Calling All Pirates
Summer may be coming to a close, but it seems Pirates & Wenches know how to have a swashbuckling good time all year long! Southern Boating’s August issue had a short article about Pirates & Wenches Fantasy Weekend, held in Rock Hall, Maryland, August 12-14. By the looks of things, ( see: rockhallpirates.com), it was just as Southern Boating predicted - a colorful mix of mayhem, music and good family fun! With boat decorating contests, races, beach parties, giveaways, grog and grub, island music, rum tasting, sea shanty sing-a-longs, and contests (for a date with Captain Black, arrr!), it sounds like a great weekend for any sea-going scallywag.
A quick search online revealed that there are a veritable gaggle of Pirate Faires and Events, held coast-to-coast, and year-round. Here’s a link to find an event near you: http://piratefestivals.com/
And a partial list of pirate events coming up in September:
Marcus Hook Pirate Festival – Marcus Hook, PA 
BrethrenCon 2010: A Pirate’s Life For Me – Denver, CO
Lake Chelan Pirate Fest – Lake Chelan, WA
Pirates of the St. Juans – Sanford, FL
Pirate’s Day – Barnegat, NJ
Long Island Pirate Festival- Long Island, NY
Happy Harbor Pirate Fest, Sun Harbor Marina – Orange Beach, AL
Portland Pirate Festival – Portland, OR
Eastport Pirate Festival – Eastport, ME
Pyrate Fest – Memphis, TN
Treasure Coast Pirate Fest – Stuart, FL
Surfside Beach Pirate Fest – Surfside Beach, TX
St. Louis Pirate Festival – Wentzville, MO-West of St. Louis
Pirates Weekend at the Ohio Renaissance Festival – Harveysburg, OH
Toshiba Tall Ships Festival – Dana Point Harbor, CA
Gold Coast Pirate Faire – Ventura, CA area
There’s even a Pirates Magazine, with their own list of Festivals and Events!
Last but, aaaaarrrrr-guably not least, mark your calendar for Talk Like A Pirate Day, September 19th.
Summer may be nearing an end, and the warm weather cruising and racing season may be winding down, but we’ve still got Pirates! … and football …and hockey …and a bottle of rum, yo ho.
DJ
