How serious are you about the "No Bananas on a Boat" superstition?

Question

Have you ever had any first hand bad luck bringing bananas on a boat (fishing or diving)? I haven't brought any bananas on a boat, and i know it is a very strict rule for many captains, just wanted to know if anyone has ever broken the rule and had any bad luck from it. I have heard that the superstition stems from the fact that Bananas can sometimes contain banana spiders (also known as the brazilian wandering spider) and those are very venomous, so that could certainly be an issue on a small boat or canoe, just wanted to see what you all thought about it and how serious it is for you to follow.

Answer 1

My rule is, no matter how bad of a fisherman you are, don't blame fruit. #DontBlameFruit

Answer 2

No I don't give any weight to that nor am I superstition. Bananas are great for diving by the way!

Comments

They are tasty and have lots of potassium, and easy to transport and would love to have one after a dive but so many captains are superstitious. Don't want to get on thier bad side

Answer 3

I am not superstitious I am a little stitious. I actually have had a few Bananas on the boat before, they do wonders for leg cramps.

Answer 4

No bananas allowed. Ever.

Answer 5

I made my older brother throw bananas overboard from his own fishing boat.

Answer 6

Never heard of this. I once sailed a 48 hour race in Puget Sound and the name of the boat had the word banana in it. I don't remember the name. Plus there was a banana painted on the side of the boat. We didn't win but we were not last.

Answer 7

I do not believe in it. However, my husband is awful about it...no banana anything...including banana boat brand sunscreen lol

Answer 8

I am rather superstitious about certain things but not about this. I actually sailed a 48 hour race in Puget Sound and the boat had banana in its name. Don't recall specifically. But no bad luck from that. Never banned bananas on my boats but generally not something we bring along. (I served on Cousteau's Calypso and I don't think we ever did have any bananas onboard...not sure if that was due to the superstition or not.)

Answer 9

The superstition of bananas  aboard started in the tuna fleet, when an new boat sank , every thing was the same but a stack of bananas was aboard, which got the blame. Being fishermen superstition comes with the job;Just like whistling in the wheel house bring up the wind, or wearing black etc...

All most everything that have been done repeat if it brings you luck in a good haul, and any thing that you did or fail to do that cause you to have a bad trip becomes the reason why you came back to port with a bad catch or what ever.

Answer 10

Na, they can bring bananas..if your not catching fish, it's not the bananas fault.