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Memorializing the 290th
Anniversary of Blackbeard’s
demise.
Discover the secret of one of the
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As long as there have been trading cards, there’s been a pyrate
influence upon them.
From slave to pyrate, this mate
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pooch, shows us Pirate Invasion
at the Bay Area Ren Faire.
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Just recieved my latest issue of
Pyrates Way and what a great looking
bunch of Pyrates. Especially the one
with the shovel!! And Thomas Tew
Rum!!! One of my favorites. I even
named a rum cake after it in my new
book, soon to hit the stores,
"Hatchetmeg's Famous Gourmet Rum
Cakes.” In fact, I even named one
after our beloved publisher "Black
Fox's White Chocolate Pyrate Cave
Rum Cake.”
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I’m honored m’luv. I’ve never been associated with a recipe before! Let us know when
the book is released and we’ll review it for the
readers.
Thank you for using our bulletin board to
contact us. The bulletin board is available to
everyone at: piratesway.proboards.com
Our bulletin board now has over 1,000
users and it’s growing every day. You can
find updated information about articles and
when the next issues will be available.
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Hey Steve, I wanted to email you
sooner here after Wicked Faire, but
damn life is so fast paced, I know I
don't have to tell you that though . . . .
LOL.
Got the magazines. . . man I'm
impressed. Thanks so much for that, I
really appreciate that and I can say
that so is my crew for sure.
I just wanted to thank you again
for putting us in your awesome magazine, that means more to us than you
will ever know. . . and we are very
very greatful for that oppuirtuinity
you gave us.
I wanted to say that it was a real
pleasure to finally meet you and I can
genuinly tell you that you are one of
the coolest and sincere people I have
met in this whole thing that we do.
We are here if you ever need anything at all bud, all you have to do is
ask.
Again thanks a ton, and good
form.
Joe
Sea Rats of the Atlantic
Thank you Joe and it was a pleasure
meeting you too. Re-enactors are an incredible group of people from the groups that entertain and are a bit over-the-top to those that
are strict historians. There’s room in our
pirate hobby for all of us, m’thinks.
Personally, I employ a bit of fun with my
reenacting. I’d say it’s about 70% historical
and 30% just plain fun.
It may not be very pyratical, but when I
hand a small child (who’s obviously scared of
pyrates) a small plastic finger hook. . . you
should see their face light up! Making them a
pyrate just like us, the fear is gone!
Hey Steve,
It was great seeing you at Wicked
and catching up. I have to say it was a
real (pleasent) suprise to see how you
have included me as part of your magazine. I just knew I shoulda pursued
working with you instead of Pirates
Magazine after meeting you at
Glenrock Fairy Festival back in '06.
20/20 hindsight eh?
I look forward to talking to you
soon.
Sincerely,
Steven Dapcevich
Owner
The Pirate Empire
thepirateempire.com
Good to see you again Steve. . . it’s
always a pleasure. We’ll be hearing more
from Steve about his adventures as a certain
Disney pirate impersonator in future issues
of The Pyrates Way!
As always, I look forward to your comments and you can find us on MySpace,
Facebook, LinkedIn, Hi5, and all of the major
pyrate and Renaissance bulletin boards. Of
course the best way to reach us is by sending
an email to:
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Volume 3 • Issue 4 • Winter 2008 - 2009
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Steve “Sir Black Fox Kimball” publishes The Pyrates Way from our shore-based print
house in The New World. The Fox spends all of his waking hours on this here rag, the
final treasure of his life of art direction experience and ten years in the Colonial Navy
as a Journalist. Keeping the Fox on his toes in all things editorial are Kevin “The SlightlyDazed-N-Dangerous” Arrington and Meredith “Maren Eriksdottir” Eriksen. Both of these
managing editors have years of experience in writing, proofing, and editing.
Cindy “The Pirate Lady” Vallar and Brad “Captain Moone” Howard are historians, editors, and professional pyrate entertainers and speakers. Acting as our content editors,
they keep our scurvy crew historically accurate. Keeping our visuals on the side of
maritime atmosphere, our image editor, Laura “Madam Grace” Noel conjures up some
wonderful imagery.
Since our homeport is on the eastern side of The New World, Charles “Cutthroat
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mythical place called California. Keeping a weather eye out for us on the entertainment
horizon is Kendra Guffey and Louie Frase from CBS TV’s Pirate Master. Our crew is
rounded out by Cynthia “Noir Cyn” Kimball and Michelle “Cap’n Chelle” Campbell whose
proofing skills add the final eyeballs over our works and verify that every “i” is dotted
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We’ve the best crew on the seven seas and with additional photographers, writers,
and artists bringing their styles into the mix . . . yer sure to have the grandest experience when you pick up any issue of The Pyrates Way.
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Cuppy” Gurrola has taken the responsibility of covering the western coast and some
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Called “Pirate Christmas,” this special pyratethemed weekend at The Carolina Renaissance
Festival was a celebration of pyrate adventures
mixed with holiday shopping.
The Fairhaven Village Marketplace area was
decked out in its holiday best as several of the vendors offered more than just the usual renaissance
or pyrate fare.
According to their website, “The Carolina
Renaissance Festival is a medieval amusement
park, a 10-stage theater, a 22-acre circus, an arts and
crafts fair, a jousting tournament and a feast -- all
rolled into one non-stop, day-long family adventure!”
The Pyrates Way found ourselves alongside
many subscribers from the area, more than willing
to show us around this grand faire. They pointed
out how the Carolina palmettos and pine trees
were cleverly combined with the medieval atmosphere of the site.
Of course, with the sand-laden ground and a
few large palm trees, a pyrate-theme was an even
closer match. Everywhere in the village were
reminders that you were in a medieval site but the
additional decorations also let you know that pyracy was being celebrated during that early
November weekend.
Several groups of roving pyrates entertained
guests and many weapons were admired (all
peace-tied of course). Among the usual shouts of
“Huzzahh” were the “Arrrrrghs” of our bretheren.
Even the king and queen got into the act at one
point, getting into the sperit by sharing an
“Arrrrgh” with the crowd.
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The pyrate-highlight of the day was
the challenge of a pyrate captain to the
knights of the realm.
In a near fight-to-the death, the
pyrate captain was victorious in showing the fearless cunning of buccanneer
warriors.
Swords clanged, blood spilt, rum
spewed and the final match won by the
sound of blunderbuss fire!
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provided by old friends of The Pyrates Way, the songs and charms
of The Pyrates Royale (one of our favorite bands).
With several shows performed throughout the day, Captain
Fletcher Moone and his fellow pyrates provided the shire with
the additional atmosphere of the sea chanty. Their bawdy musical mix brought smiles to all who shared their company. In truth,
their shows were the biggest draw in the kingdom that day.
We spent the entire day in the company of the very best Renaissance Festivals can offer pyrates. In truth the only negative to
the day was in the handling of beverages. Apparently they
would only serve one drink per person, thus one’s large mug was
often found only half-full.
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As with any open day of almost any festival, there were many
beauteous wenches to behold. Several of the usually-Renaissance-dressed shirefolk accended their garb with either holiday or
pyrate accoutrements (sometimes both).
The edibles at the festival were of usual fare and ale, meade,
cider, and wine were available in great quantity. Mamosas of fine
champagne and orange juice were also offered . . . a drink not
offered anywhere else we’ve visited.
Wonderful scenery, street entertainment, pirate jousting,
wenches, fine food and drink . . . what else could one want in
spending a day with such fine folk?
Mayhaps some pyratical song and mirth would be the only
missing ingrediant to such a pyrate stew. Luckilly, this, too was
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houseboy. This was a far better
assignment than working the fields
in the scoring sun.
For a slave, things could have
certainly been worse. Caesar ran
errands, worked in the kitchens, carried bath water for the French ladies,
and tugged at their corset strings.
His other job, according to Jack
Beater in his book, Pirates and
Buried Treasure, was to pull steadily
on a rope that operated the large,
cloth-covered fan causing a gentle
breeze to be felt in the long dining
hall during his master’s evening
meal. While the boy labored behind
the screen, he observed the ways of
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Black Caesar has been called the
most famous African pirate to harass
the Gulf of Mexico. But did the notorious pirate really exist?
Some believe not.
A number of historians feel he
was merely a composite of two or
more black-skinned pyrates who
used the same moniker. "Caesar"
was a rather popular name for black
men during the 18th and 19th century. Unfortunately, there is no hard
evidence – no smoking gun – that
would provide us with irrefutable
proof that he really existed, never
mind terrorized the high seas.
The many myths about his life
and death are
contradictory;
as are the
dates; which
appear
to
place Black
Caesar creating mayhem
110
years
apart. There
was even a
Black Caesar
(perhaps the
original?)
who allegedly
sailed
with
Blackbeard in
1718, and was
with
him
when Blackbeard drew
his last breath.
However, there is one version in
particular that is repeated more
often than others, and that is the
Black Caesar tale that will be told.
