the Royaliste

:) Dunno 'bout alla that, but the sailin' season's shot in the arse in another 45-60 days.....not long, kids, then cold rainy days at sea....

So, we'll just hack it off, move it waaay down low, fire up the Royaliste' welder, and Voila!

:) No problem there,lass....hoisting anchor from seabed....

Thank ye, I'm resemblin' that remark....

:) Fine piece 'o work, ye'er coat,that is...

:) RR,methinks so :)

:) ...speakin' 'o haunts,,workin' on ideas for the Royaliste 'Ghost Ship" sail at hallow'een.....Kewl...

Pyrate's busy loading guns and working as topman... hiring a photogrhpher as we speak, spendy buggers...

:) Thank ye,Bess..you're on...wet or dry,of course..

:) Won't be 'appenin',lass.. the Sea Battles all go unnoticed,as, they're usually on weekdays..and the Quill's a busy Pirate, she is....they're only in the moment, like history,itself....

Signed on... we'll be tryin' to put it in print soon, a sailor, afterall, not a designer....

barefoot works on deck... :)

...now you're on board...yep, depending on brand, liquid mask,etc., no protection necessary, just peel carefully...mebbee stop above the gold leaf, tho..might peel it,too

Thought ye'd like it.... left me wonderin',tho..........

as long as it's for looks, relax..Raul and I'll craft you a cannon.....

:) Then we'll add you to the Roster,lass. Here's the inside skinny...after refit, we'll be sailin' the Coast, and, since we've made it known that you gotta be a pirate to step onboard, Rostered crew will be allowed all ships privleges regardless of venue or port at the time..as ye'll be crew, not a tourist...RR ...wade thru the crowd, go to the head of the line, and say 'make way,ye scurvy dogs, she's me ship! and step aboard,matey..

:) Well, the powder's dry, the guns are clean, we've called the press, now, any stragglers wantin' in on the photo op of the year needs to strap on them cutlasses and be on deck at ten a.m. Friday for the Californian, Hawaiin Chieftain, and of course,yours truely, the Royaliste,swapping broadsides under the Golden Gate Bridge......touch powder,Mr. Quiri...

:) Darkmalkin, ye knows that you're always on the roster, seadog that ye be.... so.with me'regulars, we're up to a dozen, it'll be a ways to a couple hundred......

Aw, heck, methinks ye top alla the lists already, lass! But, for sure, you're # 1 and 2...and more of the 'permanent' nature..beins ye'er local and all...

..and a Royaliste swivel for respect!! make a latex mold of my figurehead, a thought,lass :)

:) RR, did I find a gem! A lon to me, 'Pirates of the Pacific,1575-1742' by Peter Gerhard...University of Nebraska Press, c. 1960 Just flippin' awesome!!!!

:) So, this'll be my first call to the roster..I'll be openin' up the articles to me Ship for volunteer crew,as with the Lady Washington, express your interest here or the Ship's website, and we'll be workin' out details when I gauge the response.... ...Gary, Captain of the Royaliste