#PINTA SHIP PALMETTO FREE#

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Manatee County selected Edonya Timmons as its Youth of the Year. Teachers or organizations wishing to schedule a 30-minute guided tour with a crew member should call (787) 672-2152 or email Group tours require a minimum of 15 people at $5 a person.įor more information, visit County Boys & Girls Clubs selects Youth of the Year

#PINTA SHIP PALMETTO FREE#

Admission is $8 for adults, $7 for senior citizens, $6 for ages 5 to 16 and free for age 4 and younger. While in port, visitors can board the ships and take self-guided tours. The ships tour together as a sailing museum to teach people about the caravel. The sailing ships had broad bows, high narrow poop over the stern, and usually three masts. Historians consider the caravel the space shuttle of the 15th century Columbus and others used the Portuguese ships to explore the world. Archaeology magazine called the ship 'the most historically correct Columbus replica ever built.' The Pinta was recently built in Brazil to accompany the Nina she is a larger version of the caravel. The Nina was built by hand and without the use of power tools. The ships will be docked and open for tours through April 14 at Regatta Pointe Marina, 1005 Riverside Drive, Palmetto. On Friday, the Pinta and Nina replicas of Christopher Columbus' ships will sail into Palmetto. More information about touring the vessels is at. The next stop is Jupiter, FL on March 22, followed by Venice and Niceville in April. The ships will be docked at in Palmetto at Regatta Pointe, 1005 Riverside Drive until they set sail again early Monday, March 18. “We emphasize the fact that we are a 15th century caravel, with a very nice 21st century navigation and communication devices.” He used a compass, and a sea quadrant, which determined latitude,” said Zenk, a retired history teacher with a passion for sailing. “Columbus was sort of a seat-of-the-pants sailor, if you will. Zenk said the only thing modern about the Niña is the GPS. In the 28 years that Niña has been sailing she has over 500,000 miles under her keel,” Zenk said. Together, the ships serve as “floating museums,” stopping at ports all over the Western Hemisphere. It is larger, and has an air-conditioned space below deck. The second ship, the Pinta, set sail for the first time in 2005.

It is fair to say they really didn’t know what they were getting themselves into when they started out,” Zenk said.Īccording to The Columbus Foundation, which funds the ongoing tour of the vessels, the Niña is “the most historically accurate replica ever built.” “These were never envisioned, nor were any of the ships in that era, envisioned to be transoceanic sailors by any stretch of the imagination.

Its small size comes as a surprise to most visitors, said first mate David Zenk. But although as many as 27 crew would sail on it, it was really a cargo vessel.Ī replica of the 65-foot long Niña was built by hand and finished in 1992. The Niña was said to be Columbus’s favorite, and he sailed more than 25,000 miles on it. The original ships, known as caravels, were among the three-member fleet – including the famed and much larger Santa Maria - which set sail from Spain in 1492. Two ships that are replicas of Christopher Columbus’s historic sailing vessels, the Pinta and the Niña, have docked in Palmetto for a week-long stop.

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