Mucky_Pete Posted September 22, 2003 Share Posted September 22, 2003 I was just wondering, which on o ye scallywags been sailing on an old masted sailing ship and which only dreams o it? I been losin weight and gettin meself fit cos I intend to do it within a year or so. I got contacts who could get me on the Gran Turk an there always be the Endeavour too. Obviously, once I be gettin a trusted member o the crew I'll be throwin the cap'n o'erboard and hoistin the Jolly Roger. Yarrr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadMaryFlint Posted September 22, 2003 Share Posted September 22, 2003 So far I only dreamed a it! Maybe some day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cpt. William Kidd Posted September 22, 2003 Share Posted September 22, 2003 Arrrr, ye landlubbers! MadMaryFlint, don't dream it, be it! If ya only dream 'bout it, i'll never happen, that' fer sure! Mucky_Pete, weigh Anchors evry day and you'll weigh much less in time! Good luck ter you, fer I'm in the same process an', too, thinkin' about setting sails again next year - probably aboard the Notorious Norwegian (a.k.a. "Statsraad Lehmkuhl") or the Green Ghost (a.k.a. "Alexander von Humboldt") When I say "again", me hearties, I mean again. Fer me not bein' a stinkin' landlubber, I have sailed the seven seas before (well, at least the North Sea, Baltic, Mediterranean and Atlantic) on the Grand German (a.k.a. "Gorch Fock"). Unfortunately bereft of all tha cannons it was no use for mutiny - no chnce fer booty on that. But at least, she was sailin'! Signed, Cpt. William Kidd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TalesOfTheSevenSeas Posted September 22, 2003 Share Posted September 22, 2003 I sail with The Royaliste out of Sausalito CA. You can see what we've been up to in the Raids section! I started on knowing absolutely nothing and Gary, our captain, has been wonderfully patient while I've stumbled about on his decks, learning the ropes (literally!) Last weekend I spent several hours at the helm and I tell ye' lad... it's like nothing you can imagine- like feeling the ship talking and the wind, the current, the ship and the sea, all pouring into your fingertips! Utterly unreal. Nothing compares. Go for it Petey me lad. -Claire "Poison Quill" Warren Pyrate Mum of Tales of the Seven Seas www.talesofthesevenseas.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cpt. William Kidd Posted September 22, 2003 Share Posted September 22, 2003 That' bein' a nice strong ship, yer scallywags have flyin' there, TalesOfTheSevenSeas! Yes, I remember standin' at the helm, too, in the dead of night, only the wind an' the sea an' the stars talkin'... from time time you'll hear some murmured commands from the trusty crew in the sails or you'll hear the hailin' from the lookouts at the bow an' the stern... but otherwise it's quiet, quiet, quiet... Man her truly, fer the art of sailin' is not widely known anymore even on the coasts of this world. But be aware, there be pirates... Signed, Cpt. William Kidd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mucky_Pete Posted September 22, 2003 Author Share Posted September 22, 2003 I were meant ta be trainin tonight but I were a bit lax and didn't go. After yer fine word o encouragement, I be sortin meself out and gettin back into full swing. Soon, wi fair winds and fine weather, I be posting about me voyage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the Royaliste Posted September 22, 2003 Share Posted September 22, 2003 :) 'Ave a fine sail, mate....If'n I'm not mistaken, the Turk's still south of me, who'll ye be shipin' on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mucky_Pete Posted September 23, 2003 Author Share Posted September 23, 2003 I not be knowing yet, once I be talkin ta me friend I'll be knowin more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the Royaliste Posted September 23, 2003 Share Posted September 23, 2003 :) and for a point of information, Pete, 'tis a good idea to surf thru earlier posts on this forum, as your thread parallels a similar one 'seadog or lubber?' I posted a while back...no problem, just saves redundancy,mate.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsunatra Posted September 24, 2003 Share Posted September 24, 2003 I been sailin' since I was a lad. Sometimes with a paddle. Sometimes with me mighty girth actting as a sail. I swim three to five a week in the event my mighty girth tips over my tiny plywood boat. T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mucky_Pete Posted September 24, 2003 Author Share Posted September 24, 2003 Aye Aye Cap'n I still be a swabber an be learnin the ropes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuttlefish Posted September 24, 2003 Share Posted September 24, 2003 I be afraid to tell I do have a boat, but not one powered by the wind. I trust in the great god Mercury. Mercury 50HP to be precise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the Royaliste Posted September 24, 2003 Share Posted September 24, 2003 :) Hey, don't fret,mate...I've a 175 horse Merc 'dingy' besides this 'ere Square-rigger.