La Niña

[Treyolsen]

Good morning sailors, hope you all have a good day and a Great weekend! I just heard on the local Corpus Christi Texas news that the city is planning on literally destroying the replica ship of "La Niña" as in , Niña, Pinta, and Santa Maria! The vessel is in the water and floating but in desperate need of repair. It saddens me that the city does not allocate the funds to put it back into shape as an educational tool as it is a part of Americas history. Every day we seem to let more and more of our history be destroyed. Well, I say "Goodbye" to another historical ship (replica") as I wonder how much money has been spent on finding, discovering and reclaiming similar ships. Have a Great and safe day all! Trey

[GordMay]

La Niña, the Columbus ship replica, was pulled out of the water Dec. 4, after it sunk during Hurricane Harvey in August. The Columbus Sailing Association is still raising funds to repair it.
It took five months to completely raise the ship out of the water, which caused interior and exterior damage.
While the Columbus Sailing Association had hoped to clean La Niña, up and tow her to a shipyard in Aransas Pass for repairs, the decision has been made to find new ownership for the vessel.
After eight years, there are now only three members left on the Columbus Sailing Association, and they are no longer able to do regular maintenance, much less with the damages from Hurricane Harvey.
More https://www.caller.com/story/news/lo...hip/715528002/

[psk125]

Keeping wooden ships afloat is a major undertaking. MayflowerII - built in 1957 -has been getting worked on at Mystic Seaport since May 2016, and is only expected back in Plymouth later this year. Three years of work by a large crew of experienced workers does not come cheap. Neither do the materials needed: balks of timber 16" square and twenty feet long. Planks that may weigh more than 300 pounds. It's also three years that the vessel has NOT been seen by paying visitors in Massachusetts- making cash flow even worse for the owners. A ship making a profitable voyage could pay for itself many times over. Now, tied to a dock, visitors or benefactors have to foot the bill, and it isn't easy. The group behind the Amistad ran into financial trouble with repair bills and had to bail out. She's now being run by a different organization. That may be what the Nina needs.