Jack Rackham
Calico Jack Rackham. The mediocre pirate who designed the most famous flag in history.
Jack Rackham wasn't the most successful pirate of the Golden Age. His career was short, his prizes modest, his end ordinary — hanged at Port Royal in November 1720. But the flag he flew — a white skull above two crossed sabers — became the visual shorthand for piracy itself. Walk into any costume shop, any bar, any beach gift store today: that's Calico Jack's design. He sailed with Anne Bonny. Mary Read served on his crew. The triangle aboard the William has become its own legend. The full Mutineer Bay Jack Rackham collection.
