July 2018 – The Pyrates Image

40th Annual Port Colborne Canal Days

ByCapt. John Swallow 2018-07-252018-09-11

Join us Sat. 4 Aug. & Sun. 5 Aug. (2018) for the 40th annual Canal Days Marine Heritage Festival in downtown Port Colborne – right at the junction o’ the Welland Canal & Lake Erie! We have a very special spot at the The Port Colborne Historical & Marine Museum (280 King St., at Princess…

Sea Log

Putting The Knots Into Nautical

ByCapt. John Swallow 2018-07-23

While a ship may seem the most important thing to a Pyrate (or any seafaring sort), there is an unsung hero o’ ships, docks, warehouses…and just about anything on land or sea involving the transport o’ goods…ROPE! Used to secure a line to a dock, drop anchor at sea, make/mend nets, rigging for the sails…