Henri Caesar was born in 1767
in Haiti, the son of African slaves
owned by Monsieur Arnaut, a
wealthy French planter. Some claim
his father was Scottish. Henri had a
modicum of intelligence as a youth,
and so he was put to work as a
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his French masters, and listened to
their private conversations. This
experience provided him with an
education of sorts, and a desire to
somehow improve his lot.
By the time the boy had reached
age 16, Caesar had grown into a tall,
brawny lad, with an intense look
about him. He lumbered when he
walked, and became the proverbial
bull in a china shop. Henri was
prone to drop expensive dinner-
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ware, and to fall over objects like carpets and chairs. In short, he was a
klutz. It wasn’t long before his master’s children began to fear the awkward servant with the forbidding
mug. As a result, his master sent him
to work in the plantation's lumberyard. Henri was not thrilled with the
job change.
His main duty was to cut
mahogany logs with a two-man saw.
It was the worst job on the plantation by far. Henri worked six days a
week, 12 hours a day, under the
sweltering Caribbean sun. There
was usually a sadistic French overseer nearby, whip at the ready, just
itching to lay it
across the back
of a slave who
was not working
hard
enough, or who
dared to pause
without his permission.
The
worst was an
overseer named
Jean Folquet,
who delighted
in laying his
whip across the
backs of slaves
until the blood
dripped on the
ground. Henri
thought of how
good he had it
back in his master’s house; light
duties, good food, no sun searing the
back of his neck.
Once in awhile, as the slaves
would bed down for the night, he
would hear the rumblings of unrest.
And as time went by murmurs of
unrest evolved into talk of full
blown revolt – and the word was
apparently spreading from one plantation to another. The local voodoo
priest promised the day would come
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a stockade on Captiva Island until
relatives produced funds for their
freedom. This was Gaspar’s particular mode of operation.
Caesar was aware of this, and in
1817, during a drunken revelry, he
and his crew raided Captiva, abducting several of the younger women
and killing a guard. Gaspar was furious over this brutal transgression.
Consequently, he invaded Sanibel
with a superior force and demanded
Caesar to surrender the women captives and vacate the island immediately. This demand gave Caesar no
opportunity to dig up his treasure
cache, and so he and his men were
driven to the east coast of Florida
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a rogue.
Caesar proposed they
become partners in crime, but
Gaspar, who considered himself a
gentleman, treated this proposal
with distain. Still, historians believe
that Gaspar allowed Caesar to build
a camp on Sanibel near San Carlos
Bay to help protect his own encampment from the south. Caesar's grubby camp consisted of palm-thatched
huts guarded by a pack of mangy
dogs - a marked contrast with
Gaspar's mansion, staffed with
many servants. Gaspar’s main headquarters were a heavily fortified
encampment on Boca Grande where
he held captured women, particularly the wealthy or those of royal
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cy. He was smart enough to avoid
attacking heavily armed merchantmen, so he began preyed on small
ships and defenseless villages, mainly on the Cuban coast and the
Bahama Channel. But when the War
of 1812 ended, British warships
returned to this area to once again
deal with the pyrate problem. This
forced Black Caesar move his operations northward into the Gulf of
Mexico.
Venturing into the waters of
southwest Florida, Caesar was
known to have established camps
from time to time on various coastal
islands, where his crew could rest
between raids and also repair their
ship. These islands also offered
excellent sites for concealing loot. It
was here that some historians
believe Caesar stashed a treasure
valued at between two and six million dollars. Pine Island is noted as
one site of Caesar's cache of treasure.
Some of the old trees on the island
still bear mysterious pyrate markings identical to markings found on
Marco Island. The markings have
never been deciphered.
During his years sailing around
the Florida Gulf, Black Caesar met
José Gaspar, also known as
Gasparilla. Gaspar was born in
Spain near Seville in 1756. He was
reported to be "small in body, perhaps, but imbued with the stamina
of a Spanish fighting bull." Gaspar
was from an upper-class family and
possessed a cultured, well-bred personality. However, despite his aristo-
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The rebellion foretold by the
Voodoo Priest finally began 12 years
after Caesar began toiling in the
lumberyard. In 1791, a Haitian slave
revolt led by Boukman Dutty and
Toussaint L’Ouverture, both former
slaves, erupted with rioting and pillaging. An army was sent from
France to quell the riot, but they
were quickly routed by the escaped
Haitian slaves.
It wasn’t long before the uprising spilled over into the Arnaut
plantation. Every member of the
master's family was butchered, and
the mansion put to the torch. But
special treatment was reserved for
Jean Folquet, the whip-wielding
overseer. Henri sought him out, and
with the help of a few other now exslaves, the sadistic Frenchman was
captured, and the held down, as
Caesar and another slave used the
two-man saw to slice the Frenchman
to pieces.
Once the plantation was
destroyed, Henri Caesar and the
other escaped slaves fled into the
jungle. For the next nine years, the
former slaves carried on their revolt
by patrolled Haiti's jungle trails,
attacking garrisons, and ambushing
French patrols. By 1804, the French
decided the island was more trouble
than it was worth, and the troops
were called home. The slaves had
succeeded in liberating the island,
and they became the first nation in
the west to become independent
after the United States.
The victory for the insurrectionists was short-lived. During all the
combat, no one had the foresight to
raise crops, or gather provisions, in
order to sustain them. And so they
began to starve. By 1805, Henri has
decided it was time to leave the
island.
By now he had attracted a following of his own, and together they
spotted a Spanish ship anchored several leagues from shore, just off the
harbor at Port de Paix, on Haiti's
north coast. They waited until nightfall, and then used a fishing boat to
sail out to the ship. Reaching the side
of the vessel, the gang silently clambered aboard and murdered all of
the sleeping sailors, except for the
captain and three seamen, who were
needed for piloting the craft. Not too
many ex-slaves had experience
piloting maritime vessels.
Once there were far out at sea,
the former slave declared himself
captain of the ship. Styling himself
after Caesar the Great, he named
himself the Black Caesar. After a few
weeks at sea,
Caesar
was
confident his
men
could
handle
the
ship, so he
ordered
the
four
spaniards to be
knifed
and
their
bodies
dumped overboard.
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when the slaves would rise up and
drive the white men off their island.
Henri did not give the talk much
credence, but he did harbor his own
hatred for Jean Folquet, the French
overseer with the whip. Folquet constantly shouted orders, and commanded the slaves to work harder so
that more lumber could be shipped
to Europe. All the while he kept tenderizing Henri’s back with his bullwhip. Yes, that’s the fellow Henri
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when he decided to attack a seemingly helpless British Ship which
turned out to be the heavily armed
American Naval warship - the USS
Enterprise. As Gasparilla's heavily
damaged ship began to sink, legend
states that Gaspar twisted himself in
the anchor chain, and with cutlass in
hand, dove to his death, sinking to
the ocean floor.
What became of the Black
Caesar from this point on is
unknown. It is said he pyrated the
seas until 1829 when he was captured by authorities in North
Carolina,
and
hanged
in
Williamsburg, Virginia. According to
folklore, he left 26 tons of silver
buried near Sanibel Island.
Others claim he died along side
Gaspar when attacked by the
American warship; while other
researchers believe he was captured
by the U.S. Navy, tied to a tree in Key
West, and burned to death by the
widow of a preacher from Baltimore
whose eyes he had burned out.
Whatever became of Black
Caesar’s treasure, if it ever truly
existed, is also a mystery. Some
claim he buried a load of silver bars
captured from a Spanish ship
enroute from Vera Cruz, Mexico to
Spain. According to the tale, Caesar
forced the Spanish crew to excavate
a massive pit for the silver, whereupon he slaughtered the captives
and tossed their bodies in the pit
with the treasure.
Caesar was alleged to have concealed another $2 million in loot on
Sanibel - gold and silver coins, plus
jewels. Some historians have estimated this plunder worth as much
as $6 million, but this is difficult to
substantiate. In any event, the huge
trove has never been recovered.
The bottom line is that historians
will never be certain that Black
Caesar ever existed; either as one
individual murderous pyrate, or
part and parcel of a second or even
third reincarnation. Regardless, the
legend of the Haitian slave captain
will continue to enthrall historians
as the ultimate story of rebellion,
revenge, and high seas piracy - at
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This extraordinary petition is
the result of extensive research
conducted by Duffus that concludes that, based on a preponderance of available evidence,
the skeletal remains of Edward
Salter were exhumed by the
North Carolina Office of State
remains to Beaufort County in
order that these may be reinterred here in a solemn and dignified manner.”
Research by Duffus and others finds that Edward Salter,
cooper, first appeared in the
records of Bath when he purchased two lots in the town in
October 1721. Additional property deeds and records reflect
Salter’s success as a cooper, merchant and planter, as over the
next decade he purchased various tracts of land comprising
more than 4,000 acres, including
most notably the plantation and
house on the west bank of Bath
Creek formerly owned by the
colony’s proprietary governor,
Charles Eden. However, there is
a compelling reason to suspect
that Salter had been in Bath prior
to 1721.
