Coastie04

In addition to what is stated above, it would also depend on what was available. You mention it's a new captain, but how did he get to be captain? Was it a mutiny? In that case, whatever boat he was on would be his vessel, whether it's a fat merchantman, or a naval sloop. If a pirate be starting from a port, then he'd have a little more choice. However, he may have nothing but a fishing schooner and a tough crew with knives and swords. I've also heard of coastal pirates who had nothing but a row boat. They'd go onboard a vessel at anchor and steal cargo, then row back to shore and sell the booty on the black market. It really does depend on a lot of factors. Coastie

I definitely attended a party this summer in the Great Salt Pond of Block Island. There were passengers on board for I believe a week-long trip. Regardless, there were definitely passengers aboard, and we had a grand ol' time singing song o' the sea, both traditional and modern. 'Twas quite fun. I highly reccomend the Lady Washington, as she is the best boat out there (and I've sailed a few, from long boats to the CGC Eagle). Coastie

I've got some very loosely 1750-1800 garb. I haven't had the time or money to go completely authentic yet, but that will come with time. It lookes a bit more authentic when I'm actually sailing with it, as I'd like t' do more. So far: Two whiteish shirts (one elaborated with pine tar and other nautical goodness) Brown loose pants/really long shorts (shirts and shorts hand made by my mother many years ago) Usually barefoot or with leather sandals, though the sandals aren't period 1860's Naval Cutlass Brass telescoping spyglasss with leather wrapping Boatswain's pipe Leather belt with bone handle knife in leather sheath Really cool old, iron lock & key that will go on my sea chest one day (when I get one) Dark blue bandana hand made from an old T-shirt Healthy supply of sea shanty CDs (for the car ride there and back, sometimes as background music) Occasionally a vest or jacket supplied by the Lady Washington's "funny bag" Coastie

Nay, this be why they're called 'she'. A ship is always referred to as "she" because it costs so much to keep her in paint and powder. -Adm. Chester Nimitz On another note, I saw an interesting grave stone up the river a ways in Norwich. It was for Capt. Robert Niles of the Spy. I can't remember the exact wording, but he did something like taking Ben Franklin to Paris to negotiate a treaty with France. Just an interesting little note. Coastie

There is no democracy. However, I do like to hear any well thought out, reasonable suggestion. Once. -Bus Mosbacher A sailing ship is no democracy; you don't caucus a crew as to where you'll go any more than you inquire when they'd like to shorten sail. -Sterling Hayden And, on a different note, one of my favorite quotes: He who goes to sea for pleasure would go to Hell for a pastime. -Samuel Johnson

I just hope that it is as good as the first. It'll be a hard film to beat. Coastie

They were all fine sailing days, but unfortunately they were ideal only for sailing in the wrong direction. -Francis Brenton Wind is to us what money is to life on shore. -Sterling Hayden Being hove to in a long gale is the most boring way of being terrified I know. -Donald Hamilton Off Cape Horn there are but two kinds of weather, neither one of them a pleasant kind. -John Masefield

Just hit 'Enter' to stack things. Coastie

Up aloft you hang on. Beyond the breakwater the wild Atlantic growls. Plumes of spray pounce on lighthouse windows...Up here, you feel the motion more. You feel her reach out over a sea and hang; then down she goes with a sickening rush, and the second after the crash your mast goes buckling forward with a sideways motion. You wonder how wood can take it. -Sterling Hayden For what is the array of the strongest ropes, the tallest spars, and the stoutest canvas against the mighty breath of the infinite, but thistle stalks, cobwebs, and gossamer. -Joseph Conrad

Will anyone dare to tell me that business is more entertaining than fooling around among boats? He must have never seen a boat, or never seen an office, who says so... -Roberty Louis Stevenson The fireside is nice and there are those for whom it will be the ultimate Utopia, but the fireside is nicer still when you can remember the joys of an offshore passage and dream of the time when you can go out and do it again. -Ted Jones To me, nothing made by man is more beautiful than a sailboat under way in fine weather, and to be on that sailboat is to be as close to heaven as I expect to get. It is unalloyed happiness. -Robert Manry

