The Bone Island Buccaneers deliver a variety of piratical entertainment ranging from historic tales of the golden age of piracy, to action-packed stage performances with traditional pirate songs, live-steel swordplay, black powder weapons demonstrations including pistols, rifles and cannons.
Members of the internationally renowned Bone Island Buccaneers have appeared on PBS, the Discovery Channel, the History Channel, Comcast Spotlight, NPR, CBS, and the Fox Network.
This pirate crew hails from historic "Cayo Hueso" ( Bone Island ) better known in modern times as Key West, Florida. The crew of the Bone Island Buccaneers is comprised of many colorful members... more.
Recording artists Captain Dan & The Scurvy Crew took the nation by storm with the debut of their first album in 2006.
They plundered their way into the hearts and music collections of people from every walk of life. Astonishing listeners with their unique blend of authentic pirate jargon mixed with today's modern music, Captain Dan & The Scurvy Crew set out to do it again.
The response to their sophomore and most recent release of their third album earlier this year was enormous. This arrangement of maritime lyrical mastery is by far the most epic collection of pirate hip hop one has ever heard!
Captain Dan & The Scurvy Crew are embraced by many pirate communities for their musical contribution to piracy and for conquering the boundary of music genres in true pirate fashion. ...more
The West Coast Mutineers, the most notorious pirate crew to ever sail the seven seas! For the past 10 years, the Mutineers have been pillaging and fightin' their way around the state of Florida, including Key West and most recently the Bahamas.
Led by the fearless Captain Grace O'Malley and Quartermaster Troll MacTavern.
Ye may have seen some of these nasty sea dogs on the History Channel, Visit Florida, Fox 13 and Bay News 9, as well as many local and national TV commercials.
So gather yer family and friends together and join us fer an amazin' piratical weekend! More...
Mike Daniel is a naval historian who has discovered a number of famous archaeological sites including the 1656 Spanish treasure galleon “Maravillas” and Blackbeard’s flagship the Queen Anne’s Revenge.
His work has been featured in many national newspapers and magazines including National Geographic, Smithsonian, American Archaeology and People Magazine.
He has been interviewed on a number of TV news shows including Good Morning America once by Joan Lunden, and again by Diane Sawyer and Charlie Gibson.
He has been featured on numerous historical documentaries on the History Channel, Discovery Channel, National Geographic Channel and others. The first documentary he appeared in was the 1972 “Treasure of the Bahamas”, the last documentary narrated by Rod Serling. Learn more about Mike Daniel..
Captain Ringo " The Gnarly Pirate " and the Blue Pearl
Legend has it, he was lost at sea hundreds of years ago. Yet some claim to have seen him just the other day wandering the streets of a coastal town. Many wonder if he is man or myth, truth is nobody really knows for sure, perhaps this undead pirate is a little of both.
If you find yourself near the water keep a weathered eye, you may just catch a glimpse of the legendary Captain Quint.
Caribbean Pearl this vixen hails from the island of Puerto Rico and is much more dangerous than she appears.
Her weapons of choice are knives and daggers, they are easy to carry, easy to hide.
She loves the sound of the steal in a battle, but she will always have a few pistols tucked away just in case.
Pearl has a unique ability to keep men distracted while she is pillaging their possessions.
They seem to think she is out to steal their hearts, but should consider themselves lucky if they get that back in one piece.
Do not make the mistake of referring to this claw-cat as a wench, or you may feel the sting of one of her cold blades,
as this woman is a pirate through and through. An unfortunate man once asked her if she was from the Dominican Republic.
(The land of her sworn enemies.) He was never seen again.
Quarter Master Tiffen Pickering is a fearless pirate that is known for deception, his love of canons, strong rum and fine wenches. With his long history of pillagin', plunderin', and looting, he had amassed an enormous fortune in jewels and gold.
Knowing his fellow pirates were conspiring to take his ill gotten booty. It was time to move his treasure to a safer place, but the question was how? There was so much of it, how could he trust the whereabouts to so many men? Tiffen had a plan! There was a man that had double crossed him before,"Bosun Dan" a scallywag so corrupt that he had even backstabbed his own mother, just for a single doubloon.
