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While at the Wayne public library, I was looking for cd's to burn, and this book was at an end display, so I picked it up. it covers a lot in detail of the ships, crew, battles, attack techniques, weapons, repairing, diet, etc. Typical British seaman, c. 1770 The Weather Gauge...as quoted in master & Commander a couple of times Two types of melee Rations So on & so forth

LNHS ....Resembles a Guillotine if you ask me

Nevermind...I found some free fonts. Fell Types....late 1600's FYI, the people who provide this page have also taken the pains to create realistic 'kerning' (a.k.a, the spacing between the letters, etc). What is characteristic about the Fell fonts here is the irregularity of dimension, position, and attitude of the letters, which make it look more authentic. I have some design experience but I am not a typeface expert.

I am getting ready to update my signature, etc.,and need these fonts for other things. Although I typically 'pyrate' fonts because I'm just that, i am planning on spending thr $49 for this Minutman printshopset, after I recieve my income tax refund. I am also wondering if this forum is capable of actually adding these fonts. it'd be neat to have something other than the generic six.

Slightly off-topic, but if anyone needs to replicate colonial or 18th centry typeface from a computer, I have always used TrueType "Caslon Antique", see here on Wikipedia or 'pyrate' it yourself and download here for free

Off the subject, I know, but Let's Talk Beer! I was looking for authentic old-fashioned ale, something that would have been more representative of long before the Prohibition, and Budweiser, and I picked up a couple bottles of St. Peter's English Ale and Old-Style Porter in the microbrew section. But what's unique about the thing I read on the back label it says: "Our beautiful flask-shaped oval bottle is a faithful copy of one made c. 1770 for Thomas Gerrard of Gibbstown, NJ, just across the Delaware river from Philadelphia" Wikipedia says they are actually gin bottles. You can get more info here: St Peters Brewery and Wikipedia

I just had a thought, maybe some of you here could offer insight. This morning, I was pawing through a number of 'beachcams' on the net. What would it take to set up a camera, or a couple of camers at a variety of locations such a s Ft.Zach, Mallory Sqare, etc? I know it would require mainly a cumputer to act as a server, and access to a internet cable line. Would it be possible for atttendees of PIP to pay for the cable service? Would it even be worth it? I didn't make it last year but it might be interesting if there could be some on-line hijinks (staged or spontaneous) on a webpage. just a thought.

Fog 46ºF at 10:54am 2/5/08 NJ SurfCam and Point Pleasant Shorecam

(sigh)....winter.

...spoken from the man who prabably knows better than I

BriarRose, thank you! (hugs back) Actually the pictures I took don't do justice to this place. If anyone is ever in the NYC area and is interested in doing cemetary shoots, or an interesting day trip, it's pretty tops when it comest to cemetaries, even by my seasoned Boston & New England standards. And not unlike the movie, the forests are very thick with spidery brush and trees, and hilly and winding...excellent for getting lost and not finding your way out. There are several etremely ornate mausoleums as big as my house, some of famous people such as Andrew Carnegie. WHat is also interesting about the Headless Horseman tale is the fact that the people & places are real but the story is purely fictictious. I guess it was Washington Irving's way of honoring friends. The real-lifeIchabod Crane was actually from Staten Island, NY, and the Van Tassell family were also close friends...therefore it's no coincidence to find tombstones in Sleepy Hollow with Van Tassel on them. The names just get immortalized in grade school storytelling and Hollywood.

Yep, I slipped across the Tappan Zee bridge to figure all about the legend of Sleepy Hollow (a.k.a. the Headless Horseman), the tale made famous by Washington Irving. Sleepy Hollow is undoubtedly a the wickedest town ever, even the police cars have the headless horseman motif on the side of the cars. Sorry, no Johnny Depp or Christopher Walken or Christina Ricci, but I will say that Sleepy Hollow cemetary is probably one of the best cemetaries I've ever seen. It's very hilly and lots of flora & fauna and dirt paths, and makes for the perfect setting for such a tale. The whole story goes down here at the Dutch reformed church built in 1697, shown here, plus the location of the bridge where the horesman shows up: More shots of the Dutch church: Up the hill looking down at the church: Washington Irving's grave is also in the cemetary: And there are also graves named Van Tassel (the Christina Ricci character) But I was hoping the headless Horseman would come out of these bronze doors and play, but the cemetary/ park closes at sundown....no fun.

