The city of Portland and the 2009 Portland Pirate Festival made their way into the Guinness Book of World Records today, 9/20/2009, for the “Most Pirates in One Place”, with an official count of 1,651. Those numbers topped the previous world record holders of Brixham, England, who numbered a mere 1,469 back in May.
In order to be counted, each “pirate” had to be in possession of a sword (play or not), an eye patch and a bandanna on their head. Additionally, anyone 13 years old and under needed…
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Added by Seisrush Ob on September 22, 2009 at 4:11pm —
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