Gentleman of Fortune

Well.... thanks Shipmates! I grabbed the domain name boardersaway.com so that will be it, now I am working a bit on the aesthetics... a lot has happened in the last 20 years!

Wow! I enjoyed these very much!!! Kudos

Thanks guys... I am trying to get my sea legs back underneath me, so thanks for all the help!

Look nice... very nice. PMing

Greetings shipmates! I've returned from a 27 year voyage to Europe, and am now plying the waters off the coast of Virginia. I used to run Gentlemenoffortune.com, but have lost the domain name etc etc, so I'll be finding a new port for that info, and adding more in the days/weeks ahead.

Donned my sailor's kit and went for the day to the Black Beard Pirate Fest yesterday. Good time, and it was great reconnecting with some of my old shipmates!

Ok... I am waiting for the video of this being fired!

Seems like most pics of "period" tricorns are on folks with both feet on land. They just seem un-practical for ship borne use IMHO. But get a sailor on land, and well... anything can happen. Regardless, I just don't think you can go wrong with a quality Monmouth cap... Cheers

It could be... Hard to say. Enigma for sure!

Brit Privateer... Awesome shoes dude... awesome

AWESOME STUFF GUYS! Really, Really, REALLY Impressed. The hobby has come Sooooooo Far in 5 years, largely due to your love and dedication! I have been outside of the pirate thing for a while, and didn't even know of the "Forsaken" Crew... God help us if they ever go Roving with the ArchAngel! Billy Beach... Holy Toledo. Speechless. He could make a living going to schools impersonating Ben Gunn/Robinson Crusoe. "Pirates" have been on the curriculum for VA Beach Public schools for Decades now, and I know first hand that they have paid certain Pirate Impersonators several hundred $ to give 1 hour talks at schools. There are over 60 Elementary Schools in VA Beach (I'll let you do the math!) Keep em Coming! You guys are inspiring me to do an update of wwww.gentlemenoffortune.com It probably hasn't changed in 3-5 years. Sigh.... where has the time gone! PS Any suggestions for the gof site, PM me!

VERY NICE guys... very nice! William Red Wake... I was putting him in the que to put up next.. and he beat me to it! So many great photos of him. And, of course, there is the Capt Sterlings Crew! I am always amazed at their tireless efforts to make the hobby better! I went to the Archangel site... to get(steal) some pictures to post here... but couldn't figure out how to steal em'... lousy pirate I make! Keep up the good work guys!

J8ksdad Very nice! Get some tooth black and some "pox" scars and folks would "stand back!" I miight have to start a seperate thread for pics of ladies & wenches... But here is one I stubled across... Great Job Redjessi !!!!

Some REALLY great stuff... I especailly like the striped slops in Missions post #10... the guy with the blue jacket... forgive my ignorance, but who is that? Whoever... well done sir, well done! FIrst Mate Matt What a great shoe/slop combo you got there! Obviously, you have put a lot of time/effort/energy/thought into your kit! Here is another that probably doesn't get the praise that it should... M.A d.Dogge... Most Impressive, Most impressive. I don't think most re-enactor have an idea of how cool that is. I doff my floppy hat to you in AWE! While I appreciate some of you guys who are very humble, and describe your kits as "simple"... there is really no such thing. Nothing accurate is simple. I really dig Brass' 1660s kit. Its the attention to detail that knocks my socks off... LOVIN' the shoes! Well Done Brass, Well done!