Pirate weekend

[Phoenix of Hamble]

Just a quick reminder to everyone that Pirate weekend is planned for 5th/6th July.... so keep some suitable firewood..... /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[Sy-Revolution]

Where is it this time? Same place as last year or somewhere else?

 

[Phoenix of Hamble]

Yep... same place... Stone Point in the Walton Backwaters.....

I'll post up a rough timetable of events soon....

But assume a Sat mid morning/lunchtime start (ish)

 

[Santana379]

Weather permitting, Santana plans to be there with:

1 old sea dog (Border Collie, aged 14)
2 borrowed children (captured from the Dutch)
1 daughter on university vacation (currently on most piratical crutches)
1 long suffering proper adult (SWMBO)
1 superannuated schoolboy (yo ho, yo ho, a pirate's life for me)

The latter is looking forward to using the water-canon boathook again, and hanging up all the washing from the crosstrees.

I think our headcount's 3+2+dog, or is that 2+3+dog?

We're scheduled to arrive back, probably from Ostende, on the Tuesday before. After the exploits of last weekend's gallant fleet, I suspect the forecast now has to be at least F9 on the nose to get away with cancelling and not receiving the Black Spot.

 

[wingdiver]

We will be headed towards to Northern Holland via Lowestoft that weekend so I trust you have booked suitably good weather for the event.
Hope everyone has a great time and give us a wave if you see us going past Shotley.
D

 

[Phoenix of Hamble]

[ QUOTE ]
......not receiving the Black Spot.

[/ QUOTE ] Ah... but as you well know, that can be suitably rescinded with the delivery of a monkey or green parrot... /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[FullCircle]

Hunting round for some logs - may have to get a trailer load delivered to the boat. /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

 

[Santana379]

[ QUOTE ]
......not receiving the Black Spot.

Ah... but as you well know, that can be suitably rescinded with the delivery of a monkey or green parrot... /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

[/ QUOTE ]
You are 100% correct as ever Neil, though somewhat unusually, (for me), I was inhabiting Treasure Island rather than Swallows and Amazons when I posted re. the Black Spot!

Will the new Mini-Morgana pirate gig be in commission by that weekend?

 

[Phoenix of Hamble]

Hopefully.... this evening, I have been and fetched a sailmakers sewing machine from a friend.... nearly broke my back getting it into the car and back out again.... and the hull is waiting for a coat of paint to dry before the next is applied....

So with a fair wind, yes!

 

[Phoenix of Hamble]

Not wanting to 'up the ante' or anything, but thought i'd just point out that today I acquired a new Jolly Roger....... at a mere 8'x5'.... /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[MoodySabre]

Is that a (you know what) substitute if you're a pirate?

I've only got a small one and it's frayed /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

 

[Sixpence]

And you think I'm the daft one /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

 

[CliveG]

Oi.

I have had one of those for a few weeks now but was keeping quite about it.

I will still claim it to be bigger than yours as a percentage of over all length.
32% /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif

Not sure where to fly it from though. /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif

 

[Phoenix of Hamble]

Did I mention that I have a 5' one for the tender too? /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

 

[D3B]

Pah!

9 x 6






















attached to a straw.....





















Inches /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

 

[Santana379]

[ QUOTE ]
Not wanting to 'up the ante' or anything, but thought i'd just point out that today I acquired a new Jolly Roger....... at a mere 8'x5'.... /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

[/ QUOTE ]
Neil - if you look at your photo of Santana, the flag of East Anglia above the Jolly Roger is 5ft x 3ft, and is dwarfed by our Jolly Roger.

You certainly haven't upped the anti (yet), as ours is also 8ft. However, as Clive rightly points out, yours will look smaller because your boat's bigger. Now, did Clive get his before we got ours..... and does it matter anyway, because Jim's probably got a 10ft or a 12ft one!

I'm thinking of borrowing the spinnaker (and longer mast) off Paul Cayard's Volvo 60, Pirates of the Caribbean.

 

[eastcoastbernie]

I am still recruiting crew for the pirates weekend. At the risk of being vulgar, the successful candidate (s) may have to prove their suitability by offering evidence of the size of their jolly roger. /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif

 

[Phoenix of Hamble]

Now i've started it........ /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[FullCircle]

Now that I fly a Blue Ensign, I can't be seen to be embroiled in an illegal, vulgar and unseemly flag display.
I will therefore switch back to Red for the weekend. /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif