July 25th, 2009

Ships Log: Saturday July 25th
Anni Geturguns McDraggon , Celfig Mclden , Greylocke and myself set sail for the Merrimack River Maritime Festival in Salisbury Mass. We met up with Captain Tom Cruddbeard and Bloodthirsty Barbarba of the Dark Rose. We arrived arround 8:00am and help them set up the encampment before putting the finishing touches on ourselves. Later in the day ships Chaplin Daithi Dubh and Ships dancer Wynd joined us at the pirate encampment later in the day.

There were 3 tall ships in the docking area.
The 150-foot Peacemaker , a three-masted barkentine with a hull of Brazilian iron wood. She was built in southern Brazil by an Italian family of boatbuilders, using traditional methods and the finest tropical hardwoods.
The full-rigged Kalmar Nyckel. The original Kalmar Nyckel was one of America's pioneering Colonial ships, with a historical significance rivaling the Mayflower, but Kalmar Nyckel's story has never been widely known.
And the the 55-foot, Must Roos, a gaff square-top yawl is the floating home of the Pirates of the Dark Rose, as swashbuckling, sword-fighting a crew of pirates as ever to be found.

As the day went on we found ourselfs sword fighting with the wee ones and taking part in the minding of the Must Roos as Tom and Barbarba did the afternoon demonstrations. Captain Cruddbeard did a cannon class, demonstrated sword fighting and did a wonderful scene on the dock area of the taking over of the Must Roos.
We all brought our weapons to help in the fight and takover scene but being Massachusetts the state police told us we could not fire them.

All in all the day was fun and relaxing.