khassandraChristopher Columbus's Nina & Pinta
June 6th 2010 14:10
by Richard Fowler
Recently we traveled to Beaufort, SC to see replica's of Christopher Columbus's ships the Nina and the Pinta. Before we left we gassed up the car, fed the dogs, and set the home alarm (which we love, by the way: click here). The boats were only docked there for a few days and then would travel up the coast of South Carolina to Georgetown. The ships offered special school field trips and you could even have a private party on them. We were really amazed at the workmanship of these two boats. They were hand made and made to size of the original vessels. One of them was actually made without any type of power tools. It was an exciting site to see. They had no outboard motors to run the ships with, they are powered by sails. The rutor that is used to steer the boat was very large and looked really heavy. It takes a few men just to be able to steer the boat and keep it on its course. The vessels were actually small compared to the boats we see today. It was hard to imagine a large crew of men, crossing the Atlantic Ocean in that small of a ship. It was easy to see why they had so many sicknesses on those earlier journeys, the men were confined to such small areas. If one person came down with a illness I imagine it went through the whole ship rather quickly. If you are a history buff this is something that you should see. If they are docking in your area, you should make the effort to go and see them. You will be glad you did.
Recently we traveled to Beaufort, SC to see replica's of Christopher Columbus's ships the Nina and the Pinta. Before we left we gassed up the car, fed the dogs, and set the home alarm (which we love, by the way: click here). The boats were only docked there for a few days and then would travel up the coast of South Carolina to Georgetown. The ships offered special school field trips and you could even have a private party on them. We were really amazed at the workmanship of these two boats. They were hand made and made to size of the original vessels. One of them was actually made without any type of power tools. It was an exciting site to see. They had no outboard motors to run the ships with, they are powered by sails. The rutor that is used to steer the boat was very large and looked really heavy. It takes a few men just to be able to steer the boat and keep it on its course. The vessels were actually small compared to the boats we see today. It was hard to imagine a large crew of men, crossing the Atlantic Ocean in that small of a ship. It was easy to see why they had so many sicknesses on those earlier journeys, the men were confined to such small areas. If one person came down with a illness I imagine it went through the whole ship rather quickly. If you are a history buff this is something that you should see. If they are docking in your area, you should make the effort to go and see them. You will be glad you did.
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