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Please note:  None of our performers or officers are paid, we are all volunteers.  We do this for the fun and educational support.  100% of any fees or donations collected go towards prop construction, costuming, travel and operational expenses

 

To schedule us for your event please the Captain an email at: Captain "at" DauntlessPrivateers.org

 

For the 2011 season!

School/Library Partial Crew Attendance of event: $250
1 to 4 Crew members appear at school in full garb and persona provide an educational presentation, up to 2 hours.   More than 2 hours may incur additional cost.

Non-School Partial Crew Attendance of event: $350
1 to 4 Crew members attend the event in full garb and persona and interact with public, up to 2 hours.  More than 2 hours may incur additional cost.

Dauntless Ship/stage in full setup for a single day weekend: $500
 (Mileage surcharge may be required for extended travel distances.)
Full Crew (10 to 20) attends the event in full garb and persona to interact with attendees for a single day event, up to 8 hours day.  The Dauntless is the stage with a fully rigged single mast & yardarms reaching 50 feet off the ground.  We generate the look and feel of an operating sailing merchant/privateer vessel. Our show includes two 20 to 30 min. Cannon Drills, (hands on with the kids), 1 in the morning and 1 in the afternoon.  We show children on how to load and run out the cannons, ending with firing the cannons.  Additionally the Captain or First Leftenant will conduct a mid-day presentation on Navigation and/or seamanship. Between these events the ship is open for self guided tours so patrons can meet and talk with the crew as they are performing their duties aboard ship.  Various other gig’s will occur throughout the event.


 Dauntless Ship/stage in full setup for a two day weekend: $750   
 (Mileage surcharge may be required for extended travel distances.)
Full Crew (10 to 20) attends the event in full garb and persona to interact with attendees for up to a two day event, up to 8 hours each day.  The Dauntless is the stage with a fully rigged single mast & yardarms reaching 50 feet off the ground.  We generate the look and feel of an operating sailing merchant/privateer vessel. Our show includes two 20 to 30 min. Cannon Drills, (hands on with the kids), 1 in the morning and 1 in the afternoon.  We show children on how to load and run out the cannons, ending with firing the cannons.  Additionally the Captain or First Leftenant will conduct a mid-day presentation on Navigation and/or seamanship. Between these events the ship is open for self guided tours so patrons can meet and talk with the crew as they are performing their duties aboard ship.  Various other gig’s will occur throughout the event.

If our 50' tall mast is made to be visible to the folks outside your event, and if it attracts just 50 more patrons to your event, then we will have paid for ourselves and covered your fee!

The "Privateers of the Dauntless" setup an encampment that represents the Armed Merchant Ship "Dauntless".  The Dauntless is an elevated stage with a full main mast and crow’s-nest, complete with rat lines, two yardarms and sails.  The mast is 16 inches in diameter and 45’ ft. in height off the main deck and is workable aloft.  We display and fire two 4.5’ long naval 4 pounder cannons and 3 swivel cannons.  We set the stage with barrels, crates, bails, sacks, etc, as cargo.  Additionally we carry and demonstrate various navigational tools such as the cross staff, the back staff, sandglass, traverse board, binical, logline and lead line.

Each season we add more and more detail to enhance the representation and educational abilities. This year we are debuting a full rebuild of our Dauntless stage adding an elevated wood Quarter deck and even more elevated Poop Deck.  Our daily routine is intended give the illusion of a full ship with crew.  Shifting of watches, going aloft to the crow’s nest, bell sounding the time, cargo moving, commands barking out. Our sailors will be tending to their duties mending sails and lines, the carpenters making repairs and the purser conducting trade of our cargo. Our group is VERY patron interactive and particularly child friendly, as this is our primary focus. We interact with the patrons by demonstrating maritime skills and teaching maritime history as well as full on performances with live steel duels, ships navigation, and other maritime skills.

Our group specifically leans away from the typical 1700 "pirate" persona (unless requested otherwise) and aspire to be more of a legitimate 16th century armed merchant. (Private Man-O-War) We are a theatrical troupe, developing song, in the form of shanties, gigs, and live steel duels. We provide educational interaction and pre-event educational materials. (See our web site for more educational information). We do ask for a fee/donation for our performance, which is set well below market for similar performances and is used for logistics/transportation costs, liability insurance coverage, prop maintenance and new prop acquisition. All of the performers are volunteers; none of the performing troupe is compensated for their performances.

This year we are changing our format and will be allowing the patrons on board the Dauntless throughout most of the day for self guided tours to interact with the crew as they crew go about their duties.  We will be continuing the very popular “Great Gun” cannon drill in which our gunners instruct patron children on how to load and run out the ships guns.  Usually about 30 min. each.   Additionally one of the officers will present on seamanship and/or navigation around mid-day.  There are always various other short gigs throughout the day.

For our non-setup presentations we bring in various nautical props from the ship and provide a condensed and focused presentation on various nautical topics.  This tends to be customized for the event, based on allowed time, age group and by the available crew functions that will be presenting.  We cover such topics as attire, navigation, ships watches and bells, discipline, flags, cargo, money, coopering, medical practices, and more.