![]() ![]() It was a medium sized carrack with a deck that measured about 17.7 m (58 ft.) long. Santa Maria was built in Spanish Galicia, and it's first name was Gallega (Galician). End of the Enigmatic Christopher Columbus: A Man at Last Emerges to Eradicate the Myth.Two New Theories on the Hotly Debated Origins of Christopher Columbus.It was the place where he spent hours with his maps and diary and sought the right path for his ships. The main ship of the fleet was Santa Maria, called in Spanish ‘La Santa María de la Inmaculada Concepción.’ For many months it was Christopher Columbus’ home. The ships’ measurements are only known from research and documents that were prepared much later than 1492. All of the ships could travel with an average speed of a little less than 4 knots a day. ![]() The crews, especially the captains, were experienced on the sea. This expedition changed the world forever. However, around 88 men (or a few more) accompanied the explorer on these three ships and sailed them from Palos de la Fontera on August 3, 1492. They were not the strongest, the most comfortable, or the most modern ships. Their names are still famous, but the ships themselves seem to have disappeared from the pages of history.Ĭolumbus took three ships on his long and dangerous travels. The self-guided tours are $7 for adults, $6 for senior citizens, $5 for children and free for those 4 and younger.The story of Christopher Columbus would not have been complete without three ships: Santa Maria, La Pinta, and La Niña. "We're always looking for good crew, especially those that don't get seasick,'' Sanger said. The Pinta is also available for private cruises while in port.Įach ship has a crew of five and takes volunteers from port-to-port. The area has a three-inch-thick granite floor and has about 20 types of wood. The Pinta has a large area below decks where its crew can show documentaries on the ships. People are always amazed that the ship is so small, but they have to keep in mind that people were also small in 1492.Ĭolumbus was considered tall at 5 feet 9 inches so that means the ship was plenty big.Īt 85 feet, the Pinta is about 20 feet longer "on the deck'' than the Nina, but it can be argued the smaller ship is the more authentic of the two, having been built with hand tools.īoth have engines and had to use them Wednesday because the square-rigged ships can't sail into the winds like those blowing in the morning. The Nina was in Brunswick about five years ago, Friauf said. "He rejoiced when it sank on Christmas Day in 1492,'' Sanger said.īecause the Santa Maria was an unwieldy freighter, Sanger doubts the Nina and Pinta will ever be joined by the third sister ship. The Santa Maria, which, Sanger said, he compared to sailing a barrel, was his least favorite. The Nina was the fastest of Columbus' three ships and his favorite. The Nina had already sailed 300,000 miles in 19 years, giving thousands upon thousands of school children and adults up-close looks at a replica of one of the caravels from the poetic snippet of a history lesson, "In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue.'' "We decided to join up with our sister ship,'' he said. Built for day sailing, the Pinta was in the Grand Caymans taking people on tours when the economy tanked two years ago and people quit coming for tours, Sanger said. It became apparent, however, that there wasn't that much interest in the anniversary and many wanted to use it to protest.īecause of financial constraints, it was decided to build only the Nina, the smallest of the three ships and the only one to make all three voyages.įor years, the Nina was on a solo tour. The Columbus Foundation formed in 1986 to raise money to build replicas of all three of Columbus' ships in time for the 500th anniversary of his first voyage of discovery. We kind of tear them apart,'' Sanger said. "We spend 10 weeks a year in Bayou La Batre, La. Their captains - Kyle Friauf of the Nina and Morgan Sanger of the Pinta - said the ships have a busy schedule calling on ports from the Panama Canal to Canada but have to take some time off for extensive maintenance. until they set sail Monday for South Carolina ports. The ships will be tied up at Brunswick Landing Marina and open for tours from 9 a.m. BRUNSWICK - The black replicas of Christopher Columbus' Nina and Pinta sailed into the Port of Brunswick Wednesday for a five-day visit.
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