According to
an official deposition held in the
British Archives,
a cooper named
Edward
Salter
was forced into
piracy aboard the
Queen
Anne’s
Revenge by Black
beard, the notorious pirate captain, on December 5, 1717, near
Puerto Rico. According to a warrant issued by George I, King of
Great Britain, a common sailor
named Edward Salter was
among six men who were suspected of being members of Black
beard’s pirate crew and were
arrested in Bath in November
1718.
Traditional
historical
accounts have claimed that these
men, along with nine wounded
survivors of the famous engage-
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A motion has been filed with
the Clerk of Court of Beaufort
County, North Carolina, to
reopen the estate of Edward
Salter, a historically prominent
Bath Creek landowner, merchant,
cooper, and suspected pirate who
died in January 1735 (Gregorian
calendar). The motion has been
filed by J. Erik Groves, P.C., of
Waxhaw, NC, who represents
Kevin P. Duffus (See our One-onOne Interview on Page 24), an
author and historical researcher
based in Raleigh. The motion further petitions the court to appoint
Duffus executor of the Edward
Salter estate. A hearing has been
scheduled to consider the
motion.
Archeology (OSA), and have
been, for most of the past 23
years, stored in a state research
facility in Raleigh. In 1986, during an exploratory investigation
by the OSA prior to a grading
and bulkhead project along the
west bank of Bath Creek, the
human remains were discovered
in a substantially constructed
crypt on land owned by Salter at
the time of his death. The
remains were removed by the
OSA to save them from being
damaged or destroyed. A subsequent forensic analysis by
anthropologists at Wake Forest
University found that the
remains belonged to a male of
European heritage who had performed repetitive manual labor
during his lifetime using his right
arm and shoulder. Archeologists
also determined that the construction of the crypt was typical
of early-18th century methods
and materials. Extant deeds of
Beaufort County indicate that the
cooper Edward Salter was the
only owner of the property
known to have died and been
buried there prior to 1759.
The original will of Edward
Salter is preserved in the North
Carolina Archives. In the preamble of his will, Salter expresses
his desire that his remains be
“decently interred according to
the discretion of [his] wife and
Executors hereafter named.”
According to the petition filed in
the court (estate file #09-E-127),
upon appointment as executor,
Duffus “shall seek the immediate
identification of the human skeletal remains by DNA testing, and
if proven that these are of
Edward Salter of Beaufort
County, Petitioner shall seek the
immediate return of those
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among the most revered and
feared pirates of all. In fact, he
was known to have looted over
100 ships in just one year.
But Captain Steel's legend
was lost, along with all of his
treasure as his incredible story
faded over time, into the realm of
mythology.
Over the years, many treasure
hunters have sought the reputed
treasure of Captain Henry Steel
and thus prove the myth that he
and his fearless, yet small crew,
ever existed. To this day, every
one of these missions has failed.
Yet each has discovered crumbs of
evidence that have lead many to
believe that the myth is in fact
real, that Captain Steel was the
greatest pirate of all and that his
incredible bounty is still, to this
day, waiting to be found.
The story has been passed
down through the generations
and recorded evidence exist that
one Henry Steel did exist and was
a ship's captain at the time the
legend was generated. But this is
all that can be proven and so the
questions remain. Was he a
pirate? And does his treasure
exist?
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never one to shy away from a
fight and so they knew that once
the treasure was hidden, the
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which the pirates may not return.
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could head back to Dominica and
using the clues hidden inside the
Chest of Zanzibar, recover the
treasure and split it amongst
them.
On the deck of the Ruby
Dagger, the decision was swift
and unanimous and Captain
Steel's plan was immediately ratified.
Over the next two days, with
the Ruby Dagger hidden in a cove
adjacent to the sleepy Souffriere
Bay, the pirate crew separated
and hid their share. Under their
captain's instructions, they were
to use a combination of maps,
clues, codes, decoys and booby
traps to halt the progression of
bounty hunters and pursuers.
One by one the pirates
returned to their ship with two
maps, each with a variety of tools
and trinkets that would assist in
finding the buried gold. The captain marked the master map of
Dominica, locked everything into
separate compartments, and
stored the Chest of Zanzibar in a
secret place beneath the boards of
his own cabin.
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with the enemy closing in, the
Chest of Zanzibar was about to
become the centerpiece of his
master plan.
Captain Steel laid it out for
the crew. Dominica, a relatively
egalitarian community, was sympathetic to pirates. For a small
fee, Steel knew that the Ruby
Dagger would be granted safe harbor and the crew given the opportunity to come ashore.
With this in mind, each
pirate was to take a share of their
enormous treasure and hide it
somewhere on this island of
Dominica. They were also to hide a
key with their treasure. Using their
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create. Then every pirate was to
return to the captain with two
maps to each treasure for safety.
The captain's plan was to lock both
maps in a compartment of the
Chest of Zanzibar.
The Chest of Zanzibar had fifteen compartments, enough to
dedicate each compartment to
one of the hidden treasures. Steel
explained to the crew that he
would lock every compartment
on the chest and destroy the keys
he used to lock them. This meant
that the only keys that existed to
these compartments were those
found in the treasures. So one
find would lead to another compartment and this, in turn,
would lead to another treasure.
Once the last drawer was
locked and the ship's keys
destroyed, the treasure could
only be found in a particular
order. They would all lead to the
largest treasure, Captain Henry
Steel's own priceless booty that he
was planning to hide himself. In
the fifteenth and final compartment, Steel was to place a map of
the entire island with an 'x' on
every spot where treasures of gold
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had circumnavigated the globe,
then sailed south though the
Caribbean, she had found her
way to the mysterious island of
Dominica. The Ruby Dagger had
left some 117 ships in her wake
and was full to the gunnels with
looted treasures from around the
world. But she was not alone.
Throughout the year 1726, Steel
and his crew had developed quite
a reputation and a long list of
shipping companies, governments and monarchies, all keen
to see an end to his pirating ways.
So at this point, HMS Gallant, a
warship of the crown, sent on the
direct order of the King, was closing in on the Ruby Dagger.
Said to be from that very
time, one of the recent treasure
hunters found a piece of driftwood with the inscription,
"We be brave, we be bold, but
with king's men starboard stern,
we be sure to not grow old".
Believers of Steel's legend are
certain that this is, in fact, a piece
of the Ruby Dagger and written
by one of the crew at the very
time that the Ruby Dagger was
being chased by the Royal Navy
frigate.
Captain Steel was faced with a
difficult decision: Try and outrun the much larger and more
equipped warship, or turn, fight
and take his chances. Time was
not on his side. In sight of
Dominica's mountain peek, Steel
was aware he had only a few days
before he would be face to face
with his nemesis.
On the main deck of the
Ruby Dagger, Captain Steel gathered his entire crew and
informed them of the situation.
He had a plan, but it would take
a majority vote of the entire crew
to put his plan into action. As
Steel spoke, he perched himself
atop his prized possession, the
Chest of Zanzibar.
Ironically, this chest, a
labyrinth design of multiple compartments, was actually purchased by Steel, with real pieces
of eight, albeit ones stolen from
other ships. On a restock and
refit in North Africa, Steel eyed
the beautiful chest in a local
bazaar in Zanzibar. He fancied it
for a trophy. Recognizing the
modest dwellings of its artisan
creator, Steel paid the full asking
price without hesitation.
Steel never quite knew how
he might use the chest at the
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known as the Ruby Dagger. It was
not a large ship and Steel preferred
to sail with a relatively small crew,
just thirteen pirates, modest by the
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crew spent the night drinking the
ships entire store of rum and at
first light prepared for battle. It
would be another full day before
they found themselves sailing
directly into the path of the HMS
Gallant.
The enemy in sight, Steel gave
the order to raise the black flag,
leaving no doubt as to what they
were and that no quarter would
be given to captured, Royal Navy
sailors. It would be a fight to the
death.
From this point, detail of the
battle that ensued is sketchy. The
captain's log from HMS Gallant
at the time was official and to the
point, but devoid of color.
Simple entries from Captain
Lawrence Hennessy follow:
November 3 1726 - Unidentified vessel making sail for Dominica. Size
and description fits that of pirate
ship known as the Ruby Dagger.
November 4 1726 - Closed in on
unidentified vessel. Confirmed positive identification of Ruby Dagger.
November 5 1726 - Lost sight of
Ruby Dagger in bad weather.
November 7 1726 - Conducted costal
search of leeward side of Dominica.
No sign of Ruby Dagger.
November 8 1726 - Search for Ruby
Dagger continues unsuccessfully.
November 10 1726 - Outside
Souffriere Bay in SW corner of
Dominica, regain sight of Ruby
Dagger stationary in windward passage. Identified the vessel with black
flag, knows a Jolly Roger, raised.
Preparing for battle at dawn.
