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    Anyone need a Mercenary Wench around these parts??

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    On 4/22/2023 at 10:23 AM, TudorSmith said:

    We need enough to justify flying the 'Dog's flag. (Do we have one? Do i need to add it to the list of what i need to make lol???)

     

    I got a little light headed and giddy at the idea of an actual Watch Dog flag.  Let me mull that over a bit.  There are many more things we could use before that specific thing.  Especially for Massacre Island.  I'll send you a message about that soon.

    Massacre Island Planning

    in Massacre Island

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    17 hours ago, Captain Jack Sawford said:

    I was wondering about how much space we're being allotted. I would like to start planning out how many structures we'll be putting up, whether they be personal tents or something a little bigger like a kitchen lean too that can double as a shade structure, and from there how many vehicles we will need to transport everything. We are flexible, we have guys that routinely sleep on the beach or next to the fire, so we don't need a one to one person to tent ration or anything fancy like that. As this is our first public event that the Crew of the Scavenger has attended since before covid I also need to start working on the construction of the kitchen lean to.  Do we have dimensions of our crews assigned spot, even if it is rough? 

    We have 'elbow' room.  You should definitely bring the 'kitchen/lean-to' tent for the shade.  It's going to be warm.  We want a careening/trade/open market kind of set-up.  Think of the overall camp as a temporary set-up for the purposes of trading with the French ashore.  the use of rough poles and local materials combined with loose cargo canvas and the like.  Tents thrown in.  

    We're avoiding unnecessary set dressing like ship wheels, skulls, etc.  Just the pragmatism of sailors ashore and goods to be sold.  

    We welcome bales, barrels, sailcloth, hampers, casks, etc.  Goods and supplies.

    Massacre Island Planning

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    Just a few details by way of update. We can confirm a few of the creature comforts at Massacre Island.
     
    First, there are bathrooms inside the fort. With the addition of attendees we're going to chase after additional portable toilets for our use outside the fort as well. This will cover the needs of attendees arriving early for set-up and break-down after.
     
    Second, there will be showers available within a short walking distance of the fort, so you'll be able to wash off some of the sun and sand of the event while staying there.
     
    Potable water spigots will be available inside and outside of the fort.
     
    There will be a limited number of cookfires, but the main camps will have them for cooking and atmosphere.
     
    We should also have access to the original fort bakery for making period breads.

    Massacre Island - Kit and Camp

    in Massacre Island

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    It's been a number of years since we hosted an event and Massacre Island has been extremely generous in their offerings to host us at Fort Gaines.  Because of this, we're setting a high mark for kit, clothing and campsites.  We're hoping to make this one of several 'must attend' events, now and every year to come, so we're going to ask that attendees bring their best. 

    This is not meant to imply any specific requirements that would keep you from attending.  It's more about celebrating life at sea, cooking, black powder, stories, and all things of the Golden Age.  We're primarily looking for streamlined and pragmatic set-ups for camps and kit.  The kind of stuff that made Fort Taylor what it was in terms of atmosphere.   

    Things we'd like to see...

    No modern tents.  Just canvas tents.  This can come in the form of makeshift careening camps of loose canvas, oars, rope, rough cut poles, etc.  You are also welcome to bring standard wedge tents, bell end tents, etc.  

    Costumes that err on the side of the day-to-day sailors, soldiers and townspeople.  We'd love to see a variety of impressions from land and sea, i.e., sailors, marketplace impressions, various classes from poor to wealthy, soldiers of the age. etc.  

    Cannons, muskets, swivel guns, pistols, boarding axes, cutlasses, sailor knives, etc. are all welcome.  Some safety restrictions and peace-tying will likely be in effect, but we'll have some latitude not afforded at state run parks.

    Good mood lighting in the form of tin and ship lanterns.  We're hoping to steer away from obvious modern lighting, even the tea lights, but we would like every attendee to have a good lantern for after hours safety and events.

    We'd like to avoid flying dozens of store bought flags and limit it to the flags of crews in attendance.  We don't need a lot of skulls, thrones, and ship wheels, but would rather see very basic camps that are openly inviting for attendees. Especially camps with little details like tool boxes, cargo, etc.  Stuff that invites questions about the age.

    We'll be sharing ideas for all of this.  We want to help everyone with their set-ups, trades, fabrication, purchases and any other needs.

     

    On this day in history...

    in Captain Twill

    Posted

    March 11 -

     

    On this day in 1718, Captain Paul Williams, a Carolina pirate who began his career as a buccaneer in the West Indies, accepted the King's pardon at New Providence.  Soon afterward he returned to piracy and was hanged a short time later at Eastman, Massachusetts.

     

    And on this day in 1722, the following pirates under George Lowther were hanged at St. Kitts.  

     

    John Shaw

    Henry Watson

    Richard West

    Robert White

    Robert Willis

    John Churchill

    Mathew Freebarn

    Andrew Hunter

    Sam Levercott

    Nicholas Lewis

    Edward MackDonald

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