Stage 1, Bay B December 2018 Pirates of North Florida Designed by: Willy Whiskers Targets, Stands, s 3 Lrg Cowboys 8 Knockdowns 1 1 Gun Rack 3 Mid Stands 1 Cowboy Cutout Setup Notes: 10 yards for rifle 7 yards for pistol 9 yards for shotgun Round Count: 10 pistol, 10 rifle, 8+ shotgun. Directions: Shooter standing at gun rack with Rifle in hand. Shotgun staged on gun rack. Pistols holstered. Procedure: When shooter is ready state your line: Walk the Plank!! ATB With Rifle engage the cowboys, alternate on left and center targets for 5 rnds then on the right and center targets for 5 rnds. Ground Rifle vertically in gun rack. With Shotgun engage the near left knockdown targets until down. Move to right of cowboy and engage right mid knockdown targets until down. Move to the table and engage the remaining knockdowns until down. Ground Shotgun. With Pistols repeat the Rifle sequence. Holster Pistols. Note: Extra shotgun shells can be staged on table.
Stage 2, Bay C December 2018 Pirates of North Florida Designed by: Willy Whiskers Targets, Stands, s 5 Stop Signs 4 Knockdowns 1 Floozie 2 s 2 Tall Stands 1 Mid Stand Setup Notes: 10 yards for rifle 7 yards for pistol 9 yards shotgun Barrel top to be angled Round Count: 10 pistol, 10 rifle, 4+ shotgun. Directions: Shooter standing behind left table with arms crossed in front. Shotgun and Rifle staged on left table. Pistols holstered. Procedure: When shooter is ready state your line: Hoist the Jolly Roger ATB With Shotgun engage knockdowns until down. Ground Shotgun. With Rifle move next to the floozy and engage the stop signs with 1 diagonal sweep from the top left and another diagonal sweep from the top right and then place 4 rnds on the center target. Move to forward table and ground Rifle. With pistols repeat the Rifle sequence. Holster Pistols.
Stage 3, Bay D December 2018 Pirates of North Florida Designed by: Willy Whiskers 1 2 3 4 Targets, Stands, s 4 Bulls butts 3 SASS cowboys 4 knockdowns 2 s 2 tall stands 2 mid stands 3 short stands Setup Notes: 10 yards for rifle 7 yards for pistol 9 yards for shot- Round Count: 10 pistol, 10 rifle, 4+ shotgun. Directions: Shooter stands holding a bottle in each hand. Shooter can shoot from left or right to start. Rifle and Shotgun staged on left table Pistols are staged on right table. Procedure: When shooter is ready state your line: Yo Ho Ho and a bottle of Rum ATB Gun order can be Pistol, Rifle, Shotgun or Shotgun, Rifle, Pistol. With Pistols sweep the cowboys from the left with 3 rnds and then double tap the center cowboy. Then sweep the cowboys from the right with 3 rnds and then double tap the center cowboy. Holster or ground Pistols. With Rifle engage the Bulls Butts with multiple sweeps from the left for 10 rnds (1,2,3,4 then 1,2,3,4 then 1,2). Ground Rifle. With Shotgun engage all knockdowns until down. Ground Shotgun.
Stage 4, Bay E December 2018 Pirates of North Florida Designed by: Willy Whiskers Targets, Stand, s 6 Rec 6 Knockdowns 2 s 2 Tall Stands 2 Mid Stands 2 Short Stands Wooden Coffin w/ Dead Man Setup Notes: 10 yards for rifle 7 yards for pistol 9 yards for shotgun 1 2 3 Round Count: 10 pistol, 10 rifle, 6+ shotgun. Directions: Shooter standing behind left table with hands praying. Rifle and Shotgun staged on left table. Pistols holstered. Procedure: When shooter is ready state your line: Dead men tell no tales ATB With Rifle put at least 3 rounds on each rectangle with no double taps. Ground Rifle. With Shotgun move to behind the coffin and engage 2 knockdown targets on far left until down then engage 2 knockdowns on far right until down and then the 2 remaining knockdowns until down. Move to right table and ground Shotgun. With Pistol sweep the rectangles from either end twice. (1,2,1,2,3 or 3,2,3,2,1) Holster Pistols.
