There is a crew in Germany who has made this dream come true and they sail under the name Piratengesindel (German for pirate plebs). They have a whole show camp with a giant ship (24 meters long) and two masts (7 and 14 meters high), a lot of cannons, a guillotine, several gallows, flags...long story short: they love what they do.
Piratengesindel was founded in February 2014 and since then they have become a popular eyecatcher at the German medieval festival Mittelalterlich Phantasie Spectaculum (MPS) and call it their home port.
The crew itself consist of six adults and two children and they all live in Lippstadt, Germany. Daniel is the Captain and the creative head of the crew and makes the construction plans for new items. His motto might be "If you can dream it you can do it" because for him nothing is impossible or too crazy to build. His wife Jenny and his son are also members of the crew and so are Jenny's sisters Tanja and James who are responsible for the decorations and James' son. Alongside the family there are Maik (Daniel's right hand) and Meg and together they are the greatest show crew I know.
Piratengesindel has a love for details because everthing just looks so amazing when you see their camp. May it be the huge amount of candlesticks, the fishing nets and shells or the tiny details you find on the giant ship (which btw has a height of four meters at it's stern.). Everything looks old and dirty, just like you imagine a pirate ship to look like that sails the seven seas for years.
Sailing with the crew is always an adventure because they are so awesome and funny. The tone might be rough sometimes - just very pirate-ish for obvious reasons- but in the end it is great to know them. You could end in the guillotine or their cage but when you beg for parlait and share your treasures with them (beer, rum or cookies) they will free you and invite you to their table.
(Photos by Holger Bär, Jürgen Merkens, Jürgen Uepping)
So when you're interested in getting to know Piratengesindel check out their Facebook page.
https://www.facebook.com/Piratengesindel/
There are six Captains on board my dear. When you name only one as a Captain, it´s possible that the other five never release you from the guillotine, no matter how much rum you share with us ;-)
AntwortenLöschenWirklich super gut geschrieben Anni :-)
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