November 11 1726 - Heavy battle
with crew of Ruby Dagger. His
Majesty's casualties; 39 souls perished, 28 wounded. No survivors
from enemy combatants. Ruby
Dagger damaged with cannon shot to
port side, sunk within one hour of
damage. It's Captain, not captured
yet reported to have gone down with
his ship. Royal Navy crew boarded
enemy vessel before she sank. No
recovery or sighting of currency or
contraband.
Captain Henry Steel's entire
crew was lost and from Captain
Hennessy's log, it is concluded
that Steel himself also perished.
The wreck of the Ruby Dagger
most likely broke up after she
sunk and the Chest of Zanzibar
disappeared forever.
Admirers of Steel's legend
believe that records of this battle
and stories of this small band of
outnumbered pirates inflicting
such a heavy "butcher's bill" on
the pride of His Majesty's fleet
were destroyed and that surviving
Royal Navy crew were separated
and sworn to secrecy to avoid
embarrassing the crown. Rather
than being rewarded for ridding
the seas of this fearless pirate,
Captain Lawrence Hennessy was
assigned a less than desirable voyage to the colonies of North
America, where he lived his days
in solitude and never spoke of his
battle with Captain Steel and the
Ruby Dagger in 1726. The above
captain's entries were found on a
single page torn from the original
log after Hennessy's death. The
page is now the possession of the
Rhode Island Maritime Society
Archives and Museum. It is
stored in a vault and rarely displayed.
The legend of Captain Henry
Steel, the Ruby Dagger and his
fearless band of pirates, lives on.
The only thing that will give
truth to the legend will be the
recovery of the Chest of Zanzibar
and Steel's Dominican gold.
November 12 1726 - returning to
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on the ship at Pirate's Court, a lively gathering
of public speaking and judgment where one
individual will be "cut adrift" every episode.
In the end, captain or not, only one pirate
will win the largest booty, worth $500,000, and
claim the title of "Pirate Master."
Former NFL Player from Rancho Cucamonga, CA. Born:
Aug. 16, 1961. He describes
himself as very competitive,
friendly and strong-minded.
John Lakness - Jr.
Scientist/Chippendale
Dancer from Carlisle, MA.
Born: March 23, 1982. He
describes himself as Tarzan dressed in a tuxedo.
Laurel Schmidt -
Musician from Charleston, SC. Born: Feb. 28,
1984. He says he is driven by two things: music
and the ocean.
Louie Frase - Marina
Joy McElveen -
Alexis Shubin -
Owner, Fishing Creek,
MD. Born: June 27,
1963. He describes himself as loyal, lovable and
humorous.
Receptionist from West
Columbia, SC. Born: Oct.
17, 1985. She describes
herself as driven, vibrant
and energetic.
Fashion Publicist, Laguna
Beach, CA. Born: July 14,
1980. She describes herself as intimidating, animated and emotional.
Kendra Guffey -
Jupiter Mendoza -
Sean Twomey -
Dive Master from Los
Angeles, CA. Born May
21, 1968. She considers
herself to be adventurous,
energetic and curious.
Bartender from Los
Angeles, CA. Born: March
18, 1977. She describes
herself as vivacious, outgoing and spiritual.
Bartender from Venice,
CA. Born: Sept. 7, 1979.
His hobbies include
reading, surfing, jogging
and high diving.
Jay Hatkow - Auto
Parts Saleman from
Detroit, MI. Born: Sept.
23, 1969. Jay describes
himself as devious, jealous and impatient.
Joe Don Morton -
Cameron Daddo -
Firefighter from Fairbanks, AK. Born: Aug. 4,
1970. He describes himself as free-spirited,
funny and big-hearted.
Actor and Musician from
Australia, living in Los
Angeles, CA. Born:
March 7, 1965. HOST
OF PIRATE MASTER.
Azmyth Kaminski -
Nesa Namir - Make-
Music Producer from Los
Angeles, CA. Born: Dec.
12, 1980. The hardest
thing he has had to overcome was a 15-day fast.
Up Artist from Berkeley,
CA. Born: Sept. 29,
1977. She enjoys backpacking, skiing, painting,
reading, writing & dancing.
Mark Burnett - Television Producer from The
United Kingdom. Born:
July 17, 1960. CREATOR & PRODUCER
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along the way. Gold coins will be awarded after
each treasure hunt, but only to some.
One pirate will become the captain of the
ship and will set the tone for law and order or
betrayal and sabotage, which could lead to
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Caribbean island of Dominica in search of hidden treasure that will total $1 million.
Each week, these buccaneers will go on
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I don’t know if I believe in “Ghost Ships,” but I have reason to believe in “ghosts on a ship.” In 1989, I helped to deliver Walter
Cronkite’s ketch, Wyntje, from Tortola to Wrightsville Beach, NC, and the four of us aboard were convinced we had a ghost among us.
For three consecutive days, as we were skirting the western fringes of the Sargasso Sea, “someone” awakened each of us for our
overnight watches precisely one hour before we were due on deck. We each distinctly heard a deep male voice, but when we turned on
the cabin lights, there was no one there. About 300 miles east of Savannah, the ghost seemed to have departed. Whoever it was, he
seemed to be determined that we not oversleep our appointed watch times—perhaps that’s how he met his end. Admittedly, we were
also in the Bermuda Triangle.
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6. Is it true you're rebuilding the sloop "Adventure"?
I am a member of the board of directors of the Blackbeard Adventure Alliance (BAA), a nonprofit maritime educational organization primarily established to build a full-scale sailing replica of Blackbeard’s last pirate ship, the sloop Adventure. The Jamaica-rigged
sloop will be built on the waterfront in Washington, North Carolina and be commissioned in Bath, the state’s oldest town, first port and
port of registry for the historic sloop. We plan for the ship to become a living history museum, and bring to life North Carolina’s seafaring past as a colonial epicenter of pirates, privateers and buccaneering activity in the 18th Century, led by the icon of the age, Black
Beard—arguably North Carolina’s most notorious citizen. We are presently raising funds for the construction of the vessel and an operating endowment totaling more than $5 million.
Author of
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7. What is your favorite Port?
1. What's the biggest misconception about Pyrates?
4. What is your favorite Rum?
Many years ago a fellow racing sailor introduced me to Mount Gay Special Reserve. Drinking sufficient quantities of it, he said,
could make one invisible and desired by women. I don’t think the latter necessarily worked, but I did lose myself one night after enjoying too much of the Barbadian rum.
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“Blackbeard’s Ghost,” of course. Even though people today may find the movie quaint and silly, it takes no more liberties with the
history of pyracy than the POC series. I have often chanted Aldetha’s curse, Kruh-Vergo-Gebba-Kalto-Kree, hoping to conjure the ghost
of Black Beard, or at least, Peter Ustinov, but so far, it hasn’t worked. The movie was also an early lesson for me to not accept pop culture’s take on history. At my first opportunity after seeing the movie, I visited Ocracoke, where Disney suggested that Black Beard had
built his hotel from the timbers of the salvaged vessels of his victims, on a 100-foot-high cliff overlooking the bay where the notorious
captain was killed. It didn’t take me long to realize that the highest point on the island is about eight feet above sea level.
10. What has been your most important discovery?
I am proud to have been the first to discover and publish the true route of Lt. Maynard on the eve of his engagement with
Black Beard and his crew. The revelation that the King’s sailors approached Ocracoke Inlet from the west, from the inland waters
of NC, fundamentally changes the history and explains why the pyrates were taken by surprise, cornered and defeated at
Ocracoke. I have also proven that Capt. Brand did not lead an expedition of hundreds of men into NC, but instead traveled by
horseback “a single gentleman” in the company of his servant. These facts expose just a couple of the many weaknesses that
cause the foundations of the traditional Black Beard story to crumble when deeply scrutinized. Moreover, my research concludes
that the members of Blackbeard’s crew who were arrested in Bath (and who had not fired upon the King’s men at Ocracoke),
and jailed in Williamsburg, were eligible for the extension of the King’s pardon and were released, contrary to Charles Johnson’s
list of executed pyrates. I’ve made many more discoveries based on circumstantial evidence and thorough analysis that contradict previously published historical accounts, including the true meaning of Tobias Knights letter to Black Beard, the pyrates’
behavior while in Bath (no sexual assaults nor liaisons with the planter’s wives and daughters), and Black Beard’s less-thanauthoritative command of his crew. And I almost forgot—I think I know who Black Beard really was and where he was born.
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I liked the movies okay, but less with each installment and the increasing elements of science fiction. I wish that a movie studio
would make a pyrate movie with few or no special effects, more in the style of Master and Commander.
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which they live, much like the pyrate society of Nassau in 1716. Under-publicized are the even greater instances and more deadly piracies in Southeast Asia that have connections to known terrorist groups. I just wish there was a more distinctive way to term modern
piracies on the high seas so that the public doesn’t assume that all pirates are the same. I am also disappointed that a recent pirate exhibit at the NC Museum of History titled, Knights of the Black Flag, devotes a large exhibit space to Somali pirates a few steps away from
the fake Black Beard skull donated by the family of Edward Rowe Snow to the Peabody Essex Museum.
