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Just went to Fort Mifflin for the first time, and loved it! A great place to visit, especially for their re-enactments... Here are some links, but the 'official' one - the last one - is under 'construction', but there might be some useful links on it (esp. to the Pennsylvania Navy). http://www.phila.gov/recreation/historical...ortmifflin.html http://www.thebrandywine.com/photoop/fort_mifflin.html http://www.fortmifflin.com/ When I get a chance I will post the upcoming events for the Fort, which I have at home. I know of a few events that may be of interest to folks here, including the Musketeer School http://home.att.net/~trmarr/ , the Seige of Fort Mifflin in Nove…
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The place was a gilded hades, and mammon held sovereign sway over its people. Bearded seamen, bronzed and weather-stained, bedecked with priceless jewellery and the finest silks of the Orient, swaggered along its quays and gambled with heavy gold coins whose value no one cared to estimate... Common seamen hung their ears with heavy gold rings studded with the costliest gems... And every man in that crowd of pirates lived beneath the shadow of the gallows. - Account of life in Port Royal, Jamaica by 17th century traveller named Henderson
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Last night my mate and I took advantage of the Village Community Boathouse. This non-profit is based on pier 40 off of Clarkson and W Side Highway in the Village. On T and Th evenings they provide a free after work adult program of novice to experienced rowers on 25-foot Whitehall gigs (also have masts for sailing). You can also go out on Sat late mornings to afternoons. Tomorrow is National Learn to Row Day so if you are in the NYC area- they are running a special program during the day! In addition, all the wood boats they use are built in their learn to build a boat class ( i think it is the New School). -- As for my experience last night. Rowing, or all athlet…
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Aye, that's right, me bucko's, three coasts in three summers doing the American Sailtraining Association's 'Tallship Challenges'.....To the best of our knowledge, We're the first and only,so...Tuesday morn, June 19th, ROYALISTE will loose the docklines in Beaufort, NC headin' for Halifax, Nova Scotia..Two weeks behind the rest of the fleet, but....Keep a weather eye,mates..the 'ole ship likes a following sea and a challenge!.. after a brief stop in Norfolk towards the end of the week, we'll head outside for a long run to New York City, then thru Long Island Sound and off to the Gulf of Maine.......We'll see who gets to the finish line first, 'cuz it says 'Halifax' on our …
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I recently read an article on geocaching, which is using a GPS to locate "treasure" left by random people that have marked the navigational locations, or clues as to where to go next to find said treasure. My take is that GPS's are expensive, but there are other ways o' finding longitude an' latitude... and it makes the hunt harder and more true to our pyratical natures! For more info, go to either: www.geocaching.com OR www.scgeocachers.og (for those in Sunny So. Cal) --Mab
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Well after a long winter and spring fixin' her up she is ready for a splash. Hope to get out and finally sail Saturday or Sunday, still working out the details with the family schedule. So drink up me hearty's and cross yer bones and wish me luck! ~Captain William Firethorn
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On Oct 17...just a couple days from now...I'll be taking ship on a cruise to the Bahamas. Despite my Pyraticallness (now Officially a word), I've never been on the ocean before. (Been *over* it, flying to Germany and back). The thing that has me most worried isn't seasickness (I been on Lake Erie in a bit of a chop, and wasn't bothered at all), its getting thru customs. Fie on them lubbers! Anyway, I'll be on the Carnival Pride, with an official shore excursion lined up for Epcot during the Port Canaveral port of call (so's I can go to the Food and Wine Festival), and Nassau I'm a-doin' on me own...hitting the Pirates museum, seeing the site of the 1695 Old Fort Nass…
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I'm curious....how many of you explore destinations and places using Google Earth?
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A sad picture indeed. A pirate ship has been awashed ashore by Ivan the Terrible.
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Is there anyone out there that can tell me the cost of going thru the locks?
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Avast, ya scurvey dogs! Thru heavy weather and rough financial seas, it be that time once again.. Privateer Royaliste will be sailing the great Lakes summer 2010..Ther's 27 Tallships on my email header, so there could be a lot of participation this time around....Ports and scheduling are still being ironed out, but we'll be leaving New York and arriving Chicago in late August... Pride of Baltimore II, Niagra, Lynx, Royaliste, LaRevanante; that be a fine lot 'o gunships in the mix!...more later, mates...
