El Galeon
Jun 28, 2016 10:17:38 #
El Galeon is a replica of a 17th Century Spanish galleon. She was underway last week, under auxiliary power, on the St. Lawrence Seaway in Canada, to Rochester New York.
El Galeon is a work of art, built in Spain in the early 2000s -- 170 feet long, 125-feet tall and has a 30-foot beam. She weighs 495 tons and draws 10.5 feet of water. The planks are Oak. The vessel is maneuvered by a crew of 22 and has sailed well over 40,000 nautical miles and visited dozens of countries.
The Spanish galleons were prominent in the settlement of the Americas in the 1600s.
Some even became pirate ships.
Just prior to shooting photos, we were enthralled at the skill of the pilot who moved her almost imperceptibly between the narrow concrete walls of the Iroquois Locks without scrapping the sides.
This shot was at Cardinal, Ontario. She was a good three football fields lengths out in the main channel.
Perhaps sometime I will be lucky to photograph this tall ship with her sails unfurled.
She is beautiful.
Please view in 'download'.
El Galeon is a work of art, built in Spain in the early 2000s -- 170 feet long, 125-feet tall and has a 30-foot beam. She weighs 495 tons and draws 10.5 feet of water. The planks are Oak. The vessel is maneuvered by a crew of 22 and has sailed well over 40,000 nautical miles and visited dozens of countries.
The Spanish galleons were prominent in the settlement of the Americas in the 1600s.
Some even became pirate ships.
Just prior to shooting photos, we were enthralled at the skill of the pilot who moved her almost imperceptibly between the narrow concrete walls of the Iroquois Locks without scrapping the sides.
This shot was at Cardinal, Ontario. She was a good three football fields lengths out in the main channel.
Perhaps sometime I will be lucky to photograph this tall ship with her sails unfurled.
She is beautiful.
Please view in 'download'.
Jun 28, 2016 10:21:47 #
Jun 28, 2016 10:24:48 #
Very interesting story and image, Pierre. A piece of history still sailing the sea today.
Jun 28, 2016 10:25:00 #
What a beautiful ship. I've seen replicas, but never underway. This is awesome. Yes, it would be wonderful to see her with all the sails unfurled.
Jun 28, 2016 10:27:05 #
Harold Lafferty
Loc: Texas
Beautiful, and to think the original was constructed without power tools.
Thanks for taking us back in history.
Thanks for taking us back in history.
Jun 28, 2016 10:38:29 #
John Lawrence wrote:
Very interesting story and image, Pierre. A piece of history still sailing the sea today.
She has a sister ship and they apparently draw huge crowds of visitors where ever the go in the world.
Thanks John.
Pierre
Jun 28, 2016 10:39:46 #
AzPicLady wrote:
What a beautiful ship. I've seen replicas, but never underway. This is awesome. Yes, it would be wonderful to see her with all the sails unfurled.
Yes, that is the stuff of dreams.
Thank you AzPicLady.
Pierre
Jun 28, 2016 10:41:48 #
Harold Lafferty wrote:
Beautiful, and to think the original was constructed without power tools.
Thanks for taking us back in history.
Thanks for taking us back in history.
It really was inredible workmanship.
Thank you Harold.
Pierre
Jun 28, 2016 10:44:33 #
Jun 28, 2016 10:52:25 #
Wonderful picture of a beautiful ship. I've loved sailing ships from the first
'swashbuckler' I saw starring Errol Flynn as a kid back in the 1950s.
'swashbuckler' I saw starring Errol Flynn as a kid back in the 1950s.
Jun 28, 2016 10:53:42 #
Bob Yankle wrote:
Cast off and make way mates!
I'd love to be aboard this vessel.
Thanks Bob.
Pierre
Jun 28, 2016 10:59:58 #
2Dragons wrote:
Wonderful picture of a beautiful ship. I've loved sailing ships from the first
'swashbuckler' I saw starring Errol Flynn as a kid back in the 1950s.
'swashbuckler' I saw starring Errol Flynn as a kid back in the 1950s.
Yes, I recall that.
Thanks 2Dragons.
Pierre
Jun 28, 2016 11:03:57 #
Jun 28, 2016 11:11:41 #
Jun 28, 2016 11:12:36 #
flyguy wrote:
Interesting and thanks for posting.
Thank you very much flyguy.
Pierre
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