The Nina

[StrangeBayPirate]

Enjoyed a visit to the Nina today. Well worth the $5 tour cost. I had not realized the ships of this time frame and size were still steered with a tiller. Awesome to think of an Atlantic crossing when steering the ship in this way.

Great food and margaritas at LuLu"s also.

Steven St'ar

Nina to dock Wednesday in Gulf Shores

Reproduction of Columbus vessel to have 5-day stay

Tuesday, March 21, 2006

By GUY BUSBY

Staff Reporter

Boats plying the waters around Gulf Shores range from small outboard models to yachts to tugs and barges, but visitors in the coming week will have a chance to see the type of vessel used by the first Europeans known to set sights on the Gulf Coast.

The Nina, a reproduction of one of the three ships of Christopher Columbus's first expedition in 1492, will dock at Lucy Buffett's Lulu's at Homeport Marina starting Wednesday for a five-day stay. The marina is on the north side of the Intracoastal Waterway on East 25th Street in Gulf Shores.

The ship, which was built in commemoration of the 500th anniversary of the expedition, is a floating museum that gives viewers a chance to step back to the days when early explorers first crossed the Atlantic, said Kyle Friauf, captain of the Nina.

http://www.thenina.com/

http://www.lulusathomeport.com/main/index.php

[Red Bess]

We were fortunate enough to see it last summer when it made it's way up the Mississippi. (I'll see if I can find some pictures to post.) I understand it will be in the Great Lakes for the Tall Ships Challenge this summer.