other in Bermuda. The new Pirate's Landing Restaurant, located at the former Waterside Inn, indulges in the Island's historical past of piracy. "Nothing in Bermuda caters to piracy and we have quite a history of it,'' said Mrs.

Sharon Nannini, who co-owns the restaurant with her husband Mr. Fosco Nannini.

It seemed only logical then to develop a restaurant around the idea of piracy, especially at the Dockyard, a navigable location that caters to both mariners and ferry-goers as well as landlubbers. A restaurant, they said, was the natural choice for the space, not only because it already had all the makings of a restaurant, but the growing Dockyard area calls for more eating places.

"Dockyard is becoming very popular and it needs to have as many eating facilities as possible,'' said Mrs. Nannini, adding that Wedco (the West End Development Corporation) was also anxious to open up another restaurant in Dockyard. Already the proprietors of Pasta Basta in Hamilton, Pasta Pasta in St. George's, Il Palio in Somerset and Haagen Dazs in Dockyard, operating a restaurant in Dockyard seemed a natural progression for the Nannini's. The concept of building the restaurant around a pirate theme came to Mrs. Nannini after she read an article on piracy in Bermuda. "I thought the article was so interesting,'' she noted. "So we decided to call the restaurant the Pirate's Landing.'' Mrs. Nannini researched the subject of pirates in depth, subsequently gathering information from the beginning of piracy, through the 16th century to its decline. And the restaurant is now decorated with synopses of pirate data bordered in wooden frames. "The information is written on parchment paper, which has been burnt around the edges to look old,'' said Mrs. Nannini. The information throughout the restaurant applies to pirating in general, except for a space near the bar, which touts local pirate epics.

Local data includes a map of Dockyard in relation to piracy, said Mrs.

Nannini, adding that she hopes to continue with the theme. "I plan to hang more information on local piracy, including letters from people involved in the trade as well as facts on pirates, on the wall going upstairs to the bathrooms. I have a lot more space to work with,'' she said. "But it takes time to research and I often have to translate some of the old English. Also, there's only so much information you can find on pirates. "I've had a lot of fun with it though. Pirates in Bermuda make for a great market and I want to tap into it,'' she said. The Nannini's, who took over the former Waterside Inn in the spring of this year, opened the Pirate's Landing Restaurant in June.

"Business is good,'' said Mrs. Nannini, noting that so far, the restaurant's had a great response from both locals and tourists. "Everything's going well -- people seem to really enjoy it.'' She added that a shuttle ferry service between Albouy's Point and Dockyard runs in the evenings with the last one leaving Dockyard at 3:00 a.m. "Now people can come here for dinner and not worry about driving all the way out here,'' she said. RESTAURATEURS -- Mrs.

Sharon Nannini and Mr. Fosco Nannini opened the new Pirate's Landing Restaurant in June this year. PIRATE'S WENCHES -- (from left) Ms Kelly Reid, Ms Julie Eaton, Ms Tammy Bongard, Ms Jodi Noye and Ms Petra Humppila, pictured here in their evening costumes, are ready and waiting to serve you.