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    Default Pirate Information Website and Sailing Simulator

    There is a lot of info on this site regarding pirates: http://www.thepirateking.com/index.htm

    Here's a neat little sailing simulator on the site: http://www.thepirateking.com/ships/sail_simulator.htm
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    What an awesome find!
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    That simulator is pretty slick although I'm sure it isn't showing the number of times I've managed to capsize the ship due to poor sailing?
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    I had fun playing around with it, positioning the sail and turning the rudder. It was neat to see the setting description change. For someone not acquainted with actual sailing other than reading and games, I found the exercise informative.
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    That was a great 'find', Eric!

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    A great find, some nice books and playing around with the simulator was fun.

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