Hello Everyone! I just got in and I must say that I had a great time with Pirates Week! I met alot of new friends and I had a blast! I met TommySerafin! What a great guy! Him and I seemed to hit it right off. And Roger Patteson and his wife were really nice, and Roger, I owe you a beer the next time we are Windjammin'! It was really nice meeting you all! Roger's wife does an awesome "arrrr".
Sunday night I got to St. Lucia and was taken to the dock and I first met Captain Matt all decked out as a Pirate. Captain Matt is outstanding. He talked to me for a little while and told me there is food on the top deck when I am done checking in. Breanna, the purser, got me all set up and no wonder so people love that Mandalay. She is a real beauty! Kind of reminded me of the magazine "Old house interiors". Dancing was on board the Legacy and the shananagins had begun! And I loved cabin #24!
I think from now on I will book early and see if I can get that one! There is more to write, and I will write more once I get my notes together. If I missed anything or need to be corrected, anyone, please feel free to jump in and chat on this thread. I will be back with Monday's report. It was fun! My prayers go with the people in Florida as we are now dealing with two more hurricanes! Best regards,
Windjeffer

Good morning! I did round up some more notes on Pirate's Week. Monday started out cloudy and rainy and stayed that way most of the day. We did have story time with Captain Matt and told us the rules of Pirates Week. Going through passenger's cabins is out. No more. You can steal but if you are caught, you must give up without a fight, it's over. You got caught and you let it go at that. The strength of points is awarded during the games and competition, not on skull-duggery or what you can steal. I love Captain Matt's opening greeting at storytime. He can really draw that out. The louder we are with, "Good Morning, Captain Sir!", the more rum we get at swizzle time, so we really let loose with some greetings. I might need more help on Monday's activities. Spray-painting the hull(?) of the ship did go on. We met people(I met all kinds of great people, and I am indebted to them because they got me out of my shell) we even had one guy walk naked around the deck of the ship.( He did wear a sheet over the front, but he did show his barebutt) He walked by Captain Matt and this was about six in the morning when a bunch of us were having coffee on deck when ol' Captain Barebutt walked by Captain Matt. Captain Matt looked up, shook his head and said, "Oh, no! I did not need to see that first thing in the morning." Monday night I sat and had dinner with the five Irish lads that journeyed a long ways to partake in Pirate's Week. Very fine guys! They were a lot of fun and they saved our hash in the boat races. I mention the nude guy because he also played a big part in leading the Mandalay to victory. Monday night I do not remember...I had four painkillers along with the beer I drank and all I know is I woke up at two in the morning on the top bunk in my room. ??????
Here are some names of some of the Mandalay crew:
Purser-Breanna from Seattle
Activities Mate-Claire from Great Britain
Chief Mate-Duane
Second Mate-Emanuel
Chief Engineer-Selby
2nd Engineer-Antonio
Bartenders-Rodney and Mash-up
Stewards-Dave, Dian, Thaddeus, Troy
The crew was awesome and the food was excellent.
I will stop here. Hurricanes a big concern. I met some wonderful people from Fort Meyers and from other parts of southern Florida so I wish them safety and prayers. I will return later with Tuesdays notes. Best regards, Windjeffer.

Jeff, Sounds like you had a great Week

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I just got back, too. I had a great time! I was on the YC, first time Jammer and Pirate. A double dose, but well worth it!

Hello Christy! Glad you had a great time. Hello Tomtoes! Tomtoes, give yourself one huge pat on the back because I asked if anyone had ever met you and they said you are a super guy!
Tuesday-Tobago Keys-We stopped and had lunch on the beach and we swam all afternoon. A great day and a great change from the day we had Monday. An RN told us not to sit where Capn Barebutt sat because he had a red, pimply rash on the left cheek of his buttocks. She warned us it was fungus and he needed lanosil(?) Now many women thought he had a sexy butt, BUT, the fungus might have ruined that. This didn't stop two older ladies sailing on the Mandalay to walk over with their camera's and say, "Bend over, honey." , and snap pictures. I said, "Oh, well, the Mandalay's color during the week of Pirate's week is red." , wandered over to the beach bar and got a Corona with a lime. This beach was postcard material and pictures will be a'comin'. My notes got messed up on the trip back so I need to collect the notes, here we go, The Yankee Clipper and their water balloon launcher. They hit the Mandy over two dozen times compared to Mandalay's two hits. Man, one really has to pay attention when those things start coming over. I must say the Clipper did have the wind in their favor, but of course, no whining. One almost hit Captain Matt. Close, very close. Gotta go again, and up next, the lady that jumped off the Mandy and toppled two Clipper guys over into the water because they were coming over to Then dinner , then I will talk about Tuesday night kareoke. Happy sailing, Jeff