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With high school friends I explored countless craters in the ground made by treasure hunters at Plum Point near Bath where the pirate
captain was purported to have had a home. I searched for the grave of his legendary sister, Susannah, and visited the haunting shores
of Ocracoke where he and his cohorts were killed. Later, I moored a black-hulled racing sloop on Bath Creek, and made numerous passages to Ocracoke across the same waters as Thatch (a.k.a. Teach) sailed in 1718. I’ve even dropped a hook in Admiralty Bay, Bequia,
where the French slaver, La Concorde became Queen Anne’s Revenge. But I have gotten to know the real man behind the legend, and
his closest companions, through primary source research by spending hundreds of hours in the archives of Great Britain, North
Carolina, and the various deed offices of coastal courthouses
DIE 8. What are your thoughts on the recent Somali Pirate attacks?
BYIt has taken me some time and a lot of reading for me to alter my perspective from thinking that the Somali pirates were nothing
more than religious fanatics and terrorists, to understanding the root causes of modern piracy off the west African coast. I think that it
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For its historical significance and lack of commercial development, Bath Creek makes a fine home port in which to retire from pyracy, dock or moor a boat, or share your plunder with a colonial governor, but my favorite port to sail into would have to be Ocracoke
Island’s Silver Lake, although Salt Whistle Bay at Mayreau Island, Grenadines, is not a bad place to careen, either.
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Pyrate misconceptions in general terms are beyond my expertise, but I believe I can address some of the historical misconceptions
of Black Beard and his closest comrades—the men I call the Bath County Pyrates. Documentary evidence indicates a high probability
that the majority of the 20 or so men with Black Beard during his last six months were the sons of Bath County landowners. Why is this
significant? Historians have failed to question why Black Beard was in the company of these men (like quartermasters William Howard
and John Martin) during his brief two-year pyrate career as they traveled the coast of America and the Caribbean, and why he returned
to North Carolina with them after scuttling the Queen Anne’s Revenge at Beaufort Inlet. But perhaps a more intriguing mystery is why
these men became pyrates in the first place. My research led me to conclude that they were probably encouraged, initially supported,
and dispatched by North Carolina’s proprietary governor, Charles Eden, in the late fall or early winter of 1715/1716. These young
mariners, planters and traders, were looked upon by the war-torn, disease-wracked, economically failing colonial community of the
Pamlico River as their last best hope for survival. Whether they intended to be beach scavengers for Spanish gold, smugglers, privateers or pyrates, they were serving the economic purposes of their families and their community. And that may explain why Gov. Eden
was willing to risk his own reputation, career, and neck, to pardon Black Beard and his crew, when their pyracies after Jan. 6, 1718,
including the burning of the Protestant Caesar and the blockade of Charleston, were clearly outside the terms of the King’s mercy. It
seems to have been a symbiotic relationship, not based on greed or malfeasance, but on family, community, and survival.
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with the fairs already established group of fine actors and
actresses.
From the time they took the princess till they returned
her to the royal family for letters of mark. It became a most
eventful day for the crew and it also became very clear to
this writer just how much they enjoy doing what they do
best and that is pirating!
On the last evening of Fair the whole crew attended a
Gun and Cannon event to signify the end of our season.
Approximately 50 –60 pirates with both black powder flint
locks, pistols, blunderbusts and cannons joined forces to
give the fair a rousing sendoff.
As the sun began to set and before the last words to
“Here’s a Health to the Company” were sang, a volley of
gun and cannon fire split the night. Visitors who had gathered to see the event were so very surprised to see just how
much noise we could actually make. It was the first time
for me to
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gift
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something
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The crew continues to flourish and grow planning
many events already scheduled for the spring and summer
of 09’.
From the oldest members of the crew to the youngest
“Ruthless Rachel” a feisty five year old, South Florida
Pirates will carry their colors proudly and promote piracy
anywhere and anytime.
So if you are visiting Florida be sure to watch out for
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A crew that
began as a social
group and became
something very different.
Attending the
many Renaissance, Pirate fairs and festivals our state has to
offer, this rather large group of pirates has also become
“Champions of Charity”.
They tirelessly give their time and energy to such
groups as March of Dimes, Joe Di Maggio Children’s
Hospital, and many special needs children’s eventsgthroughout the year. Movie premiers and promotional
events and several other events that the crew puts on themselves are always on the agenda.
At last count they are approximately 50 strong so when
the SFP attends an event . . . they actually become the event.
Boasting characters like Capt Daniel DeFoe, Edward
Teach (Better known as Black Beard), Sir Henry Morgan,
Captain James Hook and Capt Arabella Drummond, these
pirates plan a last Saturday of the month raid on their
favorite tavern the “Pirate Republic” in Ft. Lauderdale,
Florida.
On Saturday evening it becomes a night for anyone
visiting Ft Lauderdale nightlife to remember, as they
always arrive in full attire, right down to those wonderful
weapons.
Recently during the Florida Renaissance Festival the
crew decided to kidnap the princess from the Royals and
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ipate in the resistance to royal
authority by refusing to collect
taxes. He was appointed
Lieutenant Colonel of his county’s militia and was instrumental
in uncovering a diabolical plot
among Royalist holdouts in eastern North Carolina: a plan to
murder the leading men of the
region and take possession of the
state on behalf of King George III.
John Salter was a captain in
command of a company of Pitt
County militiamen at the Battle
of Moore’s Creek.
The
elder
Edward Salter’s
d a u g h t e r ,
Hannah, married
Jacob Blount and
was the mother of
Willie
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Willie Blount was
younger
halfbrother of William Blount, representative of North Carolina to the
Continental Congress. Willie
Blount (Edward Salter’s grandson) was governor of Tennessee
in 1809, and served three terms,
until 1815. Blount County,
Alabama is named in his honor
for his willingness to send the
Tennessee militia into a neighboring territory.
Today,
descendants
of
Edward Salter live throughout
the U.S. and continue to serve the
public in government, churches
and business. Kevin Duffus has
communicated with many bona
fide descendants of Edward
Salter who support the motion to
reopen Salter’s estate and who
also have offered samples of their
own DNA for the proposed tests.
All of Edward Salter’s descendants who have been recently
contacted fully support the reinternment of his mortal remains
in Bath, North Carolina, as were
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ment between Lt. Robert
Maynard of the British Royal
Navy and Black beard at
Ocracoke Inlet, were forcibly
taken to Williamsburg, Virginia,
for trial. Established history purports that 13 of the 15 men,
including Edward Salter, were
convicted
and
executed.
However, there exists no official
record to prove that Edward
Salter was executed. Three other
names which appear in previously published historical accounts
as having been hanged at
Williamsburg also appear in Bath
records following their “executions”—James Robins, John
Martin and Joseph Brooks, Jr.
Proving the identity of the
skeletal remains exhumed by the
OSA along Bath Creek in 1986
through DNA analysis is important: primarily, as a necessary
step to facilitate the respectful reinternment of the remains; secondly, to persuasively prove that
established history has been in
error—that Edward Salter, cooper of the Queen Anne’s Revenge
and cooper of Bath, North
Carolina, following the purported
pirate
executions
in
Williamsburg, were one and the
same man, based on documentary and DNA evidence. The
remains of Edward Salter, if conclusively identified, would be
historically significant to the state
of North Carolina as they would
be the only known identifiable,
documented surviving remains
of any of the estimated 4,000
pirates who sailed the waters of
the Atlantic and Caribbean Sea
during the Golden Age of Piracy.
Edward Salter is historically
important beyond his brief association with piracy. Salter was the
progenitor of a prominent family
in North Carolina, as well as
other U.S. states. Salter was
appointed to serve in the lower
house of the Assembly as a representative of Bath County (now
Beaufort County). But perhaps
Salter’s greatest legacy to the
early foundations of colonial
North Carolina was the family he
left behind upon his death.
Salter’s son and grandsons contributed significantly to the
growth of the colony and to
North Carolina’s participation in
the struggle to gain independence from Britain.
Edward Salter III attended
the first NC provincial congress
in New Bern in August 1774. He
was one of three Pitt County delegates at the provincial congress
held in Halifax, North Carolina,
on April 4, 1776, when participants adopted a resolution
known as the Halifax Resolves:
“the first official state action for
independence—a recommendation to the Continental Congress
that independence should be
declared by all of the colonies
through their representatives in
the
Continental
Congress
[Powell,
NC—A History].”
Edward III also led a detachment
of Minute Men to capture the
Royalist camp and food stores
intended for His Majesty’s army
led by General Cornwallis.
Edward III
served for
five successive years as
the solitary
senator representing
Pitt County
in
North
C a ro l i n a ’ s
first General
Assembly.
Months
preceding the Boston Tea Party,
Robert Salter, sheriff of Pitt
County in 1773, was among those
who first began to quietly partic-
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Covering the attacks of only a
few pirate crews on the colony of
Virginia, Lloyd Haynes Williams'
recounts read very easilly for such a
topic.
