New Family Adventure on the Pirate Ship Black Raven, St. Augustine

 Treasure Hunt with Sword Fight
and Sea Battle

With the addition of the small pirate ship Queen Anne’s Revenge, Black Raven is introducing a new family adventure this season.

Rumors has it that Blackbeard’s own crew committed mutiny and his ship Queen Anne’s Revenge has been spotted in the area. The ship is supposed to carry a large treasure chest loaded with treasures.

Each weekend, Black Raven will set sail and search for this booty. However, before any possible encounter with the Queen Anne’s Revenge, all kids onboard the Black Raven will be trained in sword fight if Blackbeard and his crew attempt to board our ship.

Eventually, Black Raven will spot Queen Anne’s Revenge somewhere out on the Matanzas Bay. But, Blackbeard is ready to defend his wealth and his ship is flying the RED battle flag. In Pirate terms, that means “No Quarter taken, no quarter given.

The ships will exchange canon fire and the rest needs to be seen…….

All paying children, age 3 – 12, will share the booty (value at $14.95).

Tickets
Adults: $34.95
Children, (3 – 12 years): $24.95
Children under 3 travel free, however, if the child wants to be part of the booty sharing, an up-grade charge of $14.95 will apply.
Duration of the trip: Approx. 1 hour 30 minutes

Every Saturdays at 12:15 PM and 2:15 PM.

The treasure hunt adventure is a special trip and we offer other alternatives to a lesser ticket price.

The Black Raven is located in St. Augustine in the marina next to the Bridge  of Lions. All passengers need to visit our store to pick up the boarding passes (store located in the Marina building). Beware, parking may be difficult during busy days.

Disclaimer: In case of inclement weather conditions or other reasons beyond our control, the program may be altered, certain segments of the program substituted and/or the trip cancelled. In case of questionable weather conditions, please call ahead of time and confirm the departure.

The First Treasure Hunt on Mantanzas Bay

Our first treasure hunt was a great success. In preparation for a possible attack by Blackbeard and his crew on the Queen Anne’s Revenge, all new crew members had to be trained in sword fighting. The timing of this “boot camp” was perfect because shortly after that exercise was over, the Queen Anne’s Revenge appeared on the horizon.

Blackbeard had decided to go all out with his attack on the much larger ship, Black Raven. He was flying his red flag and he was not going to be easy to deal with. In pirate language the red flag means “No Quarter Taken, No Quarter Given”. However, the Black Raven’s crew decided to be as aggressive as Blackbeard was and they hoisted their own red flag.

Queen Anne’s Revenge made a wide swing and came up on Black Raven’s port side. They fired their cannon but the cannon ball missed Black Raven and took out a small cottage on the shore. They moved around Black Raven and came down on the starboard side, firing their cannon again. Another miss and this time the Fort took a hit. Blackbeard had now created another enemy.

Regardless of his poor judgment, Blackbeard did not give up the battle to take out Black Raven. He moved around to Black Raven’s portside in his preparation for boarding of the ship, but he never expected the large and well trained pirate crew. The crew were in hiding when Queen Anne’s Revenge  approached the big ship. Blackbeard was tricked and caught by surprise when the crew appeared with drawn swords and charging towards him. He had no choice but try to negotiate his way out of this situation.

After a few very tense moments, an accord was reached. He had to give up his treasure chest in exchange for a bottle of Rum.  The large chest was transferred from Queen Anne’s Revenge to Black Raven and Blackbeard had no choice but to depart and leave the area. He was last seen sailing south under the white flag of surrender.

The treasure chest was opened and all the crew shared the booty.

Posing after a successful treasure hunt