Stage 5, Bay F December 2018 Pirates of North Florida Designed by: Willy Whiskers Targets, Stands, s 2 Indians 6 rec 4 knockdowns 2 s Setup Notes: 7 yards for rifle 7 yards for pistol 9 yards for shotgun Round Count: 10 pistol, 10 rifle, 4+ shotgun. Directions: Shooter standing a behind left table with hand covering one eye. Rifle staged on left table. Shotgun on right table. Pistols holstered. Procedure: When shooter is ready state your line: Aaaarrrrgggghhhh! ATB With Rifle and Pistol engage all targets in an All for one and one for all sweep Sweep all targets from the left 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8 then 4-1 then 1-4 then sweep all targets from the left 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8) Ground Rifle and holster Pistols. Move to right table and with Shotgun engage all knockdowns until down.
Stage 6, Bay F December 2018 Pirates of North Florida Designed by: Willy Whiskers Round Count: 10 pistol, 10 rifle, 4+ shotgun. Directions: Shooter standing a behind right table with Shotgun in hand. Rifle staged on left table. Pistols holstered. Procedure: When shooter is ready state your line: Yo Ho,Yo Ho, a pirate's life for me ATB With Shotgun engage 2 knockdown targets until down. Ground Shotgun. Move to left table and with Rifle engage from the left, triple tap each Indian and then sweep the rectangles. Ground Rifle. With Pistols dump 5 rounds on one Indian and then 5 rounds on the other Indian. Holster Pistols. Return to Shotgun and engage last 2 knockdown targets until down.
Pirates Lore By Willy Whiskers
Drake s Raid May 27-29 1586: The Spanish governor of St. Augustine, Pedro Menéndez de Márquez (nephew of Pedro Menéndez de Avilés), was warned that Sir Francis Drake was off the coast. The Spanish settlers withdrew inland and hoped to make surprise raids against the English gradually. Drake and his men occupied the area of a small fort but during the night Indians, native allies of the Spanish garrison, attacked. Drake and his men held their ground and the Indians were repulsed. The following day, Drake and around two hundred men advanced up the inlet and they soon came upon the Spanish log stockade fort of San Juan. The English landed and took the fort. The Spanish had fled but left fourteen bronze artillery pieces and a cache of 2,000 gold ducats. He burned the fort to the ground. The Spanish tried to defend St. Augustine but were driven off by the English. The English garrisoned the town overnight and the following day razed the whole of St. Augustine to the ground. All buildings were torched, crops were destroyed and anything of value was either taken or destroyed.
Anne Bonny Though she never commanded a ship, Anne Bonny is remembered as one of few female pirates in history. Edward Teach Better known as Blackbeard, he was known for his fearsome appearance; his life was romanticized after his death so he became inspiration for a many pirate-themed works of fiction. John Rackham Known as Calico Jack, he had two female crew members, Mary Read and his lover Anne Bonny
Mary Read Born in England to the widow of a sea captain. After her husband died, she dressed as a man, was captured by pirates, and became a pirate herself! Sir Francis Drake He sacked the Spanish army in Florida many times on the order of Queen Elizabeth I herself. William Kidd Known as Captain Kidd, the rumor of his buried treasure has created a legend around this notorious pirate.
Stede Bonnet He was called The Gentleman Pirate because of being born into a wealthy family. Black Caesar A captured slave turned into a pirate, active off the Florida Keys, he was a lieutenant to Blackbeard. John LaFitte A French-American pirate and privateer in the Gulf of Mexico during the early 19th century, a persistent rumor has always been that Lafitte rescued Napoleon from exile so both ended their days in Louisiana.
Louis Micheal Aury Fort San Carlos Amelia Island Affair: Louis Aury was a French privateer operating in the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean. After some misfortunate adventures he left Texas in 1817 to assist the Scottish adventurer Gregor MacGregor, who claimed to be commissioned by representatives of the revolting South American countries, in attacking Spanish Florida from Amelia Island. MacGregor left the island on September 4, and Aury sailed into the port of Fernandina on September 17, 1817. Following negotiations with MacGregor's lieutenants, Amelia Island was dubiously annexed to the Republic of Mexico on September 21, 1817, and its flag raised over Fort San Carlos. Aury surrendered the island to American forces under the command of Commodore J.D. Henley and Major James Bankhead on December 23, 1817. Aury remained over two months as an unwelcome guest; Bankhead occupied Fernandina and President James Monroe vowed to hold it "in trust for Spain".