The Pirate Code

[Swimmer]

Barry Clifford who found the Whydah, just after a mysterious dispappearence of the Captain's log from the Boston Public Library, where it was kept under lock and key, off of Wellfleet, on the ocean side, is a Hanson, Mass. native. He still controls the entire area where the ship was found and in fact this year was going back to the location, because he found a couple of other areas nearby the original search and find zone that supposedly could yield a tremendous amount of gold from the Whydah that has yet to be located. There has to be on the shore in that area a tremendous amount of booty from the ship. The Whyday where it sunk is a quarter mile from shore or less. I know the Clifford family from high school and after. Most of the work getting the rust and crustaceans off of all that was recovered was done in a facilty in Plympton, Mass. I am not sure if it is done there still, but I would imagine it is.

[Flaptail]

Pirates, though you could swing easily from the rope, it actually was the first true democracy in the new world, even racial equality waas assured as there were black pirate captains who were duly elected by majority vote of people of all ethnic backgrounds.

Prizes were shared equally, and voting was always done on any question involving the crew. "Parley" was always offered to work things out in a dispute before guns and swords were put in to action.

I like the drinking and womanizing aspect as well. Those guys knew how to party!

[likwid]

Originally Posted by Flaptail

Pirates, though you could swing easily from the rope, it actually was the first true democracy in the new world, even racial equality waas assured as there were black pirate captains who were duly elected by majority vote of people of all ethnic backgrounds.

Prizes were shared equally, and voting was always done on any question involving the crew. "Parley" was always offered to work things out in a dispute before guns and swords were put in to action.

I like the drinking and womanizing aspect as well. Those guys knew how to party!

There is a modern day version.
Its called the Bowmans Union.