Hello Jammers,
I hope all are doing well and my prayers go to those in Florida.
Tuesday night we had our snacks and swizzles(how I miss that) and a deck game and then dinner. Then came kareoke(spelled right?) I was first up as I sang the Everly Bros. "Wake up, a-little Suzie.", singing about my rum adventure yesterday. There were alot of talented people who got up and sang. One of the most impressive was this beautiful dark-haired lady by the name of Mi Mi. Man, she belted out "Dream On" by Aerosmith and everyone jammed to that one. Some of the crew got into kareoke and we partied till about 2-3 am. Of course, if there is a stage, you count on Captain Barebutt gettin' out there to steal and be in the center of it. He was decked out all in black, a huge black hat with a feather in it, looking a little more like a muskateer or Zorro, even. He sang and performed quite a bit. People started calling him Captain Morgan. It was later he started getting wild and some songs you could not understand him or what he was trying to do. Oh well, we all had a great time.
Oh ya, earlier, two guys from the Clipper tried to come over to the Mandalay via a kiak and one gal on the Mandalay dived into the water, swam out and tipped them out. Then she took over the kiak. The Clipper launch came and got the two Clipper pirates.
As for the water balloon launcher, the Clipper did well but on one launch the slingshot snapped forward as they fired a balloon and hit one of the launch holders right on the back of the head. Back with more.
Best regards, Windjeffer

Hey! Change that Ya! to a Yar!

Athlete's butt. That's gotta suck.

Kinda reminds me of when me and left the Mandalay to board the YC after PW2 2003. The crew was literally disinfecting the Clipper due to the fact that the nudy cruise had just left, we headed to the Poly to wait for her to be clean 'nuff for us wenches......

indeed!

Hello! and Yar! I have some corrections to make on my report...

First, Yar! not Ya!(Thanks, CASteve!)

Second, Kayak, not Kiak. (Thanks Badgirl#1)

Third, Karaoke, not kareoke.

Fourth, Lamosil, not lanosil. I have here a 800 page plus Physician's desk reference and it says here...lamosil attacks fungus, mainly athlete's foot.(CASteve was right in the ballpark.) Can be used to clear up jock itch and ringworm...ouu, gross! Athlete's butt is right on the money. CASteve delivered that with accuracy. But first, I am going to do a little more reading. It says here the best way to get rid of the infected area is to apply evenly. I say nothing beats a good ole sharp corn knife to get rid of that crap. This book is really interesting, though.

Hey - just keep up the content - pirates don't care about typo's! Yar!

windjeffer
One other thing you can do, there is an edit button in the upper right hand corner of each of your posts. You can actually go back and edit your spelling mishaps. Or go to your profile and turn spell checking on.
Glad you found us and I have loved reading about everything that went on!

Hello, and back again! My notes are jumbled and I finally found Wednesday's. Hello CASteve! My notes are ready. Maybe a little ripped up from the trip back. Hello, Tigger! I see what you described and that will help me. You are getting closer to your Poly trip in November. You will love it. Absolutely love it. Thank you for the kind words and patience in reading my report.

Wednesday: The big event day, it was sunny and clear, and the beach on the island of Mayreau felt like a furnace. Wow, I was not ready for this heat. By the time I got off the launch, walked around the beach for twenty minutes my t-shirt was soaked with sweat. I went up a hill to get a better shot of the three ships in the bay area. I ran into a photographer from the Legacy. Enemy! Enemy! Enemy! No, he turned out to be a nice guy and wished me luck. He asked if I was okay and I said sure, but arrrgh, the bloomin' heat. I just needed to sit. It was like desert heat, steamy, and it just pounded your body. I wished the guy well as he took off up the mountain. He was nice! I liked that. A person who paid for his cruise, he paid for his vacation, and he was off. Maybe Windjammin' is about people. I didn't see him again, but I hope he had a super time.
I met up with the Irish guys and they told me to be careful with the heat, but I was worried about them. They were going to look around.
YANKEE CLIPPER BOMBS SCIENCE SAIL SHIP....oh yes, this is what I had heard. A sailboat with some people studying sea life floated in between the Mandalay and the Yankee Clipper, and the Clipper began to fire water balloons at them!! I can just hear Dick Vitale..."Wham! Bam! Slam! Jam! Taste this water balloon sandwich, baby. Are you kiddin' me, or what?!" Now, the scientists were P.O. ed! They called somebody and ordered the Clipper to stop! No more water balloons! The study was interrupted and the broken balloon pieces have the potential to kill sea turtles. That is what the scientists said. That is what I had heard. Am I right or wrong? All I know is, no more water balloon shots were fired the rest of the week. Wow! The heat!!! The water sure felt good. It looked like everyone was having a great time in the water.
Next up, wacky Olympics, guard duty, boat races, and the big island costume party. I wish you all well. Windjeffer

I sure hope you spent some time in the water and consuming it too!!

