Sea Stories and Skull Flags; Master Chief retires to Master of Mischief
Schedule
Thu, 19 Nov, 2026 at 02:00 pm
UTC-05:00Location
Black Raven Pirate Ship | Saint Augustine, FL
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⚓☠️ AHOY MATEYS! ☠️⚓All hands on deck fer the retirement voyage o’ the legendary Maintenance Master Chief Carrie Barry after 30 years sailin’ the high per diem of the United States Navy!
After three decades o’ keepin’ aircraft flyin’, Sailors trainin’, inspections survivin’, and chaos barely under control, the time has finally come fer Master Chief Barry to secure from duty one final time and trade maintenance meetings fer rum runs and sea breezes.
📍 REPORT ABOARD:
⚓ The Black Raven Pirate Cruise
⚓ St. Augustine, Florida
⚓ 19 November 2026
⚓ Sail Time: Afternoon Departure — TBD
Join us aboard a pirate ship fer a TWO-HOUR CRUISE packed with:
☠️ Sea stories
⚓ Salty laughter
☠️ Questionable pirate behavior
⚓ Navy memories
☠️ Tall tales that somehow get worse every year
⚓ And enough shenanigans to make the MCPON nervous
This here ain’t no ordinary retirement party…
This be a full-fledged pirate mutiny in honor o’ one salty sailor who survived:
- 30 years o’ inspections
- Endless maintenance meetings
- Aircraft casualties
- Impossible timelines
- Junior Sailors with “good ideas”
- And enough coffee to sink a destroyer
PIRATE ATTIRE IS MANDATORY!
That means:
☠️ Pirate hats
☠️ Eye patches
☠️ Boots
☠️ Hooks
☠️ Fake parrots
☠️ Excessive gold chains
☠️ pirate talk
And heed this order carefully, ye scallywags…
EVERY GUEST MUST BRING:
⚓ ONE SEA STORY
⚓ ONE MEMORY
⚓ OR ONE LEGENDARY CARRIE BARRY TALE
Whether it be heroic…
hilarious…
slightly inappropriate…
or completely unbelievable…
We want the stories that made Carrie Barry the salty legend o’ naval aviation maintenance.
From keepin’ the birds Safe-For-Flight…
to leadin’ Sailors through storms and inspections…
to somehow maintainin’ order amongst aviation pirates fer 30 years…
This voyage celebrates the career, leadership, humor, and legacy o’ a true Navy treasure.
So hoist the colors…
raise yer mugs…
and prepare fer one final ride with the fiercest Maintenance Master Chief ever to command the deckplates.
⚓ FAIR WINDS AND FOLLOWING SEAS, MASTER CHIEF BARRY ☠️
Now report aboard…
or prepare to walk the plank.
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Black Raven Pirate Ship, 111 Avenida Menendez Suite F,Saint Augustine, Florida, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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