I got to visit the Discover Sea Shipwrech Museum on Fenwick Island, DE last month. I meet Dale Clifton, a very lucky modern day adventurer n' director of this grand museum.

By the devils teeth, I gots me a swig of rum taken from bottle taken from a ship from the Spanish 1733 treasure fleet. This bottle be taken from a British Royal Navy Ship. The grog be bottled in 1730, n' lined with coconut fiber n' sugar cane, filled with145 proof rum to the neck of the bottle, then the neck be filled with water n' two table spoons of lime juice. After the rum be aged 281 years, it turns to a 186 proof, strong enough that it numb yar teeth to pull them out without feeling a thing. The most amazing rum ever, yarrrr!

What started out as a quick look around turned into 6 hours of education about treasure hunting from the land n' sea. If ye be on the mid-Altantic seaboard, then visit this fine museum. It's free to all treaure lovin' souls.

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This be arrrr 16th issue of the Pirate Fashions Newsletter for Mar 2012. In transfer the old website to the new one, we had issues transferring the newsletter. So we be reposing the feature article into this blog instead of losing all the past newsletters.

Remains of the famed English sailor reportedly lie somewhere in Panama's Portobelo Bay, where an expedition backed by Pat Croce has identified four-century-old shipwreck remains as being from from Drake's 1596 fleet.

Drake was buried at sea, supposedly inside a lead coffin, to keep the Spaniards who hated him from finding the body. Drake's two ships, the "Elizabeth" (named after the queen who knighted Drake) and the "Delight" then were scuttled by their crews in Portobelo Bay.

Drake harassed Spanish shipping for decades and was the first English sailor to circumnavigate the globe. Burnt ships' timbers, believed to be from the Drake ships, were discovered earlier this month in Panama.

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This be arrrr 15th issue of the Pirate Fashions Newsletter for Feb 2012. In transfer the old website to the new one, we had issues transferring the newsletter. So we be reposing the feature article into this blog instead of losing all the past newsletters.

Speilberg loves pirates, so he has enlisted Pete Jackson to help him craft the WW2 era comic book into a 3D animation. The story be based on comic series by Belgian artist Herge. Tintin, a young journalist buys a model tallship named the Unicorn, based on a 17th century treasure ship captained by Sir Francis Haddock and attached by Red Rackham the pirate. There is a good ship battle between the two ships. The movie has been getting good review, but I haven't seen it yet.

TinTin Movie Trailer

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This be arrrr 14th issue of the Pirate Fashions Newsletter for Jan 2012. In transfer the old website to the new one, we had issues transferring the newsletter. So we be reposing the feature article into this blog instead of losing all the past newsletters.

No pyrate, bucaneer, or gentleman of fortune, worth his salt would be without some treasure coins in his pouch. These be real Pieces of Eight coins from the 1659 from Spanish Galleon Shipwreck found off the coast of Jupiter, Florida in 1987. This ship is believed to be a Aviso or Messenger Ship named the San Miguel Archangel sent by the Hapsburg King's laden with important documents n' treasures from the new world.

Special Holiday Offer

Buy one of these Genuine Piece of History gift. This package contains a mid 17th Century Silver Reale Coin with a Certificate of Authenticity recovered from beneath the sea. Also get Two books: Treasure diving with Captain Dom signed by the author and A Responsible Guild to Undersea Exploration. Coins are holed with a Sterling Silver or 14 Karat yellow Gold Shacklet in a velvet bag inside of a mini wooden treasure chest. This be the best value fer real treasure coin that I could find fer ye.

Real Spanish Treasure Coins $350

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This be arrrr 13th issue of the Pirate Fashions Newsletter for Dec  2011. In transfer the old website to the new one, we had issues transferring the newsletter. So we be reposing the feature article into this blog instead of losing all the past newsletters.

This be a documentary-based reality show about The MacKay Pirate Family, Golden Age pirates living in modern times, and their pirate mates. Unlike their raping and pillaging ancestors, these modern-day pirates are focused on giving back via art, entertainment, culture, charity, and living history. Icarus A&E's most recent reality creation, Knights of Mayhem, will air on National Geographic in Fall 2011.

A PIRATE'S LIFE will highlight the exploding sub-culture of pirate reenactment enthusiasts through the day to day lives of “The MacKay Pirate Family” and the community they’re a part of which is made up of talented swordsmen, marksmen, sailors, artisans, artists and musicians. We’ll prominently feature many of these fine Rogues who, like the MacKays, actually make their living from the pirate life and are focused on giving back to their communities through art, entertainment, culture, charity, and living history.

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This be arrrr 12th issue of the Pirate Fashions Newsletter for Nov  2011. In transfer the old website to the new one, we had issues transferring the newsletter. So we be reposing the feature article into this blog instead of losing all the past newsletters.

Avast me harties, after a year n' a half in my new location, called the Cerveau House, a grand 130 year buildin' owned by the State of Florida as a Historical Property, on 26 Cuna Street, I have moved all my storage area n' residents 100 feet down the road to the Benet House, another historical property. This allowed me to expand my store by 30 percent with a TeeShirt N Costume Room as well as a Leather N Armoury Room.

