Red Cat Jenny

I'll have te catch up and read Under The Black Flag. I had just started reading two years before the mast online only to discover my dad had a copy on the shelf! I should have known. I wish he was still here, his shelves are a veritable library of everything nautical. He was an avid reader, boat captain and fisherman. Plus he made a mean Tom Collins! I'll have to make a list

Aye, things haven't changed much...lol

Well Long islands shore line changes constantly due to the rough sea on the So Shore and the stormy N shore which has high cliffs compared to the flat ,vast beaches on the South. There are many coves and inlets all around it and a few peninsulas and small out islands. These would be perfect for hiding, provided you escaped the rocks and surf. The winters can be brutal and we've had our share of hurricanes. There were many wrecks on our shores befor light houses were comissioned by Washingtons Congress in the 1700's. There's a few larger rivers as well. The pirates also became involved in the infamous rum running of the times as well as a lot of other people. Crossing the Sound to CT and back. Me website has a map and info (to be posted) about all the history here will be up by tomorrow. It also contains the stories about Captain Kidd's buried treasure on Gardiner's island which sits tween th twin forks on the E end. The island looks like a fish with it's head at NYC and the tail (called the twin forks) sticks out to sea.

Yes Mr. Tar and thankee *grin* So ow bout a pic o yer self for Rumba Rue? and ye must all come back an join th St Thomas Beach party on "The way to a pyrates heart" There still be drink and food left! and th moons only just come up!

Aye Yard Arm welcome and I'll relieve ye of a fine Ale o yer choosin!

Ahoy Mad Dog and all ye Sheppey's!! Welcome!! Have a sit and a drink o anything on me!!

PIRATE SNOWMEN!!

^ No I have a cold < I really crave a root beer V Why am I still up?

I say keel haul the bilge rats and get snoggered! There be other treasure in th sea! But yes...smooch em if ye got em!

Sleepin it off Aye? Sidney - AKA Commodore Fluffybutt - Get th warm fuzzies

I live on Long Island which sticks out from NYC between NJ and CT & is surrounded on 3 sides by water. I've always known it had a rich maritime and Pirate history, and believe me if you live here it's just in you to love the island life. You can't stay away from the water & the shore even in the winter, and like most coastal places beaches, fishing and boats are a regular part of your life. All the supermarkets have seagulls poking around out back and basically everyone has at least some knowledge of it's history.. I am launching a site in a day or so which will feature a lot of this and have found the following excerpt which says it all...or most of it. " In letter after letter to London, Richard Coote, Earl of Bellomont, the Colonial Governor of New York in 1699 called Long Island a "great receptacle for pirates." Rhode Island was also notorious for harboring pirates; but Governor Bellomont said that Long Island (then called Nassau Island) was worse, especially the east end of it. "The people there have many of them been pirates themselves, and naturally are not averse to the trade," he said quite unfairly. "Besides that, they are so lawless and desperate a people that I can get no honest man to venture among them and collect their excise and watch their trade." He asked the British government to give him one hundred men to send to eastern Long Island the next spring. YAAarrrrr!!!! NOrth Tortuga! I be in th thick of it!

*sigh* yew mates ave all th fun! Great pics under th Jolly Roger! :angry:

:angry: WEll???Wharrrs th pictures mate? Show yer new plunder off!

Established in 1682 on the E end of LongIsland, NY is Greenport Centuries ago tall ships plied these same waters, carrying cargo to the early settlers. Greenport's deep water harbor invited seafaring commerce of all kinds: rum and molasses from the Caribbean, building materials and essential goods from New England. Greenport's maritime reputation thrived in the 1790s I love living on an island (I'm launching my site in a day or so with info on Long Island's rich maritime and Pirate history..meanwhile there is a 120 yr old shop there called Prestons on a wharf where the Lady Stirling and the Mary E sail. Here are some items I can't wait t get ........One ........Two .......Three :angry: RedCatJenny ps-they has a free catalog!

This store in Fla has some real antique wx instruments, spyglasses, compass and also sells new teak deck grating. Never bought from them but it looks interesting...anyone know of them or shopped there? Nautical Antiques

Russell Crowe, Sean Connery and Mel Gibson..oh my! :angry: I need a moment alone.... Thanks for th info but Why are there no pics of the coat or did I miss the link?

That was a fun one to do. I would assume you mean this one. OOh yes! I love that waistcoat! and the sash the color colors are fabulous! The brown coat?.... Jumps up and down like a kid in a donut shop.."I waaaant one! I waaant one!! in THIS color :angry: Kudos Aye!

Aye Scrounger ....I did Likin yer color choices too and Jack ye make a fine couple! and thanks fer th comments~~~~~~ I'm enjoyin this

I found this info....what do ye think? Origin: The smoking lamp probably came into use during the 16th Century when seamen began smoking on board vessels. The lamp was used to light the smoke before matches were invented. The smoking lamp was also a safety measure. It was devised mainly to keep the fire hazard away from highly combustible woodwork and gunpowder. Most navies established regulations restricting smoking to certain areas on board. Usually, the lamp was located in the forecastle or the area directly surrounding the galley indicting that smoking was permitted in this area. Even after the invention of matches in the 1830s, the lamp was an item of convenience to the smoker. When particularly hazardous operations or work required that smoking be curtailed, the unlighted lamp relayed the message. "The smoking lamp is lighted" or "the smoking lamp is out" were expressions indicating that smoking was permitted or forbidden. The smoking lamp has survived only as a figure of speech. When the officer of the deck says "the smoking lamp is out" before drills, refueling or taking ammunition, that is the Navy's way of saying "cease smoking."

Moments afore th ill fated snack..... :angry: ps this is East on the island

Them huevos need some salsa!!!! :angry:

Ahhh the Oysterfest!!!! I will mos likely be there!

Wow.. nice job! You and yer wife have obviously werked hard. I especially like the first set. I'm lookin for a waistcoat just like that. A toast to ye both good job!

Rush limbaugh appears as an extra

"Thankee" ~~Blushes a knowing blush....smiling a smile ye all can't see....yet