Wishing ye all the best, as we sail into a new year!
Good health, good fortune, good adventures…and good mates to share it with – or as we so often say:
Fair winds, following seas & full tankards,
Capt. John Swallow & QM Seika Hellbound
Here’s a seasonal – and very Louisiana story – from Morgan City.
Captain Sandy (also known as prolific New Orleans musician Alex McMurray) has been elected 2010’s Grand Marshall – “King Of The Pyrate Parade”! This years French Quarter Pyrate Parade theme is “It Takes A Pillage” and features the original Krewe Of Pyrates (complete with bead cannons), the spectacular Noisician Coalition, many walking Krewes and special…
During a parley with our musical mates The Whiskey Bay Rovers, they shared this good news with us; a wonderful example o’ how things CAN work when ye actually DO something about the problem! Have a look at this article and be sure to run the animation that shows land reclamation from 1987 through 2014…
The 9th annual NOLA Pyrate Week is soon upon us (24 Mar – 2 Apr 2017) and as usual, there’s a change in the wind…directly across the Mississippi to the West Bank – in beautiful Algiers Point! We are teaming up with the fine folks at Confetti Park Kids (books, music & activities for kids…
If there’s one thing Pyrates enjoy, it’s ADVENTURE – especially adventure that involves TRAVEL! As much as we are keepers o’ true and authentic history, we are also living in a time o’ great communication – the ability to reach our mates almost anywhere across the seas at any time! To do that often requires…
This year we were fortunate to have more than one visit with our mates down de Bayou – sharing in their warmth & hospitality as well as their struggles and concerns. The Bayous o’ South Louisiana are the lifeblood o’ the state and their history, ecosystem and culture have an impact across North America. People…
Things are coming together for the grand finale to NOLA Pyrate Week – our second annual “Houma Pyrate Day”! Our thanks to our designated charity partner, Keep Terrebonne Beautiful and the Terrebonne Parish Consolidated Government for their support. Extra special thanks to our Crew mate, Capt. Wendy Wilson Billiot for her tireless efforts – and…
