captweaver65

I am a big fan of the hornblower series from a&e-it gives you all the nautical action you can handle and in my opinion the british navy taking prizes is good privateer action. don't forget; cutthroat island & captain blood

I think that a pirate is a pirate,no matter what ya call em.you can give them different names til yer blue in the face,but they all do the same thing=prey on whoever they can get away with and keep their belongings for themselves. to go off topic/time period for a minute,in my opinion the napoleonic british navy practice of taking prizes is absolutely piracy. Capt Weaver

can you tell us the circumstances which have led you to this position? she's a right pretty girl,even if she has a man's name while I'm on the subject,who is she named for? don't recall ever hearing the name before. Capt Weaver

some books about them; Pirate of Barataria by L.B. Evans The Baratarians and the Battle of New Orleans by Jane Lucas Grummond and R.R. Morazan Jean Laffite, Prince of Pirates by Jack C. Ramsay, Jr. The Journal of Jean Laffite: The Privateer-Patriot's Own Story by John Andrechyne Lafitte Laffite of Louisiana by Mary Devereux

the Lafitte blacksmith shop ,still standing in New Orleans is one of my alltime favorite buildings in the states.it is rustic,beautiful and kept up in very nice condition. Capt Weaver

aye,you'll hafta catch me on a day when my mind is at least haf outa the grog to get me to read past the first piece-I lost track an went for me tulwar,luckily my mate stopped me from slicin it ta bits...not sure ifn I put me mark on it or no Capt Weaver

being too long in the king's service,I'm sorry to say that I don't speak yer prirate lingo too well as yet...but their may be hope hope for me. I am one of those sca re enacters who spent far too much time on dry land and am now lookin for a ship to commandeer after gettin a good taste o the sea.I live in the kingdom of An Tir and we have a thriving group of pirates and rogues who call this port home as well as a good number of merchant ships to plunder and not a king's ship in site fair winds and full mugs, Capt Weaver

one of my favorites is ; SHE CAPTAINS by Joan Druett it is a great read if ya like the historical and covers pirates,captains and seamen's wives. other good books are; WOMEN PIRATES by Ulrike Klausmann, THE PIRATE'S OWN BOOK by Charles Ellms & the Marine Research Society, and of course; THE ASHLEY BOOK OF KNOTTS by Clifford Ashley-this is my ultimate book,because I love to work with rope-nothing better than watching a movie at home and working on some kinda decorative knotwork(my current project is a thrum cap) Capt Weaver

sixty seven said; Where can we find real pirates today? Thailand? I myself like to play a nice, fun,rough and happy fantasy pirate-but the real ones are something pretty scary you don't ever want to come across unless you be packing some pretty heavy firepower,preferably fully auto :) if your looking to find some of the real ones,a good place to look is in the waters about north africa and the red sea-those places are notorious for taking any nice little unarmed/lightly armed vessel that they happen upon. you can encounter real pirates anywhere the water is and the ruling powers tread lightly. capt Weaver