Posted on 1 Aug World premiere of Dufour 37 at Open Yacht Event Onshore program will whet competitors' appetites Sold out the same day entries opened, organisers from Townsville Yacht Club's (TYC) SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week (SMIRW) are not resting on their laurels - they have worked hard on both the racing component and onshore entertainment program Posted today at 12:56 am SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week preview The Brits returned after an absence of six weeks. The Swiss had issues with their development foil cant system, and pulled the sails up but hardly got clear of the marina. When you step on board and the sails billow out, you just went back 500 years and Christopher Columbus is over your shoulder,' Torrey says.Įmirates Team New Zealand were the only team to get foiling off Barcelona on Tuesday Emirates Team NZ were the only team to get foiling off Barcelona on Tuesday. When it is finally done, the Association wants to have sailing classes, go on trips, give tours, and just let the citizens of Corpus Christi and anywhere else enjoy some history. 'We do have about thirty thousand pounds of lead that we have left that we can sell and market,' Torrey says. That same process will likely be used to try and purchase sails for the ship, the final step before she's ready to sail. Rather, it came from selling lead used for ballast in the Santa Maria. So we're happy for that,' Torrey says.Īnd while the city owns the three ships, the money did not come taxpayers. 'The city will see something in about six months that they could actually be proud of. Now, another $8,800 in funds will help them finish the construction phase, replacing the fore-deck, fixing the railing, and cleaning up any other issues. A $35,000 value that the Association got for free.
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and South Texas Crane donated their services to install new masts. The last few months have been crucial for the ship. It was all grey and rotting, and you could see the planks falling down,' Torrey says.īut now, Torrey says she's almost ready to sail.
John Torrey is one of the key members of the group. When the group stepped in three years ago to repair the ship, its condition was just bad. The local group is called the Columbus Sailing Association, and now that they're getting another chunk of money from the city, they're very close to their goal. It's slow work, but they are succeeding gradually. The Nina, however, was docked for a while in the City Marina, but recently has been undergoing restoration by a few enthusiasts. However, the Corpus Christi replicas, the Pinta and Santa Maria, can be seen in dry dock at the Museum for Science and History, in Corpus Christi, Texas and are likely beyond repair. Other replicas have been built in other parts of the world. After crossing the Atlantic Ocean, the three ships toured America ports in 1992 before coming to their permanent home in Corpus Christi in 1993. In Spain, in 1992, to commemorate the 500th anniversary of Columbus's history voyage, an ambitious project was completed - the building of three replicas. The others were the Pinta and the Santa Maria. See our subscription options and special offers at Caller.La Niña, or colloquially simply 'Nina', is almost ready to sail again! La Niña was one of the three ships used by Christopher Columbus in his first voyage towards the Indies in 1492.
Kathryn Cargo follows business openings and developments while reporting on impacts of the city government’s decisions. "She's been a part of my life for a long time," Mrazek said. More than 350 people graduated from the sailing class. She was a sailing instructor on the ship and taught 15th century sailing practices. The nonprofit's president, Kim Mrazek, sailed on La Niña from 1995 to 2000 in the Corpus Christi area. The association created a GoFundMe campaign in 2017 to raise $100,000 to fix the damaged La Niña. The nonprofit Columbus Sailing Association has leased the ship from the city for at least a decade to care for her.
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