the Royaliste

Jeesh!...We put on the Java, prop open the eyeballs, an' then 'ead back to me slip!!....Then ye be in Sausalito ahead 'o time!!..Just be needin' ta make sure all who stay realize that we'll be makin' seaway in the early morn...If'n thar was enuff interest, we could pitch an encampment tent o'er the main boom,permittin' the deck to be 'second floor' bunk space.......just a thought, otherwise, just the few 'o us kin make it to Pelican's End...........

Ahoy thar, shipmates!!!...This thing keeps on a changin' in scope, so.....Now the Royaliste will be out front of the St. Francis and Crissy Field for the Kite surfin' demonstrations, firin' cannons on the Cityfront!!......Since several 'o the crew be involved rather heavily in the long, fun-filled night ahead bein' 'Circus Pirates', I've went ahead and set us up at................. South Beach Harbor for the night!.. ....Aaargh!!!...Pirates loose on the City again!!

The thought crosses my mind and I think..."maybe I can pull this off" and then the hitting starts and yelling and spitting and running and I think "what, am I insane?" All I want to do is keelhaul them all. Where's that cat-o-nine tails when you need it?

Now if they had a pirate kids camp (you know..drop and run), I'd be there in a heart beat.

Hmmm....(casts a weather eye to the yardarms)......

How be ye're supply 'o doubloons??? .......(Checks layer 'o barnacles for sharpness)...............Where'd it ever say they had ta have fun at camp????

Redd, we use cotton sash cord, either of two available diameters, (Raul favors 1/4, I like it larger)...Soak any grade black powder 'till it be liquid, then saturate, hang to dry, and cut to length............

Waay kewl, mate!.....An' for Saber, we gots a 'period correct' canvas bucket aboard!

Relax, Cap'n. We're not tryin' to steal yer ship, just give someone a look at it.

That'd be known as 'humor', mate......

Ye' be welcome by fer a visit, but after the sail down, we'll be makin' 'er shipeshape and Bristol, an' somewhere in here, the festivial folk's will be descendin' aboard to rig and plan for the show...For the size 'o the event, we'll 'ave a guard RR two posted (an' they be hep to any 'Jack Sparrow' tricks)....and, unlike the 'Interceptor', they'll be pirates!....

Rum??..Somebody say 'rum'?....Huzzah to the Landshark (till Saber figures out 'ow ta sink 'er!)....

Aye!!..An' we always be a needin' new powder monkey's at RR rate 'o fire!! (hair 'singed' 'n styled at no cost!)

I'll be waitin' yer arrival on the dock with the Mighty Quill when'ere it may be

And having had plenty'o experience with pyro in me past, I'm all for helping with the guns or anything else ya might need

'Tis good, mate..Methinks it'll be as fast and furious as a Sea Battle, but dark as pitch!....

At RR rate 'o fire, 'n gunpowder consumption, ye'd best see that they be fire-retardant!! ...I kin see it now,..'Flamin' darkthing'!!!

Well, that's a spot of good news about keepin' yer nose dry, lass. The last thing I'd ever want ter see is ye set adrift...Redd and his mates would have ter spring inter action and scoop ye up fer ourselves!

Just as an added measure, ye might talk ter the Pub's administrators and ask them ter remove all of the posts containing the more questionable posts (if'n ye already haven't done so, yer always so quick on the draw..)...it could only add ter yer cause.

Aye!.. And on a 'cover ye're tracks' note, methinks since we all be aware 'o the situation, a possible disappearance 'o this thread might be in order!!..(I be pretty good at napalmin' me own onesies!.......)

And let's lynch mob the jerk who mentioned any info out loud at this event!    lol!

Now thar be the spirit!!...'Cept hangin' be too good, (besides a good waste 'o perfectly good cordage)... we've a genuine, period-like keelhaulin' just waitin', so throw a shackle on 'em, an' give us a holler! :)

Still dunno wot to say, seems quite petty, but we not be the rulin' class, so..........If'n it goes south, We've a berth for you an' Clancey

...............Still hopin' fer the best, lass........

