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| 31 March 2007 Pirates of the Hauraki Gulf It is fair to say that those who failed to come along to this outrageous treasure hunt missed out an a very special event - men in tights, rum, cutlasses, parrots, men in tights, treasure chests, Jolly Rogers, bling and booty galore (did I mention men in tights...). This was a typical "no map = no treasure" story so all those with maps made their way to Moturekareka where a rum fuelled barque, driven by an equally rum fuelled pirate, spirited (!) everyone ashore to search for the first treasure (rum). The fee, a mere swig o' the Mount Gay (each way!!). Then on to Mansion House Bay where crew had to wade ashore and climb the large gnarly old tree to find the second treasure (bling) in an old Jewellery Boxe. Finally it was to Lidgards Bay and Lidgards House on Kawau Island for the evening, complete with grog and vittles and your own ships mascot (one was even alive!). There, all those with both treasures (the rum and the bling) got to dive [in a bag] for a key to see if it would unlock one of three large treasure chests. The outcome was three very happy boats with their pile of treasure booty. This was followed by more happy people as the prize for best pirate, best wench, best couple and best mascot (yes it was the live one!) were awarded. That was the signal to flash up ye olde bar-be-que and splice the mainbrace - again! Have a look at the pictures below and be sure to book early next time! Note: Please be patient as there are a lot of great pictures to download
The map that started it all
Boats came from far and wide - here's Euphoria under sail.
Moturekareka looked good
Well it did until a very Willing (Wissing) Pirate appeared
Some took to the fee with a mission dedicated to Mount Gay
Others took a more sedate approach to the treasure security on the beach!
Or even a little fishing - oh and more rum mebbe?!
Someone caught a dodgy looking snake mind you - which appeared to be steering the boat to Lidgards Bay where a whole bunch of characters could be found below
Snakes, frogs, whatever next? !!!
See what you missed John Parrish!
Even the Pirate Commodore was there
So was the Motley Cru
and even the party [trans] pirate king and wench were there as were the Black & White pirates
both of the "gloved ones" were there too!!
Even the mascot got unfrocked!
Others were already!!
Some looked a little pensive though
And some just got a little cut up about the evening
One even got beheaded at the treasure chest opening!! See, you just had to be there This selection of photographs were all taken by the lovely Mandy Varney and if you would like to obtain a high resolution version please contact her on mandy.varney@xtra.co.nz. Her very high resolution camera will produce high quality photos as large as A4.
Here's a few more shots taken by the Webmaster and just to prove it was a real sailing weekend here's the Spirit of New Zealand
Wildlife on Mansion House Bay
Followed by the Commodore Pirate-ess
and a Welsh Pirate
there were even parrots
and a dog (on the table!)
Lots a happy pirates
and even Mandy not taking pictures for a change
If you have a great picture you would like included above please send it to the Webmaster. All photographs can be saved to your hard drive: Small version (above pictures) just right mouse and "save picture as" wherever you want it. Large versions are available via email. Simply contact mandy.varney@xtra.co.nz if you want the Higher Resolution version)
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