KIlled about 800 bruisers, Me (mage) priest and hunter, aoe farmed guards for about 8 hours. got my hat, doubt i will ever take it off. Parrot doesnt attack, but has skulls on his wings :) Server first i beleive, Kel Thuzad.

Just to clear up any confusion from the number of incorrect posts here, I thought I'd talk to you kids today about The Bloodsails and Booty Bay.

1- Yes, you must kill Booty Bay goblins and only Booty Bay goblins to gain Bloodsail faction. (+25 Bloodsail rep, - 250 Booty Bay rep a kill)
2- The most effective way to do it is with an alt that has avoided all Booty Bay quests, otherwise you'll at least double your grinding time, as the Bloodsails will hate you a lot.
3- Upon reaching "Friendly" with the Bloodsails, you can get the quest from one of the Bloodsail boats.
4- If you're going solo, the best way to kill the non-elite Baron and his right hand man (depending on class, of course) is by grouping with a tank friend with positive Booty Bay rep grab aggro and help you take them down.  The trick is to die as close as possible to where they're positioned, and rez as your friend takes aggro.  They run in fear, so be ready.  Your friend will lose a negligable amount of rep, so its not bad.

Other random facts concerning the whole matter:
- The parrot does not fight, it is only a luxury pet.
- You cannot get passed honored with the Bloodsails, but continuing to grind for rep beyond friendly is silly, and will only further hurt your rep with the other 3 goblin cities.  There is nothing else available from the Bloodsails besides this one quest.
- Yes, you can kill the Blackwater Raiders in Faldir's Cove behind Stromgarde for 5 times less rep a kill starting around 39.  While you get XP and a few random drops, this is very impractical, especially if you want to get your .5 tier armor set later on, or do other fun quests that take you through Goblin cities before you begin ruining your rep with them.
- Getting rep back is a long process, no matter how you do it.  1 point a kill by killing Bloodsails, Venture Co., or other random factions that Booty Bay doesn't like.  There are two repeatable quests in Feralas, by the boat that takes you to Feathermoon, that give you 75 rep each with the entire cartel.  This is the most effective way to grind it back...if you have that kind of patience.
- Be prepared for lower members of the opposing faction (horde/alliance) doing quests in Booty Bay to try and kill you, thinking it's an easy, free HK.
- Enjoy the damn hat and create a macro to respond to tells when people ask where you got it.  Linking it in the trade channel is always an amusing sight.


  Banneker 60 Human Priest  - Twisting Nether

Hey again!

I was bored in MSPAINT and come up with this:-

Enjoy! I gotta get that T-Shirt in RL!!

Guys, a great time to do this if you are at a slightly low level is during New Year's Eve. All the bruisers are drunk and on the ground, so when you kill any NPC in town none of them will come to your rescue. Great way to grind rep with BBs.

Ohoy, im revered with the bloodsail buccaneer's (yes that's possible,just kill jazzrik in badlands for +1 rep at 11999/12000) and there's a way to be exalted with both factions(well,bloodsail will take ALOT more time couse it's only 1 rep ewery 5-10 min after revered) there's a BB Q in DM north wich reQ to safe some goblins,and that gives you ....think it's 350 rep with BB,not sure,but you can farm that WITHOUT loosing any BSB rep at all,and btw a big screwup at blizz by putting TCG masterr in booty bay,by that they're rly loosing alot of buisness from those who are bloodsailers, enjoy

Any more question,even want help with farming,got few swabbys in the back to help,whisper Captain Jakki Sparrow(Jakki if ya didn't get that) Captain of Celtic Leaf Army's crew,Admiral of the Bloodsail Buccaneer's and a farmer for Deathcharger's reins

hope this is helpfull,aint ever enough of bloodsailers

I just finished killing over 600 Booty Bay Bruisers and I must say I am pleased with the results.  I like the title and the hat, and it only took me 4.5 hrs to get from 28000/36000 hated to friendly with Bloodsail Buccaneers.  I'm a lvl 75 BM Huntard (which is why it was so easy).  Although I found a few tricks that make things go alot faster.

1. All the named npc's, when attacked, will spawn 1 to 2 bruisers.  take advantage of this by not killing the npc, because if u kill the bruiser that was spawned, another with spawn in its place.  this saves time, as I found, because i could kill 10 or 15 bruisers using one npc as "bait".

2. Bring extra ammo, pots, bandages, and all those goodies.  Whenever u run out, u have to stop and waist time to go back to another town or city.  After the first time i ran out of supplies, I stocked up and didnt have to leave at all till i was done.

3.  This ones for Hunters only.  as of patch 2.4 I believe, disengage actually sends you hurling backwards.  If you get in a pinch, which will happen from time to time, put your back toward the bay and disengage.swim away till u are not in combat, then call out your pet and go up the ramp.  there are plenty of bruisers at the ramp to kill to keep getting that rep.  I only died once using this method, and it was because it was 4 in the morning and i was getting sleepy.

4.  If you are on a normal server, and don't want to be flagged for pvp, stay away from the bankers and auctioneers.  they will flag you for pvp, and thats something that could cause a problem and delay your rep gains.

I hope these help.  and just FYI, u will be hated by all goblin town (booty bay, gadgetzan, ratchet, and pretty much everywhere there is a goblin post, including Marshall's Refuge in Un'Goro).  I read the list from a link in a previous post of what u cant do with hated rep from goblins, and one thing i would like to add is u can't buy Noggenfogger Elixir any more.  I didnt think about it before, now i cant get any more. so STOCK UP if you care about those.

              Bloodsail Admiral Mechazoid - Malygos

If you want easy but slow Bloodsail Buccaneer rep, you could go to Faldir's Cove in Arathi Highlands. I'm telling you, it's very slow, but there are no guards there. That means you can get rep before 80!

          Frosella
  Arthas <Caedes Hosticus>
lvl 64 Night Elf Death Knight