![]() You may be able to leave some of them for years, but ALL of them will sink eventually if left to themselves. The two caravels and the carrack which crossed from Spain to be present at the Worlds Fair at Chicago. Rigging a sea anchor would be mandatory.Ī Viking or Hatteras yacht of this type is considered a Premium, tough boat, and they are, but they're nothing compared to la Pinta.Īll of this assumes that you understand that all boats, regardless of size or types, that are currently in the water, are in the process of sinking. Description1893 Nina Pinta Santa Maria replicas.jpg Replicas of the Caravels Pinta, Niña and the carrack Santa Maria. If a Viking 92 gets caught with no power in 30' seas, you could be in real trouble. The boat is also slow as hell, it's ugly too, and it has no modern conveniences.īUT, take a modern 92'/28m Viking Offshore Convertible yacht (a big sexy powerful beast my god look at it ), and while it has an ENORMOUS range (it can cross the Atlantic at low speed), and it's FAST (over 30 kts), and POWERFUL (5,200 hp, equivalent to a mid-sized freighter), it's not as robust as the Pinta. Columbus ships the Pinta and the Santa Maria Corpus Christi, Texas (TX), US In 1983, under the auspices of the Spanish Navy and the Institute of Naval History and Culture, Jose Maria Martinez-Hidalgo was engaged in the study of the three Columbus Ships. But it doesn't need it, these old type of Portuguese/Spanish/Italian boats can just bob around more or less indefinitely. Even on a sailing vessel you really want to have some directional control, so the crew would set a sea anchor, and if the masts are broken they would rig up SOME type of wind catcher to give the ship the ability to turn into the wind or waves, vastly increasing your chances of survival. It can have NO power on it and just bob around in that storm and be fine. The difference is, this dowdy, unsexy la Pinta can be blown way over onto a heel in 30'/10m seas with no problem. To /u/Chicken-n-Waffles, yeah, there are private citizens buying boats that large, the 'mass market' of yachts right now reaches up to the 120'/40m range IMO (I just watch boat videos and read up on maritime stuff! I'm not a yacht owner!) If you have any questions check out the FAQ. Regarding reposts: it is not a repost unless it was posted to /r/drydockporn less than three months ago, or if it's already in the top 100 of all time. If you don't receive flair after a few days feel free to message the mods. If you took the photo yourself, you can signify this by using the tag ( original content) and after 24 hours you will be given special flair.Make sure your image is hosted by an approved host. ![]() Do not submit a shortened link using a URL shortener like tinyurl.Videos, interactive images/websites, and articles are not allowed.Only submit static images, albums, or gifs. ![]() ![]()
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