The “Jose Gasparilla” pirate ship is an emblem for the parade and the Tampa Bay area. It’s a tricky job steering it to the harbor. Jack Timmel, 34, and his father, John Timmel, 65, who are ...

The name on the stern of the ‘Jose Gasparilla’ pirate ship appears to have a letter upside-down and backward. No one has noticed the tipsy A for decades.