the Royaliste Posted December 29, 2003 Posted December 29, 2003 "Screw it!!!...Winter really sucks in the northern extremes on a square-rigger!!..Alla the commercial boys, (Chieftain, L.W., etc) went south in late fall, next year this 'ole Pyrate Ship's gonna do the same!!..Sea Battles down the coast, hang in So.Cal. for a bit, then Mexico till spring!!..Best be bookin' a leg early if'n ye be interested!!..This'll serve as me one and only New Year's Resolution, by Neptune's Trident!!"... :) "RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR"
RyannMacGregor Posted December 29, 2003 Posted December 29, 2003 Hmmm...think ye might make it to Cabo for the Red Rocker's Birthday in September? Captain of The Morrighan.
the Royaliste Posted December 29, 2003 Author Posted December 29, 2003 "Naw, if'n it works out, I'd like to be on the Central Coast about the time of Ojai in late Sept...And the Toshiba Tallships Fest..I declined this year, due to surgery issues..O.K. by next year, hopefully!"....
RyannMacGregor Posted December 29, 2003 Posted December 29, 2003 Tis a fine thought for the comin' year!!!! Best of luck...and do keep the rest of us posted. Captain of The Morrighan.
the Royaliste Posted December 29, 2003 Author Posted December 29, 2003 :) Fer sure!..Depends on next season, and several possible alignments, just waitin' it out.....With a weather eye to the horizon
Sassy Posted December 30, 2003 Posted December 30, 2003 Sounna te me likken te perfect pyrate resolution!
the Royaliste Posted December 30, 2003 Author Posted December 30, 2003 :) "Aye!..'Tis gettin' ta be a bitch lookin' fer winter pirate garb!!!...Methinks that pyrate swimwear sounds better for next Christmas!!..*Grinning*
Sassy Posted December 30, 2003 Posted December 30, 2003 Pyrate swimwear, 'eh? Wuld that be a patch appropriately placed somwhar's?
the Royaliste Posted December 30, 2003 Author Posted December 30, 2003 Aye!!..One 'patch' fits all!!!
Sassy Posted December 30, 2003 Posted December 30, 2003 Aye!!..One 'patch' fits all!!! Ye mebbe....but....*looks at self* Um...ah....me donna think so.
the Royaliste Posted December 30, 2003 Author Posted December 30, 2003 Aye!!..One 'patch' fits all!!! Ye mebbe....but....*looks at self* Um...ah....me donna think so. "Aw, 'eck!!..Aye ain't a' goin' there, not e'en close!!..But, we sailors know that offshore, one size WILL suffice for all!!!..(As long as the sunblock holds out!)
the Royaliste Posted December 30, 2003 Author Posted December 30, 2003 :) Bloody Bloomin' 'eck!!..O' course!!..Nauty-cal all the way!!...(Naw, just Pyrate)...........
Sassy Posted December 30, 2003 Posted December 30, 2003 Har's te be'n nauty 'n natycal. Yo ho, yo ho...'tis a pyrate's life fer me!
the Royaliste Posted December 30, 2003 Author Posted December 30, 2003 :) "AYE!!.. Dead men tell no tayles!!..... (An' live pirates!)........ But Drink, me hearties!!!!
the Royaliste Posted December 30, 2003 Author Posted December 30, 2003 *Rolls keg down gangplank, hogshead does a spin, and comes to rest, standing*.. "Ere, might as well do some serious drinkin'!!" Just got wind of a reenactment in 2005 on Lake Champlain, a' wantin' the 'ROYALISTE' back again!..Might turn into something!!
the Royaliste Posted December 30, 2003 Author Posted December 30, 2003 O.K. my brother reenactors, here's the skinny: The Bougainville Voyage: Summer 2005 An historical voyage for 18th Century longboats in the Summer of 2005 under oar and sail from Isle-aux-Noix National Historic Site in Canada to Ticonderoga (Carillon), New York, reflecting aspects of the career of French Seven Years' War officer Louis-Antoine de Bougainville. Bougainville, later a celebrated Pacific navigator, commanded the French garrison at Isle-aux-Noix, and served at Carillon during the defeat of Abercromby in 1758. The longboat flotilla is meant to represent a French reinforcing force voyaging to Carillon. Crews will be required to be in correct dress of 1758, and the flotilla hopes to secure the escort of the replica 18th Century French Bomb Ketch "Royaliste". Over the one-week period of the voyage the flotilla will stop at key points on the lake and present demonstrations and presentations meant to draw attention to the 18th Century historical heritage of the lake and its ongoing environmental fragility. Intended stops for the Flotilla are now seen as Isle-aux-Noix (departure); Isle La Motte; Valcour Island; Shelburne, Vermont; Crown Point, New York; and Fort Ticonderoga (arrival). For preliminary information and expressions of interest contact: Victor Suthren, Event Organizer, The Bougainville Voyage, 2581 Flannery Drive,Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaK1V 8M4Tel: 613 730-3243Fax: 613 730-2224 E-mail: suthren@magma.ca
Sassy Posted December 30, 2003 Posted December 30, 2003 The Bougainville Voyage: Summer 2005.... this be an adventure fer sure. :)
the Royaliste Posted December 30, 2003 Author Posted December 30, 2003 Indeed!!..Would be quite the adventure, she's done the 'Raid on Ticonderoga' during the Grand Encampment 1997, 10,000 participants...This would be one hella fine 'homecoming'!!... 'A Pirates Life for Me, for sure!'
Sassy Posted December 30, 2003 Posted December 30, 2003 Pyratical encounters o' all kinds. Me thinks be a wonderous thing te be a part of. Congratulations te ye Royaliste. ARRRRRRRRRR!!
the Royaliste Posted December 30, 2003 Author Posted December 30, 2003 This could be quite a loong one, tho..S.F. to Upstate NY..again!..Lotta miles, on her hull by sea, or on the trailer!!
Sassy Posted December 30, 2003 Posted December 30, 2003 A long 'n treacherous trip te be sure. Prolly me thinks worth it te be part o'such a reenactment but not iffen it be strain'n her timbers 'n damaging te the ship.
the Royaliste Posted December 30, 2003 Author Posted December 30, 2003 I just contacted the sponsors again..With a year and a half lead time, something may develop!..And, we've got bigger guns than the last time!!...(Checks list of eastern gunpowder suppliers)...
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