the Royaliste Posted January 31, 2006 Share Posted January 31, 2006 Ahoy and Avast, ya scabborous dogs!.....We might just team up with Lynx as she heads south again in March...4-5, and 11-12...If so, these'll be the last Battle Sails of Tallship Royaliste 'afore she heads east for years....If you've an interest in sailing or crewing for the more experienced, I wouldn't be missin' it, maytees, if'n ye git my drift :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumba Rue Posted January 31, 2006 Share Posted January 31, 2006 There's been pictures in our paper here of the Lynx and the Lady Washington over in Oceanside. Nice pictures, but I've seen it before. It's a real shame all they do is sail around the habor area, no going out to sea like in the Dana Point Tall Ships. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the Royaliste Posted January 31, 2006 Author Share Posted January 31, 2006 Aye, Rumba, I agree with you wholeheartedly, but..seems to be the style someplaces...as far as here in Oxnard, with our rather 'decibel-exceeding' reputation, I'll pretty much guarantee we'll be 'outside' toe-to toe, depending on who is skipperin' aboard Lynx at the time. ; 'specially since the gendarmes and I have an 'accord' on firin' in-harbor since last years Tallships event. We've had some exceptionally lively exchanges from Northern CA. to Southern CA. in the last year or two.....downright obscene a few times( I especially liked the 'Royaliste sandwich' in San Diego...Californian><Royaliste><Lynx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the Royaliste Posted January 31, 2006 Author Share Posted January 31, 2006 The March dates in Oxnard are confirmed, and it looks like Feb. 24-25 in Santa Barbara also...For those of you who have sailed aboard during a battle sail, well...I've got nearly a hunnert pounds 'o powder I'd just as soon shoot up as ship east!..... ROYALISTE Blastin' RR way East!..Aye! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Hearted Pearl Posted January 31, 2006 Share Posted January 31, 2006 Me mates out in S.CA at this moment, but I'm thinkin about how to work it. ~Black Hearted Pearl The optimist expects the wind. The pessimist complains about the wind. The realist adjusts the sails. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Maria Posted February 2, 2006 Share Posted February 2, 2006 I could possibly make the 11-12. March 4-5 I'm teaching a workshop on pirate history. Red Maria The Soul of Indecency Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the Royaliste Posted February 4, 2006 Author Share Posted February 4, 2006 I could possibly make the 11-12. March 4-5 I'm teaching a workshop on pirate history. Ahoy Lass!..W'd luv ta have ye aboard again, 'specially since RR departure to points East be loomin' on the horizon...Here's the booking number, and if'n that don't work(they could be full, but methinks not), email me and we'll make it work!...p.s. good on ya for the history gig! Book your space on board, call toll Free: 1-866-446-5969 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coastie04 Posted February 4, 2006 Share Posted February 4, 2006 Sounds like fun. Wish I could make it down there for that, I'd love to use up a bit o' yer powder. I doubt you'll be making it up to Alaska in the next year or so, but by the time you be good and established in the east, I might be transfered out that way. Who knows? When is this planned move anyway? And will it be o'er land, or by the canal? Coastie 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...
Bosun Carmina Posted February 4, 2006 Share Posted February 4, 2006 Don't suppose the Royaliste will ever show up in Mobile, Alabama, eh? We seem to be quite lacking in the tall ship department here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the Royaliste Posted February 5, 2006 Author Share Posted February 5, 2006 Sorry I missed these Q's, 'twas out lookin' for whales, and the seas were runnin', well, BIG. Bos'n...Royaliste IS headin' close to you in the upcoming winter,but..we aren't planning the Gulf Coast until after Tallships Challenge 2007, and even that is subject to change being so far out as far as dates. That might change if we don't see a way to make a chest full 'o dubloons during PIP.Then, we'd do the Gulf for part of the winter. Coastie...This one's epic; I'll post the flyer we are sending around, but basically, we are doing the Great Lakes each way, the St. Lawrence to the Richelieu, Lake Champlain, the Hudson, Delaware Bay, Chesapeake, and ICW. We are hauling her to the lakes, and on the hull for the nextseveral trips, most likely doing the canal if we head west for '08. Royaliste' former owner is putting up another privateer schooner, so we may start doing period battles on the lakes and rivers east.... Ahoy and Avast! Privateer!, a 501 © 3 living history non-profit organization, is proud to announce that the Tallship Royaliste, a gaff-rigged, square tops'l ketch rigged as a colonial privateer, will be cruising many new waters for 2006-2007. After a very enriching 2005 season on the U.S. West Coast, we have decided to actively campaign the privateer/pirate ship throughout North America and the Carribean.Beginning in May, we will decommission the ship in the Channel Islands Harbor, Oxnard California, and ship her in pieces to the Upper Midwest, most likely Cleveland Oh.,or Buffalo, NY..After recommissioning the gunboat, she will participate in the ASTA Tallship Challenge 2006 crossing the Great Lakes, culminating in Chicago. We will then do select engagements on our way back across the 'Lakes, into Canada, and onward to the NY Canal System. At this point, we will unstep the masts,transit the canal,restep, re-rig, and proceed to Lake Champlain for the historic reenactment of the Battle of Plattsburgh. This will mark Royaliste' return to Lake Champlain, and a possibly epic campaign down the Hudson River. Proceeding south, we will enter the C&D Canal, and transit Chesapeake Bay. Due to Royaliste' 6' draught, and ability to drop her topmasts easily, we will then attempt a dramatic voyage down the Intercoastal Waterway to Florida for the remainder of the year. 2007 will see Royaliste entering the ASTA Tallships Challenge 2007 racing from Florida northward to New England. Little is on paper yet for this event, so suffice to say that the calendar will change some as events are coordinated. Tallship Royaliste is a living history interpretation/reenactment vessel first and foremost, unlike many vessels that 'fit the part' when the time is right. We enjoy period sail-training, mock battle sails, and historic dockside tours complete with an extensive, 'floating artifact museum'. We prefer to exhibit artifacts from the Great Age of Sail, with an emphasis on privateering, trade, whaling, and of course, piracy! Any parties interested in a stopover by Tallship Royaliste, be it for educational interpretation, battle reenactments, daysails, dockside tours, fundraisers, or just plain gorgeous 'ambience' in your harbor, are encouraged to contact us regarding the upcoming season. With a hope to see you on the 'high seas', fair winds, Tallship Royaliste www.PrivateerInc.org and www.theRoyaliste.