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2021 Read-ARRR-Thon #2: Sulawesi Pirates
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Rowboats:
Necessary for getting from one ship to another, or for docking inland when departing a larger ship, rowboats are essential for a fleet.
Earn one rowboat for every 500 pages read as a team.
Earn one rowboat for every 8 hours of audio listened to.
Sloops:
A sloop is a sailboat with a single mast typically having only one headsail in front of the mast and one mainsail aft of (behind) the mast. These were commonly built in Caribbean and were easily adapted for pirate antics. The great advantage of the sloops were that they were quick and could attack swiftly and get away fast with a top speed of over 10 knots. Another advantage is that it could hide in shallower waters to escape warships because of its shallow draft.
Hull: A short book (<300 pages)
Mast: A standalone book
Fore Headsail: A book with water on the cover
Aft Headsail: A book whose first letter of the title appears in ZHENG YI SAO
Schooners:
Another favorite of the pirates of the Caribbean and Atlantic were the two-masted schooner. Like the sloop, this boat was fast, easy to maneuver and enjoyed a large capacity for guns and cannons. A narrower hull and even shallower draft meant it could easily hide in shallow estuaries and escape its enemies. The downside was that it couldn’t hold as much booty or crew.
Hull: A short book (<300 pages)
Foremast: A book that you feel is fast-paced
Foresail: A book whose first letter of the title appears in DAVY JONES' LOCKER
Mainmast: A book that is part of a series
Mainsail: A book written from first person POV (I, me, we)
Bowsprit: A book with a mostly blue cover
Brigantines:
Another shallow-draft boat, the brigantine was popular in the Mediterranean thanks to its great maneuverability and speed. Oars were also common in some designs that could be employed during low winds. This kind of boat was favored for longer battles targeting large spoils with its larger hold and great firepower. Could also hold over 100 men.
Hull: A medium length book (300-500 pages)
Foremast: An adventure book
Foresail: A book with a 0 in the page number
Mainmast: A book whose author's initials appear in YO HO HO AND A BOTTLE OF RUM
Square Topsail: A book with a mostly green cover
Gaff Mainsail: A book about friendship
Galleons:
A Spanish design, the galleon combined the need to carry cargo and be able to defend itself at the same time with cannons. A galleon, could sustain a crew of over 200 with more than 70 canons and guns. However, its cumbersome maneuvers and slow speed because of its large square sails made it fair game for pirates. These ships were important for pirate fleets to carry treasure in.
Hull: A long book (500+ pages)
Foremast: A book featuring a thief
Foresail: A book that features a fantastical creature
Mizzenmast: A book with a weapon on the front cover
Mizzensail: A book you feel "moves slowly" (not fast-paced)
Mainmast: A book with gold on the cover
Mainsail: A book with an ensemble cast
Beakhead: A book whose author's initials appear in PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN
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Let the reading begin (tomorrow). Looking forward to working with my Sulawesi Pirate mates.
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(I'm willing to admit that I had to google Sulawesi, but I'm glad I did -very cool architecture)
Hi everyone! Ready to set sail with you!
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In the signup I mentioned that my 2 adult children are coming tonight and we will all be together for the first time since 2019 until Monday afternoon. So I will be doing less reading than usual for the next few days. After that, I will be able to do more.
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Robin I hope you enjoy your family time! I love that we're all starting to be able to see people again.
Last read-a-thon the team I was on we highlighted our books on the plans tab: green we would finish within 24 hours, yellow if we though it would take 2-3 days, red if it would take several days, and gray if were were done and move the column over to the right to keep it organized. Then the rows would be highlighted gray as they were done.It would help my brain if we could try to do this. Thanks guys!
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Yes, once a ship is built, you can build that same type of ship again, as many times as you want. If we as a team end up with an armada of rowboats and schooners, that's just what we're fighting with. No requirement to build all the types.
I finished A History of the World in 6 Glasses by Tom Standage today. I marked it as the Galleon Beakhead for now. I also moved it on the planning tab to the right.
Curious as to where my fellow Sulawesi Pirates are from. I live in Nashville, Tennessee. And Jackie, yes, I had to Google Sulawesi too.
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Edie wrote: "Curious as to where my fellow Sulawesi Pirates are from. I live in Nashville, Tennessee. And Jackie, yes, I had to Google Sulawesi too."I live about an hour west of St. Louis.
I am about 30 minutes outside of Los Angeles
Lois wrote: "Edie wrote: "Curious as to where my fellow Sulawesi Pirates are from. I live in Nashville, Tennessee. And Jackie, yes, I had to Google Sulawesi too."I live about an hour west of St. Louis."
