The shipwright spent the weekend working on the transom windows. Looking at the picture, the four vertical slats at the top of the boat show the approximate size of each framed area. The major concern is obviously keeping water out. The challenge though is being able to open them when needed and keeping the structure strong enough to take on crashing waves over the stern while keeping her historical appearance. While we don't plan on doing bluewater cruising, rogue storms on the Chesapeake Bay and Albemarle Sound have knocked down more than one ship, so safety is foremost in our thoughts.






















While work was progressing on Luna, we had a strong showing in Beaufort under the Blackbeard's crew banner at the Beaufort Pirate Invasion. This is always a great event and it's more of a piratical family reunion than anything else. One suprise was finding ourselves at Blackbeards BBQ and C-food located in Conetoe, NC. If you ever find yourself at coordinates +35° 49' 57.91", -77° 28' 17.80" you will have one of the best out of the way, fresh meals you can ask for. Once there, everyone worked in the camp to pull off a great event and we were joined by several spouses who had not been to a reenactment before. Hopefully we have convinced them to join us more often. Living history, the pirate invasion and crewing Meka II were the order of the day Saturday. Through out the weekend we were able to spend time with legendary chantey-man Skip Henderson, and Disneys house pirate band Rusty Cutlass. What a treat to see our very own Cindy Warner playing with these talented folks! Both Skip and Rusty Cutlass contributed tracks to our CD, "Loaded To The Gunwhales", produced by Cindy. The CD is available on line at www.colonialseaport.org or at venues.

Just a reminder about upcoming events!
Hampton Bay Days, September 10-12
Mariners Museum located in Newport News on Sept 19 at their Talk Like a Pirate Day.

Sunday will be another workday, so come on out