Buccaneer Day This Saturday

The fact that the days are getting shorter, the nights longer, and skippers are turning the bows of their boats toward Mexico can only mean one thing — it’s time for Buccaneer Day at Catalina! That’s right, this Saturday is the one day of the year when, or so we’re told, everyone can unleash their inner naughty child, assisted in no small degree by the fact that they can hide behind a pirate or wench costume. As a result, the old "What happens at Buccaneer Day, stays on the island" rule is invoked.

There are three main rules: First, don’t even think of coming to Buccaneer Day without having put some effort into your costume. If you don’t  dress for the occasion,  you’ll feel as welcome as a parson at an orgy. Second, just because you get a little wild and crazy doesn’t mean you’re no longer responsible for yourself. Be safe! Third, if you and your new friend just can’t take the long wait for the shoreboat in order to get back to your boat and consumate your new love, please be gentle with the walls of the little red schoolhouse, they just aren’t that strong.

While Buccaneer Day is Saturday, some people just can’t wait. As a result, it’s wild at Two Harbors on Friday night, too. So if you arrive early, pace yourself. If you want a mooring, it would be best to get your boat to the island by Thursday, for every mooring and will be taken by Friday. The anchorage will be packed unlike any other day of the year, so work with others.

    Arrrghhhh!