Possible Clues:

• Bow in hair is winning, granny
• Tuft of hairs on head
• Fastest speed at sea? It goes to the head
• Crest for the ship with the highest sailing speed?
• Lock up?
• Tuft on the head of a shore bird
• Hairstyle that's tied for first prize?
• Shore bird with finest crest
• Bow in Peking oddly during minor blast
• To cap it all, get tangled in the hairpiece