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I’m on record as being not much of a fan of schooner rigs, but there have been
several examples of nice schooners on .pirates (Kurt Baty’s recent Remember the
Legamo springs to mind). And, well, even in 1805, time does march on.
The old Montreuil, lying idle in Port Brique harbour and looking seriously
outdated, was set upon by shipwrights eager to try their hand at a large
fore-and-aft rigged vessel, and promptly cut her back to the waterline. They
then rebuilt the old brigantine into the fourteen gun schooner, Bleusorcière,
resplendent in blue and grey paint (a la Stephen Rowe’s Scimitar):
The SNOT bow is a direct steal from my rebuilt Reprendre, and the after section
is my attempt at getting a properly ‘schoonery’ look.
Fourteen guns, combined with the handiness of a schooner, mean that the
Bleusorcière seriously rivals the corvette Reprendre as the premier privateer
operating from Port Brique.
Adieu
Richie Dulin
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| (...) looks very nice Mr Dulin! i must say that, while i generally am not turned on by schooner rigs, this one is very nicely done. the color scheme is familiar ;-) . she has a respectible armament as well, may not be an easy catch...... always (...) (20 years ago, 26-Apr-05, to lugnet.pirates, FTX)
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