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Meet Captain Loyal and Pirate Mack

Join Captain Loyal as he tries to apprehend his nemesis the Pirate Roger Mack at Nova Scotia’s biggest festival this summer!
 
Pirate Roger Mack of the Tall Ship Phantom
Captain Mack was a merchant seaman when his ship was boarded by pirates and captured. He fought for his ship tooth and nail, and at the end of the fracas, Captain Mack was given the choice to throw his lot in with the pirates or go down with his ship. He threw his lot in with the pirates and realized that it was the life for him!
 
Captain Mack eventually captured and now captains his own pirate vessel, dubbed the Tall Ship Phantom because he comes and goes like a ghost! Captain Mack has sailed many seas and has plied his pirating skills around the world.
 
Over the years Captain Mack hoarded his ill-gotten treasures and returned to Nova Scotia periodically to hide it in a secret location. Now he returns to Nova Scotia every few years to try and retrieve it. You can be sure that on his return Captain John Loyal is always waiting for him!
 
Captain John Loyal of the Canadian Navy
Captain John Loyal joined the Navy at the age of 16. He worked his way up the ranks to become a well-respected Captain who patrols and keeps the seas safe from Pirates daring to come ashore in Nova Scotia.
 
Captain Loyal’s nemesis is Captain Mack, the renegade pirate who continues to evade him. They have a long history of battles, each winning and losing. Sometimes Captain Loyal will capture Mack only to find that he vanishes as fast as he is held under bonds!
 
Captain John Loyal always keeps the people and ports of Nova Scotia in his heart – and he is always on duty and on guard!