![]() You can step back into 1492 every Saturday and Sunday through April 2nd on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. History has come alive at the Maritime and Seafood Industry Museum’s Schooner Pier in Biloxi. A life-size replica of the Pinta has docked for people to see, smell, and touch as a vital part of the country’s history. La Niña and La Pinta replicas at the 1893 Columbian Exposition La Niña, La Pinta, and Santa María were not the largest ships in Europe at the time. “We have a replica of the Pinta, one of the ships Christopher Columbus used to cross the ocean on that first voyage on August 3rd, 1492,” said Captain Stephen Sanger. The Pinta of 1492 had the goal of opening trade routes for King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella. The ship, then, was slightly smaller than this replica. “This ship was built about 15 feet longer and six feet wider to accommodate more people,” said the Captain. “It was built in Brazil by eighth generation Portuguese shipwrights using the same techniques that were used for the originals over 530 years ago.”Ĭaptain Sanger added that while some modern accommodations in technology have been made to the Pinta for safety and travel reasons, much of the historical function is preserved. “The way she handles out in the open ocean is certainly the same.” “All of the sails are rigged the same way,” said Capt. Tours for the Pinta are scheduled for every Saturday and Sunday through April 2nd from 9am to 4pm. The Nina & Pinta are at Fort Loudon Marina all this week-Lenoir City, TN. The Nina and Pinta, replicas of two Columbus’ ships, offer tours to the public. Replicas of the Nina and Pinta, ships that Christopher Columbus used to explore the New World in the late 15th century, are open for tours through Sunday. Self-guided tours and guided tours are available and group tours can be set up by emailing Pinta sails beyond Biloxi as part of Nina and Pinta Caravels, operated by Sanger Ships LLC. A fun opportunity for the kiddos to see historic, replica ships. ![]() The replica of the Pinta also travelled with it. ![]() A couple of weeks ago we visited Peoria, Illinois. ![]() A second replica exists in Spain and their used to be a replica in Corpus Christi thank sank during Hurricane Harvey in 2017. Aside from that, there’s also a fish restaurant in San Francisco modelled after the Nina. There have been more models made of the Santa Maria than the other ships. As we walked down to the Illinois River to board the Spirit of Peoria for a moonlight cruise, we noticed the Nina and Pinta replicas docked there. Before Biloxi, the ship was docked in Alabama for repairs that could not be made while touring. “The traffic you’d see when traveling the Illinois River, the Ohio, the Tennessee, the Cumberland river.” “We have diesel engines on-board to be able to navigate the canals and rivers, around barges and waterway traffic,” said Capt. The Pinta has logged 25,000 miles in 12 years and is operated by the contributions of those who visit the ship and by volunteers who actually join the crew, whether for just a port, or a longer trip to determine where life will take them next. ![]()
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