Swashbuckler 1700 Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 (edited) So I was wondering actually how many pirates/ sailors could swim. I know that navy forced recruitment and got many men who were nearly landlubbers. I was meaning mostly 17th and 18th centuries. Buccaneer Bart Bortuques was (accordingly to R. Platt's book "Pirate") a man without swimming ability and when he escaped from a ship where he was a prisoner he used empty wine jars as floats. Edited June 14, 2012 by Swashbuckler 1700 "I have not yet Begun To Fight!"John Paul Jones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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