Posted by Under The Black Flag on 11:42 π.μ.
Ahoy Captain Black!Please, spare some time and share with our fine and dear U.T.B.F. Brotherhood, some treasure from yer life, so as the Pirate Universe know ye better…What is yer real name, my-lord? My name is Paul GourgourinisWhat are yer other, everyday activities, except from sailing, plundering and dreaming?I'm mechanical engineer.But my true passion is searching the pages of Pirate history.Describe yerself in 5-10 words.Only one...DreamerSince when ye got interested about Pirates?From the time i was seven years old....Since I very first watched the Retro comic movie Captain Harlock.He was a space Pirate and he was trying with...
Posted by Under The Black Flag on 10:22 μ.μ.
« We have to fight you but we are brothers. We've fought for your own liberty, sailors. If you want to run the seas freely, without knowing other master than yourself, you rally under the Black Flag. Whether you are French, English, Dutchmen, Spaniards, or Indians, slaves or free, you are our brothers. If you like your channel, feel free to keep them and returning to serve the powerful who despise you and that your death will be indifferent. Why do you look at our flag with apprehension, color scare you to? She did not, because only those who must tremble deserve our wrath. Black is our flag, and here's why, brothers: Black is...
Posted by Under The Black Flag on 10:40 π.μ.
The first known inhabitants of the islands were Taíno Indians, who left evidence of their occupation in the form of utensils and a ball court. Locals claim that the islands were the first landfall of Columbus in 1492. Some argue for Grand Turk, where a monument casts the claim in stone. The arrival of Europeans spelled the end for the Taínos, who had either been forced into slavery or had succumbed to European-borne diseases by the mid-16th century. Over the next few centuries, ownership of the islands bounced between the French, Spanish and British, ending finally with Great Britain. Despite the colonial struggle for power, the islands'...
Posted by Under The Black Flag on 9:02 π.μ.
Το φαινόμενο της πειρατείας συνδέεται άμεσα με την εμφάνιση και την ανάπτυξη της ναυτιλίας. Από τότε που οι άνθρωποι έστρεψαν το ενδιαφέρον τους στα θαλάσσια ταξίδια —όχι μόνον «κατ εμπορίαν» αλλά και «θεωρίαν»— έχουμε μαρτυρίες για αρπαγές και ληστείες στο θαλάσσιο χώρο. Στην Οδύσσεια (γ 74-77) ο Νέστορας ρωτώντας τον Τηλέμαχο και την Αθηνά-Μέντη για ποιο λόγο βρέθηκαν στην Πύλο, λέει τα εξής: «... μήπως για δουλειά ή πάτε έτσι στην τύχηκαθώς οι κλέφτες που γυρνούν στα πέλαγα και φέρνουνστους ξένους τόπους συμφορές και τη ζωή τους παίζουν;…»(μετάφρ. Ζ. Σιδέρη) Ο Θουκυδίδης στην ιστορία του αναφέρει ως πρώτους πειρατές τους Φοίνικες ...
Posted by Under The Black Flag on 10:03 π.μ.
Pirates have held a fascination for lovers of adventure for many years – well before the cinema screen brought such dashing heroes as Errol Flynn and Johnny Depp’s charismatic portrayal of Captain Jack Sparrow into our hearts and minds.There is something exciting about the lure of a pirate that stirs the blood and creates idealistic images of dashing rogues and stolen romance. All fed by novels and movies of daring-do and breathtaking, exciting adventures of course.The reality of pirates – corsairs, privateers, buccaneers – whatever title you want to give them – is somewhat different. Most were violent, murdering thugs out for all they could...
Posted by Under The Black Flag on 10:28 μ.μ.
Αν και το θέμα της πειρατείας έχει δώσει τροφή για πολλές ταινίες επικού συνήθως περιεχομένου, ενίοτε και κωμικού, δεν έχει γίνει καμία αναφορά – εκτός ίσως από το βιβλίο του Ιουλίου Βερν «Οι πειρατές του Αιγαίου» - στην πειρατεία στο Αιγαίο και ιδιαίτερα στην περιοχή της Μάνης.Στο βιβλίο αυτό δίδονται σπάνια στοιχεία για πολλούς πειρατές «Ρενεγκάντο», που σημαίνει «Αποστάτης» ή «Προδότης» και είναι οι εξισλαμισθέντες Χριστιανοί (Έλληνες και άλλοι) πειρατές, οι οποίοι έδρασαν κάτω από την προστασία του Σουλτάνου.Υπάρχουν, επίσης, πληροφορίες για την Πειρατεία, που ασκούσαν οι Ιππότες της Μάλτας (Ιωαννίτες) με έδρα τον πρώτο καιρό το νησί...