Hello, BoTam! Yes, actually, I did. Between Corona's I did gulp down a bottle of water. I didn't want to take a chance with this heat. I did swim, but a guy from the Legacy pointed at my feet and said I needed to get out of the sun. The tops of my feet were a dull crimson red, a lobster red and almost purple. Then they began to sting. I was picked to be in the Wacky Olympics but had to bow out as I had to get back to the ship and get aloe on my feet. The three ships drew a tie, one point apiece. The spectator's cheered loudly, and they also had the best seats. Most stayed out in the water to watch. I do not blame them. It was the coolest place, and away from oven-hot sand. The Wacky Olympics are supposed to be fun, and I hope people did have fun with it. I hated to miss it.
I went back to the dock and there were I believe three or four bulky guys from the Clipper standing on the dock. Guard duty? I look over to my right, and Dave from the Mandalay is walking into the water with an evil smile on his face, and his eyes fixed on the guys on the dock. His long legs worked like scissors, swinging back and forth till the waterline covered him entirely. I got into the launch, but the Clipper guys were acting like security. Dave tried to spray paint ''Mandalay" on the side of the Clipper launch, but only got "Man" until he was noticed and chased off. Mayreau, I think we all loved that island. As you get off the launch and walk down the dock...to the left is a path that leads up a hill. To the right leads to the beach. Plenty of palm trees. I got to the Mandalay, put aloe on my legs and got a drink. The dance would be tonight. The costume party. More people got on board to prepare for tonight. Two ladies point at me and said,"After the Legacy boat race, we are going to dress you up as a lady."
I did down one more painkiller drink. With seven kinds of rum, you cannot go wrong. Next up, the Big Boat Race on the Legacy. Have a super day, everyone!
Windjeffer

It's me again. (Hello me.) I meant to say hello Tambo! Man, my spelling is just right on, isn't it? Nice to hear from you. I think, even though I am back home, my spirit is still on the Mandalay, holding my beach gear as I wait for the next launch to take me to the beach that is sand, jewelry blue water, and lazy palm trees whispering in a tropical breeze, then anticipating snacks and swizzle time. And for all of you about to go on a Windjammer, look what you have to look forward to!
Have a super day! Windjeffer

Wednesday evening: Clean after a nice shower. We shoved off to the Legacy. Snacks were good, but they are always good. The sun began to set and some passengers got their cameras ready to see if they could catch that green flash as the sun went down. Nel, a sweet lady from Wisconsin, said she got a good picture, but no green flash.
Boat races-The Yankee Clipper, the Legacy and the Mandalay teams all lined up. Famous lines...someone from the Mandalay coached the Irish guys who were on the team to spit as much beer to the "boat" next to them so that team would get docked for too much spillage. One Irish guy said, "And waste all that beer? No, any free beer I'll drink it!" And they did and they won. The Mandalay won that contest. I did not see the finish though. Mid-way through the two wonderful ladies motioned to me to head out. It was time to get back to the Mandalay and do me up for dress up night. We took an early launch back to the Mandalay.
This is a common Windjammer memory...sitting on deck after a day of intense sun and letting the gentle breeze off the ocean cool my red, hot skin. The ladies are ready, so I head down to the dining room of the Mandalay. Next: Costume night and Captain Fungus-butt makes his big play. Take care,
Windjeffer

Windjeffer:

Love your travelogue.. keep it comin", your doing a fantastic job.

Remember it is swizzle-time somewhere.

windjeffer
this is very cool! I am enjoying reading your posts and hearing the adventures that you had on board and off.

Hello Jammers! Hello TaterSalad and Tigger! Thank you for the kind words! As always, it is nice to hear from other Jammers! Yes, it is nice to know that it is swizzle-time somewhere. Ahhhh, I'm daydreaming.
Wednesday night, yes, I had my lip gloss put on and my face powdered up. A big thanks to Melissa from California and Bunny from Florida. There we were in the light coffee-brown exterior of the Mandalay dining room when others started to come back from the boat races on the Legacy. For my halter top, the ladies tied together a bunch of red Mandalay dining napkins. I wore a purple wrap around my legs for a dress. Dian from the Mandalay offered two oranges to use as my breasts, but they kept sliding around so I was lopsided all night long. Everyone could not believe this was me. I looked in a mirror and I said, "Oh, no! I look stupid!" and I laughed so hard that one of my oranges fell out and landed right on my sun-burned foot. I looked like one of those goofy head-hunters that would occasionally appear on "Gilligan's Island". Man, was I a shock to look at.
Everyone got into this costume night, and even those that just dressed up like a usual pirate looked very good! I think the important thing is even if one did not have much of a costume, they need to join the fun. There were alot of good costumes out there. The atmosphere was good, as everyone on the Mandalay was laughing and talking and ready to party on the beach.
We were a procession of pirates, wenches, and many other characters as we walked down the torchlit path that led to the beach and the barbecue. I could smell the food and my stomach went "aaaarrrrrgh"! Barbecue chicken, ribs, rice, salad, vegetables, cookies, we were well-fed.
The people that lived on the island gathered around to watch us. It was almost like a tropical Madi-Gras. But make no mistake, tonight is big. The music was loud and upbeat and we ate, drank, and danced.
Next: The Dancing and Captain Matt's big irony, and, of course, Captain Barebutt Morgan. Happy sailing and best regards, Windjeffer

