No membership. It's a frame of mind, an attitude, a common objective to do an ironman and support others in doing so. Check out www.pirateshipoffools.co.uk for more on the history/background. There is a 2013 kit thread in the tri section. Welcome to the dark side.
Hey guys do you know of any pirates on the other side of the world in New Zealand?? I'm an expat living over here and planning to do my first half IM next summer (Dec - Jan).
Hi Kanga I am in Wellington but haven't decided which one I am going to do either Tauranga, Rotorua, Taupo or Auckland - do you recommend any of them? Trying to pursuade a mate to do it with me but got no takers yet.
I really like the pirate philosophy so I think I will keep hanging out of the forums and see how I go
PSC it's my new look you see..... Nah seriously I am being a ponce and waiting till Sunday to get a picture of me doing my 2nd sprint tri then you can see my good looks
JR3 - being a pirate has a lot more to do with the ability to sink a skinful of beer at the following day's after-race party! Pirates race hard and party twice as hard.
A few notable exceptions - Mon, Rosey, Funkin, Melli, CD, etc - but here's a reason we are always the last people in the stands at the Finishers chute - always waiting for most of us still to finish!
Beer after a big event has always been an important part of the day for me, so I'm pretty sure I can cope with that!
Just looking at getting a tri or two in the diary for this year. I have the taster event in Blackpool in May already, and am considering Lancaster (28th july) or Ullswater (13th July) too.
Can anyone particularly recommend either of these? Or suggest any others around this time?
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here's a more helpful link to the website... LINK
iPads have their limitations!!
respect to you bunch for infor and being friendly thanks i may be worthy one day of wearing your kit
You already will be worthy- the bar is set very low ( That sounds like an insult on so many levels!).
Monique just said I was shit.
yeah but given how good she is, she's probably correct
No probably about it. But I am too thick to realise and keep coming back for another go.
Was reading back over the 2004 Austria reports when I typed that, no offence meant.
Welcome
you and me both mate
Retired, that's it I knew there was something I was doing.
There is Bevan & John (honorary pirates) in Christchurch. As in from the uniquely famous IM Talk Podcast...
Kanga is in the land of Oz
GB is currently in Thailand somewhere as is Snorks and someone else whose name escapes me
M is in Wellington
Hi Cake Boy, I'm back living it large in Sydney these days. Which half you doing?
I really like the pirate philosophy so I think I will keep hanging out of the forums and see how I go
first and last rule of being a pirate is sort your avatar out mate... the "click to change" one is so last year
Does a half qualify for joining the pirates, or do I need to be aiming higher (I.e. full)?!
Will be doing tri taster session in Blackpool in May to break myself into it gently, and then looking to up my game over time.
Running I can do, biking I can do, but swimming....meh, it'll take some work to get up to any reasonable standard me thinks!
'Joining' is an attitude
You should always aim high, how high is down to you
Is philosophy all part of being a pirate too then?
It is today ... I am feeling all philosophical
JR3 - being a pirate has a lot more to do with the ability to sink a skinful of beer at the following day's after-race party! Pirates race hard and party twice as hard.
Pirates race hard?! Since when?!
A few notable exceptions - Mon, Rosey, Funkin, Melli, CD, etc - but here's a reason we are always the last people in the stands at the Finishers chute - always waiting for most of us still to finish!
Just looking at getting a tri or two in the diary for this year. I have the taster event in Blackpool in May already, and am considering Lancaster (28th july) or Ullswater (13th July) too.
Can anyone particularly recommend either of these? Or suggest any others around this time?
you need to change your name
but don't ask anyone to sugest names, someone did that once and is stuck with "MEFACE"
dosent sound too bad?
think about when racing and someone wants to support you so they usually shout "Come on (name)"