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Pirate Treasure – Blackbeard Traditional Cache

Hidden : 11/19/2009
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Arrrrr!Mateys. I see yurlookn fer Pirate Treasure on the Oregon Coast!  If so then this series of five caches is for you!  Your challenge in order to score the final cache is that you have to find the first four to locate the final cache!  This is one of the four you must find first!  Avast ye landlubbers get to urrr!!  Arrrr!

Blackbeard did not do any pirating on the West Coast but since he is one of the most Infamous Pirates a collection of Pirate Caches must include him.  Blackbeard (Edward Teach) was English born in about 1680 and was killed while being hunted down for piracy on November 22, 1718 by Lieutenant Robert Maynard off the North Carolina coast.  Below is an excerpt from a typical Blackbeard attack from the internet site National Geographic as well as a representation of the flag used by Blackbeard. 

A pirate ship's cannon fires a warning blast.  The explosion rocks a nearby merchant ship. Musket balls fly. Grenades explode.  A wounded helmsman staggers. He lets go of the ship's wheel, and the ship swings around crazily.  Flames flicker everywhere. Pistols fire. Pirates, screaming threats, board the merchant ship, swinging axes and cutlasses (short, curved swords).  Hissing through his teeth, Blackbeard - one of the most dreaded pirates who ever lived - jumps to the deck. He stands tall and lean.  Pieces of rope burn like fuses among coils of his black hair.  Sashes stuffed with pistols and daggers crisscross his huge chest.  Black ribbons flap from the braids in his beard.  Terrified sailors flee. Blackbeard and his fierce crew have pirated another ship. 

IT WAS A REIGN OF FEAR that lasted two long years.  Blackbeard and his crew of pirates terrorized sailors on the Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea from 1716 through 1718.  They ambushed ships carrying passengers and cargo in the dim light of dawn and dusk when the pirates' ship was hard to see. 

The pirates often determined a ship's nationality first.  Then they raised that country's flag on the pirate ship so they appeared to be friendly.  Now able to draw close to the unsuspecting ship, the pirates hoisted Blackbeard's flag only at the last moment.  Blackbeard’s flag signaled that no quarter was given. 

If you are after Pirate Treasure – Isla De Muerta make sure you get the waypoint on the inside of the cache lid!  Please re-hide well as this cache was muggled and all four caches are needed to find the final!!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

6k6k3 ybpxaybpx ng onfr bs zrqvhz fvmrq fcehpr jvgu n 4 sg gerr ybbc sebz gur fnzr onfr

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)