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Thousands of people dressed as pirates flocked to Penzance over the weekend in a failed bid to claim a world record.

Cornwall was determined to snatch the title back from the town of Hastings in East Sussex - and it was fighting talk 
The event was raising money for the RNLI, and saw crowds of men, women, and children donate £2 each to dress as a pirate and enter the designated arena.

Pirate check list: what do you need to wear?

Everyone needs to be dressed in accordance with Guinness Book of Records' rules.

All costumes must clearly resemble a pirate and consist of the following:

Unfortunately, Penzance lost out by "a few" to the current record of 14,231 pirates.

But organisers weren't discouraged, and said it was a brilliant day for a good cause. 
Click to see some of the colour and the costumes: Last updated Mon 28 Aug 2017


