Avast ye Pirate Captains!
It’s the Second Annual Pirate Poker Run!
Register here: 
https://form.jotform.com/26245
Set your sails…and your poker face!
For our second year, we’re continuing the tradition of fusing two cruising event ideas into one epic adventure: The Pirate Poker Run is coming to Chatfield Lake on International Talk Like a Pirate Day. Whether ye be a hardened sailor or a landlubber with a knack for cards and costumes, this floating poker game is your chance to plunder prizes, show off your sea legs, and embrace the spirit of the high seas.
How it works
Radio the cruising director as you round each one of 5 assigned marks. The cruising director will draw a card and radio back the result. Build your poker hand as you sail from stop to stop. No poker skills? No problem…luck is the name of the game.
Dinner potluck. Bring some grub to feed your crew and some to share!
Open to Everyone!
We’re welcoming non-members and newcomers, both sailors and motorboaters, to experience the thrill of sailing with us.
Whether Host or Crew, Plunder and Glory Await:
Pirate captains: have room on your boat? Invite new friends aboard!
Interested in signing on as pirate crew? Contact the Cruising Program Director below. Open spots are limited.
With awards for high hand, low hand, best costume, best pirate accent, saltiest crew, and best decorated boat, there are many opportunities for your crew to become notorious.
First, get your pirate gear together.
Costumes and Pirate accents are encouraged. There will actually be three awards: best Pirate accent, best individual costume and best crew costume (aka, “Saltiest Crew”). Oh, and remember this is a family friendly event. Jolly Rogers and boat decorations are also encouraged. Please use good judgment about costumes and boat decorations to be within safe limits. And don’t forget your PPFD also known as your Pirate Personal Flotation Device!
Second, register by using the Calling All Pirate Captains webform.
Register here: https://form.jotform.com/26245
If you are a skipper, please also include your Pirate Captain name, the Pirate name of your crew and if you have space for more crew
If you have a crew, make sure they register individually so we have enough grub for all.
Third, assemble your band of scallywags
Have your crew register with the participant webform
We will match additional crew if ye have extra space aboard!
Day of Event
We will assemble on the hamburger dock at 4:30pm for photos and to judge costumes and to listen to your best Pirate accents to award the prizes for those categories then celebrate with grub. At 5:00pm we will set sail for the poker run. At 7:00pm (sundown) we will return to the dock to inspect costumes, boat decorations and listen to your best.
Game Play
Each boat will need a VHF radio tuned to Channel 68.
We will assign 5 buoys on the day of the event, one for each card in a poker hand. At 5:00pm, we will head out and you will sail around each of the buoys in any order. When you round a mark, you will hail the Cruising Director on your radio on Channel 68. He will draw a card for you and report back to you what it was. We will then write your boat name on the back of the card and keep them in folders to organize each boat’s hand.After all of the boats have complete hands, we will review the hands for who won the following categories: high hand, low hand, dead man’s hand (black aces and black eights). Awards at the Commodore’s Ball.
May Lady Luck be with you!
It’s time to hoist the sails, grab your cards, and embrace your inner pirate. See you on the water, matey!
Aarrrrrgh! I best be seein’ ya on the lake! – Capt Dead Reckoning
David Hermann
Cruising Program Director
Colorado Sail & Yacht Club
www.csyc.orgASA Certified Sailing Instructor
+1 (303) 884-4633
Club: cruising@csyc.org
Personal: david.hermann.biz@gmail.com
Work: david@loreleisailing.com