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We're off to Green Bay for the Tall Ship Festival this weekend. We will be there 7/29-7/31. While I suspect that the Festival will take most of our time, I was wondering if there are any other "must see" attractions in Green Bay. I was there 20 years ago, in December, to watch the Vikings play the Packers on the frozen tundra of Lambeau Field. Don't remember a thing about the town. So it will be all new to me. It's a family trip, so anything we do has to include the kids. (By the way, we're Vikings fans, so we'll be steering clear of any Packer attractions. )
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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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this is the forum for vacation spots right?? well I direct your attention to Guam. its around 80 degrees+ year round. water is teeming with fish for the scuba divers. you dont need a wetsuit either. lots of WW2 history. Low crime rates. its a US territory so no passport is required. Now for a tidbit of info you wont find on any travel brochures, more for the guys or perhaps some of the ladies. Guam is like Japan's Las Vegas. IE what happens in Guam stays in Guam. A LOT of japanese college girls fly down for the weekend basicly with a mattress on their looking for someone to do the horizontal mamba with, only to fly home on Sunday night to be Good little schoolgirls…
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I think I want to visit there once I have a firm grasp of espaňol. I don't imagine they'll have museums honoring the pirates or anything, but I'd still like to see it. Perhaps check out the Galapagos while I'm that close. A port of good historical pirate significance, methinks.
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yes mates...it's now official.....i am a resident of sunny florida!!! wooooooooohooooooooooo the house is coming along nicely, but not everything fit in our truck. lol. i did manage to pester the hubby telling him the pirate clothes HAD to go! and it will take a little more time fer me to set up the guest quarters for you "snowbird pirates". all in all, i'm looking forward to my first new house...first house, period! hope to see my special mates...uh-hum...nigel *coughs*...hurricane...soon. will try and get some pictures soon. ps---this post allows merrydeath a free 7 nights and 6 day vacation at "the pink pyrate bed n breakfast" drink up guys, the rums on me!…
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Me crew meets there every week. Do any o' ye landlubbers or sea farers live anywhere near or in MI?
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While I am not a member of the SCA or the Cote Du Ciel, they are holding an event in September that I plan to attend. It is The Harvest War on Sept. 17-19, 2004. Any pirates close to Northern Utah wish to join our pirate camp? Arrrr! -William Red Wake
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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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Hawaii sounds like a nice place te go vacation fer a while. I wanted te travel down thar with me ma, but money is somewhat "tight." Maybe this summer or thar next. Any of ye been down thar? If so, how be it? Thanks! Cabinlass Maggie
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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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November 10, 2005 13:00 EST the Tall Ship Hawaiian Chieftain departed the dock in Greenport, New York bound for San Diego, California via the Panama Canal. After entering the Pacific Ocean she will sail north to rendezvous with the Tall Ship Lady Washington in Southern California. The two ships will then sail in company northbound to Hawaiian Chieftain's new homeport in Westport, Washington. Tonight the Hawaiian Chieftain will anchor in Little Neck Bay, New York and tomorrow morning she will proceed through Hell's Gate with the ebbing tide. After a salute to friends and fellow sailors at South Street Seaport, they will set a course past Liberty Islan…
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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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I live in Washington as of right now but soon will be moving to Rentz GA to be with my loved one. I noticed how close to the ocean and FL I'll be, do any of you kind mates know if there will be anything close by so I can kick my feet up and feel at home with some pyrate swag.
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My family and I (being my wife, 15 year old son, and sister-in-law) take an annual summer road trip. We were considering Key West as our destination this year, but we want to make sure our son enjoys the trip, and he's dreadfully at "that age." While the ocean alone is enough of a reason for the rest of us, our son requires a little more excitement these days. I know there's the new pirate museum, and he's fond enough of pirates, but he's mostly excited about creepier things - haunted places, cemetaries, vampire tours, and such. We took a trip to Salem a few years back and he adored it. So, being as I'd love nothing more than visit Key West this summer, but have to conv…
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