Thanks for my new morning alarm tone, Felix! Researching nautical terminology set me off on a journey from ship's anatomy to weaponry then on to Ching Shih's Red Fleet and ending with matelotage and the request of prostitutes for Tortuga before I realized that I had yet to actually write an ending. 😓

Thanks as well for your comments! I was hoping to give you a bit of fun in reading. 🤗🤗🤗 (And I'm pleased that you didn't mind the gore!) I'll be having a crack at the accent again as I've been listening to way too much Abney Park and have sky pirates on the brain!

Love the chaos gif!

P.S. I found a plethora of grog recipes online. Any suggestions?