Off at 7am on Tuesday 
Down the Thames and across the Channel? Will take 17 days...approx...but beware...The roots of the word “piracy” come from the ancient Greek πειράομαι, or peiráomai, meaning “attempt;” i.e. an attempt to rob for personal gain. This morphed into πειρατής, or peiratēs, meaning “brigand,” and from that to the Latin pirata, where we get the modern English word pirate.[2] However, they were frequently referred to by ancient Greeks as "leistes", the same word use for land-based thieves...and lovers...
