1733 El Rubi aka Capitana

[Commodore Swab]

In 1733 the Spanish Galleon sank and much of her cargo was salvaged. In brief . . .

Over the past 60 year salvage has been off an on consisting from hand faning to the use of mail boxes. We currently hold the legal lease to recover artifacts from the wreck and are attempting to do so (remember the wreck is under feet of sand). This year at PiP we are thinking of bringing artifacts (namely ship pins and ballast stones) to sell.

[Spike]

In 1733 the Spanish Galleon sank and much of her cargo was salvaged. In brief . . .

Over the past 60 year salvage has been off an on consisting from hand faning to the use of mail boxes. We currently hold the legal lease to recover artifacts from the wreck and are attempting to do so (remember the wreck is under feet of sand). This year at PiP we are thinking of bringing artifacts (namely ship pins and ballast stones) to sell.

Hello Vintage Sailor,

I regret to say that artifacts cannot be sold at the Fort. In our vendor application it talks about the things prohibited from being sold at State Parks and artifacts is on the list. These are the Florida State rules that we have had to live with every year at the Fort. I hate to be the bearer of bad bews, but you cannot sell these artifacts at the Fort. You may want to contact Julie Mcenroe, she might be able to provide a venue that is not at the Park and you would not have to worry about this rule. You can email me if you have any other questions or concerns.

Fair Winds,

Captain Bloody Spike

[Commodore Swab]

Thanks for the heads up, neither Lawrence or I knew about that and it is a good thing to find out before we started cleaning.