The restoration must have been extensive! The salt used to preserve the cod played havoc with the steel framing.
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New Orleans will be the first stop as America welcomes the tall ships of the world to the Port of New Orleans for a nationwide celebration of America’s 250th anniversary! Between May 27 and June 1, 2026, we will celebrate America’s Sestercentennial with the largest-ever flotilla of tall ships from around the world creating a majestic nautical spectacle along the historic Mississippi River. Along with the majestic tall ships flotilla, a diverse array of events, festivities and celebrations will be held across the entire region to educate, entertain and engage audiences from across the country and across all communities. Join us in 2026 for this unforgettable once-in-a-generation event.
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Great fun and international good will at these events.
I had my old ship at the 1992 Columbus Quincentenary with 4 July in New York, then Boston and Newport before we left the fleet and sailed home via other ports and Panama.
“Santa Maria Manuela” is back in Ålesund. She arrived from Kristiansund yesterday 28. May in the evening and will start a new cruise from here on Sunday morning, heading to Geiranger, then to Bergen:
The Portuguese fishing sailing ship “Santa Maria Manuela” in Ålesund. Photo: Staale Wattø
This afternoon I tried to get a closer look, but the young guard at the ISPS gate took his duty seriously.
Here is what I managed to get from outside the fence:
From smp.no today:
Organizer Gunnar Haagensen and the captain welcomed us. Photo: Staale Wattø
Friend of mine back home sometimes makes a bacalao moqueca, but the best is with lobster.
God works in wondrous ways. An abomination that ugly deserves to be hidden from respectable view. NOT a sail ship.
I posted it to give us a laugh, since nobody died. I mean, who would actually pay money to go in that thing?!
What about a “Hybride Sail Ship”?
She is in Greenland waters now:
Why go to this ridiculous extent to simply wear a false accolade of “carbon free”?
Those masts look quite carbon-dense as does the rest of the ship.
My sailing ship has government-approved whale watching status because of our sails. We can happily cruise close to the whales whilst official whale watching boats have to stand back. No big deal. The whales couldn’t care less.