Captain…Crook?
Pyrates have always been known for their ability to adapt…
Pyrates have always been known for their ability to adapt…
We frequently speak about the fact that a Pyrate crew was big on equality – one o’ the earliest forms o’ Democracy anywhere; equal pay for equal work, profit sharing, incentive bonuses, injury compensation…rum & BBQ! This attracted folk from all walks o’ life – though often those most disenfranchised, taken for granted, or openly…
Join us this coming weekend (Sat. July 30 & Sun. July 31) for the 38th 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 St.) next…
A very special event in our home port! The 39th Annual Canal Days Marine Heritage Festival – a four-day celebration of history and heritage in Port Colborne, ON. Tall Ships, Fire Boats, Classic Cars, Live Music, Kite Competition, Food, Merchants and more! Join the crew Sat. & Sun. Aug. 5 & 6, 11 am – 5 pm…
Avast & belay…it’s a beautiful day! UPDATE: It WAS a beautiful day…unfortunately it turned into a muggy, rainy evening…see ye next week! Join us at 7 pm this evening (17 Aug.) for the next installment o’ Pyrate Lore & Harbour Walks™. If ye’ve seen the local paper recently, ye may have noticed us in a…
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…
Elegant and excellent was that Pyrate’s answer to the great Macedonian Alexander, who had taken him; the King asking him how he durst molest the seas so, he replied with a free spirit: “How darest thou molest the whole earth? But because I do it only with a little ship, I am called Brigand: thou…