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Lord Huntington supports the calls for John Storm to investigate a geological disturbance at Kingston, Jamaica. Knowing this would put him in the vicinity of Operation Hispaniola, convenient to his own expedition.

 

 

 

Lord James Huntington acquires a retired Arctic Survey Vessel from Bristol, with the help of William Gray, with grant funding from the British Geographical Society and British Royal Navy.

 

They rename the motor-sailor 'Hispaniola' after the ship in Robert Louis Stevenson's classic: Treasure Island.

 

The Hispaniola is a specialised mulit purpose expedition yacht custom built to be independent for several months at a time. She is an aluminium hulled Bestevaer 60c, designed by the famed Dykstra naval architects and built by the world-leading KM yacht builders. She's designed with a unique aero rig constructed by Damon Roberts of Magma. She has already circumnavigated the Americas and is familiar with those waters.

 

 

THE HULL

Hispaniola is a shade of sixty feet in length. She has a canoe underbody with central hydraulic aluminum centerboard (with 1 ton lead weight). In addition, she has an aluminum keelson with the prop in an aperture and two “ice deflectors”, full skeg protected rudder.

There are 2 manually operated daggerboards (wood/epoxy coated glass) in the port and starboard aft quarters for additional stability in downwind conditions.

Internal lead ballast (8.5 tons), with a 31% ratio. This is increased to an overall 39% ballast ratio Including full fuel and water tanks, which are low in the bilge.

She is of all aluminum construction, strongly built: ALMG 1.5-116, 40 mm in bow stem area, 20 mm plating at keel stem base, 10 mm keel sides, 8 mm topsides, 6 mm deck plating, with closely spaced framing for extra strength.

The Hispaniola has a double bottom for much of the boat’s length (diesel fuel, water, gray water, and ballast tanks). There are 5 separate watertight compartments (aft storage areas, engine room, main living quarters, tool room, forepeak)

ENGINE AND MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT

A go-anywhere adventure vessel needs a potent mechanical repertoire:

- Perkins Sabre 135 hp diesel engine, that might one day be green hydrogen, or bio diesel powered, as technology advances
- Hurth transmission
- Aquaseal stern gland
- Adjustable pitch hydraulic propeller, from West Mekan
- Vetus Bow thruster
- Kabola diesel-fired (naughty) heating system with 8 domestic radiators plus hot water system
- Watermaker – SRC 1,800 gph

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TREASURE ISLAND - CAST

 

 

 

CHARACTERS: PROTAGONISTS

DESCRIPTION

Admiral Sir (Captain) Henry Morgan

Privateer & Governor of Jamaica

Ark, The

The world's largest, most comprehensive interactive DNA database

BioCore

A digital communication interface for the human brain

Blackbeard

Edward Teach, privateer turned pirate, tortured & murdered

Captain Nemo

AI onboard computer system

Charley Temple

Researcher & camerwoman, good friend of John Storm

CyberCore Genetica

The world's smallest, fastest and most powerful nano supercomputer

Dan Hawk

Electronics & computer wizard, crew member Elizabeth Swann

Dr Roberta Treadstone

Blue Shield, Newcastle University, England

Elizabeth Swann

Fastest solar/hydrogen ship & floating laboratory

Excalibur, Pendragon & Merlin

Anti piracy weapon & ship security system

George Franks

Legal and intelligence trust manager, Swindles & Gentry

HAL

The onboard AI supercomputer ship manager

Jill Bird

Senior BBC news world service anchor

John Storm

Ocean adventurer, amateur anthropologist, & marine archaeologist

Katy, Kitty

The ships cat and lucky mascot

Professor Douglas Storm

John Storm's uncle, designer of Elizabeth Swann

Professor Jacques Pierre Daccord

UNESCO sunken realms division, conservationist

Sam Hollis

BBC & Sky freelance investigative reporter Caribbean regions

Scott Tremaine

Treasure hunting professional & ships captain

Shui Razor

Japanese privateer, ocean conservationist and historian

Sir Rodney Baskerville

Professor of Maritime History & oceanographer

Steve Green

Freelance reporter, friend of Charley Temple

Suki Hall

A marine biologist, admirer of John's work

Tom Hudson

Sky News Editor, always looking for an exclusive

Trisha Lippard

Cleopatra's call sign to protect her royal identity

 

 

CHARACTERS: ANTAGONISTS

DESCRIPTION

Alexander Spotswood

Ambitious, (disgruntled) Governor of Virginia

Billy (Bones) One Eye

Pirate sailor, marksman ex marines SBS

Captain Flint

John Long's pet parrot, pieces of eight

Commander James William Maynard

British Royal Navy, MOD, Antiquities & Acquisitions, Special Ops

Hispaniola, The

Lord Huntington's converted Arctic survey vessel

Jack Boon (Black Jack)

Pirate computer expert hacker

King Charles II

British Empire colonial slave trader, commissioner of privateers

King James II

British Royal African Company, slave trader, colonial bloody triangle

Lieutenant Robert Maynard

British naval officer, HMS Pearl, who tortured Blackbeard

Lord James Huntington

Opportunist, British Geographical Society

Robin (John) Longstride

Pirate leader, bare knuckle fighter with silvery tongue

William Gray

Cashiered US Navy Captain, snitch & mastermind

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Artists impression of the original Hispaniola, in Robert Louis Stevenson's classic pirate adventure

 

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 The Adventures of John Storm - Kulo Luna the $Billion Dollar Whale       Queen Cleopatra last Paraoh of Egypt - The Mummy       

 

 

 

Draft scripts for Kulo-Luna and Cleopatra The Mummy are published with 'Treasure Island' under development for 2024 release. The three films could be shot back to back - as a franchise - to make the most of the Elizabeth Swann. Screenplays available in Final Draft format for Studio executives, producers & directors.

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

  THE HISPANIOLA IS LORD JAMES HUNTINGTON'S SHIP - A CHARACTER IN TREASURE ISLAND: BLACKBEARD'S CURSE AND PIRATES GOLD - THE ADVENTURES OF JOHN STORM & THE ELIZABETH SWANN

 

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The rights of Jameson Hunter and Cleaner Ocean Foundation to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted in accordance with section 77 and 78 of the Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988. This website and the associated Treasure Island artwork is Copyright © 2023 Cleaner Ocean Foundation and Jameson Hunter. This is a work of fiction. Names and characters are the product of the authors' imaginations, and any resemblance to any person, living or departed, is entirely coincidental.