We know that the Royal Navy was the main enemy of pirates. Lewt’s take a look at the crew who make up the fighting ship. Navy officers, no t surprisingly, are often the thin and fragile sons of the rich, who would probably prefer to have stayed at home with mum, whereas petty officers are the much tougher sons of village squires, and as such, usually prefer to be running the ship themselves and be its captain.
Further down the chain are the unfortunate who were gathered together when they were drunk or just grabbed physically by employed gangs of forceful recruiters, and later wake up to find themslloves already at sea.
These gangs would typically roam around drinking places looking for physically able bodied men who they assessed would be strong enough.If you took money from them then you were guilty of taking the Kings shilling. Now you were liable to be marched off to a ship and kept shackled until the ship had left the port with you on board.
The ship itself was on 5 levels. The second lowest level were provisions, the midd level were the sleeping quarters. The 4th level was where the canon were placed and the top level was where the captain and his officers lived.
You can never know when the call will come. You might be having breakfast one morning opening your greetings card from your auntie, when all of a sudden a back card falls on the table . You have just been summoned to Secret The Pirate Club. You cannot ignore it . There is no escape.They could come and fetch you in the middle of the night just when you thought you were safe.The pirates are waiting to take you off on a life of piracy.
This is a tough life and you will need to be of light heart and disposition. So now is the time to gather all the puzzles jokes and pirate stories you will need for your adventure. Captain Jack Sparrow, or even worse, Bluebeard needs you, and don’t think for a moment it will be as jolly and fun as you see in the movies. Follow us on these pages and those you leave behind will find games and fun for a pirate costume party they might hold while you are gone.
The pirate costumes theme continues to catch the imagination local event organisers throughout the country. In Willington Riverfront park, a historical celebration brought together historical characters including pirate’s buccaneers and landlubbers.
The event included a pirate parade and a costume contest among others. For those not willing to wear a pirate costume many wore pirate hats and black boots. It appears that when you wear such an outfit you experience what it was like to be a pirate back in the day.
Historical story tellers told the gatherers that pirates initially started their lives as sailors, and they were very good ones too. A pirate’s ship consisted of many skilled members with their own role to play in the running and sailing of the vessel. It was a well co-ordinated operation.
In the medical part of the ship the equipment used was also presented. These would typically have been used for limb amputations and instruments for boring in the skull.
A second event is planned in Tybee Island and the marketing text is in ancient English
“Hello me hearties. Head ye to the post of Tybee for a pirates party. Wear the best pirate costume ye can find. Gather ye some swashbucklers to join in ye event.
Tis’ the start of a weekend and includes a scallywags costume event for the best dressed one of our folk.”
