Santa Cruz - Varaderos Anaga
Last night we met a group of Germans at La Hierbita. They were from this lovely barque "Alexander Von Humboldt".
Her hull is 100 years old and started life as a Weser light ship. She was converted to a barque in 1988 and is owned by a trust with an active membership who can book a passage on here and become part of the crew, In the summer she sails in the baltic and scandinavian waters and in the winter the Canaries.
Sadly, because of her aging hull, she is unlikely to pass her next survey and the trust are looking for a sponsor to fund her replacement.
I was invited aboard but most crew were ashore when I arrived so I just had a good look from the dock.
A lovely ship. The sails are real canvas and here rig is as traditional as possible.
Back on board I spent the afternoon scraping bits of dead sea critters off the hull and propellor and removing the old anodes.
Her hull is 100 years old and started life as a Weser light ship. She was converted to a barque in 1988 and is owned by a trust with an active membership who can book a passage on here and become part of the crew, In the summer she sails in the baltic and scandinavian waters and in the winter the Canaries.
Sadly, because of her aging hull, she is unlikely to pass her next survey and the trust are looking for a sponsor to fund her replacement.
I was invited aboard but most crew were ashore when I arrived so I just had a good look from the dock.
A lovely ship. The sails are real canvas and here rig is as traditional as possible.
Back on board I spent the afternoon scraping bits of dead sea critters off the hull and propellor and removing the old anodes.