“Captain Blood” is the “internal name” of the Wole Soyinka, co-founder and spiritual head, of the Pyrates Confraternity (PC) also known as the National Association of Seadogs (NAS). Soyinka is more affectionately addressed internally as “Capoon Blood” or “CB” (its abbreviation), a name which also well known to the general public. The PC is the internal image of the organisation and NAS is the public image creating some interesting bifurcations within. What is most unusual about the name Capoon Blood is its elusive origins. Continue reading
