Gasparilla Pirate Festival 2011

Did you miss the meeting of the Mahone Bay Pirate Festival & Regatta at the Mug & Anchor Pub on Thursday?

Never fear… you can now enjoy the slideshow ( courtesy of Rick Welsford- festival chairperson & David Welsford ) showing the sites at the Gasparilla Pirate Festival 2011….

Enjoy..

The Pirates Will Return! Arrrrrr!

Hi Everyone,
A Pirate Weekend up-date.

THE PIRATES WILL RETURN.

Firstly. A big thank you to all those wonderful folk that have come forward to be on the committee, or have pledged to help with the 2011 ‘MAHONE BAY PIRATE FESTIVAL and REGATTA’ .

The meeting last Saturday evening was well attended and we have a strong and enthusiastic Committee in place. There will be an inaugural Committee meeting at the Mug and Anchor pub on Thursday 10th February 7.00pm to kickstart the whole thing off. We have a few positions we would still like to fill, so if anyone wishes to join to this ‘Fun Filled’ team and project, please come along. We intend to keep the committee as a relaxed and informal group as possible.

A huge thank you also goes to ‘The Mahone Bay Chamber of Commerce’ who have agreed to oversee and support the Festival, and also the ’2010 REGATTA and PIRATE DAY’S’ committee who dragged this Festival up from the abyss last year.

Rick Welsford will be Chairman of the new committee, and I believe he will do an excellent job. He is flying to Tampa Bay, Florida, next week to check out their Pirate Festival. Evidently it is quite amazing. There is no way we will get anywhere close to that this year, but sometimes you have to think big. Maybe in a few years everyone will be talking about the ‘Mahone Bay Pirate Festival and Regatta’.

I am hoping that most of last years Pirate volunteers will be joining us again this year. We had a lot of fun during that great weekend. We have also learned a lot from the mistakes of 2010 which will allow us to make it much easier for everyone in 2011. I would very much appreciate it if you could let me know your intentions for this summer’s festival so I can get a feel as to how many Bottom Scrapin’, Swill Drinkin’, Scurvey Dog Pirates will be invading PIRATE BAY this year.

Best Regards.
Scabby Dan.

2011 Pirate Bay Regatta

CLICK POSTER TO PRINT

Hello again all lovers of Mahone Bay, or as Scabby Dan would tell yer ‘Pirate Bay’.

This is a gentle ‘Pirate’ reminder that our FIRST BIG DAY for the ’2011 Pirate Bay Regatta’ is closing in, and we have to make it count!
This is the meeting to assemble and organise the committee for this years Festival.

So, Scabby Dan say’s; Make sure yer all get’s yer scurvey bums into the Mahone Bay Center on Saturday 15th January at 7.00pm.
We need’s to get together a rollickin’ good crew to get stuck into establishin’ the legend of ‘Pirate Bay’ in this ‘ere town forever.
We’s already ‘ad a good start with some Low Life Pirate Sea Dogs volunteering their services. Now all we needs is sum brains an’ this whole crew could be dangerous an’ unstoppable.

CHECK OUT THE PHOTO’S FROM THE 2010 REGATTA AND PIRATE DAY’S (courtesy of Win Seaton) ON. http://allswellproductions.wordpress.com/
Photos are also in Flickr for the Pirate Days in 2010 http://www.flickr.com/photos/allswellproductions

ALSO SEE THE POSTER ATTACHED. CLICK HERE TO PRINT IT!
If you can print it out and display it in your stores, homes, vehicles or where-ever, we would be most grateful.

PLEASE ALSO TELL ALL YOUR FRIENDS.

Thank you all in advance for your enthusiasm for this wonderful up-coming event.
Dave Brum.

Yacht Races- Results

SPONSORED BY MOUNT GAY RUM

CLICK HERE FOR RACE PHOTOS

The results (on corrected time) of the first Mahone Bay Regatta and the two day race series is,

1) WESTWIND II, skipper Michael Kelley, 3 points

2) VIRGINIA, skipper John Wurts, 6 points

3) NATADOLA, skipper Klaus Wuerr, 9 points

4) ARRONTA, skipper Brian Palfryman, 11 points (tie)

4) CALANOVA, skipper Doug Himmelman, 11 points (tie)

6) KITSEAKA, skipper J. D. Waterbury, 13 points

7) SENECA, skipper David Brighton, 14 points

8) BRIDGHID, skipper Derek Vernest and Brian Van Rooten, 19 points (tie)

8) SAMARA T., skipper Michael Higgins, 19 points (tie)

10) CHEERS, skipper Bart Shea, 21 points

11) KITTY COCHRAN, skipper Michael Graf, 22 points

12) ELLY, skipper William Gilkerson, 25 points.

Winner of Saturday’s Mount Gay first to finish “line honors” Trophy is SENECA.

Winner of Sunday’s Mount Gay first to finish “line honors” Trophy is VIRGINIA.

Winner of the Bluenose Pride Trophy (first on corrected time, bermuda-rig) is WESTWIND II.

Winner of the Topsail Trophy (first on corrected time, gaff-rig) is CALANOVA.

Winner of the Mount Gay Cup (first overall on corrected time) is WESTWIND II.

Greg Little- Race Coordinator

X-treme Cardboard Boat Races

SPONSORED BY NOVA SCOTIA BUILDING SUPPLIES

This exciting event is aimed at 12- to 18-year-olds who don’t mind getting a bit wet while having a whole lot of fun!

Working in teams of three (including one adult), each team has an hour and a half to build a boat out of cardboard, styrofoam and duct tape—lots and lots of duct tape! We supply all of the materials, you supply the ideas and “boat-building” skills.

