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Live Pirate Cam Image Below is from
Black Jack's Galley
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 Port
Isabel Texas
on the deck of "Black Jack's Galley" overlooking the dock of "The
Black Dragon" pirate ship. Ahoy, no exaggeration, Gar! There be
a' plenty of pirate happenings at this place everyday. |
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Shiver me Timbers and Splice me Mainbrace! There’s strange
goings on at South Padre Island and Port Isabel, TX. A gathering
of thieves, brigands, piratefolk and back-stabbing blackguards
the likes of which have not been seen since the days of
Blackbeard! This musty group will capture you and sail the
Laguna Madre while you enjoy your Salmagundi and Grog.
The
Black Dragon is a modern day replica of an 18th Century Barque.
Below the water line, she is a modern sea worthy vessel with the
latest marine technology, but above the water, she is a trip
back into time, to a place where the likes of Jean Lafitte
sailed the waters of the Gulf of Mexico and the Laguna Madre
making port right here in Port Isabel. Legend has it that
Lafitte took refuge in this area and dug a well in Laguna Vista.
Local ranchers formed business alliances with pirates who sailed
their contraband between the Rio Grande and Corpus Christi.
Now you can sail the same waters with Black Dragon Cruises.
Be sure to
make yourself familiar with the "Black
Dragon Pirate Lingo" |
The original concept for the Black Dragon pirate ship arose in
2006 with Bob Tyler Jr., one of the three operating partners of
Osprey
Fishing Trips, a sport fishing operation. He proposed to the
other two partners, Phil Calo and Bob Tyler Sr, that they consider
combining the established popularity of theme parks with the
magnetism and romance of piracy, which was undergoing a great
resurgence of interest at the time. After consultation, Dave
Friedman, owner of the
Pirate’s Landing of Port Isabel, Tx, agreed with enthusiasm to
provide the dockage and
shore
facilities necessary for the project to go forward. Thus Texas
Pirate Adventures was born.
Calo and the Tylers have a combined 94 years experience in various
aspects of the marine hospitality industry, while Friedman counts
some 27 years in
restaurant management and related waterfront activities.
The objective is pretty simple. We want to provide an authentic
reproduction of a 18th century pirate galleon coupled with today’s
advanced entertainment technology. Add to that an experienced and
professional
troupe of pirates, 4 restaurants, shopping,
dolphin
watches, fishing, a marine biology center, museum, and the
historic
Port Isabel lighthouse, and we expect to have one of the
premier pageants in the state of Texas.
At some future date, should the opportunity present itself, we
would hope to “take our show on the road”, and develop similar
attractions in other Texas coastal cities. In the meantime, come
see us and tell us how we can improve our venture.
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