Nova 969’s Merrick and Rosso set sail today on a real pirate ship with 40 lucky listeners.

The afternoon seafaring adventure on Sydney Harbour will be complete with sword fighting, treasure hunting and walking the plank!

Nova says Johnny Depp might have raised the sex appeal of pirates in recent months, but Merrick and Rosso are sure to extinguish his good work.

For the past few weeks, ‘Captain Brown Beard’ and his roguish first mate, Merrick, have been giving away double passes each morning to fans to plunder the harbour aboard the Merrick and Rosso pirate ship.