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Maria Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 I could possibly make the 11-12. March 4-5 I'm teaching a workshop on pirate history. Ahoy Lass!..W'd luv ta have ye aboard again, 'specially since RR departure to points East be loomin' on the horizon...Here's the booking number, and if'n that don't work(they could be full, but methinks not), email me and we'll make it work!...p.s. good on ya for the history gig! Book your space on board, call toll Free: 1-866-446-5969 I'll try and call tomorrow. BTW would you be up to me torturing err... I mean my play my fiddle aboard? I have about 3-4 tunes that I've pretty much down and I could use a captive err.. I mean a ready audience. Red Maria The Soul of Indecency Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the Royaliste Posted February 8, 2006 Author Share Posted February 8, 2006 Kewl!...Sure, bring the 'ole fiddle along! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the Royaliste Posted February 17, 2006 Author Share Posted February 17, 2006 The response and the advertising here has us really stoked for the Battle Sails, but....just off the horn with Lynx, and..Santa Barbara's Battle Sails are off, with a less than cooperative visit by said schooner today. Looks like Oxnard gets the two weeks of broadsides, eh???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the Royaliste Posted March 1, 2006 Author Share Posted March 1, 2006 Ahoy, maytees!..Lynx is in harbor here a few days early, so...the party's on, the weather's wonderful, and the battle-royale will be on as scheduled!!.....We're stoked, all the guns are cleaned and oiled, slow match is dry, and we're smilin'!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace of Harbor Bay Posted March 1, 2006 Share Posted March 1, 2006 AYE! Give 'em bloody 'eck this weekend Capt'n!! It's still lookin' good fer me ta be crewin' the followin' weekend! I signed on to a new game company up here in S.F. but I'm going to try to make it clear that I had previous plans. Nice thing about the new job is that I commute by ferry across the Bay and work right down by the ballpark and pier 40. Now I just need to get myself a fast boat and commute myself across the bay! www.pirate4hire.com Pirates of Harbor Bay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lorien_stormfeather Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 Give Captain Doug a biggun fer me! :angry: btw: Me hubby looks quite dashing in his Royaliste T. Ye wil be missed by us left coasties! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the Royaliste Posted March 11, 2006 Author Share Posted March 11, 2006 Doug's not aboard, Jason is skipper at present, and Doug will take Lynx to Hawaii next month or so. These first sea battles were terrific, and altho' it be cold enuff to freeze the balls offa the brass monkey, we are lookin' forward to tomorrow and Sunday's engagements ....'ere be a shot 'o the new carronade and one 'o the old ones from last weekends battle sail..thanks to the pirate wot filmed it!.... gements ....'ere be a shot 'o the new carronade and one 'o the old ones from last weekends battle sail..thanks to the pirate wot filmed it!.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the Royaliste Posted March 11, 2006 Author Share Posted March 11, 2006 Doug's not aboard, Jason is skipper at present, and Doug will take Lynx to Hawaii next month or so. These first sea battles were terrific, and altho' it be cold enuff to freeze the balls offa the brass monkey, we are lookin' forward to tomorrow and Sunday's engagements ....'ere be a shot 'o the new carronade and one 'o the old ones from last weekends battle sail..thanks to the pirate wot filmed it!.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Maria Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 Saturday's battle sail was wonderful! It rained till about 1pm and was clear by 1:20pm. And mean crystal clear! The weather was beautiful and ocean not too choppy. Kathy did a fine job as captain and the Royaliste new guns are great. One of the older guns maissued a smoke ring when it was fired (which I missed seeing ). I want to thank Gary for allowing me to crew and play my fiddle as we made into port. Also for feeding me when I missed my train (I got the departure time wrong ). All in all a wonderful day. I hope the rain didn't hamper your sail on Sunday. Thanks again Gary! :) Red Maria The Soul of Indecency Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the Royaliste Posted March 14, 2006 Author Share Posted March 14, 2006 Aye, Maria, Glad to 'ave ya aboard once again!..You're always a welcome scallywag, so drop in anywhere!.....Yep, the battle sails went beyond description, plenty 'o sea and saltwater, gunsmoke, and gRReat company!!..A fitting 'end' to RR 'California Logbook', the Lynx be underway for a short rest on Catalina, then off to Dana Point...Royaliste' crew be back to all points, and after the next movie, we'll be headed East..... Next Port 'o Call, Cleveland!......Load them guns, mates, we're 'eaded for a new horizon!........Aye! ROYALISTEAdios, Mare Pacifica.......For Now, Eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lorien_stormfeather Posted March 14, 2006 Share Posted March 14, 2006 Ah well... Doug's too nice to broadside anyways. Looks like you gave the other guy what for ! Fair winds to all the way to Cleveland! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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