What people have to say about the Dreadnought.

Maybe it is because it is a big pirate ship look alike.  Or maybe it is the huge amount of details that went into every part.  It might be the fun and thrills it gives the thousands of patrons who step on board her each Renaissance Faire season.  The Dreadnought is great and here are some comments made by people who know the ship well.

"It's become a common thing to see pirates at a Renaissance Faire, but not very common to see proper, Elizabethan Sea Dogs - let alone an entire Elizabethan ship.  In visiting the Dreadnought, faire goers are presented with an unique experience to explore the tools and methods utilized by the likes of Drake and Hawkins.  It was the exploits of these early privateers that set the stage for the more popularized Blackbeard and Morgan.  In boarding this ship, walking its decks, viewing its weaponry and rigging, a visitor can almost sense the birth of the Golden Age of Piracy." Gerard Heidgerken, Creator Bilgemunky

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"It's been fun and everything I've learned has gone towards this. We put a lot of pride into this project. That's what we do with all of our work, we strive for the best."    Scott Crain, Project Manager Laib Restoration- builders of the Dreadnought

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Links to important web sites.

http://www.laibrestoration.com

Award winning builders of the Dreadnought.  Exceptional carpentry for exceptional clients.

http://www.bilgemunky.com

Because pirateyness is next to godliness.  Perhaps the best pirate site on the internet.

http://www.boundingmain.com

Award winning shanty singers and balladeers.

http://www.noquartergiven.net/

Excellent pirate publication.  Check out their links page.

http://pirateshipdreadnought.blogspot.com/

Visit my blog site and read the interesting background on building the Dreadnought.

http://www.bilgemunky.com/dreadnought/index.php

Bilgemunky web page devoted to the Dreadnought, here you will find images of the ship too.

http://www.renfair.com/bristol/special/ship.php

The Bristol Renaissance Faire web page about the Dreadnought.  Images of the ship being installed at Bristol are found here.

http://www.kenoshacvb.com/media/2006_0703RenaissanceFaire.asp

The Kenosha, Wisconsin, Chamber of Commerece media archive with the 2006 PR statement about Dreadnought.

http://en.wikipeda.org/wiki/HMS_Dreadnought_(1573)

Get the history about the Elizabethan era Dreadnought at this Wikipeda site.