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Lord Huntington supports the calls for John Storm to investigate
a geological disturbance at Kingston, Jamaica. Knowing this would put him in
the vicinity of Operation Hispaniola, convenient to his own expedition.
Lord
James Huntington acquires a retired Arctic Survey Vessel from Bristol, with
the help of William Gray, with grant funding from the British
Geographical Society and British
Royal Navy.
They
rename the motor-sailor 'Hispaniola'
after the ship in Robert
Louis Stevenson's classic: Treasure
Island.
The Hispaniola is a specialised
mulit purpose expedition yacht custom built to be independent for several months at a time. She is an aluminium hulled Bestevaer 60c, designed by the famed Dykstra naval architects and built by the world-leading KM yacht builders. She's designed with a unique aero rig constructed by Damon Roberts of Magma. She has already circumnavigated the
Americas and is familiar with those waters.
THE HULL
Hispaniola is a shade of sixty feet in length. She has a canoe underbody with central hydraulic aluminum centerboard (with 1 ton lead weight). In addition, she has an
aluminum keelson with the prop in an aperture and two “ice deflectors”, full skeg protected rudder.
There are 2 manually operated daggerboards (wood/epoxy coated glass) in the port and starboard aft quarters for additional stability in downwind conditions.
Internal lead ballast (8.5 tons), with a 31% ratio. This is increased to an overall 39% ballast ratio Including full fuel and
water tanks, which are low in the bilge.
She is of all aluminum construction, strongly built: ALMG 1.5-116, 40 mm in bow stem area, 20 mm plating at keel stem base, 10 mm keel sides, 8 mm topsides, 6 mm deck plating, with closely spaced framing for extra strength.
The Hispaniola has a double bottom for much of the boat’s length (diesel fuel,
water, gray water, and ballast tanks). There are 5 separate watertight compartments (aft storage areas, engine room, main living quarters, tool room, forepeak)
ENGINE AND MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT
A go-anywhere adventure vessel needs a potent mechanical repertoire:
- Perkins Sabre 135 hp diesel engine, that might one day be
green
hydrogen, or bio diesel powered, as technology advances
- Hurth transmission
- Aquaseal stern gland
- Adjustable pitch hydraulic propeller, from West Mekan
- Vetus Bow thruster
- Kabola diesel-fired (naughty) heating system with 8 domestic radiators plus hot water system
- Watermaker – SRC 1,800 gph
TREASURE
ISLAND - CAST
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CHARACTERS:
PROTAGONISTS |
DESCRIPTION |
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Admiral
Sir (Captain) Henry Morgan |
Privateer & Governor of Jamaica |
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Ark,
The |
The world's largest,
most comprehensive interactive DNA
database |
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BioCore™ |
A
digital communication interface for the human brain |
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Blackbeard
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Edward Teach, privateer turned pirate,
tortured & murdered |
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Captain
Nemo |
AI
onboard computer system |
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Charley
Temple |
Researcher &
camerwoman,
good friend of John Storm |
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CyberCore
Genetica™ |
The
world's smallest, fastest and most powerful nano supercomputer |
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Dan
Hawk |
Electronics & computer wizard,
crew
member Elizabeth Swann |
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Dr
Roberta Treadstone |
Blue Shield, Newcastle University, England |
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Elizabeth
Swann |
Fastest solar/hydrogen
ship & floating laboratory |
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Excalibur,
Pendragon & Merlin |
Anti piracy weapon
& ship security system |
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George
Franks |
Legal and intelligence trust
manager, Swindles
& Gentry |
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HAL
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The onboard AI supercomputer ship manager |
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Jill
Bird |
Senior
BBC news presenter world
service anchor |
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John
Storm |
Ocean adventurer,
amateur anthropologist, & marine archaeologist |
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Katy,
Kitty |
The ships cat and lucky mascot |
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Professor
Douglas Storm |
John Storm's uncle,
designer
of Elizabeth Swann |
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Professor
Jacques Pierre Daccord |
UNESCO sunken realms
division, conservationist |
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Sam
Hollis |
BBC & Sky freelance investigative reporter Caribbean
regions |
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Scott Tremaine |
Treasure
hunting professional & ships captain |
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Shui
Razor |
Japanese
privateer,
ocean conservationist and historian |
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Sir Rodney Baskerville |
Professor of
Maritime History & oceanographer |
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Steve
Green |
Freelance
reporter,
friend of Charley Temple |
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Suki
Hall |
A
marine biologist,
admirer of John's work |
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Tom Hudson |
Sky
News Editor,
always looking for an exclusive |
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Trisha
Lippard |
Cleopatra's call sign to protect her royal identity |
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CHARACTERS:
ANTAGONISTS |
DESCRIPTION |
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Alexander
Spotswood |
Ambitious,
(disgruntled) Governor of Virginia |
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Billy
(Bones) One Eye |
Pirate sailor, marksman ex
marines SBS |
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Captain
Flint |
John
Long's pet parrot, pieces of eight |
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Commander
James William Maynard |
British
Royal Navy, MOD, Antiquities & Acquisitions, Special Ops |
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Hispaniola,
The |
Lord
Huntington's converted
Arctic survey vessel |
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Jack Boon
(Black
Jack) |
Pirate computer expert hacker |
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King
Charles II |
British
Empire colonial slave trader, commissioner of privateers |
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King
James II |
British
Royal
African Company, slave trader, colonial bloody triangle |
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Lieutenant
Robert Maynard |
British naval officer, HMS Pearl,
who tortured Blackbeard |
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Lord
James Huntington |
Opportunist, British Geographical Society |
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Robin
(John) Longstride |
Pirate leader, bare knuckle fighter
with silvery tongue |
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William Gray |
Cashiered US Navy Captain,
snitch & mastermind |
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Artists
impression of the original Hispaniola, in Robert Louis Stevenson's classic
pirate adventure
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Draft
scripts for Kulo-Luna and
Cleopatra The Mummy are published with
'Treasure
Island' under
development for 2024 release. The three films could be shot back to back -
as a franchise - to
make the most of the Elizabeth Swann. Screenplays available in Final Draft
format for Studio executives, producers & directors.
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