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Arclight · 04-05-2011, 13:25

I try to avoid it especially if its offshore. And you?

Alecadi · 04-05-2011, 13:28

and no rabbit on board and never ever whistle on a sailboat....

offline · 04-05-2011, 13:31

No bananas on board.

AnchorageGuy · 04-05-2011, 13:36

We have started more voyages than I can remember on a Friday with no issues. There have been a few that we started on a Wednesday that were near disasters. Chuck

**boatman61** · 04-05-2011, 13:44

Hey... its just another day...
Yes... often across the Channel, Poole to Cherbough.. around 85 miles..
Leave 2200 and usually arrive around 10/1100 Sat... else everythings a rush if one leaves it till the next day...

svpattyd · 04-05-2011, 13:51

When we were working, if you didn't leave on a Friday you would get to sail very few days. Always left Friday after work. Even if we just motored a mile or so to a cove and anchored out for the night. Getting out of the slip was more of a priority than what day we were leaving.

Khagan1227 · 04-05-2011, 14:23

Friday after work for us too. In fact we'll be on the boat all weekend, anchoring in a cove and using the dink to visit friends on the beach!

Free Agent · 04-05-2011, 14:31

Nahh, not superstitious here,, it just brings bad luck.

Mark Johnson · 04-05-2011, 14:31

If my "weather window" is on Fri... You're damned straight I'd leave. I read an article once about sea superstitions... There are over a thousand! You can't possibly avoid breaking at least half of them, and I redly ignore the one about, "NO WOMEN ON BOARD"!

There is enough stuff to be scared of out there, without dredging up old superstitions.

M.

rebel heart · 04-05-2011, 14:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mark Johnson

If my "weather window" is on Fri... You're damned straight I'd leave. I read an article once about sea superstitions... There are over a thousand! You can't possibly avoid breaking at least half of them, and I redly ignore the one about, "NO WOMEN ON BOARD"!

There is enough stuff to be scared of out there, without dredging up old superstitions.

M.

Couldn't agree more. Half the people putting silver dollars under their mast not leaving on Fridays are probably not keeping up a DR plot. Paying attention to things that don't matter, ignoring things that do.

Funny enough the more you plan and the more experience you have the "luckier" you are.

**Jim Cate** · 04-05-2011, 15:00

Quote:

Originally Posted by rebel heart

Couldn't agree more. Half the people putting silver dollars under their mast not leaving on Fridays are probably not keeping up a DR plot. Paying attention to things that don't matter, ignoring things that do.

Funny enough the more you plan and the more experience you have the "luckier" you are.

Oooh, don't use a silver coin fer crissakes! Think of the galvanic mis-match... we use a 5 Pacific Franc coin... it's aluminium, and ain't worth much either!

Cheers,

Jim