Captain Jim-sib

Greetings Pub, The PBS Woodwright's Shop with Roy Underhill will air "How to make a Ship in a Bottle" with yours truly as the featured guest on Sat. Oct. 7th and Sun. Oct. 8th. Check local listings for times. The 1 minute promo is also neat if you can catch it. Roy did lots of "AARRR's" during the production, and BB's QAR is shown in a closeup. Best regards to all, Jim-sib Link to Woodwright's Shop: http://www.pbs.org/wws/schedule/index.html

Very Cool !!!!

"Marlboro Man ?" Nay...Fat Freddie Look at the way the gentleman is holding the smoke. Tis in his left hand...therefore, a "left-handed" smoke. Yet after studying the piece, it does look like he be a snortin' . Still, it is an interesting period picture.

Grand job ye did! Now you can do more to sell at maritime shows!

When she was originally built in Germany, she was called the Horst Wessel...named after a high ranking Nazi . At the end of WWII, my Charleston-born & bred father-in-law was asked if wanted to sail back to the States on her. The new owners were looking for men with sailing experience, yet me f-i-l declined since he had another sail boat to take care of.

Double Eagle http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g276/2go...se/100_3202.jpg The first Revenue Cutter called the Eagle, based in Savanna, and the present Eagle...7th to bear the name Eagle. Piece completed & sold during Pepsi Sail

Grand articles they be.

Har be some important websites for ye: Charleston Maritime Fest: http://www.charlestonmaritimefestival.com/ 2007 Atlantic Tall Ship Challenbe: http://sailtraining.org/contribute/2007TSC...lanticCoast.htm Several years back at the Charleston Fest, the neighbors in the high rise condos next to the Maritime Center complained about the shooting of blackpowder guns. Casabel's lady, I recall, got really hot when the Maritime Center gave-in & said "no firing demonstrations". The Charleston show has declined since then due to (1) lack of publicity, and (2) lack of tall ships. Plan to be at the Charleston & Virginia Shows with me wares. Virginia will be celebrating their 400th year, so the sail event in Norfolk will be big celebration. Royaliste, tis about time I place year fine ship in a bottle. Best regards to ye all (oophs, not in Charleston)

Most pyrates got there start in small vessels such as a pinnance, fly-boat, or periagua. From there, captured vessels were used. The vessel favored by many pirates was the Bermuda sloop. This shallow draft vessel, 5-6 ft. draft, could get into the back waters of inlets and rivers more easily than the larger schooners and brigs. Blackbeard had the Adventure and Stede Bonnet had the Revenge. Jamacian sloops were popular as well until the ship building declined there in the late 1600's due to lack of suitable wood resources. The main difference in the shallow draft vessels was the lenght on deck. Bermuda's were about 60'-65' on deck, and Jamacians were shorter. Link below shows Teach's sloop Adventure http://www.carolinasib.com/images/Frame.ph...TURE&price=CALL Bomb ketches came into use in the late 1600's. Jack Coggins states in Ships and Seamen of the American Revolution that ketch-rigged bombs were not built for the Royal Navy after 1757. Royal Navy bombs were placed on ship-rigged vessels after that date. C.S. Forester had Hornblower using a ketch-bomb in the book during the 1812-14 period.

Congrats & the best to y'all

Pyrat Rum on the rocks... cheers

Congrats. Hope ye have a fulfilling marriage. Best to ye both

Been to the QAR several times. Always get into a debate if it is a museum or an eating establishment. Grand pictures of your sojourn & family. Was wanting to attend, yet selling the homestead duties take priority according to me mate. Best regards

m'lady, The topic has been posted under Plunder. Try the link below. Last entry by the honorable Iron James Kidd may interest you. http://pyracy.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=7792 Best regards & welcome to ze pub

"Barrel" is an interesting unit of measure, and its standard depends on the origin of the maker. In oil field lingo, 1 barrel = 42 gallons. The origin of this measurement goes back to the 1870's Appalachian oil production when the crude was placed into large 60 gal. barrels loaded on horse-drawn wagons. By the time the wagon got down the hill /mountain, about 18 gallons had sloshed out of a barrel ( 1st environmental spill). To save the crude, a chalk line was place inside the barrel at the minimum slosh level...which turned out to be 42 gallons.

Kinda interesting, though without the accuracy of longitude, that early theories concerning continental drift came about in the mid-1600's. Once both sides of the Atlantic had been mapped, the "jig saw" fit was observed.