About how much powder do you go through in one of these events?

I was out of F grade on this one, need to go back down to Dixon's to stock up. I used FF and downsized the charges, so total use was a little over 2 pounds. Using F and full size charges it would be about 3 pounds.

It really varies on usage. Some events are just a shot or two for saluting, or a couple of shots before the opposing forces get too close for safety. Being a a hundred yards off shore made for a nice safety zone, so we could fire as much as we wanted. We had more charges prepared, but the battle ended quicker than we expected.

Don't know about where you are, but I'm paying about $14.00 per pound right now.

Hawkyns

Hawkyns.....Maine Powder House, 'Schuetzen' brand german reenactors powder for cannons, louder bang, more smoke...8.95 per pound, includin' the shippin', mate! ( we used 18 lbs. two weeks ago, includin' some Goex)....We always be a lookin' for reasonable powder, bein' 'dirt poor' pirates!!

Well, considerin' all points, such as but not soley to wit: +7.1 tide, causin' a really strong ebb (no shit, folks..6 knots at the 'Gate), a minus 1.9 low, wind speed and direction, plus speed, minus current, shippin' traffic, etc ..Lookin' like 6 hours on a good sail, a few more hours if'n the variables against us..........The Voila!!...The channel to Redwood City!!

I should find out by no later than Wed. on whether or not I will be there. I plan to, but the latest developments with my mother-in-law leave me only 60% certain. We may have ter fly on up to Washington. But I will let you know no later than Wed. so ye can plan accordingly. But I would love ter help out with the "powder re-distribution" YARRRR!!!

Glad to hear ye may make it afterall, matey!!!.....We'll be castin' off at 0300 Saturday for the sail southward..........Moon 'nStars cruzzz........

Sorry lass.........'Tis sad indeed........Do keep us posted on your status, 'eck wif the rest.........

Well, methinks it be obvious to anyone wif' one good eye that 'e's got 'is 'ead up 'is arse, butt......I still wish 'e'd put 'is 'ead up 'ere!!..Aye!

GRRRReat waddin', says I!!

Problem with being a white bald guy is that the sunburn factor is a bitch. I always wear a head scarf or hat while out pirating.

Hmmm, sounds like a perfect landing zone for a nifty tattoo, eh??...Mebbee a giant octopus wrestlin' a square-rigger...whoops!!..readin' too much Jules Vern!! :)

We're headed down the 'homestretch' on this one!!.....Some rather heavy logistics for me ta figure....the lowest tde 'o the year, a 1.9 minus tide, will be at dawn on Sat. just about when we needed to leave port southbound....I'll keep the workin' crew posted, but I just haven't figured our best move yet...Probably turn her around in the slip, easier to plow out if necessary, or......???.......

On another note, we had such an outpouring 'o 'lil pirates this weekend that I expect that fully more 'o the same will be in order, 'specially if the weather be nice. Also, since the committee's plans have expanded as far as RR participation, I'll be up to around ten or a dozen shipmates to make the fireworks show work as we be needin' spotters (It be dark, and we don' wanna hit any obstructions, eh?), four gunners, one or two gunner's mates, plus a workin' crew 'o sailors...........

Methinks that a bit 'o revenge be overdue...Since all plotholes are solve-able by a competant team 'o writers, we be needin' to see the return 'o Bootstrap Bill........a score to settle, a father-son cameo (always works in Hollywierd), one wot sides also wif Jack.........Hmm.........

Well, Redd....Since the 'crash', I'm guessin' you ne'er read my post in PanHistoria on the arrival of 'Raul'....After shellin' manila heavily, whilst I was fleein' south thru the Leyte Gulf, ..Voila!!...One 'o the saltiest Asian pirates you'll ever find clambered aboard outta the jungle.....Raul 'n Thelma be 100% Phillipine pirates, an' none better ye'll find, so as far as your cohorts..........

Hmm, still dunno whether I'll be by land or by sea....More news after the haulout...... :)