I cannot determine if I am "new" to piracy or not! I've had a decent-sized crew for many years, just for fun, but I did not know until last year that there were other crews, nor magazines, events, and the like! So like some of the new folks, I'm just catching on and catching up with this pirate culture using resources like No Quarter Given. Many thanks to all of you, e.g. Jamaica Rose, who have helped in this regard!
By way of introduction, my ship is named the Matriarch, and my black flag "the Calico Cat" appears to the left as my "avatar."