These are not models or toys. These boats are capable of carrying two paddlers in a race to the finish—or not!

Teams are rewarded for such things as First Across the Finish Line, Most Creative Design, Most Spirited Team and Most Spectacular Sinking.

Head to the wharf on Saturday at 1pm to watch the teams build their boats, and in the event of heavy rain, head up to the gym at the Mahone Bay Centre, where the teams will build. Pick your favourite team and see how they do in the race at 4pm at the wharf.

If you are interested in competing, contact the Regatta Coordinator and have a whole load of fun! Space is very limited, so apply early—the entry fee is $10.

Participant Awards: 5 to 5:30pm Saturday on the wharf.

REGISTER NOW- Call 902 624 0348  or e-mail regatta@eastlink.ca

Lovely engraved medals for participants!!!

IT’S TIME…

It’s time to let EVERYONE know about the Mahone Bay Regatta featuring Pirate Days..

We are now on a countdown to the big event…

Please help spread the word, print a poster, place a poster and share a poster……

CLICK HERE TO PRINT OUR POSTER

PLEASE COME TO OUR MEETING AT THE MAHONE BAY CENTRE

THURSDAY JUNE 24, 2010 from 7-9 PM

Regatta Meeting May 6, 2010

The Mahone Bay Regatta Committee meeting was held last night and the turnout was fantastic. Some of those attending had been with the committee at the inaugural meeting but the there were many new faces in the crowd. And in every case the enthusiasm for the regatta was amazing. If we maintain that level of commitment, the overwhelming success of the regatta is assured.

The reports from the various Coordinators were encouraging. There is much work being done and key details are being identified and actioned. The races, the workshops and of course the Pirate Days theme are all well
underway. And other events are pending the commitment of more committee members…maybe you??

And we can always use the help of others. If you are interested to work with one of the groups, please contact us at info@mahonebayregatta.ca

ARRRRR!!!!

Dave Devenne
Chairman

Letter from the chairman

Finally, spring is here and everywhere there are signs that the Mahone Bay Regatta is really going to happen. The planning committee has met and the volunteers are eagerly and enthusiastically working to make the Mahone Bay Regatta the best event to celebrate the boating life that has ever been staged here. Many of the activities in the Regatta are those which were popular with visitors to the former festival. There will be boats, boats, and more boats; boats on the wharf; boats at the docks; boats on moorings; boats racing; boats orienteering – just lots of boats.

And there will be plenty of activities for the people on the boats and landlubbers alike to become involved in over the course of the Regatta. We currently have the most extensive venue of lectures and workshops that we have ever had. Boatyard tours, marine shop tours, hands-on workshops at the Mahone Bay center, presentations by a world class sailors as well as builders of world class boat models. And we will host the first Mahone Bay Regatta Art Gallery Show and Sale also at the Mahone Bay Center.

And then there is Pirate Day – scheduled for Saturday July the 31. This is shaping up to be the most exciting event of the entire weekend. It’s a chance for everyone – boaters, townsfolk, visitors, parents, children – everyone to get involved. There will be a workshop for children to help them put together a pirate costume. There will be prizes awarded for the costumes judged to be the best. The Burning of the Teazer will be the highlight of the event and will feature the involvements of the Kings Orange Rangers and two Royal Navy Longboat crews. All will ensure the Teazer goes to Davy Jones’ locker in a fiery explosion!!!! The team organizing the Pirate Day has some other activities up their Privateer’s sleeve but you’ll have to come to Mahone Bay to see what they are…Arrr Matey.

The town of Mahone Bay is waiting to welcome you. The shops and restaurants are there for you to shop or dine. You’ll find entertainment at a number of locations throughout the town as well at the town wharf. You may even spy a roving gang of Pirates (pardon Privateers) in the town trying to liberate some booty from the shopkeepers.

Mark your calendar now! Set sail for the Mahone Bay Regatta July 30 to August 1. If you have sea water running in your veins, the Regatta weekend may make it run cold.

If you are interested to join the team that will produce the Mahone Bay Regatta plan to drop by for our next meeting on Thursday, May 6 at the Mahone Monday center.

See you at the Regatta during the Midsummer long weekend.

Dave Devenne, Mahone Bay Regatta Chairperson

Next meeting of the Mahone Bay Regatta Crew is on Thursday, June 3 at 7:00 pm at the Mahone Bay Center . PLEASE JOIN US!

Treasure in Mahone Bay

Not only has Mahone Bay been a treasure since 1754 but during the Mahone Bay Regatta, you will now be able to hunt and win real treasure from the shops & stores in Mahone Bay.

In previous years, the beautiful shops in Mahone Bay have supported a fundraising silent auction for the Mahone Bay Wooden Boat Society ( the society the Mahone Bay Regatta is part of) by donating treasures from their stores. This year, things will be a little different.  As there is a pirate theme to this years celebrations, we are organizing a TREASURE HUNT.

Thank you to the merchants in town who have already committed to this….!

Our thousands of visitors will now have the chance to hunt for their very own treasure in participating shops throughout town. You will be encouraged to drop in to our wonderful stores, select your desired treasures, mark them down on your treasure map and return them to our treasure chest. One winner will be selected at random and that lucky winner wins everything on their treasure map!

For shops and stores wishing to participate in the Mahone Bay Regatta Treasure Hunt CLICK HERE

Pirates plotting at the pub

Pirates, incognito, were spotted at the Mug & Anchor pub last night.. The pirates seemed to be enthusiastically plotting shenanigans for the Mahone Bay Regatta Pirate Day on Saturday July 30.

The group of 6 seemed to behave themselves but we are told that the rum was kept under lock and key as a precautionary measure.