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portolympia.com 48° NORTH, JULY 2011 PAGE 14
Letters Pirates Aren’t Funny
Hello guys, sorry for seeming somewhat exercised about Piracy Themes, but we as circumnavigators who have successfully run the gauntlet of ‘Pirate Alley” in the Gulf of Aden and have sailed pirate infested waters off the north coast of South America and in South East Asia feel we must comment. Many boating magazines have carried alarming stories involving murder and kidnappings endemic in several parts of the world including the North Western Indian Ocean. Many of these same magazines carry stories and advertisements using the Pirate Theme as a positive focal point.
I would like to pose an open question to all Sailing magazines and Sailing organizations: why do we still see the Pirate Theme used in many gatherings and events for boaters?? In light of the current piracy epidemic, we feel piracy themes, flying the Jolly Roger as a joke and so on should be anathema to the Boating Community. PIRATES AREN’T FUNNY!!!
Best Regards, Hugh & Heather Bacon Argonauta I
Canoe Cove Marina, Sidney BC I don’t think that anyone will disagree that real pirates
are not fun. There are too many modern day tragedies to even consider that. But “pirate,” like many words, has evolved other meanings and images along with the original. It’s no different than, over the years, glorifying gun fighters and ninjas as heroes. Now, of course, it’s those “rogue cops” who play by their own rules. Time, books and Hollywood have a way of erasing the bad
and romanticizing the good. In a culture that grew up with Captain Hook and Treasure Island, most people’s image of a pirate is a cartoon or Disney movie that isn’t even close to reality. It’s the whole Caribbean fantasy where the pirating was “different;” there was privateering, and inventing barbeque. So, just like Halloween, it’s a time for costumes, three corner hats, rum, bandanas, rum, Jimmy Buffet songs, more rum and going “Arrrr matey.”
Silicon is NOT a Metal
Hey, guys, Take a look at your basic Periodic Table and you can see that Silicon is indeed an element, but specifically a non-metal. Folks agreeing that it is a metal in Letters to the Editor does not make it so.
Fair Winds, Doug Taylor
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