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.883Please respect copyright.PENANA08OLF37XBE
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.883Please respect copyright.PENANAhP5Y17JjV5
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.883Please respect copyright.PENANA9Ad19oltz3
--sorry, many of them are in Spanish--
Histarmar.com.ar883Please respect copyright.PENANAJihnYt0NMD
Oldmaps.com883Please respect copyright.PENANA2ZxmgNQpZi
todoababor.com.es883Please respect copyright.PENANA7quK2JA75S
Windy.com883Please respect copyright.PENANAYEIIeMOVFp
Todoavante.es883Please respect copyright.PENANAERW50PpfTM
Singladuras Por La Historia Naval883Please respect copyright.PENANAFHKlvK5Tfc
Construcción, Cultura y Arte Naval del Siglo XVIII883Please respect copyright.PENANAbEQ5DONXNu
Seatalk.info883Please respect copyright.PENANAn3PJ7pNAg5
Wooden Ships of River John883Please respect copyright.PENANA6FfK0hzRga
Saint Wikipedia of the Relative Answers883Please respect copyright.PENANAsPfigMV1iB
Saint Google of the Capricious Miracles
**Picture: Moonlight, South Pacific The James Baines - oil painting by Montague Dawson**
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