Connecticut Ben

Good choice! Now mate, what will ye be singin'? Post mp3s soon! Cheers, CT Ben

Where do we sign up? Cheers, CT Ben

Here be HATS! http://www.dirtybillyshats.com/18thC.htm ARRRRR! Cheers, CT Ben

Another ship down there is the Californian, now owned by the San Diego Maritime Museum. She's a replica of an 19th century revenue cutter, and CA's official tallship. Cheers, CT Ben

"Marooned" comes to mind ... Cheers, CT Ben

http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/Trails/2...2625/song1.html There are no limits to the human imagination. How about a Guiness world record for longest continuous performance, without repeated verses, of the Drunken Sailor? I have witnessed 45 minutes ... any verified greater times? Cheers, CT Ben

ARRR! We allus sang the cook's verse thusly: "I care much more fer me pottles an' me kets ..." dunno why. Local variation, I guess. But I'll be addin' the gunner's verse next time I sing it, too. Sing on! CT Ben

Great pictures, lad, especially that one o' the bow to the bridge! 'Tis really the only way t' see that bridge: from the deck of a tallship! 'Course, the pictures o' the crew and the photographer be mighty fine as well ... Thanks for postin' 'em. It WAS a grand day fer sailin' no doubt about it! Cheers to all, CT Ben

Ahoy, Cap'n 'n' Crew o' the Land Shark! Lifting a frothy mug o' Piraat ale to ye all! May all yer sails be smooth, and no flats assail ye! (and yes, I'll be havin' a bit o' that roasted game -- an' some bread -- an' a lime fer good measure!) And by the by -- what time and where be the gatherin' fer that parade down there in San Josey? Most respectfully yers, Ct Ben