Pirate pride brings out the Smith Mountain Lake buccaneers

Pirates Linda Brady and Lesley Kocsis, aka manager of Gifts Ahoy at Bridgvewater Plaza, help Madeleine Sherren of Potomac, Md. Photo by Elizabeth Hock

At Smokehouse Restaurant in Downtown Moneta, customers were served by pirates (from left) Jennifer Kirsche, Danna Lowe and Kelli Beamer. Photo by Elizabeth Hock

Annette Stamus of the SML Regional Chamber of Commerce, which backed Pirate Days, channels Captain Hook. Photo by Elizabeth Hock

On the lookout for fellow pirates is Arianne Rice, 7, of Roanoke. Photo by Elizabeth Hock

Turning out in pirate garb at Casa D’Amici were ( from left) owner Gil Smith, Jena Proffit, Anthony Propocio, Seda Nance, Paige Baugh, co-owner Karen Smith, Ashley Wills, Jennifer Holdren and Tristin Harrison. Photo by Charlie Walker

Even the moose, with eyepatch and bandana, outside of Moosie's at Bridgewater Plaza got into the pirate spirit. Photo by Elizabeth Hock

Pirates Josef Koefer, Eric Fenning and Lauren Green stake their claim at Smith Mountain Lake State Park. Photo courtesy of Roy Enslow

Pirates took over Bridgewater Marina last weekend. They included (front row, from left) Gary Webb, Roy Enslow, Kayla Karet, Travis Kingery, Liz Carpenter, Kate Nagel, (back row from left) Stephen Zierhart, Damon Richards, Matt Krauser, Matt Gault, Danielle Dillion, Larissa Koefer and Dave Kendric. Photo by Rhonda Ferris Johnson

Kayla Karet shows pirates can have fun on land, too. Photo by Rhonda Fariss Johnson

Out and about for Pirate Days were lake residents Renee Strader, Kim Mitchell-Sakellaris, Cindy Furr, Teresa Foster and Brenda Oakes. The women posed and showed off their "tatoos" at Oar Knot Store at Bridgewater Plaza on Saturday Photo submitted by Joan Griffith