[Populace] For those with an interest in Pirates...

[Jehan-Yves]

Arrgh: Pirates are coming to the Cape Region
By Ron MacArthur
Cape Gazette staff

The pirates are coming, but there is no need to 
hide the women folk and lock up the silver. 
Although the Jolly Roger will be flying proudly 
in the Lewes-Rehoboth Canal, the only prize and 
sweet trade these pirates will be looking for is 
lads and buckos to take out on friendly cruises.

They guarantee no one will be marooned, walk the 
plank or end up in Davy Jones’s locker, but there 
will be plenty of “yo-ho-hos” to go around.
The man responsible for the invasion of the 
pirates is Barry Askew, proprietor of Pirates of Lewes Expeditions.

Last summer Askew, who lives in the Rehoboth 
Beach area, was sitting and waiting for his 
sailboat, Love Knots II, to be repaired on the 
docks in Annapolis. “I heard limbo music and then 
saw a pirate ship go by filled with kids, and it 
went by again and again,” he said. “I thought to myself: That’s cute.”

Askew said he watched a little closer and started 
laughing so hard tears were coming out of his 
eyes. The ship made six trips that day – fully 
loaded. He was sold then and there on the idea of 
bringing that kind of entertainment to the Lewes area.

Sea Gypsy V arrived at Angler’s Wharf in Lewes, 
via a tractor-trailer from Virginia Beach, Jan. 
2. The 41-foot ship, with a 32-foot mast, 
ratlines and booms, is a small version of a 
pirate’s ship complete with water cannons. Two, 
60-horsepower Suzuki motors power the ship, but 
the youths don’t have to know that, Askew said.

Askew plans to start 70-minute pirate cruises off 
the Lewes docks at Angler’s on May weekends with 
up to 39 people. He said the children’s cruises 
will go in the canal and the Broadkill River to 
stay out of any rough water. He also plans to 
rent the ship for birthday and adult parties and 
sunset cruises. Some members of the Red Hat 
Society have already booked a cruise, said Askew.

During the cruises, children will dress up as 
pirates, have their faces painted, get a treasure 
map, pull a treasure from the sea where X marks 
the spot and defeat Pete the Bad Pirate – all for $20 a person.

He said an adult must accompany children and 
reservations will be required. He plans on making 
several cruises a day with a crew of three or four pirates.

Askew said there is still work to be done on Sea 
Gypsy before she can officially enter the water and weigh anchor.

In the meantime, he is practicing his pirate 
slang and has the “arrgh” done pretty pat.

For more information, contact Askew at 249-3538. 
The website, www.piratesoflewesexpeditions.com is under construction.





Jehan-Yves 


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