capn'rob

Me Dear Lady Brower, an sure as it was gettin, by me that ye were havin yer special day! So I sez, Hippo Birdies Two Ewes. And Many More!!!

Here it be, an I tells ye straight. Ye comes to the Olde Towne o' Beaufort on the first day o' April and at a soon to be marked establishment, for they all be wi'in a few paces and heres wot we do. We present the Finast o' Ladies the Towne 'as to offer. No Hags or He-Shes, but right fine ladies. Each one with a treat from one of the fine Victualin' Establishments in our loverly Towne. Now, ere's wot ye do; ye bids agin all other Pirates bold, Buccaneers and Scallywags an 'im wi' the biggest purse wins that particular Evening's entertainment. Ye must be here to bid and to collect yer Prize. Ye may collect yer Prize at the Pyrate Invasion in August if, say ye wuz to come here from another port just fer th' festivities. Bein' any futher inquiries, ask'em! Not t' be bound by rules, we changed the date. The Auction now be happanin' upon the 14th o' May!

Aye, they be. From perusin' the ol Broadside Whats they send out ev'ry three month, it appears t' be fer th wee buccaneers. Wi' the exception of th' Planaterium program on Celestial Navagation ye be trottin about wi th snotties. Nae much to drink and a short Shanty Program.

When did they develop Pilot Cloth (P Cloth)? I believe it's a wool that, unlike a Melton, is tighter and when wet gets even tighter. Another Tuppence from Dutch "X" his mark.

Avast ye Buccaneers Bold, Ye Pirates, All. Hear me well. For the First Night of April, in the Old Towne of Beaufort there be an Auction! Of what, sez ye? I tells ye, Sez I. Wenches, lad. The finast. Buy one, two or more! What gets ye, sez ye? I tells ye, sez I! Ye buys Dinner and the Company of one of these most Charming and Aluring Ladies what ken only be found in sech a fine place as this. So come ye, one or come ye all. Fer it's a time we shall be a'havin'!

I have attended several of these. The last one, two years ago. I know most of the Seaport Shanty People and although I was the only Pirate there, they wanted me to come to the "Pub Sings" as meself. The last few years they have had these across the street at the German Club. Once off the grounds............. Capt. Sinbad, Commander of the Vessel on which I serve, visited the Museum years ago. As he made the last bridge and the Museum was nie, he opened with the rail guns and the bow chaser! Once made fast, one of the stuff shirt diectors wantedto have him clapped in double irons! Said it scared the kids! The kids were all trying to get aboard! No, they stick to their period of a shipbuildng town in the 1870s and aint into Pirates!

Thanks for posting this. What a great tribute to the Monomoy Pulling Boat itself. I believe Mystic Seaport Museum has plans for this boat and has one in the collection. A great way to raise awareness and to bring active Navy Personnel, Separated Personnel and the public together.

This is funny! I just went on the DuPont v. Cotton-Hemp tyrade having not seen your post. The figures that impressed me the most were the amounts of polution left from the synthetics production v. the natural. With paper, it was even more! At least the Supreme Court has now just given free rieghn to corporations to buy government as they see fit!

At the time Cotton-Hemp cloth was made practical, DuPont was just perfecting Petrolium based Polyester fibre. They pumped an awful lot of money into "Reffer Madness". Which, of course brought reffer smoking from Bohemians and Jazz Musicians to College Campus' and other young people's groups. Although it did serve the purpose of Polyester knocking Cotton-Hemp out of the Ring with a fixed fight.

On this Day I send thee a Menagerie! Hippo Birdies two Ewes! Dutch "X" (his mark)

#58. Dutch o' th' "Meka"II (akaCapn'Rob)

#58. Tis meself, sez I! Who be that, sez ye? Why, Dutch, "X" (his mark) of the "Meka"II. Sez I. An honest Sailor whots fell in wi' a bad lot sech as ye, sez I! An don't ye be grumblin bout any stories conected to any o' me nom de plum. Sez I!

Thanks t' ye, Mr. Hand for th' postin' o' that book. Most gratefull for it havin th pitures as I have little command o th ritten werd. An thenks t' me shipmate wots ritein thiz down fer me so as I ken thank ye meself. Dutch "X" his mark

That certainly spells it out! My vessel, "Patience" was a prototype. Called a "Mini Ship 34" because she has a "boat deck". Her layout is such that the salon and cockpit are under a long run coachtop leaving ample room for dinghy storage. In a 34' boat, this can generally be a pain. Do you tow it, rig davits or deflate it? The only change I see in this boat is a tabernakled mast with a boom rather than the side davit that she now has. The mast gives place for steadying/getyouhome sail, radar and crowsnest. That's down the list! Oh! The name of the Dinghy on "Patience", it's "Imp-Patience"! Capn'Rob