She was the only vessel in West Indian waters to survive the hurricane of 1495, and then brought back the Admiral and 120 passengers to Spain inġ496. She accompanied the grand fleet of the Second Voyage to Hispaniola and Columbus selected her out of seventeen ships for his flagship on an exploratory voyage to Cuba, and purchased a half share in her. Built in the Ribera de Moguer, an estuary, now silted up, of the Rio Tinto, Niña made the entire First Voyage, bringing Columbus safely home. Vincente Yanez was her Captain on Columbus' First Voyage, and he later discovered the Amazon on an independent voyage. Santa Clara was always Niña, after her master-owner Juan Nino of Moguer. A Spanish vessel in those days had an official religious name but was generally known by nickname, which might be a feminine form of her masters patronmyic, or of her home port. She was named Santa Clara after the patron saint of Moguer. The Niña was Columbus' favorite and for good reason. The Pinta returned home and disappeared from History without a trace, but the Niña, now there's a woman with a past!
The Niña and Pinta were Caravels which were used by explorers during the Age of Discovery. The Santa Maria which Columbus never liked, ran aground and sank on Christmas Eve 1492 in Hispaniola (now Cap Haitien).
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The self-guided tours are $7 for adults, $6 for senior citizens, $5 for children and free for those 4 and younger.The original Niña, Pinta, and Santa Maria used by Christopher Columbus on his first voyage across the Atlantic were common trading vessels. "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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