Pirate's History link
I've discovered this wonderful site which accesses a range of resources for those interested in pirate (buccaneer) history: - want to calculate how long it would take to get from one Caribbean port to another? - want to figure out how your pirate's victims were dressed?
Then go to http://www.kipar.org/index.html The Salacious Historian's Lair! Click on "Piratical Resources" and then "Writer's Resources".