I have done most of the work from refinishing the floors to making the cabinets n' fixtures myself. That's why this newsletter be a little late matie. So drop by my newly expanded store, I'm sure ye will find some booty to plunder before Halloween.

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This be arrrr 11th issue of the Pirate Fashions Newsletter for Oct 2011. In transfer the old website to the new one, we had issues transferring the newsletter. So we be reposing the feature article into this blog instead of losing all the past newsletters.

Avast all ye pyrate loving souls. Come to the oldest city in the USA to celebrate the best “Talk Like a Pirate Day” weekend. Spend an entire weekend dressed in pirate garb walking down historic cobblestone roads next to Spanish Fortresses built to keep the pirate’s out. Learn to talk, fight n’ drink like a pirate, arrrrrgh!

Friday: Tour of Colonial Spanish Quarter, Tour of Castillo de San Marcos, and Brethern Pub Crawl

Saturday: Fact vs Fiction of Pirate Boarding Actions, Guided Tour of St Augustine Piraet & Treasure Museum, Hot Pirate Calendar Release Party

Sunday: Hand's On Seminar of Cutlass Boarding Action

Featuring the world famous Naked Cowboy from Time Square dressed at a Pirate singing Sea Shanties at arrrr hot event only!

Check out the video at:
Talk Like a Pyrate Day Weekend

Instead of tryin' to waterdown the event by makin' it as cheap as possible like a landlubber would, we believe with all arrrr heart that life be too short to put on bad party, so we strive to be puttin' on the most unique n' fun events possible, even if it cost a wee bit little extra.

Calendar Release Party be only $45
Entire Weekend Tickets be only $120

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This be arrrr 10th issue of the Pirate Fashions Newsletter for Sep 2011. In transfer the old website to the new one, we had issues transferring the newsletter. So we be reposing the feature article into this blog instead of losing all the past newsletters.

One of my good maties from the Port of San Diego, Oderlesseye, send me a DVD he crafted. This be a fun short 30 minute DVD of a classic Ninja vs. Pirate saga. The video will premiere at the event. This year Pyrate Daze is donating to the Heartfelt Cardiac Project and the OC Fallen Firefighters Fund. Friends of Cindy Warner aka Willoughby Caught will be given a website address where cash gifts can be sent to her to help her cancer recovery. Ye can find out more from: Oderlesseye's website.

I hope that this little project might impire more pyrates to make their own video instead of relying on the East Indian Mouse Company to produce Pirate Movies. So if ye so, let me a copy n' I be happy to review it fer ye.

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This be arrrr 9th issue of the Pirate Fashions Newsletter for Aug 2011. In transfer the old website to the new one, we had issues transferring the newsletter. So we be reposing the feature article into this blog instead of losing all the past newsletters.

The live-action project is a prequel to J.M. Barrie’s classic novel Peter Pan. It was written and directed by Nick Willing, and the story "centers on Peter (Rowe) who, along with his pals of young pickpockets, have been rounded up by their mentor Jimmy Hook (Ifans) to snatch a magical orb which transports them to another world - Neverland. Filled with white jungles and imposing cities formed out of trees created by Dr. Fludd (Dance) and inhabited by a colony of tree spirits led by Tinker Bell (Knightley), this mysterious realm welcomes unknown friends and enemies snatched from time. These include power-mad Elizabeth Bonny (Friel) and her band of 18th century pirates who search for the answer to eternal youth, a secret guarded by a Holy Man (Trujillo). As the fight to save this strange and beautiful world escalates, Peter and his crew consider that growing old somewhere in time could be less important than growing up—right here in their new home called Neverland."

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This be arrrr 8th issue of the Pirate Fashions Newsletter for Jul 2011. In transfer the old website to the new one, we had issues transferring the newsletter. So we be reposing the feature article into this blog instead of losing all the past newsletters.

This 10 to 13 episode TV series be based on historical events, Pyrates be described as a gritty portrayal of the men and women who pulled off the largest heist on pirate history -- the capture of the Spanish silver fleet in 1628 -- sparking the golden age of piracy, a time when there was greater honor amongst thieves than those who hunted them. FX and Fox International Channels teamed with producers Graham King and Gale Anne Hurd for 17th century pirate drama Port Royal. The limited series be set fer the summer 2012. The series be created by Law & Order/Numbers veteran Barry Schindel, with Stephen Hopkins (24) on board to direct the first episode. Indie producer Ensemble Entertainment is producing in association with Ridley and Tony Scott's Scott Free Prods (Gladiator)

When I did my research on the capture of the Spanish Silver fleet of 1628, from the Battle in bay of Matanzas, it was a Dutch VOC squadron action off the Cuban coast, not a buccaneer action. There might of been some Dutch Privateers invovled, but it mostly seemed like a regular naval battle during the Eighty Year war.

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This be arrrr 7th issue of the Pirate Fashions Newsletter for Jun 2011. In transfer the old website to the new one, we had issues transferring the newsletter. So we be reposing the feature article into this blog instead of losing all the past newsletters.