THE PIRATE SHIP S/V Must Roos sails upriver loaded with pirates ready to invade the in-town areas of Damariscotta and Newcastle during the 2010 Damariscotta River Pirate Rendezvous. The vessel is armed with six cannons, and sailing aboard her is one of the many activities that recruits for the Pirates of the Dark Rose can try.
Individuals interested in signing on with the Pirates of the Dark Rose are invited to attend a recruitment and orientation meeting at 1 p. m. April 1 at 122 Camden St., Rockport.
Members of the scurvy band will demonstrate how to shoot a flintlock, swing a cutlass, fire a cannon and other piratical skills at the April 1 meeting.
“We’ll be settin’ off ta plunder an’ pillage at festivals and benefits from Key West, Fla., ta Eastport, Maine, this season,” said Capt. Crudbeard (Tomm Tomlinson of Rockport), leader of the pirate crew. “An’ those eager for adventure won’t be findin’ no shortage of it with our scurvy bunch.”
The Pirates of the Dark Rose are already well known as performers at locales such as the Pirate Days at Fort Knox, Windjammer Days in Camden and the Pirate Rendezvous in Damariscotta.
“Pirates of the Dark Rose performers do everything from pirate songs, to hand-tohand cutlass combat, to naval cannon fire from their 55-foot topsail yawl S/V Must Roos,” a release from the group states. “They also use field artillery pieces on shore, and have members trained to fire historic firearms. Last, but not least, singers and musicians are also invited to join the crew.”
For more information on joining the Pirates of the Dark Rose, contact Sandi Bilbo at 596- 5568 or sbilbo@roadrunner.com.
More about the Pirates of the Dark Rose can be found online at www.darkrosepirates.com.
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