Pirate's Treasure:

The Ships:
Guide To Newsgroups
GrabIt
GrabIt Tutorial
NewsLeecher
NewsLeecher Tutorial
NewsHosting

The Treasure:
a.b.dvdr.com Forum
a.b.dvdrs.net Forum
a.b.hdtv.com Forum
NZB-Zone

this is just a random collection of links... i swear.