cheers from an old shipmate

hooch pirates--SWEET!!! even if i didn't know you, i'd root for your boat out of principle. i just don't know where to start with the booty jokes... :) i'm really jealous that you're rowing at the charles. again... best of luck to you and your boat though, have a blast, and row smartly, lass, on behalf of us lubbers who arn't ta be plottin' a scabbardly course down the mightiest of rivers. aaaaarrrrrrrrrrr!!

cap'n jean buttscrape
(a.k.a. Andrea Gimon, Red Esmerelda's stroke '92-'95, matey till we end up in Davy Jones` Locker)

p.s., today's pirate tip 362: if you want the hip look of the eye patch but don't want to sacrifice field of view, "paint" the latest fall styles of patchery on with eyeliner or grease-based paint for the modern, traditional-but-sophisticated pirate. you'll be ready to pillage all the booty your bung hole can handle!