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  • The Surgeons of the Devil’s Ship: The Taking of Le Concorde

    Before Blackbeard became the terror of the Carolinas, before the smoke‑braided beard and the roaring theatrics, before Ocracoke carved his legend into the bone of history — there were three men who witnessed his rise from a very different angle. Not as crew. Not as captains. Not as enemies. But as surgeons. Jean Dubou. Marc…

  • From the Galley: Pineapple Cornbread

    Ahoy, mateys! Today I’m bringin’ ye one of my favorite comfort foods with a Caribbean twist. If ye aren’t hungry now, ye will be by the time this plunder is done. You have been warned. From the island of Anguilla, tucked like a jewel in the heart of the Caribbean Sea, comes a dish that’s…

  • Scourge of the Seven Seas: Charles Vane

    Charles Vane…aye, a Scourge of the Caribbean, mateys. ALL pirate…ALL the time. No governor’s pardon, no king’s mercy, no softening of the edges. Vane was carved from the roughest timber the sea could offer, and he never pretended otherwise. We don’t know where Vane was born, but wherever he first drew breath, the sea claimed…

  • Scourge of the Seven Seas: Blackbeard

    Ahoy, mateys! You know that while we’re plunderin’ the scourges of the seven seas, we couldn’t leave out our pirate brethern, Blackbeard! It’s generally accepted, (amongst those who are countin’), that Blackbeard never outright murdered anyone, it’s also generally accepted that in the last few months of his life, he made some shocking decisions that…

  • Scourge of the Seven Seas: The Dog and Ned Low

    Ahoy, mateys! This plunder was made awhile back, but it goes rather nicely with the Scourge of the Seven Seas series that we be plunderin’ lately…so, enjoy! I was reading a book not too long ago, Pirates in the North Atlantic: Robbery Murder and Mayhem off the Canadian East Coast, by Dan Conlin, and I…

  • Scourge of the Seven Seas: Edward “Ned” Low

    The Caribbean had scarcely recovered from the shock of Black Bart’s Ears‑and‑Execution Affair when a darker tide rolled in from the Atlantic. Whispers carried his name long before his sails appeared — a thin, jagged syllable spoken with the same dread reserved for storms and devils. Ned Low, born in Westminster in 1690 and hardened…

  • Scourge of the Seven Seas: October 1720: The Ears‑and‑Execution Affair

    Ahoy again, mateys. If ye thought Black Bart’s velvet‑and‑diamonds swagger was the worst of him, let me show ye the shadow behind the shine. In October of 1720, Roberts proved he wasn’t just a scourge — he was a cold, calculating devil who believed cruelty was a tool, not a temper. He took a Dutch…

  • Scourge of the Seven Seas: Bartholomew Roberts

    Ahoy, mateys! Today, we’re takin’ a plunder at the truly vile sea‑devils — the ones who didn’t just fly the black flag, but etched their names into it with other men’s bones. These weren’t your everyday rogues who preferred a clean prize and a quiet surrender. Nay… these were the brutes who laughed as the…

  • Caribbean Adventures: The End Game

    Ahoy, mateys! Bootstrap Ginny is back, and I’m still sailin’ the Caribbean Seas in Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag Resynced video game. And just so ye know, I’m enjoyin’ every stinkin’ second of it! The new content is very clever and necessary; the original game left me a little empty when the end credits started…

  • Caribbean Adventures: Bootstrap Ginny’s Caribbean Jerk Chicken

    Forged in the fire‑kissed kitchens of Nassau and perfected aboard the Lantern’s Wraith Ahoy, mateys! Bootstrap Ginny here, I’m still sailin’ the Caribbean Seas, bein’ a pirate, and lovin’ freedom from kings and queens! So, while I’m out bein’ a (virtual) scurvy knave, I’m bringin’ ye a recipe straight from the sun‑blasted shores of the…