Zieg
Contributor
I think that the majority of the thread moved away from the actual act, which I think we all agree was over the top, and moved on to why superstitions exists, and whether or not someone's personal beliefs are worthy of respect, even if you do not agree with them. So far it has been a (surprisingly to me) rather civil and very well thought out discussion from both sides.
I just don't believe that, in this day and age, that MOST of these captains truly believe in this particular superstition. I believe that for them it is more a fun little way of playing a power game aboard their boat, and that by giving this importance, they are making everything a little more 'nautical'.
If the captain TRULY believes in this superstition, I'll respect that, but I really don't want to go to sea with them. If they make it a fun game of "someone just blew an oring, so who's got the banana, it's their fault", while laughing, then it is fun and I don't have a problem. But to go through someones carryon gear searching for contraband or to snatch the thing from someone's hands, that's going overboard for me.