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PIRATE NAVIGATION – PART 2 Pirates didn’t stay in business by luck. They stayed alive by skill. From the mid-1600s through the early 1700s, pirate captains relied on hard-earned navigation knowledge to keep their ships off deadly shoals, on busy trade routes, and one step ahead of the Royal Navy. One bad estimate could mean wrecking on a reef or sailing straight into enemy guns. 🧭 Dead Reckoning (used throughout the Age of Sail, 1500s–1700s) Estimating position using speed, direction, and time.

The Golden Age of Piracy, spanning from the late 17th century to the early 18th century, marked a significant period of maritime crime and adventure in the Caribbean Sea, the American colonies, and beyond. Fueled by European colonial rivalries and the booming trade of valuable commodities such as sugar and tobacco, pirates like Blackbeard, Captain Kidd, and Bartholomew Roberts became infamous figures. During this era, many former privateers turned to piracy after the cessation of wars, seeking f