Well documented and
researched, Williams relied on the
Newport News Maritime Museum,
Colonial Williamsburg, Inc. and a
history teacher from the College of
William and Mary for much of his
source material.
The book, rarely available these
days outside of textbook version, is
well designed for the pyrate historian. It begins
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2006
46 Minutes
This documentary, one in a series
on great ships, recounts “the reign
and the swift, agile, and dangerous
pirate ships that were the scourge of
the high seas during the golden age
of piracy in the late 17th and early 18
centuries.”
It also uncovers the truth behind
the terrifying skull and crossbones of
the infmous Jolly Roger that “struck
fear in the hearts of sailors everywhere.”
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with the general summation of life in
the colony during the early 1700s, the
vessels used, pyrate chain of command,
and pyrate rules. These chapters give
one a well-rounded view of the time
period before diving into the stories of
individual pyrates who plagued the
Virginia coast such as Edward Davis,
William Howard, and Black Beard.
The tales of the various pirates'
exploits contain direct transcripts of trials and reports made by the Virginia
Colony authorities to the British
Crown.
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It also contains shorth histories of some of the
most famous pirates and explains why
they took only the fastest, most maneuverable of those at sea.
There is a colorful description of pirate
life and the tactics used by pirate captains
against their persuers.
It’s a very general piece, excellent for
those just starting their maritime education, but has a very “video game” type
soundtrack and monotone narration.
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“Ahoy ye Scurvy Sea Rats.
. . Introduce yerself in the tavern and buy us a round and
spin us a yarn. However when
ye be done let yer compass
guide ye to other areas of the
Forum but keep a weather eye
for thar be Pyrates aboot!”
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There may be better recordings
of these chanties, engineered by a
steadier hand or sung by a pyrate
band that’s a bit more in tune or
practiced, but not many have more
heart than this CD.
Many of the tracks are familiar
chanties sung in the “traditional”
way but several jump out immediately as bold new efforts to change up the melody of
an old song. The first of these is South Australia
which has an almost contemporary sound to the
harmonies and if tweaked just a
bit more would have made for a
cleaner sound and a new favorite
version for all who would hear it.
Haul Away Joe has also been
given a new, deep, haunting,
slow melody, complete with erie
sound efects and atmosphere.
By far, our favorite tune is the
polka New York Girls which is a
very upbeat fun piece with an
accordian accompanyment reminescent of a 1930s Popeye cartoon.
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best moderated and informative pirate sites on the web
today and you can meet
some very knowledgeable
pirates and just plain wonderful folk.
There are plenty of
important links, scuttlebutt,
and events that you won’t
find anywhere else!
Reviewed by
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Winter’s Booty: Pirated Music!
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you’ll be able
to print out
and
assemble
the perfect jewelcase cover and back
insert. There’s even
links there to the entertainer’s own websites so you can
find out how to get additional music
from these incredible pyrate bands!
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Moone gives one of the funniest performances of his singing career with yet another tribute to The Pyrates Way.
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Cindy Warner (Blackbeard’s Crew
& Clan McCool), The Jolly
Garogers, and even a
chanty by Louie Frase
from TV’s Pirate
Master and one or
two
hideous
songs by Sir
Black Fox!
M o r e
bands and
entertainers have
joined us
on
this
once-in-alifetime
gathering
of talent.
Yo u ’ v e
not
heard
real
pyrate
music unless
you’ve
heard
The Brigands sing
their The Pyrates
Way homage. You can
see them perform it live at
The Rock Hall Pirates and
Wenches weekend in Rock Hall, MD
by heading over to our online TV station at
www.pyratetv.com.
Loren Lowell, our beautiful cover wench
from the Spring 2007 issue even sings a wonderful Black Fox tribute that you can guarantee was written by the most-modest Sir Black
Fox, himself.
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sampling are the finest pyrate bands, singers,
and entertainers of our time. All of the music
is about The Pyrates Way and several of
them are hysterical remixes of famous pop
and pyrate tunes.
But wait. . . . there’s more!
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expensive) booty ever given free with your
subscription to The Pyrates Way magazine.
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another in order to win the
opponent's cards. Along came
both Pokémon and Yu-Gi-Oh!
and the CCGs took over the collectible card genre as the
inevitable "Pirates of the
Caribbean" card sets littered
stores' aisles.
There are lots of pyratethemed CCGs to pick from these
days from Pirates of the 7th Sea
to Pirates of the Cursed Seas (see
Pyrates Way, Winter 2007-08). Of
course if you want my opinion. .
. I suggest collecting the brand
new Pyrates Way series of 64
photographic, business-cardsized, UV-coated, colorful trading cards. . . there's treasure in
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"non-sports cards" saw Fleer
produce literally hundreds of
different cards based on television programs, movies, rock
stars, and their biggest hit
"Garbage Pail Kids" a take off
on the growing "Cabbage Patch
Doll" craze.
Over the last
few
decades,
more non-sport
cards
have
found their way
into collectors
hands, especially when wizards
of the Coast
introduced the sword & sorcery-based
"Magic:
The
Gathering" in 1993. These "battle decks"of Collectible Card
Games (CCG) were used to pit
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could become on its own and
from the post-war jump in card
enthusiasm came three major
players in the "gum card" marketplace: Topps, Bow-man, and
Fleer.
During the period of trading card's silver age (1936 1969) only one
set of pyratethemed "gum
cards" were produced
and
those
were
known as the
1961
Fleer
Pirates
Bold
cards. Recently, a full wax box
of these cards sold for $5,440.
During the bronze age of
trading cards (1970 - 1985) the
market for what was termed
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produced with flaws, misprints and poor printing
because of their "second-class
citizenship" to the treat created
inside the wrapper.
After 1936, most of the card
manufacturers had decided on
a certain style, and most cards
remained the same. The cards
themselves ceased to be packaged along with other products and became a product in
their own right.
When World War II broke
out, all bets were off. The
country's attention demanded
a wartime focus on resources
and trading cards, like comic
books, were dropped from
many printer production lines.
However, several playing card
manufacturers did make their
own collectible cards featuring
silhouettes of enemy ships and
planes. Some of these included the makeshift "pirates" of
Hitler's fleet. . . the auxiliary
ships that could change their
shape with moveable hulls and
gun placements (see book
review, Pyrates Way, Summer
2008).
Several companies eventually realized what a gold mine
the trading card industry
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cards have been associated
with sports with baseball cards
being the most popular of all.
A change to the course of trading cards did not happen with
the popularity of the cigarette,
but more to do with the popularity of the players on the cards
themselves. . . and a pyrate, or
rather Pirate, to boot.
Pittsburgh Pirates Shortstop Honu Wagner did not
want kids having to get a hold
of cigarettes in order to get his
card (or so was told, many
rumors abound that since he
was not being paid for his
image, he didn't want cigarette
companies to make
money off of it). Only a
few were printed prior
to objection and the card
was withdrawn from
the series. Thus, to find
one of his cards is a true
treasure of which the
value is over $750,000.
This upset offered up
changes in the trading
card market. From 1902
through 1935 (the "golden
age" of card trading),
companies other than
those in the tobacco
industry decided that trading
cards were a very viable means
of assuring customer loyalty.
Cracker Jacks™ came out with
sets of various-themed cards
(and still do) as well as chewing
gum makers and candy manufacturers. The "golden ticket"
idea from the book "Charlie and
the Chocolate Factory" was a reality to children in the early part of
the 20th century. . . which card
would you get with your candy?
There was a wide variation
in size as most trading cards
were an afterthought of the
marketing department after
the size of the candy bar or
gum package had been deter-
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Evidence of mass-produced trading cards extends as
far back as 1869 (just after the
end of the Civil War), when a
photograph of the Cincinnati
Red Stockings was printed on
a card and given out by store
owners.
Called "cabinet"
cards, the cards had a small
magnifying glass with them
that one could attach in order
to read the card. Of course
advertisements for the store
were printed on the back. One
of the printed cards from that
series was recently sold for
over $35,000.00.
Within 20 years, tobacco
companies began to insert
cards
(first
made out of silk,
then out of
cheaper cardboard or thick
paper)
into
packs of cigarettes and into
tins of tobacco
and
cigars.
These 1.5" wide
by 2.75" tall "cigarette"
cards
gave both protection to the
tobacco products by stiffening the pack and
provided incentive for the consumer to buy more cigarettes
in order to collect the series.
These cards are considered the
first modern promotional campaign and some of the very
first "collectibles." Many of the
card sets contained less than 25
but several featured more than
50 unique cards.
In 1888, The Allen and Ginter
Tobacco Company out of London
included the very first pyratethemed trading cards with their
cigarettes. The 50-card set in mint
condition is worth over $2,500
these days. . . a lot of booty to
find at a yard sale, mates!
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1937 • Captain Blood Movie Cards
• 25 Cards • set worth $50.00
These cigarette cards were manufactured by
Allen & Ginter Tobacco, London.
