Bob Sofaly photo
The Pirate flags were in full display during Friday’s inaugural Pirate Plunge at The Sands Beach in Port Royal. Walker Dean of Port Royal entertains the pirate crowd under the approving smile of the Jolly Roger.&nbsp;

[caption id="attachment_47671" align="aligncenter" width="1020"]<a href="https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/01012021-Pirate-Plunge-1-0629.jpeg"><img class="size-large wp-image-47671" src="https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/01012021-Pirate-Plunge-1-0629-1024x713.jpeg" alt="" width="1020" height="710"></a> Bob Sofaly photo<br>The family that pirates together plunges together! Here Paul and Christian Hunter get their shipmates Martha, 3, and Jonathan, 4, of Lady’s Island, get ready for Port Royal’s inaugural Pirate Plunge on Friday, New Year’s Day, at The Sands Beach in Port Royal. About 100 “pirates” of all ages took advantage of the perfect weather and jumped into the 59-degree water to start the new year.[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_47669" align="aligncenter" width="893"]<a href="https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/01012021-Pirate-Plunge-4-1693_edited-1.jpeg"><img class="size-large wp-image-47669" src="https://staging.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/01012021-Pirate-Plunge-4-1693_edited-1-893x1024.jpeg" alt="" width="893" height="1024"></a> Bob Sofaly photo<br>Head pirate Nick Borreggine stands atop drink cannisters as he gives his pirate shipmates directions just prior to the inaugural Pirate Plunge on Friday at The Sands Beach in Port Royal. About 100 pirates took the plunge and jumped into Battery Creek to start the new year off.[/caption]