We are going to have a dinner thing where we make a bunch of food from the recipe book based on the Patrick O'Brian books (Lobscuse and Spotted Dog? I can't remember the exact title... Lobscuse and something, anyway), and have cool sailor-y gambling events for money, as a fundraiser

I made plum duff for my 7th Sea group Christmas-before-last. It was surprsingly good! But your event sounds like a ton of fun - I wish I were closer to NC.