What sort o' pyrate reads 
  

 

(Tiger Lee - photographer )

Aye ... the one who wants to get a jump on the competition at an early age! 

featuring the Powdermonkey Jack, granddaughter of Jamaica Rose & Cap'n Michael - aged Six when photographed


Greetings to ya one and all. Pull up a rum keg, and set a-spell. This be the No Quarter Given Web site, the source fer all things piratical. "No Quarter Given" is the clearinghouse for those interested in pirates, privateers & nautical history. Whether ye be interested in the buccaneers and privateers of the Caribbean Sea, the Elizabethan Sea Dogs, the Barbary Corsairs or Laffite's pirates of Barataria, we'll be havin' something of interest to ya.

We bring you the history, lore, romance, and sheer adventure of bein' a pirate or privateer. Check back frequently to this website, as we will be ever changing and growing.

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L.O.R.E. Workshops & Classes for Pirates
October 20th & 21st, 2007

 No Quarter Given has been instrumental in working with the Crossroads Group to organize workshops and classes for pirates, and any others interested, at the next L.O.R.E. (Loyal Order of Reenactment Enthusiasts) Weekend.   L.O.R.E. (Loyal Order of Reenactment Enthusiasts) continues to offer pirate workshops. There will be a full  track of classes (8 classes in all), along side two tracks of Renaissance classes and a track of Combat classes. Classes are open to all in interested in history, Renfaire, or Reenacting.  All takes place within the setting of a Renaissance village, though attendees need not be in costume.  List of classes:

9:00am Opening Meeting
9:30 am
The True Look of a Pirate - what a pirate wore, and how he appeared (Christine Lampe)
10:45 am Dances for Pirates and Others (Mlle. Irene)
1:15 pm Superstitions & Folklore of the Sea (Russell Chan)
2:45 pm Music Amongst Pirates (Ray Kula)
4 pm Traders Market (bring something to barter or sell)
6ish pm Dinner/Show
   ----- SUNDAY -----
9:00 am Opening meeting
9:30 am Scurvy - Scourge of Seamen (Thomas Beckner)
10:45 am Setting up the Pirate Camp (Dan McGrew)
1:15 pm Taverns of the 17th & 18th Century (Christine Lampe)
2:45 pm Pirate Culture (Dan McGrew)

There will be a full slate of Renaissance & Combat classes as well.  Attendees may select to attend either Renaissance, Combat, or Pirate classes, or some of both.  After classes on Saturday, join in the Trader's Market (bring something to sell or barter).  Attendance fee includes dinner on Saturday evening, followed by a show.  On site camping on Fri. and Sat. nights.  Info:  The Crossroads Group, P.O.B. 1959 , Corona, CA, 92878-1959, (951) 735-0101

Next L.O.R.E. classes to be held March 15th & 16th, 2008.



Announcing the


After being contacted many times over the years by people looking for professional Pirates, No Quarter Given has formed it's own acting/stunt group. If you need properly costumed and trained extras for your Pirate Epic, or just a few Piratical lads and Lasses to spice up that event, then you've come ta the right place. Step inside, me buccko, and we'll show you what we can do for you

 


Truly a Paradise for Pirates

The Pirates in Paradise Festival


 Nov.
28 - Dec. 8,
2002
Key West, Florida

 

These lasses would be paradise anywhere.

 

Historical seminars, cannon battles at sea, famous pirate authors, bawdy songs, pirate tryals, swordfights, buccaneer booty, shanty singing, pirate parades, swashbuckling film fests, and much more!!  See what you missed.  Here are the photos.

 


On the Trail of Blackbeard
The North Carolina Blackbeard Festival
 
May 17th to 18th, 2002
Beaufort & Morehead City, NC

This pirate looks forward to the invasion of Morehead City.

To honor Blackbeard and his flagship, the Queen Anne's Revenge, pirates gather in Beaufort and Morehead City, NC for a festival and invasion.  In addition to the street festival, there were talks and educational displays on pirates and artifacts recovered from the wreck thought to be the Queen Anne's Revenge.  Here are the photos.

 


***The Hampton 
Blackbeard Festival
***
 

Hearing of all the fun and festivities of the Hampton Blackbeard Festival, we had to go check it out for ourselves.  Here's our photos from May/June 2001.

 

 


***A Visit to Jamaica & Port Royal*** 

In April 2001, I went to the Isle of Jamaica with Tamara Eastman, and visited the old haunts of the buccaneers in Port Royal.  In the May and July 2001 issues of No Quarter Given, a description of our Jamaican adventures is given.  Here are the photos.

 


***The Making of "Quest for Captain Kidd"*** 

 

In December 2000, Long Beach Harbor, California, stood in for the Indian Ocean and the waters off Madagascar.  Slip behind the scenes to see how some of the documentary "Quest for Captain Kidd" (shown on Discovery Channel in June 2001) was made.
 

 

 


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