Hollywood has given us a pirate image that's impossible to forget. Long coats. Towering boots. Gold buckles. Feathered hats. But how much of it is actually true? This week we're peeling back the myths to discover what pirates really wore, revisiting one of Blackbeard's most ruthless betrayals, and setting a course for Pirate Day at the Central Coast Renaissance Festival. So tighten your sash, keep one eye on the horizon, and let's separate pirate fact from pirate ficti

Every now and then, the sea gives something back. This week, archaeologists uncovered pirate-era wrecks in Nassau Harbor—the very waters once sailed by Blackbeard, Calico Jack, Charles Vane, and Henry Every. Meanwhile, we'll revisit the day Blackbeard lost the Queen Anne's Revenge, follow Levasseur's narrow escape from the Royal Navy, and raise a flag worthy of any modern pirate republic.

This week, we'll explore the weapons pirates trusted with their lives, the city the sea swallowed whole, and the legends that still draw pirates together more than 300 years later. So grab your flintlock, check your powder, and mind the horizon. Let's set sail.

The Golden Age of Piracy was full of battles, treasure, and betrayal. But perhaps its greatest mystery is what happened after the adventure ended. This week we look at two pirates whose stories crossed paths in an unexpected way: One disappeared into legend. The other was just getting started.

A castle quest, a rising threat at sea, and pirates who refused to surrender...Issue #53

This week, we set sail between myth and truth — exploring the legend of Captain Kidd’s buried treasure, the harsh reality of what pirates actually ate at sea, and the adventures that keep pirate lore alive today. Because in the world of pirates… the truth is often stranger than the legend.

Not every pirate met a glorious end with treasure in hand and legend in their wake. Some were forgotten.Some refused to change.And some met their fate at the end of a rope. This week’s voyage sails into the harsher truths of pirate life — from the nameless souls lost to history to the brutal realities of injury and survival at sea. So grab a dram, steady your sea legs… and let’s chart a course into the darker side of the pirate world.