Pirates gather to break world record
Participants dressed as pirates gather to attempt to reclaim the Guinness World Record for the most pirates in one place, on the promenade in Penzance, May 26, 2014 in Cornwall, England.
Penzance, England
Terry English dressed as a pirate walks in the crowd.
Organizers of Pirates on the Prom Day 2014 were optimistic that more than 20,000 pirates would meet on the Penzance seafront to reclaim the world record they set three years ago, however the total was 14,155 pirates, 77 shy of the current world record now held by Hastings.
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Russell Timbrell dressed as a pirate smoke his pipe.
Penzance, England
Carrie Woodside, dressed as a pirate, poses for a photograph.
Penzance, England
Pat Sargent, dressed as a pirate, poses for a photograph.
Penzance, England
Amy Symons dressed as a pirate.
Penzance, England
Participants, dressed as pirates gather to attempt to reclaim the Guinness World Record.
Penzance, England
Participants all dressed as pirates.
Penzance, England
A parrot sits on the shoulder of a participant dressed as a pirate.
Penzance, England
A man uses an iPhone as an eye patch.
Penzance, England
A participant dressed as a pirate looks at his parrot.
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A man dressed as a pirate arrives holding his baby.
Penzance, England
Participants all dressed as pirates gather to attempt to reclaim the Guinness World Record for the most pirates in one place.
Penzance, England
Participants all dressed as pirates gather to attempt to reclaim the Guinness World Record for the most pirates in one place.
Penzance, England
People gather to attempt to reclaim the Guinness World Record for the most pirates in one place.
Penzance, England
Jim English, dressed as a pirate.
Penzance, England
Julian Thomas, dressed as a pirate.
Penzance, England
Shelly Auburn, dressed as a pirate.
Penzance, England
Bethany Kendall, dressed as a pirate.
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Simon Moore, dressed as a pirate.
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Josephine Hall, dressed as a pirate.
Penzance, England
Terry English, dressed as a pirate.
Penzance, England
Participants all dressed as pirates gather to attempt to reclaim the Guinness World Record for the most pirates in one place.
Penzance, England
Pirate flags fly, as people gather to attempt to reclaim the Guinness World Record for the most pirates in one place.
The total was 14,155 pirates, 77 shy of the current world record now held by Hastings.