As a general rule, I don't translate my stories. I write them straight in English or in Spanish --my first language.
But this one is special.
That's why I'm taking my chances with translation.885Please respect copyright.PENANA02L67CR54e
Because this is my most beloved child, and I wanna share it as much as I can.
I'm gonna do my best to reflect all the nautical jargon I use on the original in Spanish, in order to give you a better setting. Especially because I already know I cannot offer "period-setting English". I can do it in Spanish, but not in English.885Please respect copyright.PENANABeJWzZneK3
So be warned: this is a period story told in modern English--hoping some native English-speaker will eventually have mercy on me and help me out.
So PLEASE, feel free to point out any error you may find. Your help will be most welcome! And also, please keep in mind that this is a very rough first-draft translation.
SNEAK PEEK
Do you want an idea about how the story goes? Think of movies like Master & Commander and In The Heart Of The Sea. Or my most beloved novel, Emilio Salgari's The Black Corsair.
But with a girl wrecking havock around and breaking all the rules! ;D
I'm putting up several appendixes to help you guys keep up with all the geographical, historical and nautical terms as much as I can.
I did my best to make it historically accurate. And as for geography and sailing, I wrote all sailing parts according to the wind Windy.com showed at that given moment for the given area I was writing about. Because I'm that much of a nerd.
Kudos to these websites I use to work on the story.885Please respect copyright.PENANA0YjZLnCQbQ
--sorry, many of them are in Spanish--
Histarmar.com.ar885Please respect copyright.PENANAXGGDeho2IV
Oldmaps.com885Please respect copyright.PENANAxDoYLhvcqr
todoababor.com.es885Please respect copyright.PENANADvxckexGZH
Windy.com885Please respect copyright.PENANA17VV3EFc7w
Todoavante.es885Please respect copyright.PENANAqgbY73NzEI
Singladuras Por La Historia Naval885Please respect copyright.PENANAFoahO0gvwm
Construcción, Cultura y Arte Naval del Siglo XVIII885Please respect copyright.PENANA95AwvgkbFz
Seatalk.info885Please respect copyright.PENANAqYqT6ISOhX
Wooden Ships of River John885Please respect copyright.PENANAO2vBkFiJn6
Saint Wikipedia of the Relative Answers885Please respect copyright.PENANARmDDiwiGtY
Saint Google of the Capricious Miracles
**Picture: Moonlight, South Pacific The James Baines - oil painting by Montague Dawson**
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