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.891Please respect copyright.PENANATA5ksrtgUg
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.891Please respect copyright.PENANAZgqjKnMcKD
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.891Please respect copyright.PENANAhnwQ41g67R
--sorry, many of them are in Spanish--
Histarmar.com.ar891Please respect copyright.PENANAnypLrKxXbs
Oldmaps.com891Please respect copyright.PENANAZGz0fa8tb5
todoababor.com.es891Please respect copyright.PENANA3P00tTMyuJ
Windy.com891Please respect copyright.PENANAsH29K5bitb
Todoavante.es891Please respect copyright.PENANAR7CxqQBIW7
Singladuras Por La Historia Naval891Please respect copyright.PENANACRHRgKxJ9k
Construcción, Cultura y Arte Naval del Siglo XVIII891Please respect copyright.PENANAT4ywdD484B
Seatalk.info891Please respect copyright.PENANAHMmt9w98Ss
Wooden Ships of River John891Please respect copyright.PENANAyiI1wiDPJi
Saint Wikipedia of the Relative Answers891Please respect copyright.PENANAOXlhhwxWka
Saint Google of the Capricious Miracles
**Picture: Moonlight, South Pacific The James Baines - oil painting by Montague Dawson**
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