Posted by Under The Black Flag on 11:37 π.μ.
Ένα νέο πειρατικό Action RPG έρχεται στις οθόνες σας. Ανοίξτε ένα μπουκάλι ρούμι και...ετοιμαστείτε!To Pirates of the Caribbean: Armada of the Damned θα βασίζεται στην γνωστή τριλογία Πειρατές της καραϊβικής, αλλά όχι σε κάποια ταινία της σειράς. Δημιουργός του είναι η Propaganda Games, κατασκευάστρια εταιρεία του Turoc reboot. Το παιχνίδι χρησιμοποιεί τον κόσμο των πειρατών της καραϊβικής, αλλά τα γεγονότα διαδραματίζονται πολύ πιο πριν από την πρώτη ταινία. Η εταιρεία παραγωγής σε συνεργασία με την Disney, έχουν διαθέσει αρκετό χρόνο και ανθρώπινο δυναμικό για να διασφαλίσουν το καλύτερο δυνατό αποτέλεσμα. ΣενάριοΤο Pirates of...
Posted by Under The Black Flag on 9:31 π.μ.
Nassau is the capital, largest city, and commercial centre of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas. The city has a population of 260,000 (2008 census), nearly 80 percent of the entire population of The Bahamas (330,000). Lynden Pindling International Airport, the major airport for The Bahamas, is located about 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) west of Nassau city centre, and has daily flights to major cities in the United Kingdom, United States, Canada and the Caribbean. The city is located on the island of New Providence, which functions much like a federal district. While there is no local government, it is governed directly as an administrative division of...
Posted by Under The Black Flag on 9:23 π.μ.
The Bahamas officially the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, is an English-speaking country consisting of 29 islands, 661 cays, and 2,387 islets (rocks). It is located at the north-east of the Caribbean Sea in the Atlantic Ocean north of Cuba, Hispaniola (Dominican Republic and Haiti) and the Caribbean Sea, northwest of the Turks and Caicos Islands, and southeast of the United States of America (nearest to the state of Florida). Its total land area is almost 14 000 km², with an estimated population of 330,000. Its capital is Nassau.Originally inhabited by Arawakan Taino people, The Bahamas were the site of Columbus' first landfall in the...
Posted by Under The Black Flag on 11:24 π.μ.
In naval warfare, the line of battle is a tactic in which the ships of the fleet form a line end to end. Its origins are traditionally ascribed to the navy of the Commonwealth of England, especially to General at Sea Robert Blake who wrote the Sailing and Fighting Instructions of 1653. However a primitive form had already used by the Portuguese under Vasco Da Gama in 1502 near Malabar against a Muslim fleet.The line of battle has the advantage over previous naval tactics—in which ships closed on each other for individual combat—that each ship in the line can fire its broadside without fear of hitting a friendly ship. Therefore in any given amount...
Posted by Under The Black Flag on 9:48 π.μ.
Its nearly time for the Norcal Pirate Festival! This year Mandy is event captain, please direct any questions to her. Jack is blackpowder master assisted by Jill, with Jacque and Paul taking over when Jack and Jill are on Aldebaran. To sign up for this event, add your comments below and be sure to include the names of everyone in your party. Experienced blackpowder shooters with your own equipment contact both Jack and Mandy to participate in the ship-to-shore sea battle.Event details can be found here:http://www.norcalpiratefestival.com/mainpage....
Posted by Under The Black Flag on 7:08 μ.μ.
Naval artillery in the Age of Sail encompasses the period of roughly 1571-1863: when large, sail-powered wooden naval warships dominated the high seas, mounting a bewildering variety of different types and sizes of cannon as their main armament. By modern standards, these cannon were extremely inefficient, difficult to load, and short ranged. These characteristics, along with the handling and seamanship of the ships that mounted them, defined the environment in which the Naval tactics in the Age of Sail developed.Essential parts of a cannon: 1. the projectile, or cannonball (shot) 2. gunpowder 3. touch hole (or vent) in which the fuse or other...
