The relationship between the Seafair Pirates and West Seattle goes back to 1950 when they first landed on Alki Beach to take over the city and launch the annual maritime festival. Now one of West Seattle's own has been named President. Dan Sullivan, owner of Shipwreck Apiaries Llc has been a pirate for a few years and now heads the crew of more than 58 members.

As his first official act, Sullivan chose to bring back a tradition of giving to the homeless in Seattle with a tour aboard their famous Moby Duck to various spots around downtown providing food, blankets and necessities to those in need.

Sullivan explained, "the term Leisure Man's Lunch came about in the early 80's when Jerry Ceis pondered the slow, meandering days of Seattle's Homeless and decided they were simply folks of leisure and so began Leisure Mans Lunch. The program has sat idle for a number of years as the Pirates invested efforts elsewhere in the community but it meant a lot to me on a personal level so I brought it up to Captain Kidd and he immediately jumped onboard. In the 80's it was all about giving away hot sandwiches and mulled wine but I knew we needed to rebuild the menu so I called in some help from a few friends downtown and together we all made it happen, swapping out the mulled wine for blankets and coats. Programs like this empower everyone involved at every level and there wasn't a single heartstring on our entire crew that wasn't tugged that day."

For the event Glass Distillery donated 75 Dicks Burgers, Crowne Plaza Hotel donated 50 blankets, plus coats and hygenic care packages with items like toothpaste, shampoo etc. Shipwreck Apiaries donated socks and cold weather base layer items.

Traveling around downtown Seattle, sounding the siren and honking the fog horn people on the street gave the 13 pirates aboard a wave and shouts of approval. They went to Victor Steinbruck Park at the Pike Place Market, Pioneer Square, 4th Ave, near the courthouse and ventured out from the duck to find and give the homeless a gift.

Sullivan said, "The operation was priceless: the blankets and coats, warm weather gear and basic care packages really stole the day. At the end of it all I look at the dedicated folks who made it happen with us and its very special: these relationships we have in our community are based on a core foundation of simple humanity and care for those who need a little extra along the way. On behalf of the Seattle Seafair Pirates I thank everyone involved in this project, it truly took an array of skillsets to provide the array we did and then deliver as a team. "