The last two weeks
of October, 2016, the El Galeon was moored and open for visitors on the grand
dock of Greenport. Though Greenport is host to Tall Ships once a year during
their Tall Ships Festival (the dates for this festival change from yeasr to
year, so please visit: wwww.LongIslandHotSpot.com/destinations/greenport for
upcoming dates) few ships rival the beauty and awe of this vessel. Also, you can find Greenport Restaurants and anything, where you want to visit in Greenport.
In 2006, The Nao
Victoria Fundacion undertook a special project to reconstruct, to scale, a 16th
Century Spanish Galleon. Since her completion, El Galeon has sailed the world,
and found an American homeport in beautiful Saint Augustine, Florida.
The crew of El
Galeon, still living aboard the ship 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, serves
daily tours to those interested in feeling under their feet the awe of a 170
foot sailing vessel once used in the golden age of Western expansion into the
Americas.
The goal The Nao
Victoria Fundacion is to spread the knowledge and experiences of the sailors
and explorers from their ancestral past, and to offer the once in a lifetime
experience to peer into the hearts of legends of the past. If you get the
privilege to board the El Galeon feel free to ask their friendly crew members
anything that stirs your curiosity.