MORE!!!

More? You bet!

The dancing started and it was like a flame that spread into a wildfire. Everyone was whoopin' it up! I loved the torches on the island, it gave off this eery light orange glow around our party area, and beyond them the island was pitch black. You could think of alot of things, maybe this was the island of the Zombies, or maybe the Professor on Gilligan's Island would walk through, reading a book. It was a night of big-time fun, and it was one big fun party! I danced with Melissa, and then she showed me how to swivel my hips more. I did it and she went, "YA(YAR)!!
That's it!" What is the irony? Funny, but this morning Captain Matt wanted to sneak Captain Barebutt on to the Yankee Clipper, so that when she sailed away, everyone would be in for a big surprise! Mr. Nude would pop up and "hello"! But as the night time festivities began, I was there on the ship when Captain Matt mentioned that Captain Barebutt may be the best one suited to win it all. He certainly is wild, loves an audience and certainly not shy, but capable of anything crazy. Yes, I thought that Captain Matt could feel the championship was within reach. The very guy he wanted to put off the ship could be the only one possible to bring home the Pirate's week championship, to give the championship back to the Mandalay, and for Captain Matt, it would be another year of prestige and congratulations and envy from other ships. The championship would be bestowed on the lady Mandalay, and in truth, every one of us knew there was only one man that could do it.
As a coach in sports, you want to put in the athlete that can best handle the situation. Not the nicest guy, not a guy you like, or an honor student, etc. but the one who can best handle the situation when the game is on the line. We passengers had our turn to act crazy in front of Captain Matt. Only one is going to be picked to represent the Mandalay in this costume/dance face off. Captain Matt picked Captain Morgan. History was made, because it was Mandalay's best chance at winning the title of Pirate's Week 2005. Captain Morgan would not disappoint. More after a bathroom break. This is CNN. (Just kidding) Windjeffer

Sounds like PW 2 2003!!! But of course we all know who won that year AND the year after!

Ahh! That's better. Now, the big dance.
A guy dressed head to toe as a parrot(awesome costume) represented the Yankee Clipper.
A cute little lady dressed in a red tunic and black boots and pirate hat represented the Legacy.
In comes Captain Morgan with a rose in his teeth, all dressed in black. The announcer said there could be some mild stripping as the final contestants did their dance. The entire Mandalay crowd cheered. We have the perfect man. It would only be a matter of time before we would see his bright ruby-red butt pimples. To Captain Morgan, this had to be the ultimate. All passengers from three ships were watching. To my surprise, the Parrot sat out half way. I don't know if he/she felt to tired, but it looked like the parrot just went off to the side and let the Legacy and Mandalay fight it out. Best Pirate win. They were really dancing out there. But I loved that Parrot costume, and imagine it was hot in there.
The music stopped and the dance was over. The judges have a decision.
Oddly enough, the Legacy lady got third. She danced very well and from where I was standing, I could tell she was a little disappointed.
The Parrot did come in second, my guess is because of that wonderful costume.
And, as you now know, Captain Morgan delivered first place to the Mandalay. I guess he felt a little bit sick at the time, but he still delivered first place. He had his shirt off, but never made it to the point where he could bare his butt. We congratulated Captain Morgan. Mandalay takes the lead in Pirate's Week. But the week is not over.
I had an embarrassing moment, I was dancing and twisting so hard that when I turned sharply during one dance, my body was so slick with sweat, that the orange on my right side flew out. I watched as it sailed over the heads of the people dancing, then knocked over some beer bottles at the bar. No one even noticed. I lost one of my breasts. Oh, well, I was very thankful no one was hurt. And I went over to pick up the beer bottles. No broken glass, but the orange was gone. What's a guy/girl to do? While at the bar, I ordered a Corona, with a lime!
We had fun! More nightlife comin' up! Take care! Windjeffer

Jeff