This year I didn't see much of the TAN (Naval Academy Trophy) because of our holiday in Rome, but considering these last days, it seems that I didn't miss much. The village and the sail boats have moved out of the Porto Mediceo to a faraway and unwelcoming pier: the tents hosting the shops are a sauna and you can hardly see the boats, moored along a straight stretch of barren quay, often blocked by a huge crane.
This boat was built in 1994 as “Anna” in Karelia, Russia, as a faithful replica of a 18th-century postal vessel sailing the Baltic. A few years ago she was found abandoned and almost sunken near the port of Genoa.
She was salvaged and completely restored by her actual owner: renamed as “Pandora” the barquentine managed to win two Tall Ship Races in 2007 and 2010. She is now a training ship of sorts for students.
Search labels: TAN - Tuttovela
External links: Barquentine (Wikipedia)
This ship has a lot of character that one might not find in a newer ship. Lovely.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Jack, it's beautiful.
ReplyDeleteThank goodness we still restore, she's a beauty!
ReplyDeleteAn adorable ship, I love the first composition!
ReplyDeleteLeia
she's a beauty.
ReplyDeleteA happy end to the story of a beautiful ship.
ReplyDeleteFantastic!
ReplyDeleteWhat a super second shot VP..the two tall masts in a face off with the little ship as the referee :)
ReplyDeleteBel veliero! Ciao, Arianna
ReplyDeleteI wonder who would abandon such a boat?!
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