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Hi everyone, Just thought I'd mention that I've lived in Hawai'i for a while now, and wanted to open the topic for discussion. If you have any questions about the place, moving here, or just vacationing, let me know! The islands are still full of pirates (the real kind!). It's a beautiful place, but one with a unique culture that it's best to be somewhat familiar with before you go. So- any questions?
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Ifn any o' ye are goin' ter be in the neighborhood o' Rhode Island this Saturday mornin, there be somethin' goin on in Jamestown wot I think I should alert ye to. There's this race, and the rules are that ye have 2 hours te build yer vessel outta non marine materials on the town beach, then launch it and sail it on a downwind course. Tis hysterical! THere even be a prize fer worst example o' naval architecture. While it don't necessarily be piratical, tis all abou' creativity, so's ye can make it as piratical as ye want....
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Has anyone ever been there? I'm obsessed with it. Its brief piratic history told crappily by me.
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I remeber when I was a wee little pirate (around the age of 8 or 9) my pirates rented a cabin in Cape Cod and when we went in town, there was this tour called "Pirate Cruise" or something like that. It was a fake sailboat, a motorboat with a sail boat body, but the sweet thing is that they had a sister company that would take kids out as the British navy. And so half way through the journey, the captain would said man the guns and we would fire upon the ship, now not with real guns but with Super Soaker cannons. It was super fun time, so i was wondering if anyone has been to Cape Cod in the last 8 years and if this company was still running. Becuase it was part of my chil…
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I don't know if this is old news, especially to those out on the west coast, but after the Irving Johnson ran agound, I began thinking of that fine little schooner Larinda again. In tracking down her wherabouts (she was refloated and sold at auction), I came across some interesting info at www.larinda.com. It appears that the Hawaiian Chieftain will be renamed the Spirit of Larinda and sail on in loving hands. They plan on operating their program again by May of this year. Coastie
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I had to tell about this, if anyone is near Holland or travels there by chance, there will be a huge event of 4 days in Den Helder with 70 ships. The largest in the world and the ones just below there as well as historical ships etc will be there. Here's an English discriptian of the event: http://www.thetallshipsraces2008denhelder....t.aspx?tabid=89 And here are the ships: http://www.thetallshipsraces2008denhelder....71/Default.aspx I'll be posting pics for sure, I'll be going two days..when they arrive (ships in full sail) and when i visit them. I've got a camera with 10x OPTIAL zoom now so it should work
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Pirates in Panama
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I got back not long ago from diving, sunbathing and sight seeing in the beautiful Turks and Caicos Islands. From what I learned, it has quite a piratical history. I highly recommend visiting if you be wantin to spend some time in the carribean. If you have any questions about it let me know.
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Just makin' a call to all out there about a bit o' trouble I be in. I be new 'round this port, an' I suppose not everyone will know who I am, but I thought it ought to be mentioned what the goings on are here. I'll find myself without without a place to drop anchor for some time. The internet will be unreliable for me, so it's without an idea of when I'll be back that I find myself. If it weren't for the trouble, I'd probably visit more often and talk much more. I be lookin' forward to gettin' to know you all better, whenever that may be.
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I am active on another board and someone there assumed I knew about a place called the HMS Bounty in L.A. - a bar. Has anyone heard of it, is it worth bothering with and where is it located?
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We just got back from a short vacation in St. Augustine, FL. Mates, what a wonderful place it is! We live in New Orleans, and it reminded us of the French Quarter, without a modern city around it! There's the Fort; the Weapons Museum; ships of various types offering tours of various types, inclding a Pirates Cruise! There are several Haunted tours; the Spanish Village, where you can see living history interpreters doing leather work, blacksmithing, candlemaking, etc. We even saw manatees, and dolphins, come right in to port. On Fridays and Saturdays a group called the Bilge Rats sings sea shanteys at the Spanish Taverm. Unfortunately, we had to catch an earlier plane…
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http://www.warhistoryonline.com/war-articles/ahoy-me-hearty-jolly-roger-flag-flown-atop-second-world-war-submarine-resurfaces-four-decades-after-it-went-missing.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ahoy-me-hearty-jolly-roger-flag-flown-atop-second-world-war-submarine-resurfaces-four-decades-after-it-went-missing Gordon Brown, 66, of Gosport, Hants, found the flag, which belonged to the HMS Tantalus in his sister’s attic The flag had been given to his father Jack, a crew member on the submarine, but lost when he died 40 years ago A Jolly Roger flag flown atop a World War Two submarine has resurfaced – after going missing for 40 years. The flag was la…
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If I lived closer, or in any way in hell, had the money to fly down for the day, I'd do this. But for those of you luckier than me, here ya go. The lab exploring the artifacts raised from the site assumed (but not yet proven) to be the remains of Blackbeard's Queen Anne's Revenge will be opening its doors to the public for the day on Saturday, October 22, 2005. Here's the link for more information: http://www.qaronline.org/QARlabDay.htm
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We are really lucky being able to have a business that allows us to live on a boat, dabble in pirate lore while meeting great people... though sadly we seldom get folks down here who are interested in things Pyratical! Well except for the rum drinking... In case there are any folk who would be interested in charters with a pirate theme or just want to use a bit of pirate research as an excuse for a week in paradise on the waters where it all happened we'd be happy to help! Bob & Sheila Paradise Connections Yacht Charters St Thomas USVI http://www.paradiseconnections.com
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Don't know how may folks know about the pirates at Hi5 but I am hooked up with 66 nice folks. I think this might get you there...or close enough. Joe's Hi5 Drop by for a little nip!
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You just can't beat being behind an oar! I wish I had more pics out on the water, but... I was kinda busy rowing! It was a really windy day. I'm surprised we were even able to make any headway against the wind. But we had 12 people on the oars, so we were able to do well enough.
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As the 2nd Annual Nishna River Renaissance Faire approacheth, I, as the vendor coordinator, am disappointed in that I have no PYRATE MERCHANTS. I can't vend at this faire, because I've been sucked into the administration end of things. All things pyratical are welcome, and most especially WEAPONS, ARRRR :angry: Hear my call, all ye pirates of the prairies! Nishna is held in Avoca, IA (40 miles east of Omaha) on the first weekend in October. We have a definite pyrate theme building this year, so ye'll feel at home.
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A few of us regulars from MDRF "warm up" at NYRF opening weekend. My wife, my daughter and I will be there Opening Day in our Pyrate best (my daughter has a beautiful new plumb-coloured pyrate outfit). I'd love to meet some folks from Pyracy Pub and make new friends. Look for us, I'll have m'green pyrate coat on and my Pyrates Way hook on m'hand.
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email me at: steve@pyratesway.com with "Gimme $50" in the subject line and I'll give you the secret information that might just win you $50 CASH, a free subscription to The Pyrates Way, and to have one special photo from pyratecon printed in the Summer Pyrates Way. It's sneaky and fun. . . thereby fulfilling 2 out of 3 prerequisites for a pyrate activity (if you spend the $50 on rum, you've got all 3 out of 3). Send me a note, mates!
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Anybody ever seen the Maritime Pirates of Greenport Long Island, NY in action? On their site they talk about having a Pirate Museum in Greenport, but unfortunately they haven't updated their site. Has anybody seen any of their performance work, or been to the museum??
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Me an' me mate will be in Sedona, AZ. for a week from July 1 to the 8th. Besides hopefully meeting up with Blackhearted Pearl, if there's anyone else in AZ. who would like to meet up with me, give me a PM.
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