Here in New Jersey is a local magazine called WeirdNJ, they always do a thing on the Jersey Devil, same people who do the cable tvshow WeirdUS. ANd the same magazine does a thing on the Wanaque UFO which is literally my backyard....like the edge of my property. When I lived in Rhode Island, a school history teacher told us the tale of the Palatine ship off the coast of Block Island. Christine, this here is what ye be looking for. Here's another link. Story goes, that you can actually see a ghostly spectre of a ship in flames off the coast at midnight, around late December, early january...so I guess we missed the fireworks by a month. Let's see now, I'm about 30 minutes drive from Sleepy Hollow, NY, that exact location of the Washington Irving story, I'll shoot a pic before today's big game.

That particular commerical is on more than the Geico gecko now. The pirate hats look like they were purchased from Oriental Trading.

Geez, thanks for the link. i'm on the east copast, and I will definitely try to make the Baltimore show this weekend. I used to live in Chicago about 8 years ago and I had a fun time racing on a JBoat from the belmont avenue pier.

I was looking for some King Crimson videos for meself on youtube, and I stumbled upon a woman, who is the sister of King Crimson's Robert Fripp, whom actually is a corporate employee motivator. They are both from the county of Dorset, and as you can hear quite clearly, that "piratey Robert Newton-tongue" is coming out at full blast....maybe it's a help for those trying to perfect the dialect.

Merry Christmas all! May your new year be filled with salty fun.

Cheers to Island Cutter...and Merry Christmas! This is my christmas gift for my dad, for the transom of his boat....or the fireplace mantle,whichever he prefers. About 3 feet long, solid African mohogany with gilded gold letters. I also requested additional coats of heavy duty varnish to handle inclement weather and salt water. IslandCutter has a computer-aided CNC router with a pretty large table to do this kind of work. Although my project was simple, he can do some pretty elaborate work.

GoF, You have the right idea. However, I think trying to get the State of Florida (tourism board) to buy the Royalists (if it up for sale) is the appropriate channel. maybe we all can round up enough folks to petition the state to have such a thing. i think it would be the most appropriate attraction for KW, period.

Every large wooden vessel requires a huge endowment. When you buy a boat like that, the maintenance & repair,crew, materials is what should be factored in, not the mere price tag of the boat. Even if you are planning on using it for commercial ventures such as tours, charters, living history & training, it's still a total money-loser. that's why state governments often own the ships (Kalmar Nyckel=Delaware, Sultana= Merry-Land, Bluenose=Canada), they pick up the tab. Any sugar daddies out there willing to foot the bill? C'mon, where's your sense of philanthropy! Help poor pirates...it's a worthy cause! :wacko:b In the meantime, this RossBrough ketch is about $189,000, Rossbrough ketch

Mad jack wrote: Sounds like a line from Jethro Tull's Aqualung: "Aqualung my friend don't start away uneasy you poor old sod you see it's only me. Do you still remember December's foggy freeze when the ice that clings on to your beard is screaming agony."

Ebay's always a good source when looking for historical photos from the 1800's(daguerreotypes/ambrotypes/tintypes), check this man out: Dag photo of a sailor

You know, um....the laws are kind of lax in the DR. The reports say gold & silver, and some cannon (er...gun) .....therefore who's to stop anybody anchoring in a 35 ft Bayliner, and some scuba gear and filching through the spot? in fact , 10 ft of water one would only need snorkel gear ............................................................................

Knowis her childrens' books

The article says the Quedagh Merchant was found 70 ft offshore in 10 ft deep water. I'm gonna say somewhere in the north or northwest of the island. 307+ years of avoiding shifting sands from direct ocean currents :