The Nina occupied a berth at the end of a Pier at the Clearwater Beach Marina.
The Nina was open for inspection by visitors.
As we learned in school, Columbus sailed to the New World in 1492 with 3 ships, the Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria.
What you probably didn't learn was how small these ships were!
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The Nina occupied a berth at the end of a Pier at the Clearwater Beach Marina. |
| The Nina was open for inspection by visitors.
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Just before Christmas (1998), a replica of the Nina sailed into Clearwater Harbor, and was open for pubic inspection.HAVE YOU VISITED
Built in 1992 in Brazil, the ship has traveled more than 130,000 miles, serving as a "sailing museum". Hailed as the "most historically correct Columbus replica ever built" by Archaeology magazine, the ship was used in the movie 1492.
The Nina is only 66 feet long on deck, that's just 22 yards! A small boat indeed to take across the Atlantic. The original Nina must have been very strong, as she was the only one of a fleet of 17 ships to survive a hurricane in 1495.
A crew of 8 travels with the Nina. The ship stayed in Clearwater over the holidays, with needed repairs being made at the dock during January (1999).
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