Cats, women, tomahawks and whistling. Superstitions around the seas and waterways are in no short supply no matter whereupon the face of the Earth we find ourselves. In this episode we explore some of the more well-known superstitions held by sailors through the ages, explore some of the beliefs held amongst our near neighbours in Melanesia and recall/recount some hair-raising moments we have come across during our archival research and fieldwork.