For the second time, the Town of York was raided by Blackbeard's Crew. On Saturday May 2nd a very favorable impression was made upon all the citizens and shop owners along the Riverwalk area of Yorktown.
The "Crew" established their base camp near the Old Post Office and provided many a visiting scalawag with education on various topics including Weapons and Tactics, Apothecary, Surgery, Shanties, Navigation, Seamanship, Sewing, and for the first time Dance.
Many an image was created by visiting folk with their loved ones incarcerated in the pillory.
The ever popular Scalawag School of Aspiring Pirates ran twice and we were loaded to the gunwales with new recruits both times.
Several of the "Crew's" popular skits from the Hampton Blackbeard Festival were performed . Israel Hands made a lasting impression of his face upon a small tree during his encounter with Barnaby Wilde. And English Sailor Jake was abused by the good decent hard working town women during the course of his recruiting efforts.
This one day event drew a large crowd to the Riverwalk area over the course of the day and the "Crew" has been invited back for another raid next year.
Not that we need an invite. Ha! Ha! HA! Hello! Pirate!!!!!