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coastie04 Posted September 24, 2003 Share Posted September 24, 2003 I be a volunteer crew member of the brig Lady Washington, as well as a former volunteer on the schooner Adventuress. I've sailed the Coast Guard's training barque Eagle as a cadet, and the Ukranian schooner Bat'kivshchyna, and the schooner Western Union as an 'active passenger'. In addition to that resume, I've sailed some o' them funky modern racing rigs, though their only good to catch up to prey in the middle o' the night. One musket shot below the waterline would send those snot-built fiberglass hulls down to the bottom. If ye all e'er need a crew in the CT area (at least for another two years), then think o' me an' ye won't be regrettin' it. Coastie04 She was bigger and faster when under full sail With a gale on the beam and the seas o'er the rail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seaskull Posted September 25, 2003 Share Posted September 25, 2003 Aye Aye Pete n` all, Coastie you`re right `n I too have a healthy dis regard f` plastic craft, though it would probably be a waste of good musket ball !? As gooda time as any to introduce me own little ship, a fine little pirate craft she be, not quite the Royaliste but ample f` single handed dawn plunders up sleepy creeks... AARRGH Scottish built she be 1963 by James N Millers yard, Buildin boats since 1779 the oldest `n most respected yard in the country. Larch planked on heavy oak frames she be with a handy ketch rig `n Mermaid Engine. Me pride`n Joy and we`re just 18hrs from the French coast`n about the same from the Irish. Thats wine south `n Murphy`s north, just take ya pick n`set sail, nothin like that kinda freedom ! I stuck a picture of her in me picture bit ? Good t`get t`know ye all Cheers Ne jamais essayer d'enseigner un cochon pour chanter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cpt Sparkle Posted September 25, 2003 Share Posted September 25, 2003 Aaaaargh!! I be lookin fer a vessel needin crew. I've been scuttled in Maryland and need the breeze in me face again. I can swing a cutlass with the best O them. If ye be needin crew, I stand ready, willin and able. Aaaargh!! Send 'em all to hell............ So, ye be surrounded by 200 of 'er majesty's finest Dragoons an all ye 'ave is a musket, a pistol and yer cutlass. What do ye do?.............Kill 'em all!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peggy The Pirate Posted September 25, 2003 Share Posted September 25, 2003 Aye! Says i to that! well i ne'er been sailin the entire 7 seas mateys, but i got a speedboat that flys a 6ft jolly roger where ever it be speedin! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cpt Sparkle Posted September 25, 2003 Share Posted September 25, 2003 All hands hoay!!!!! Aaaaaaaaargh! Peggy the pyrate. If ye be needin a decandent soul such as meself. I stand ready to weigh thy anchor and set sail. If'n ye be ported in Maryland I be at yer service. Hoist the black flag, keep thy powder dry fer the ale shall flow. So, ye be surrounded by 200 of 'er majesty's finest Dragoons an all ye 'ave is a musket, a pistol and yer cutlass. What do ye do?.............Kill 'em all!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cowboy Queen Posted September 29, 2003 Share Posted September 29, 2003 I been racin' 420's fer about four years now, it be great fun to race them small boats!! The "Cowboy" Queen? you might inquire, no, I'm not from out there in the west, I'm about as Northeast as you can get in Maine, The Cowboy Queen is a comic I write about myself, Froggie, and the rest of me crew, though I may be a pirate, I'm a cowboy at heart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surlyjane Posted September 30, 2003 Share Posted September 30, 2003 well as a wee lass i grew up with the salt spray on me face. i miss those nautical days... no seamen jokes now if you will! [ j ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surlyjane Posted September 30, 2003 Share Posted September 30, 2003 oh, and it's slipped me mind... according to legend, my first forefather to come to canada on me ma's side washed ashore from a shipwreck... clinging to a half-full barrel of rum. damn, i so hope that story is true! [ j ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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