Pirates Ahoy - latest pictures
by Paul Gilbert on 2 May 2009
The fleet close ranks as they make for port and lick their wounds and count their remaining stores of grog, before an earth oven baked’ Hangi ’ feast ashore. - Tall Ships and Classic Invitation Regatta Russell boating Club Paul Gilbert-AquaPx
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If you are cruising the Big Blue Pacific, destination Opua in New Zealand's Bay of Islands, you should be aware of the Pirates that you may encounter.
This photo was obtained under hazardous circumstances ( for a photographer and his delicate electronic capture device ) as these ruthless cut throats are want to lob bombs (H2O + Thermoplastic poly-isoprene)-err...! commonly known as water balloons, at any who fall within range. Regardless of personal danger this intrepid shooter risked all to bring proof of 'the debauched pirate life' out into the open.
Clearly attired in the looted garb of their hapless victims, these ragtag swashbucklers are marauding their way through the Tall ships and Classics Regatta held annually after new years from the Russell Boating Club - a highly recomended destination.
Photographer Paul Gilbert invites you to look through his lens, out onto the waters, around New Zealand's coastal cruising grounds http://aquapx.com/site/#/gallery/tall-ships-bay-of-islands/img-1306-web!Click_here to see more from www.aquapx.com
The Tall Ships Race is an annual event in early January held in Russell, Bay of Islands, organised by Christine Hall from Russell Boating Club. The Club puts down a huge hangi for 800-1000 hungry 'pirates', every boatie and friend and probably the largest gathering in the small, but famous and historic town.
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