The Santa Maria is on its way to Beaufort! Are you planning to climb aboard? ⚓️ http://bit.ly/shipbft This full scale, working replica of the original Santa Maria ship, captained by Christopher Columbus in 1492, is on it's way to the Lowcountry! The ship will dock in the Downtown Beaufort Marina on March 29 and will be open for tours through April 7, 2019. | Eat Stay Play Beaufort

Santa Maria - the full-scale replica of the Nao Santa María, the ship from Christopher Columbus’ historic 1492 voyage just arrived in London. It will be docking at St. Katharine Docks for public visits from 29th May to 8th June. You can see it every day from 10am to 8pm. Tickets: £10 per person, £5 for students, kids under 5 are free. Family tickets are £25. | London The City

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