If All Else Fails...; Acknowledgements; eCopyrightSailors are a notoriously superstitious lot - even if some won't admit it. Years of taking to the water, at the mercy of uncontrollable (and sometimes deadly) forces, have led even the wisest to seek ways of influencing the gods or fate. From bad omens and odd rituals to lucky tokens and forbidden words, the superstitions of the sea are legion. Many of these superstitions have refused to go away and quite a few have entered the general public consciousness. Some are amusing in their own right, others have fascinating origins, whilst for many there are bizarre anecdotal incidents which would apSeafaring lifeOceanSeafaring life.Ocean.910.45Eyers Jonathan1666893MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910807456303321Don't shoot the albatross4026402UNINA