madPete

Scalliwags the lot of em!

yeah a week! Dana Point Tallships event is the weekend before, and I've not missed one since I started attending. Then off Massecre Island. Might just as well go on the account permanently!

retiring for lack of good events is understandable, coming back is priceless!

Aye, kinda like White Pyrate and Black Pyrate arguing away!

Hey Stynky - The whole thing about checked shirt patterns comes from a quote in the slops contracts "blu checked". I think the only historical references that were found were, blue, white or blu checked. In that age, blue checked was closer to this image... I did find a sample page from a tailor from about 1760ish, that had the above pattern. I was able to find the small check recently, but its not cheap. upwards of $20 a yard. I bought the large windowpane cloth probably 4-5 years ago. on ebay. But I havent seen it since.

And we alway ask... Can we take care of Stynky for you?💣💣

The builds keep getting better and better!

Since the pub left us in 2015, my Slops by Chaaps venture has come and gone. It was an attempt to provide higher quality 1700s garb for our pirate events and raise the bar from typical fair garb. The pandemic pretty much shut events down and with that came the lack of interest in historical clothing. Between that, some burnout, and difficulty getting supplies, I just let it go. With the pandemic, I caught Covid just before the lockdown. It resulted in a minor several day illness no worse than a flu for me. Being shut in a quiet house was the bigger illness and not something I dealt with very well, so I fell back on some old interests I was either dabbling in already or hadnt explored in a long time. I started spending more time mountain biking, picked up BMX again, and just generally rode bicycles like crazy. Since it was outdoors, it wasnt subject to all the pandemic shutdowns. I could still meet new people and enjoy a hobby. At 59 I broke three ribs on a jump trail, walked the bike back 1/2 mile from the trails and managed to ride it another 2 miles back home... That accident drove me back like a demon, mountain biking every day following 6-8 weeks of healing. I peaked out at about 8-10 miles a day, and then went thru the phases of BMX racing only to find my lower back just cant do it at a competitive level. I tried my hand at skatepark riding and dirt jumping, and have generally landed in a happy medium enjoying the bicycles and health affects of riding frequently. Now my interest in Pyracy has been rekindled. If you need a bump to raise your interest, just talk to William Brand for 10 minutes!

OMG - You are an animal indeed! I'd follow you anywhere Quartermaster! Where's the next Pyrate raid?

If you have a new event or one that you cant find in the event calendar... Please email us at events@pyracy.com and we'll get it in the formal calendar. You can post in the raids section, but it will get more facetime in the events calendar. We had to limit who can post there, because Stynky says it gets ripe in there right quick with multiple hands in the pie. I've been workin' on the events calendar for the Pub. We are trying to keep it generally Pirate focused... So I've included the following types of events: Pirate Invasions/Festivals Historical Reenactments Maritime Heritage and Seafood festivals Tallship festivals Renaissance fairs with pirate theme or pirate themed weekends regular/repeating Pirate theme bar crawls Market Fairs with kit that roughly matches our time periods Rendezvous with known pirates attending/camping We're open to ideas and new event suggestions. Smallish local events should be kept in the general discussion thread. Larger events we'll post. William Brand has been working very hard to get several dates setup at events that we could have a regional crewe reunion along with a Pyracy pub tent or space. He is trying to include camping arrangements but that can be problematic depending on the event. One thing we've learned is that great venues are difficult to find and keep. Like everything, change is inevitable. So dont take your events for granted. Support them and help them to flourish any way you can. Cherish and protect your special venues, they are few and far between. madPete

no, not me. got my hands full right now. Thanks for doing this Mark...

Glad to have ye here!

you need to embrace your inner nerd and build a database!