The wonder is always new that any sane man can be a sailor. -Ralph Waldo Emerson When a man comes to like a sea life, he is not fit to live on land. -Dr. Samuel Johnson It isn't that life ashore is distasteful to me. But life at sea is better. -Sir Francis Drake

So far, I'd say Zoolander still rates the top of my list. However, others that should be scorned: US Seals (not to be confused with Navy Seals) Starship Troopers (how they could even share the name with the book, which was actually good, is beyond me) Many old kung-fu movies

The cure for anything is salt water-sweat, tears, or the sea. -Isak Dinesen They that go down to the sea in ship, that do business in great waters; These see the works of the Lord, and his wonders in the deep. -Psalm 107 It's out there at sea that you are really yourself. -Vito Dumas In certain places, at certain hours, gazing at the sea is dangerous. It is what looking at a woman sometimes is. -Victor Hugo

I went to a relatively new school called The International School. I live in the Lake Hills area, between Main St. and SE 8th, and 156th and 164th. Coastie

I also be from Bellevue. I always spelled Bothell piratically, with an 'R'. Brothell just sounds much more piratical anyway. I'd have been there, were it not for the 3000+ mile distance. How'd it go? Coastie

DON'T JUMP!!! Er, sorry I be a bit late fer that. Things seemed t' get cleared up anyhow. Welcome back, an' drink up... Coastie

Evidence be not a dirty word, 'less it's somehow related t' me. I don't mind 'em Navy folk havin' "evidence" o' pirates in foreign waters, as long as they overlook t' pirates just under their noses. "Evidence" can also be quite misleading if'n it be planted, or even a saving grace if it be handled improperly. Just look at the OJ trial. If only Kidd were lucky enough t' be tried nowadays. Coastie

All big birds that sit on shoulders, especially ones that talk, are considered parrots in my book. Anything more than that is just a technical name. Except for crows, which apparently are closely related to the parrot and share the higher bird-brained intelect. I heard of a pet crow once who learned to bark like its owners dog in order to get doggie treats. Coastie

Hey, at least there's a parrot.

That sounds better than them Roadkill Cafe shirts.

As for barefoot, I'd reccomend against it for working ships. I've climed the Lady Washington's rigging before barefoot, and that thin line just cuts into your foot, callused or not. Plus, there's a number o' things t' stub one's toes on. I've found many o' them before. Sandals work fine for me, though I've also worn boots without much difficulty. When racing, I usually have some sort of canvas or leather boat shoe, so as not to mark up the deck. Coastie

If you want a really messed up musical, try 'Sweeney Todd'. Though not really nautical, it definitely has all the love, death and phcotic madmen that would make even the most gentile pirate reminisce about wilder days. Coastie

Sounds like fun...wish I'd have been there. Them marine engines definitely have that history of not starting. I've sailed a few boats onto the dock before due to the blasted iron ballast not starting up. But, as long as there are sails, an anchor, and a sounding lead, things should be just fine for a sailor. Unless you're dismasted. That really does suck. Even if the engine is running fine, the loss of that counter-weight makes the ride much less comfortable. Glad ye all made it back safely, nonetheless. Coastie

I'm a fan of a piratical version of Spanish Ladies by the Bilge Pumps. Though not exactly a pirate song, I also love Ten Thousand Miles Away. Coastie We'll rant and we'll sing like true drunken pirates We'll rant and we'll roll right down to the sea Until we take every damn ship from old England From dockside to tavern be thirty-five feet!

The only problem with that, is that if he was already nailed to the bulkhead with brass screws, he already knows if he's lucky or not. The quote looses a bit without the "I know what you're thinking...did he fire six shots, or only five?" With a swivel gun, there be only one shot, and you'd know with a high degree of certainty if it had been fired or not. 'I know what you're thinking...did he have time to sponge out the barrel, worm it out, pack the powder down, insert more brass screws, insert a wadding, ram it all down tight, prick the touch hole, insert primer, make sure that the slowmatch was glowing, and aim the swivel gun again?' just doesn't have quite the ring to it. Coastie04