The days of piracy returned to Bermuda this weekend, with more than 20 people walking the plank to raise more than $100,000 for the Bermuda Sloop Foundation.For the second year, volunteer ‘hostages’ scrambled to raise enough money in donations to pay their ransom and win a dry ride back to shore.A total of 22 hostages boarded the Spirit of Bermuda on Saturday, and all but one found themselves swimming in Hamilton Harbour.Foundation CEO Denise Riviere said that both Diana Martin and Deanna Durham had raised enough to stay dry, but Ms Durham was persuaded to take the plunge anyway.“We decided that as part of a youth programme, she should be a role model and demonstrate what it means to make a sacrifice,” Ms Riviere said.On the other side of the coin David Skinner, chief operating officer for Aspen Insurance, raised around $40 in donations to stay dry but around $3,000 was donated to ensure he went into the harbour.“A lot of his family and staff made sure he walked the plank,” Ms Riviere said.While the final tally has yet to be counted, Ms Riviera said the fundraiser was able to go above and beyond the $100,000 goal.“This was a great milestone in our current $3 million Save Spirit of Bermuda Campaign intended to save our Character Development Programme, which mostly serves M3 level students,” she said.Ms Riviere said the event was also able to draw a large crowd of spectators, with friends and family of hostages joined at Albuoy’s Point by a number of tourists.“It was wonderful,” she said. “We weren’t sure we were going to be able to make this an annual event, but I would say we drew more of a crowd this year.”Senator Diallo Rabain said that while he was around $300 on the safe side of walking the plank Saturday morning, a generous last second donation was made to change his fate.“That is what put me in the drink,” he said. “Swimming to shore wasn’t as bad as I thought it was going to be. It was cold though. Very, very cold.”Despite that discomfort, he said he enjoyed the experience and is eager to throw his name in the hat again next year.“I have already said they can count on me for the next one,” he said. “The atmosphere was exhilarating.”“I don’t know exactly how much I raised, but it was at least a thousand. At the end of the day they were able to raise the $100,000 they were looking for, and to know that I helped is a great feeling.”