Manufactured by Morris Tobacco, includes
scenes from the movie featuring Errol Flynn.
1924 • Treasure Island • 13 Cards
• set worth $40.00
1961 • Pirates Bold • 66 Cards
Manufactured by Morris and sons, for old cigarette cards, one can find these relatively easilly.
Manufactured by Fleer, these packs of gum
cards included pirate flag stickers. The PSA
#8 Blackbeard is the most collectible.
1926 • Pirates and Highwaymen
• 25 Cards • set worth $65.00
2006 • Pirates of the Caribbean •
62+ Cards• starter set worth $35.00
Manufactured by Lambert & Butler, these
aren’t limited to just famous pirates.
Manufactured by Upper Deck, the game
includes 231 additional cards.
1933 • Sea Raider Chewing Gum •
48 Cards• set worth $300.00
1999-2001 • 7th Sea• 1,000+ Cards
Manufactured by Goudey Gum Company, The
cards are square unlike others of the time.
Manufactured by Alderac Entertainment, the
game was based on a fantasy/Renaissance
world of Théah.
2004-08• Pirates of the Cursed Seas
1936 • Jolly Roger Cups• 48 Cards
• set worth $500.00
Manufactured by Pac-Kups, Inc. , These cards
have some of the best comic art illustration of
all the pre-WWII cards.
1936 • Pirate’s Picture • 72 Cards
Manufactured by Pirate’s Picture Bubble Gum ,
These cards depict the general life of a pirate
during the “golden age.”
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Manufactured originally by WizKidz, then
bought by Topps, the company was shut
down in November of 2008.
2008-10 • The Pyrates Way • 64 Cards
Manufactured by The Pyrates Way magazine,
these cards include past issues, weapons,
ships, and famous pyrates of past and present.
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Bilge Pumps - 12
Clip Clocks - 4
Faire Magazine - 12, In. B. Cvr.
Blackbeard - 4
Red Falcon Armouries - 12
Pirate Man - 4
Cyphrevoudou.com - 36
Damsel in this Dress - 4
Stimpzilla - 36
Pyrates4Patriots - 6
Pirates & Privateers - 36
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The biggest thanks goes to our staff, Brad, Meredith, Kevin, Laura, Cindy, Louie, Kendra,
Chuck, Michelle, and Cynthia. Our cover model is Linda Frase of Fishing Creek, Maryland.
Linda is the beautiful wife of the infamous “Libatious” Louie Frase from CBS Television’s
Pirate Master series (see more about Pirate Master on page 19). The photograph was taken
on Hooper’s Island, Maryland by The Pyrates Way‘s own publisher, Steve Kimball.
Pirate scholar Kevin Duffus put aside time to answer our questions as well as provide
photos for the One-on-One interview. You can find out more about Kevin and his incredibly well-researched book “The Last Days of Black Beard The Pirate” at www.thelostlight.com.
Steve “Sir Black Fox” Kimball took the shots of various Wenches Of The Quarter,
including Terri “Welsh Wench” Balchen, Candace “Ginger” Schafer-Southard, Capt Arabella
Drummond, and “Pixie.” Kim McCartney’s photo was taken by her hubbie, Jim McCartney.
Thank you’s out again to Dan Holden who wrote another great article, this one about
Black Caesar. Our publisher shot and wrote the articles for Pyrate X-mas at the Carolina
Renaissance Festival, Pyrate Trading Cards, and Remembering Ocracoke. Although Steve
took the photographs of the Pirate Invasion of the Bay Area Renaissance Faire in Florida, the
magazine’s favorite cairn wench, Maggie barked out the captions. Steve also wrote all of the
reviews in this issue. We’d like to thank Tony Fryer for additional trading card images.
Our west coast pyrate, Chuck “Cuppy” Gurrola shot all the photos for the Pacific Coast
Pirate Faire and he and his beautiful lady Colby covered the release party of Joone’s Pirates
II: Stagnetti’s Revenge. Thanks to CBS Television for giving us the opportunity to put together a 3-part series about Pirate Master. Famed faire photographer Michael Erana took the
shots of our brethren at the Mummers’ Parade in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
We’d also like to thank Tortuga Rum company for giving us information about their
rums, rumcakes and the tasty images to go with it.
The back cover is a shot taken by Steve Kimball of the Delaware Tall Ship Kalmar Nyckle
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marched past the very well where Black Beard’s men pulled
water . . . where Black Beard may have relieved Stede Bonnet
of his pyrate command and “arduous duties.”
Out onto the beach, a biting freezing wind swept up
sand, stinging our faces. The procession stopped and we
gathered to hear the memorial as spoken by Captain Pern of
Blackbeard’s Crew.
The memorial was brought to a close with the shout of
each man’s name who died upon that shore during the battle,
whether he be pyrate or royal sailor. A shot of blackpowder
followed each name
Just to be a part of the event was humbling. Imagine
being on the very beach where those dead men may be
buried . . . which hasn't been properly memorialized since the
last rites were said over their corpses (should even that have
occurred). Two-hundred and ninety years had passed and no
one had ever given those folks their rightful due. Each man
lived on the course they'd plotted, whether pyrate or sailor.
Each man died as they'd sworn to.
In mocking the movie "A League of Their Own," I commented several times, "There's NO CRYING in Pyracy" . . . .
only to find myself misty-eyed at the procession, the memorial, and the after-party.
The whole weekend made me proud to be a part of this
hobby we call pyrate re-enactment. . . and although rarely
dressed for the occasion, my heart was with each member of
the crew as we shared the moment. An event like this is central to what we do . . . more than saying “Arrgh,” dressing
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At the invitation of Kevin Duffus, author of "The Last
Days of Black Beard the Pirate," The Pyrates Way traveled
from Delaware to the shores of the Carolinas to document a
memorial to those who died during Black Beard’s last battle.
Joining us were Blackbeard’s Crew out of Hampton, VA.
On the way to the ferry (one of the only ways to get out
to Ocrakoke) we were met by snow and cold winds, giving
way to the eerie thought of wondering why pyrates of any
sort would be so far north in November. Truly, I’d have
found a nice Carribbean beach to nestle into than the
Carolina coast.
Meeting up with m’mates, we set out for Ocrakoke,
having a few glasses of ale or a flask of rum along the trip.
As we got closer, Kevin pointed out some of the routes
taken by both Black Beard and the oposing Royal Navy
forces.
Once on Ocracoke, we settled into our rooms at the
famous Blackbeard Inn, a quaint and historic setting at
which our memorial would start.
After enjoying each other’s company late into the
evening, we were all still able to make the morning muster
in the street in front of the hotel. I was allowed to follow
along the very solumn procession.
A lone drummer helped the small parade keep pace
through a few side streets on the island and then into the
woods, following the same paths walked by pirates and
sailors hundreds of years before.
Some tears were shed by the participants as we
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“On Nov. 22, 2007, I stood at edge of Teaches Hole Channel alone on a calm,
quiet morning. The horizon could hardly be discerned as the water and sky blended
together in a silky haze of mauve. The words of the eloquent Civil War novelist
Howard Bahr came to mind:
A memorial wreath was given to the
seas off of Ocracoke in memory of all those
fallen at the battle. Never before has the
battle been memorialized in such a way as
honor was given to each life lost.
‘All that had happened was still there, just beyond the thin curtain of time.’
The sensation of being so close to the past was all at once alluring, powerful
and odd, as if all you had to do was step through the canvas of Teaches Hole
Channel and see the Battle of Ocracoke unfold. I wondered if it would be possible
to share that experience with others.
Hardly could I imagine that one year later I would be joined by at least 175
people, many of whom were complete strangers to me before the day began but who
I now consider as kindred spirits and fellow travelers on our journey through time.
This past weekend I was able to appreciate the common ties that bound pyrates and
people of the sea together.
We are all Brethren of the Coast. We did the right thing. We indeed made history together. We hope to do it again.”
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why don’t you just send the Pope up, and I’ll send
you the pyrate." So the Pope begins to float up, and
halfway he meets the pyrate. "How ya doin?" says
the pyrate. "Glorious," says the Pope, "when I get to
heaven I’m going to walk with St.Peter, talk with
God, and visit the Virgin Mary." Well the pyrate
begins to laugh out loud. The Pope asks "what’s so
funny?" The pyrate cooly replies, "Sir, I think you’re
about three hours too late."
A pyrate runs from his boat to the nearest bar
and shouts to the bartender, "Give me twenty shots
of your best, most expensive rum, quick!" The shots
are poured, and the pyrate drinks them as fast as he
can. The bartender is very impressed and exclaims,
"Wow. I never saw anybody drink that fast. "The
pyrate replies, "Well, you'd drink that fast too, if you
had what I have." The bartender says, "Oh my God!
What is it? What do you have?" "Only Fifty cents!"
Black Beard ran aground on a sandbar. A fisherman offered to tow the boat off the bar for two
pieces of gold and an accord was reached.
