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Building the Santa Maria – a look back. Another way of making coils. A few years ago, after finishing the Wasa and long before the Prins Willem was put on hold (when I started the San Felipe), I built the Santa Maria by Amati. At that stage of my journey, I was still learning a lot by doing. The Santa Maria became a real turning point for me — especially because it was the first model ship where I worked with a large number of sails. Setting, furling, and positioning them taught me more than any

50K views · 1.3K reactions | The Nao Santa Maria, a 200 ton replica of the ship on which Christopher Columbus first traveled to North America, is open for tours in St. Augustine. This impressive ship is docked at the St. Augustine Municipal Marina and is quite a sight to see. Tours run daily through Sunday, May 5, from 10 a.m. - 7 p.m. To purchase tickets visit www.NaoSantaMaria.org | St. Augustine, Florida | Facebook