He wooed her with gold and jewels, only to watch her toss these treasures into the sea. Captivated by Bonita’s innocent beauty, Harry vowed true love.
Aboard the ship was the willful and outspoken daughter of a Spanish aristocrat, the beautiful, dark eyed Bonita. It was laden with coffee, linens, and gold doubloons newly minted in Mexico City - treasure worth a king’s ransom. Harry and his crew plundered a small Spanish galleon, the La Estrella, while en route to Spain. Harpoon Harry became a legend, his fierce reputation along with a generous nature to his friends and crew, preceded him from port to port. Harry and his rakish crew enjoyed unequaled success terrorizing the seven seas and relieving many merchant ships of their valuable cargo. The crew of the Cassiopia howled with joy and rewarded Harry with command of the ship. The harpoon slashed through the air and found its mark, straight through the Captain’s heart. Harry spied the skirmish and from the quarter deck took aim. The Captain of the Cassiopia was a heartless man, and one day drew his sword on a very young cabin boy. Luckily for us, Harry survived! A passing pirate ship – The Cassiopia - came upon Harry, alone on the seas, clinging to his harpoon and a bottle of old Spanish rum. The La Porta went down like so many before.
The wild fury of a mighty hurricane soon brought Harry’s dream of pursuing great white whales to an abrupt end. By age twenty he had attained the rank of Captain on the whaling ship, La Porta. The long harpoon he kept at his side found its mark on many an unsuspecting foe.Īt a young age, the magic of the sea called to Harry like a sensuous siren. This is the saga of one such pirate, the most feared man ever to sail the Gulf - Harpoon Harry! Harry was a rogue of unparalleled cruelty to his enemies. These bandits of the seas plied the warm water off the west coast of Florida in a ruthless quest for treasure. The legend was born in a bygone era of lust, treachery and deceit – the days of the Buccaneers.