Quarter Master Tiffen asked Bosun Dan to gather a group of thieves and thugs to help carry his treasures inland. They walked for a day and a half and then stopped to dig two very large pits. Tiffen stood watch and tattooed a map to his treasure on own his arm. The treasure was all buried in the first pit with the exception of one chest. The men asked Dan why it was such a large pit for one small chest, he opened it and showed them it was full of weapons. He then shot each of the weary men and pushed them into the pit and began to cover them up. That's when Tiffen said, "I believe there is room for one more!" with a loud bang, down went Dan. With the last witness of the treasure's location buried beside it, Tiffen was content to head back to port.
If you are lucky enough to catch a glance of the map on his arm, be sure not to stare too long, it may cost you an eye.
Sail Maker is a Dutch VOC Buccaneer that sailed the seven seas. On his seventh voyage from the far east his frigate ship the Vendala, set sail laden heavy with gold, silver and silk fabrics.
Rounding the cape, the decision was made that fateful day to change course and not to run the gauntlet past the Portuguese, Spanish, French and English to Amsterdam. They chose to sail on westward into the Caribbean. With the islands in sight the crew started celebrating their separation from the crown and their newly found treasures.
Suddenly the weather took a turn for the worse, Sail Maker looked towards the port side bow, and saw a wall of water, main sail high coming broadside.
The next memory he had was bobbing like a cork on the surface. To his dismay, the mistress of the sea had taken his ship and everything onboard to the bottom. Finding some silk fabric and other debris he harnessed the wind and made his way to the shores of the Florida Keys.
Continuing his lust for adventure, our silky Sail Maker now travels the islands in search of ship, crew and some fine wenches.
Blackwolfe the pirate is a man of the sea. Where some pirates claim to have sailed the seven seas, Blackwolfe has conquered them.
He has explored distant lands and ports of call including the frigid waters of the north, a place so brutal and unforgiving that few men ever return.
On a voyage from Rum cay to parts unknown, he was ambushed by a group of rogue pirates who opened fire on him and left him for dead. Laying motionless on the deck of his ship, fading in and out of conscience, he closed his eyes. From above, he could see himself on the ship getting further away as he was leaving this world.
The spirit of the wolf joined his voyage as they walked together into the darkness.
With a gasp of air, Blackwolfe's eyes opened as the ship's surgeon removed the last shot from his body.
It was not his time to go, there was still a lot of plundering and pillaging left to do.
Today, covered in leather and chain mail with a tail at his back, Blackwolfe sails the Caribbean in search of rum, treasure and adventure.
Luna De Sangre was the young daughter of a Filipino spice trader who helped her father each day on the docks of the village seaport.
Times were changing, new tariffs were being imposed by the Spanish on any thing leaving port including spices. Her father still had a ship to load and worked through the night to get it done.
She arrived in the morning to see a group of Spanish Captains holding some documents and pushing her father around. She ran to his side, only to be struck in the head and knocked to the ground by one of the Spaniards. Her father reached out for her, they threw him back and shot him dead. She swore that she would kill them all, they laughed at her. Luna stood there staring at them for a moment remembering each of their faces, she then grabbed the papers and fled.
A few years later and in disguise, she joined the crew by signing on as an indentured servant and provided the stolen documents to a Captain who enjoyed hunting the Spanish. Avenging her father, she tracked each of the men down, killing them in the dark one by one!
Knowing that there was a bounty on her head, she sailed to the new world where she has lived ever since.
She is now referred to by the Spanish fleet as Luna De Sangre. (The Blood Moon)
By The Pirates Sword
Be prepared for a unique stage experience with singing, sword fighting, juggling and other piratical mayhem from By the Pirates Sword.
Featuring:
Holly Roger, Crazy Saddie, Dagget The Mad Juggler, Captain Dan Leeward and Blackbeard.
Entertainment may be subject to change without notice.
A portion of the proceeds from the 2nd Annual Treasure Coast Pirate Fest will benefit the Stuart Heritage Museum. Stuart Heritage, Inc., a 501c3 not-for-profit Florida Corporation which has the mission of providing facts on local history through the artifacts displayed in the Museum. Stuart Heritage also serves as the driving force for historic preservation throughout Martin County.
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