I lived in Webster Groves until I was in 7th grade... at which point we moved to the Boston area.
Finished Her Dark Lies by J.T. Ellison. Slotted it in Brigantine - Medium length book (410 pages).
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I live about an hour west of St. ..."
My daughter, who is currently visiting me in Madison WI, lives a few blocks east of Webster Groves.
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Sorry team, late to the game as I had a busy weekend but I did finish one book! I'm in Southern IL, about two hours east of St Louis, MO. I finished Midnight Library by Matt Haig, I put it in the Brigantines: Mainmast A book whose author's initials appear in YO HO HO AND A BOTTLE OF RUM The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
Since this was the ship closest to being completed.
This is my first read-a-thon and of course, first time as a team, let me know if my entries need to be moved.
The Midnight Library is my next book! I had such a busy weekend but am hoping to get some books read throughout the week.
Those of you in Los Angeles area, which city are you in? I grew up in Thousand Oaks and also lived in Sherman Oaks for a few years. Now I’m up in Napa.
I live in North Hollywood. Was born in Burbank so I have lived in the area my whole life,
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I grew up in Covina but now live in Pomona.
Jackie, it looks like you posted that you read 80 audio hours yesterday.... That seems like a lot in a 24 hour day. Should that be 8.0 hours? If that 80 hours is accurate, please share how you were able to do it.... I would love to know the secret.
I completed One to Watch by Kate Stayman-London, I put it under fast-paced book, but could also be used others if it needs to be moved. I'm not sure who is supposed to build the boats but wanted to slot it in.My next book is Kindred by Octavia Butler, I'd like to fit it in the adventure book but not sure if it is considered an adventure. Opinions?
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today and put it under book with a gold cover.
Finished Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, put in Sloops, a short book.
I finished
today and I added it to Schooner Bowsprit, a book with a mostly blue cover. We now have finished our first schooner!
I finished
and put in as a book with water on the cover. There are a few little pictures on the cover that have waves on them, so I'm hoping that counts as water!
Finished Kindred and put it under adventure to complete the Brigantines.
Amy wrote: "Finished Kindred and put it under adventure to complete the Brigantines."Yeah... a big boat done.
Completed Of Women and Salt. Put it Alt. Headsail to complete our 1st sloop.
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Yeah, that was supposed to be 80 pages, lol. I moved it. I too wish I could manage 80 hours of audio in a 24 hour day. That would be an awesome superpower.
I finished Clean Sweep and added it to the spreadsheet as a book with a weapon on the front cover. It can also work as a book that features a fantastical creature, so I can move it, but the weapon seemed to be a harder one to fill.
I'm hoping to finish Serpent and Dove tomorrow, it has a weapon on the cover, over 500 pages, and has a thief. We could use it for the Galleons if someone has others that would fill them. This would not really cover a slow-paced book.Just some ideas if we are trying to finish this boat. Then we'd have one of each.
Amy wrote: "I'm hoping to finish Serpent and Dove tomorrow, it has a weapon on the cover, over 500 pages, and has a thief. We could use it for the Galleons if someone has others that would fill them. This woul..."I am about to finish The House in the Cerulean Sea and that will fit under magical creature.
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I finished three books:Dance of the Gods - Brigantine/Mainmast
Meg and Jo - Brigantine/Foresail
Where I Come From: Life Lessons from a Latino Chef - Sloop/Mast
Around the Year in 52 Books
Books mentioned in this topic
The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers (other topics)How Y'all Doing?: Misadventures and Mischief from a Life Well Lived (other topics)
Meg and Jo (other topics)
Where I Come From: Life Lessons from a Latino Chef (other topics)
Dance of the Gods (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Matt Haig (other topics)Joshilyn Jackson (other topics)
Tom Standage (other topics)
This week, you will read books that will help you build ships to create a powerful pirate fleet. Each ship in the fleet has different requirements, so watch your book choices carefully to make sure you have the biggest, most versatile fleet in the land!
How It Works:
Read books to fulfill the prompts and build your ships. When each ship is completed, you will earn that ship's badge for your fleet. You can work on multiple ships at a time, and you can have multiples of the same type of ship. You can also log your pages to earn much-needed rowboats. The direction of your fleet is up to you!
For more information and to ask questions, see our Introduction and FAQs thread.
Members:
Captain: Jackie
Captain: Lois
Amy
Edie
Kathryn
Devin
Robin P
Veronica
Jill
Johanna
Spreadsheet:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
Each tab will help you track the completion of your ships. Use the tabs to fill in books, pages read, and audio hours listened that you have already completed. Use the planning tab to track books-in-progress and hopeful books. Your pirate ship building master (me!) will be watching those spreadsheets to see when you've completed ships.