The Tale of Queen Ruby, the Ladies in Raiding and the Key to the Sea

Captain's Log- The Tale of Queen Ruby, the Ladies in Raiding and the Key to the Sea

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We maintain a continuing written narrative so you can follow developments in our participatory pirate drama. This page contains links to all the chapters and related events in the order of the story, which may differ slightly from the time when material is release to the public through various media.

The goal of this interactive, participator community pirate drams is to bring fun and a sense of possibility to the effort to improve public transit by increasing ridership on our bus to the beach, which links the CARTA system and Mt. Pleasant with the Isle of Palms. It's just more fun with Pirates. Learn about the Bus to the Beach (Beach Reach Shuttle) which runs weekends and holidays from Memorial weekend to Labor day. 

You are invited to join the drama. You can sign up for the June 17 Pirates Muster. By your participation, you help shape the drama which we set down in writing as it evolves. We can help you build a pirate outfit. We all make this together. By participating and sharing what we're doing, we enrich the story for everyone. 

Chapter One- The Voyage Begins

Queen Ruby and the Ladies in Raiding liberate themselves, maroon Pirate Anderson's cutthroats, commence the famous cruise of the Jeweled Princess and then discover themselves 300 years into their future in 2023. Read the first chapter. 

Chapter two- Crystal Goes A Roving

Chrystal, dark haired and beutiful teenaged member of the crew leaves the safety of the Jeweled Princess to sample teenage life in the 21st. century and becomes a Pirate Influencer on the Internet. It's all fun and games up in Summerville, but she's attracting hostile attention. Read Chapter two. 

Chapter three- A Welcome Home Party for Queen Ruby

Queen Ruby leaves the SC coast on a secret mission which takes her to Silicon Valley and the high tech underground. The Ladies in Raiding try to hid out in Charleston until her return. They plan a pirate party to build up cover noise so they attract less attention in a Charleston full of pretend pirates. Read chapter three

May 24- Pirate Party at Container Bar

Details on your first chance to join the story. Sword fights, costume contests, button making, half price run drinks to those with pirate coins and a Pirate Poetry Contest. Read about the Pirate Party at Container Bar

May 27- Opening of the Ocean

Join us as Queen Ruby opens the Ocean on the Isle of Palms, celebrating the start of summer bus service and commencing the revels by the sea on Memorial Weekend. Read about the Opening of the Ocean. 

May 27- Queen Ruby to Sail through Rain to Open the Ocean. 

Pirate Queen Ruby Cancel? "We’ve sailed a pirate ship through a hurricane three hundred years into the future. A little water will never stop the Ladies in Raiding.” Read the Press Release

Queen Ruby Inducts an Honorary Pirate Queen

Chapter 4- Queen Ruby Does the Reading, Isaac Newton and the Pirates

These ladies don't just dress smart. They are smart. There's a pirate's college afloat and they're bringing Enlightenment era philosophy and science to the challenges of the 21st. Century Find out if they like Kirk or Picard. Read Chapter 4 about the brain trust afloat on the Jeweled  Princess. 

June 3- Queen Ruby and the Ladies in Raiding March in the Pride Parade

Queen Ruby and her Ladies in Raiding will be out in full force for the Charleston Pride Parade. Join them as they march in support of better public transit, equality and social justice. We have props and loaner gear to complete you look if you want to jlin her pirate band. Those identifying as men are welcome to march at members of the King's Guard or Anderson's vile band of cutthroat pirates. After the parade, look for Pop up Piracy around downtown Charleston. Sign up to march as a Pirate or other character n the parade. 

June 10- Party Like A Pirate with A Pink Floyd Popup Potluck at Hampton Park for Piccolo Spoleto Finale

We'll Pitch our red Pirate Popup in Hampton Park to party at the Piccolo. Pink Floyd Finale, June 10 at 5:30 pm. You are invited to participate in their piratical party. Prepare your pirate outfit, apparatus, provisions, and paraphernalia. Primp your person from plume to pantaloons. We possess partage pirate pieces and plastic epees to apportion to your person. We propose to push up our Popup by 5:00 pm. Queen Ruby plans to preside over a pirate potluck at approximately 6 pm. Predict Dancing before the performer’s prosceniums. Pack a folding chair. We’ll possess pottage to pour over rice or provender. Import what you can for the supper and a piratical potluck repast. Provide your personal plate. Details and signup on Eventbrite.

June-Pirate Pop Ups

Keep your eyes open as our Pirate Drama starts to pop up in locations around the lowcountry with little bits of drama which advance the story towards a conclusion we don't really know yet since it depends on what happens with our new recruits and in real life. Our story evolves based on how the public reacts, evens in our own lives and evens in the community and world around us. 

June 17- Join Up, Queen Ruby Calls a Muster of the Ladies in Raiding

Queen Ruby is forced to augment her forces by recruiting women from the modern world to augment the numbers of the Ladies in Raiding, the crew of the Jeweled Princess. Surrounded by modern hazards, she needs the help of women from this modern age to help her ladies survive. She's called a muster of the entire crew and all the new recruits for Saturday, June 17 on the Isle of Palms. Facebook event listing.  To became one of the participants in our drama contact the Queen by email. 

Guided Rides for Veterans, Disabled, New Transit Riders and Young People

We're planning guided rides for people who haven't been on the bus before. We know the first transit ride is a big step for a lot of people. Follow this effort on our Guided Rides Page. 

May 2024- Updates on the 2024 Bus to the Beach

Get Pointers from veteran transit riders on how to make the beach bus work better for you. Read our guide on how to beach better Read our guide on how to beach better and learn why you might need to be on the lookout for Ken as well as our Lady Pirates and their friends. 

June 8, 2024 Return of the Crew of the Jeweled Princess

June 8 2024- The Pirate Queen returns to hold another Potluck Picnic under the Popup in the Park for the Piccolo Finale. Everyone is invited to the fun. Full details on the music, the food and the frolic. Piccolo is providing the music. You and the pirates can help provide the show. Read the detailed Press Release Read the detailed Press Release

July 10, 2024 Pirate Party at Container Bar

Queen Ruby of the Pirates must return to her secret lab in Sonora to work out the quantum mechanics of how a lady pirate, her crew & their ship killed a hurricane with magic three hundred years ago and ended up off the coast of South Carolina now. She has to select a Pirate Queen to protect the crew of the Jeweled Princess and it’s magnificent trove of jewels and treasure in her absence. The crew is entitled to a say. Crystal, the teenaged pirate is down with the 21st. Century. She’s picked up an Iphone and settled into high school in Summerville. Her Pirate Pinterest is treading on the ‘gram. Emerald, her mother, thinks cannons are passe and wants to meet up with some arms dealers to give the ship a serious upgrade. Garnet has fallen in love with a local bartender and is now carrying a little pirate of her own, due to launch any time. Diamond has been watching it all, missing the 1700s and is not very satisfied with how things are going. The IRS, Homeland Security, the Kings Guard and Dread Pirate Anderson are looking for the ladies for various reasons. Someone  lost a map.

What could possibly go wrong? Of course they need a drink!

If any of them live long enough, they can take the CARTA Beach Reach Shuttle Bus to the beach on the Isle of Palms Saturday. We’ll see. Facebook signup for the party. 

More Information-

If you need to reach the organizers, contact William Hamilton at (843) 870-5299 or wjhamilton29464@gmail.com