Shipwright
Of Wooden Ships & Sailing, Construction, Maintenance, Repair & Rescue.
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Ooh, I wanna be the first to post the news! Captain Kidd's SHip Found The Quedah Merchant!!
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Anything pertaining to the ship most likely to be QAR and her recovery or research
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Ship types used by Pirates: List of known Pirate ship names- https://pyracy.com/index.php?showtopic=16728 Privateer ship names- https://pyracy.com/index.php?showtopic=7863 General: https://pyracy.com/index.php?showtopic=724 https://pyracy.com/index.php?showtopic=1410 Good books- https://pyracy.com/index.php?showtopic=1781 Rigging: General explanation of types: https://pyracy.com/index.php?showtopic=7168 Jibs and Foresails- https://pyracy.com/index.php?showtopic=16377 Gaff rigging- https://pyracy.com/index.php?showtopic=735 and https://pyracy.com/index.php?showtopic=12019 Plans: Dingy- https://pyracy.com/index.php?showtopic=612 Longboats- https://pyracy.com/i…
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Would it be possible to pin or sticky this ship with the others/ The freeze-dry thread brought this to my attention, and as it sank in the gulf in the 1687, it is of interest to the pyrate community. here is the link to the story and amazing articact collection: http://www.texasbeyondhistory.net/belle/index.html My favorite piece: http://www.texasbeyondhistory.net/belle/images/art-polearm.html Enjoy... Bo
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I'm pinning this thread for any Whydah related conversations. -Dutch
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The subject of 'tall ships' comes up from time to time, along with such questions as 'Where is it docked now?" and "Is it open to the public?" or even "What became of that one replica ship?". To that end we're starting this comprehensive list. This is a place holder for the links and information for any and all tall ships that we can find. Feel free to share facts about some of your favorites and we'll add them here. Ships in Service (Active): Devil's Gauntlet (Sultana) - British Brigantine Home Port:San Diego, California Links: https://www.facebook.com/piratesofthedevilsguantlet/ HMS Surprise (HMS Rose) - English Sixth-Rate Post Ship,…
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ahoy all, odorleseye posted this link in twill. I've copied it here in hopes that folks will add to this list. as more crews seem to be on the water with pulling boats, this may be a good repositry for us all to be able to learn each others commands and help out at events if needed. I'm not intending on making a definitive set of commands but make options available. http://www.shelburnelongboats.com/rowingcommands.html
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I really want to find some sort of cross-section diagram of what the interior of an 18th century sloop would look like. The closest I've come so far was courtesy of another thread on this forum: https://pyracy.com/index.php?showtopic=12831 Unfortunately the scan is just small enough I can't make out any of the legend text, and there's no indication what book the image was pulled from. Does anyone know? And if not, does anyone know of an alternate source that might have something akin to this that I could browse or buy? You can find all sorts of cross-sections of the big ships, but there seems to be precious little detail available on what a Sloop was like below dec…
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Women on Ships 1 2 3
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In the "Whips" thread Lady Seahawke posted this: ...which sparked off a revival of another thread... Both of which got me thinking about the fact that I don't recall a decent discussion about women on ships during the GAoP. So, we've got Anne Bonny and Mary Read obviously, and I recall the story of Anne Chamberlayne who was aboard her brother's ship during one of the battles in the English Channel in the 1690s - a story attested to by contemporary monument to her. How many other verifiable examples (ie, supported by evidence) of women working aboard ships (as opposed to passengers, which is a whole different thing) are there between, say, 1600 and 1750. How many were…
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Anyone have proper building specs for a period correct longboat? GAoP time frame. IF so please post. The Archangel crewe is ready to build. Thanks.
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Now here's an interesting question for you history buffs. Is there a reason why some ships had red sails? (There are some tall ships here on the west coast that do also) RumbaRue **I've hoisted that, I've hoisted this, but the best hoist is above the waterline**
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Since we decided wot we be wantin' in a ship a few posts down, now ye gets ta name it. Why be yer namin' 'er that though? 'Tis yer vessel, NOW NAME 'er . . .
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I need some historical information, and the knowledgeable people here seem to be the ones to ask. I need to know what would be the minimum crew needed to sail and fight with a 10 gun Bermuda sloop. Also, info on the specific make-up of the crew members would be very useful. Thanks
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Hi has anybody made calculations of pirates ship types? (like 45% gaop vessels were sloops, 15 slavers....etc.) my investigation leads me to point that there were most of small sloops, plenty of brigantines and some early schooner in gaop but few bigger slavers like the "Whydah" or QAR. Some pirates in gaop used even warships like Black Bart.
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ALL ARE SAFE.... This is a message as posted by Poison Qill from Tales of the Seven seas... Everyone, Bob just called me. ALL ABOARD ARE SAFE, but the Royaliste, with Gary, Kathy, Bob and one other crew member were going down one of the narrow channels and their depth changed from 14' to 4' very suddenly. Even with the depth finder, they were not able to avoid hitting the bottom and ran aground despite everyone's best efforts. Royaliste is underwater at this moment. Vessel assist rescued everyone including both parrots and the dog, but the ship is submerged to her scuppers at this time. (that means submerged to the openings in the deck rails that allow water to flow…
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G'Day from the Land Downunder, Can anyone point me in the direction of a resource that has a list of Privateers ship names. I am looking for a historical list rather than "suggested name for a boat" list. Many Thanks Rabbitz Topman - Barque James Craig
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Really? Seriously? It this for real? I thought it was under some trust or some volunteer organization or something else, receiving donations, etc? Apparently someone had pointed out to me that the HMS Bounty was up for sale for just under $5 million. Here's the URL: http://easternyachts.com/bounty/index.htm Is someone pulling our peg legs or is this the real deal? ~Lady B
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Hi, Can anyone help me out with some info on ships and sailing times in 1721? For a writing project I'm working on, I'm trying to figure out the best choice of ships to give a main character, a pirate turned pirate hunter, and to make sure I get the details right. I had the idea that the ship he uses was a warship he'd captured and commandeered for his own uses a few years back (so it could be something from the late 1710s). Whatever model or nationality it needs to be, it needs to have a balance between firepower and speed, and provoke a sense of "Oh f***, we've gotta go up against THAT?" I know sloops were more commonly used by pirates and navies alike, and pirate enga…
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It's a sad day for us all. Not just because a ship is gone that so many of us have come to love and play Pyrates on, but that two of her crew have gone missing in the storm while trying to keep this bit of history a live. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bounty_%281960_ship%29
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How many of you own your own ships,or have wanted to own one? After watching the PotC movie series and taking note on how obsessed Captain Jack Sparrow acted with The Black Pearl,I too been wanting to have a ship of my own. I feel that for me,the easiest way to get my own ship,is to ask the Navy,to let me have one of their decomissioned ships. What say you,on this matter?
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--disregaurd this--
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Fire on shore - good. Fire onboard a wooden ship - bad. How was fire for cooking dealt with aboard the ships? What sources of info is out there for info on what was prepared and how. I expect lots of boiled salt pork and some type of bread. If any have some valid information please share or point me in the direction of resources that may have that information. thanks mates, Willie the rumrunner
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Too funny -- even hundreds of years after the GAOP, Spain still can't stand to see anyone else with their gold! Apparently everyone got the "Finders Keepers" memo except them.... BBC News -- Spain To Sue Over Treasure Find
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Found out today that the replicas of the Nina and Pinta are in my home port o' Pittsburgh, PA for the next week! I walked down from work and took a couple pictures...
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Most tall ships carried one or more oared boats for shore landings and maintenance. I have heard these boats called many things. What is the proper term(s)?
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