Patrick & Capt'n Straw, Y'all should write a review for NQG. T'would be a fine colaboration. Best regards to ye

Got my copy the other day. Excellent art work. Ditto Patrick's Hand review! And the compass on the cover actually Works!!

After completing me demonstrations at Pepsi Sail, I went out to Ocracoke for some "AARR & AARR"...and actually did two days of sib demo's there. Since many folks I know there do not have cable...or TV's, I invited several to me humble motel room to view "True Pirates". One that came was Capt'n Rob Temple of the schooner Windfall-- who had a fair amount of air time on the show as did Jim Nelson. It was great to view his reaction to the show. We joked about the "cliff" scenes at Ocracoke and how the sloop Adventure looked like a schooner. Rob's saying is that folks consider him an expert on Blackbeard since he has sailed thru Teach's Hole so many times. He is modest about his knowledge. The general consenses was that the content was great, the period etchings that were computer enhanced to give 3-d were good, and the ship action scenes were impressive. Certain period vessels are not available now, and we discussed how the producers had to make do with what is available. For informed individuals, this would be a criticism of the show. Certainly in any production like this some historical inconsistancies will occur. Yet in viewing it as something to primarily entertain and then to educate the general public within a particular time frame, the producers should be commended for their efforts. Best regards to ye all Rob Temple's schooner Windfall http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g276/2go...e/100_3197a.jpg

Grand time thar. Pyrate Camp twas a hit with all that I talked with. Me pic's from Pepsi Sail. Hand & mate: http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g276/2go...se/100_3147.jpg Carl & Addie : http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g276/2go...se/100_3148.jpg Pardon me lapse of yer names: http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g276/2go...se/100_3149.jpg Cascabel: http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g276/2go...se/100_3181.jpg Ben Cherry & DG: http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g276/2go...se/100_3178.jpg Ben Cherry & DG in action: http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g276/2go...se/100_3180.jpg Ben & DG in action, part II http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g276/2go...se/100_3187.jpg Coast Guard "Duckie" ...check out the fore & aft guns: http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g276/2go...se/100_3153.jpg

Thankee, mate. All them bottles (and more) be aheading to Pepsi Sail & then to Ocracoke. Hope to see many of y'all there! Best regards to ye all!

Found this event. Though for next year, tis something to look forward to. http://sailtraining.org/contribute/2007TSC...lanticCoast.htm

R/C Ships...AARRGGG!!! A Source of Pleasure & Pain. Below be my beauties: The Red Raven (w/ Stuart Little): http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g276/2go...se/100_3136.jpg The Adventure: http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g276/2go...se/100_3139.jpg The Guts of the Adventure: http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g276/2go...e/100_3140a.jpg Under Sail: http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g276/2go...e/100_3141a.jpg Under Sail with brisk wind...Confused Geese for scale: http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g276/2go...e/100_3144a.jpg The Red Raven is a converted Sterling model kit Emma C. Berry (Enema C. Harry!). One can occassionally find this kit on Ebay. The old Sterling Yacht America is also good, yet both need to be doubled planked and sealed out the yin-yan. I raised the deck 2 inches & added prop. Me first r/c sail was pure sail. Got it out in a BIG lake & the wind died...a no wind situation! The Adventure is scratch built. Enlarged the plans of a Baltimore Clipper & gave her the sloop/cutter rig. Fast she be. Both need an extended lead counter balance. Originally wood hull...but have fiberglassed both. Both made so that the mast can come out for easy (ha-ha) transport. Best regards to ye

From the info packet that I have received, the Pirate Encampment is located along Turner Street between Ann Street & Front Street. Parade of Sail in bottles, part IV...last 3 Three Belles: http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g276/2go...se/100_3135.jpg Ada Mae: http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g276/2go...se/100_3133.jpg Jeanie B: http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g276/2go...se/100_3130.jpg Best regards to ye & hope to see y'all there

Alas, me comrades, I regret & apologize for the initial posting informing about this awful production. The teaser information was enough to tell one that it was just for entertainment and not based on history, but there was no way of knowing how bad it was. The nice thing about the Hallmark show was seeing the Lady Washington & Lynx under sail. And like Capt'n Pete Straw, I, too, fell asleep during it. The SS Minnow of Gilligan's Island was named by show’s producer Sherwood Schwartz for the 1961 FCC’s chairman Newton Minnow –who called TV “America’s vast wasteland”. Some things never change.