Black Beard said, after the ship was free, “mate,
a man could get wealthy pulling ships off this sandbar both day and night.”
"Can't at night,” replied the fisherman. “At
night I haul sand.”
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60. View
67. Coach says take one
69. Custom Guitar type
71. Express Video Supply
87. Need this to row
89. See #61
99. From the shoulder
100. Not Coffee to drink
103. Sara Lee Corp.
104. Amount of Golf Strokes
115. Trading As
116. To exist
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same day, and in a mix up, the Pope goes to hell and
the pyrate goes to heaven. So God calls down to hell
and says, "Lucifer, I think we have a mix up here.
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34. Seduce
38. Air Conditioning
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A young woman was so depressed that she
decided to end her life by throwing herself into the
ocean. She went down to the docks and was about to
leap into the frigid water when a handsome young
pyrate saw her tottering on the edge of the pier crying. He took pity on her and said, "Look, you've got
a lot to live for. I'm off to Europe in the morning, and
if you like, I can stow you away on my ship. I'll take
good care of you and bring you food every day."
Moving closer he slipped his arm round her shoulder and added, "I'll keep you happy, and you'll keep
me happy". The girl nodded yes. After all, what did
she have to lose? That night, the pyrate brought her
aboard and hid her in a lifeboat. From then on every
night he brought her three sandwiches and a piece
of fruit, and they made passionate love until dawn.
Three weeks later, during a routine inspection, she
was discovered by the captain. "What are you doing
here?" the captain asked. "I have an arrangement
with one of the pyrates," she explained. "I get food
and a trip to Europe, and he's screwing me." "He sure
is, lady," the Captain said. "This is the Staten Island
Ferry."
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GRIM OUTLOOK
The Pyrates Way
By Steve Kimball
www.pyratesway.com
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Turtles". The Hamatys, having no marketing or promotional experience at
that time, overcame many obstacles and setbacks and pushed forward, seeing the opportunity to sell local products duty-free to visitors of the island,
by both air and sea.
The Rums
Tortuga Rums now consist of 11 different varieties. The two original
Tortuga Light Rum & Tortuga Gold Rum followed by Dark, 151 Proof,
Banana, Coconut, Spiced, Rum Cream, Rum Liqueur, Rum Coffee Liqueur
and the latest addition, Tortuga 12 year old Premium Gold Rum. Tortuga
Dark Rum received prestigious awards two consecutive years at the
Caribbean Rum Tasting Contest in Barbados, and Tortuga Coconut Rum
took an award in the same contest in 1997. Also, Tortuga Light Rum won a
silver medal, placing second in 1998.
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Airport locations in Mexico City,
Houston, Texas and San Juan, Puerto
Rico have them as well. Tortuga Rum
Company has franchises in Jamaica and
Barbados, where Tortuga Rum Cake is
merchandised and sold as the Tortuga
Caribbean Rum Cake.
Robert and Carlene Hamaty have
dedicated a tremendous amount of time
and effort into creating their company.
They are proud to be known as one of
the pioneers of developing a global
awareness of Caribbean fancy food
items.
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author, Barbara Curry Daily, has written the
Caribbean's largest cookbook featuring more
than 400 rum-spiked island recipes made with
Tortuga rums and Tortuga gourmet products.
Supermarket guru Phil Lempert of WOR
Tortuga Rum Company also provide a
Network Radio, enthusiastically declared " I
wide variety of products such as: 6 flavors of
love this book! It made me smile and made my
Tortuga syrups, Tortuga Rum Punch, Tortuga
mouth water".
Rum Mints, 3 flavors of Tortuga Rum Fudge,
Tortuga is now a global name. Their office
Tortuga Rum Truffles, 5 flavors of Tortuga
in Miami, Tortuga Imports
Inc., handles the constantly
growing year-round mail
order business and services
thousands of repeat customers
worldwide. Tortuga Rum
Cake is found on board luxury
cruise ships like Royal
Caribbean
and
Princess
Cruise Lines. In addition
Tortuga Rum Cakes are available throughout the Caribbean and Mexico at leading
retail shops in Antigua,
Aruba, Tortola, St. Martin,
Puerto
Rico,
Cozumel,
Cancun, Mexico City, St.
Thomas, Nevis and St. Barts.
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The Tortuga Rum Cake story officially
began in 1987. It was at this time that Carlene
started baking rum cakes at home, using a
family recipe that had been handed down
through generations. She of course used
Tortuga Rum as the main ingredient.
Encouraged by rave reviews she received
while baking the cakes for friends, Carlene
Hamaty began testing local
demand. The Tortuga Rum Cake
made its first "public" appearance
on the dessert menu of a local
restaurant, and was an instant hit.
The demand for the rum cakes
became so great that in 1990 a 1,700
square-foot commercial bakery was
established.
The trademark ingredient is a
generous amount of premium fiveyear old, oak barrel aged Tortuga
Gold Rum, not available to the public. Each cake is individually handglazed with this rum before packaging. The vacuum-sealing process
ensures a shelf life of six months
and will keep indefinitely if refrigerated or frozen.
Although Tortuga Rum Cake has become
world-famous, the recipe still remains a secret!
Rum Gourmet Coffee, specially blended
Tortuga Rum BBQ Sauce, Tortuga Steak Sauce,
Tortuga Hell Fire Sauce, Tortuga Jerk Sauce,
Tortuga Wildflower Honey, Tortuga Citrus
Honey, Tortuga Pepper Jelly and Tortuga Rum
Plum Pudding.
Another very exciting project was introduced in December 2000. Tortuga Rum Fever &
Caribbean Party cookbook. Grand Cayman
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name Tortuga Rum Company has since
become synonymous with one of the
world's finest confections: Tortuga
Rum Cake. . . Cayman Islands number
one Export and souvenir item.
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While the standoff between
the pirates (with their American
hostage) and U.S. Naval forces
was ongoing, there were even
more “looks” at me in my travels.
Of course not all this public
tention was negative. A lot of it
came from friends of mine in
the form of gentle ribbing at my
expense. . .or should I say at the
expense of my fellow brothers
of pyracy.
I was asked how “my crew”
was doing in Somalia and why
didn’t I have a tan after being on
that ship in the sun for weeks at
a time. “You speak Somali?” . . .
“How do you divvy up oil into
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fair shares?” . . . “You’re not
here to hijack the bar, are ya?”
I took it all in stride, as anyone who knows me knows that I
can dish it out.
However, the motivations
behind the questions did make
me think about why I enjoyed
“playing pyrate.”
Pyrates were and are cursed
folks. . .robbers, thieves, the
dreggs of humanity. . . living
ticks who sucked on the life and
successes of others. They took
what they wanted and gave
nothing back.
They raped
women whenever they felt the
need, gorged themselves on
stolen goods, and made themselves sick on the kind of rum,
wine, and ale that would make
even a billygoat puke.
I’ve never heard of a fellow
reenactor being arrested for putting a musket ball through
another or even an emergency
call for a cutlass wound. The
idea of “rape, pillage, and plunder” is something none of our
pyrate enthusiast brothers and
sisters would even contemplate.
The question of why we glorify such behavior is not a new
one. With the help of literary
tales and Hollywood, the idea of
pyrates has been toned down a
bit more tame version. The
romance and lure of treasure
and the action of a swashbuckling swordfight is what has
inspired many of us.
A sense of history also draws
us into such recreations of the life
and battles of these men.
But at this time when the
word “pirate” is becoming
feared again . . it gives a pyrate
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The recent attacks of Somali
pirates on American-flagged
vessels has brought the word
“pirate” back to the front of people’s minds with much more fervor than anything produced by
Walt Disney Studios.
Folks not paying attention to
world news over the last 10
years may not have noticed that
these attacks are not a new phenomenon. Those pirates have
been preying on international
shipping without very much
resistence.
Until of course they took on
an American-flagged vessel,
albeit owned by a Dutch export
company.
As with many things that
happen on our globe, the majority of Americans don’t pay it
much mind unless it effects
them directly.
Leave it to one of our own
U.S. Navy Special Forces teams
to win the day. A set of sharpshooters on the rolling bow of
the USS Bainbridge picked off
the three pirates holding a single ship captain hostage.
This surgical strike showed
the awsome effectiveness of our
resolve to keep our mariners
safe, keep the sea lanes open,
and protect our foreign interests. It didn’t take a battleship’s
strength or the power of an aircraft carrier’s airwing . . . it took
the skills of single, individual
sailors and their precision use of
firearms. This kinds of prowess
does us all proud.
I’m a proud U.S. Navy veteran as was my father and my son
is presently on course to join the
Navy Special Forces in a Diver
capacity. As I’ve pointed out in
other Final Salvo editorials, my
Navy experience has often fueld
my pyrate enthusiasm.
With beads embedded in my
beard and with some sort of
pyrate t-shirt on my back, neighbors and friends have always
referred to me as “the pyrate
man.”
The smiles that came with
that nickname have grown slim
since the U.S. interests were
attacked off Somalia.
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