Black Hearted Pearl

Hmmm, I already acquired mine through regular channels. Perhaps you were told something different to get you off the map for acquiring it.

Big Bear Pirate Faire A beautiful Pirate Faire on the shores of Big Bear Lake with Sails on a Pirate ship.

Aye, I saw it after I had already posted. My apologies for posting.

Boy Scouts to auction 101-yr old tall ship

Nay, I say text message the bugger with "Pull over, you bugger, or your tires will be run through."

I made my reservations to attend as I have naught of talent, much like Hawkyns (tongue in cheek, nudge nudge). I shall gladly stop by and say hello to those camped at the Fort, and gladly take pictures with any and all who want. I'm going to PIP to have a grand time. I can't wait to meet you all and enjoy some drink with you.

Perhaps she was afraid ye would plunder the treasure without paying, like a good pirate should. Moderator remark: Kiddies, that was called "in jest' , old english for "just kidding". DO NOT ATTEMPT TO STEAL FROM SPENCERS.

Ahh, Rumba, I love your pics. I truly wish I could have been there as well, but I'm saving me coin for the Ojai Pirate Fest in the fall. Thank ye for sharing. Huzzah to the POTC on yer wonderful looking encampment!

The net is going to crash No, I don't work for AT&T or SBC. And no, no one in my family works for AT&T or SBC. My family works in researching emerging technologies and I am a part-time student majoring in Computer Mediated Communiations. Raise your hands those of you who have digital cable along with your broadband that have seen a significant decline in the quality? Big hand raise here. My broadband got so bad from all the neighbors coming on board, I had no siginal at all. I had to change from broadband just to get back on the internet. Remember when AOL first offered Internet for $19.99 and then couldn't provide service because too many people joined? Guess what! It's happening again only this time with broadband and digital. Vonage is sucking up bandwidth with VoIP (voice over internet protocol) and the networks/studios with video on demand over the Internet. The internet is going to crash unless we, the world, come up with a way to rebuild the infrastructure to handle the ever increasing traffic or we could just go back in history when there was no internet. ~Been surfing for over 17 years.

What is with the bars on the windows? Is that the brig? Mate, all your treasures are on the wrong side of the barred window.

Nice Update. Thanks for posting it. Is everyone ready for PIP?

Naye, Naye, No spoilers here.

Replica pirate ship arrives early for July harbor festival Saturday, May 13, 2006 Brian Albrecht Plain Dealer Reporter Can you give a hearty "Arrrrrr" with a suitable "shiver-me-timbers" pirate's growl? If so, you're ready to properly welcome the Royaliste, a replica 18th-century privateer and pirate ship that rolled into the Whiskey Island Marina Wednesday. The vessel arrived early for the upcoming 2006 Tall Ships Challenge in July, "sailing" on a tractor-trailer flatbed all the way from its home port in San Francisco. "It's probably the fastest that ship ever went in its life," driver Jackie Neal said of the five-day cross-country journey. In coming weeks the 71-foot-long, 45-ton Royaliste will be rigged and its main mast repaired to make it lake-worthy for the Challenge, which features more than 20 sailing vessels visiting Great Lakes ports from Cleveland to Chicago July 12 to Aug. 9. The ship was built in 1971 in Nova Scotia as a privateer-style yacht, then converted in 1992 to a "living history/re-enactment" vessel, once representing the Canadian War Museum. Today it's operated by Privateer Inc., a nonprofit firm that keeps the ship financially afloat through appearance fees and rental to movie and television productions. (It appears in a History Channel special, "True Caribbean Pirates," slated to air July 9, just after the July 7 release of "Pirates of the Caribbean II.") The ship -- a gaff-rigged, square tops'l ketch -- is an interpretation of vessels used from the French and Indian War (1755) through the Revolutionary War and War of 1812, according to Gary Bergman, 56, the owner and designated "pirate captain." Its planked mahogany over an oak frame supports six cannons and assorted swivel guns, re- flecting the role these ships once played as privateers in capturing enemy merchant ships, and serving as fleet gunboat/shore-bombardment/dispatch vessels, convoy escorts and coastal patrol craft. Bergman said American privateers were a key factor during the American Revolution, before this nation had its own fleet, in harassing English merchant shipping. These privateers originally sailed with a 40- to 70-man crew that periodically diminished as ships were captured and men transferred to sail their prizes. Sometimes, though, "you'd get down to about 15 guys and then you'd start looking like a target yourself," Bergman said. This summer's volunteer crew of 10 will be half female. He expects that pirates will be hot this year, due to the new "Pirates of the Caribbean" movie, and said that the ship and crew will be ready to educate visitors, as a floating museum of weaponry and information from that era. Bergman said that when new crew members ask which nautical books they should read to prepare for duty aboard the Royaliste, he suggests his all-time favorite, the pirate's tale of "Treasure Island." As he said while hefting Lafitte and Rosie, a pair of appropriately pirate-themed sailing parrots, "If you can't understand pirates, you can't hang on this boat." Arrrrrr.[lmi: see above explanation: ]-NT%> To reach this Plain Dealer reporter: balbrecht@plaind.com, 216-999-4853 © 2006 The Plain Dealer © 2006 cleveland.com All Rights Reserved.

Aye Aye Captain.

I posted and their asking. When and where can they see the Royaliste in Ohio. Are you ready for customers yet, Captain?

Family needs me. Pub (chat) is closing for now. Check thread again for next opening time.

All me for me grog. Me jolly jolly grog.

Those are pics are terrific. I would have loved to seen the faces of the people on the highway as they passed by it. May I share your link with another board?(www.renaissancefestival.com)

Ifn' you want to sing some piratey songs along with a cd, may I suggest purchasing "Whiskey, Women and War" from the Whiskey Bards. They post the lyrics on their website and encourage their fans to sing along. For the bawdy tunes, look to Yonatan of the Whiskey Bards pre-band solo cd with his wife titled "The Fool Motley". It has me favorite songs, The Pirate Daughter's Lament and Pirates always get lucky on Saturday Nights. The Whiskey Bards

Black Irish has been whining about the heat in AZ already. I say "Well, let's go to Ojai for the weekend!" "Nay", he says. I almost have him converted.

I be having deja vu on this lyric. Perhaps I commented on it on another board? I believe me comment was "that new main sail appears to be bad luck."

Personally, I like "pirates always get lucky on saturday night". But if yer looking for shanties and sea songs, a soul searcher is "leave her Johnny".

Shanties and Sea Songs

Pepperbox, yer letting the cat out of the bag before I can get me supplies. Although I did manage the small sparrow so I can play with me flying dutchman. Sometimes it's good to be a Mommy.

good show mateys, but how about the ships. Some lovely first hand descriptions of the ships would be greatly appreciated.