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I voted for the Clipper because I had it along with the BSB when I was a kid. While I did always find the back mast to be a bit strange, the blue sails are great. I think the BSB and Clipper sails are among the best in the entire series. I'm also biased towards the bluecoats because that's the army I had as a kid. I just got back into Lego, and recently bought the IF so that my BSB has something to battle (the Clipper belongs to my brother). Maybe someday I will be able to do a side by side comparison of the two. One thing I definitely don't like about the IF are the sails. Those crossed cannons are just awful looking. The ship itself does look neat, and I can't wait to build it.

Hopefully I'm not breaking any forum rules by digging this thread up from the dead I came across this forum since I was a huge Lego pirate fan when I was a kid, and I was curious as to what sets came out after I had "grown out" of Lego's (temporarily of course, you never really out grow them!). I received the Black Seas Barracuda for Christmas when it first came out, and also got the Forbidden Island set for my birthday shortly thereafter. I absolutely loved this set, and this review brought back many, many fond memories. In fact, it inspired me to go dig all Lego's out of my parent's basement. My brother had the Caribbean Clipper, and we used to have great naval battles with the ships. I have the ship sitting on my office bookshelf now. I've recently started shopping for Lego again for my own children, and it seems like none of the sets out now have the same feel as the older sets, especially something as epic as the BSB! Great review, thanks!