Comments on: Real Pirates – The Untold Story of the Whydah from Slave Ship to Pirate Ship http://www.oldsaltblog.com/2009/03/11/real-pirates-the-untold-story-of-the-whydah-from-slave-ship-to-pirate-ship/ A home for lovers of the sea, tellers of tales, for sailors and dreamers Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:03:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: admin http://www.oldsaltblog.com/2009/03/11/real-pirates-the-untold-story-of-the-whydah-from-slave-ship-to-pirate-ship/comment-page-1/#comment-1136 admin Thu, 12 Mar 2009 01:00:10 +0000 http://www.oldsaltblog.com/?p=1946#comment-1136 Are you indeed the ggg nephew of Captain Sam? The most bizarre part of the story was that when Captain Sam took the Whydah, rather than killing the captain and crew, or putting them ashore at some convenient location, he apparently took the Whydah but left the Sultana, the ship that he had used to capture the Whydah. A level of generosity unusual among pirates. Are you indeed the ggg nephew of Captain Sam?

The most bizarre part of the story was that when Captain Sam took the Whydah, rather than killing the captain and crew, or putting them ashore at some convenient location, he apparently took the Whydah but left the Sultana, the ship that he had used to capture the Whydah. A level of generosity unusual among pirates.

]]> By: George J Bellamy http://www.oldsaltblog.com/2009/03/11/real-pirates-the-untold-story-of-the-whydah-from-slave-ship-to-pirate-ship/comment-page-1/#comment-1132 George J Bellamy Wed, 11 Mar 2009 23:52:34 +0000 http://www.oldsaltblog.com/?p=1946#comment-1132 Great story about ggg uncle Sam. He was going to Cape Cod to see his girlfriend. Great story about ggg uncle Sam. He was going to Cape Cod to see his girlfriend.

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