Belem start life as a cargo ship in 1896 and was converted into a private yacht and then eventually into a sail training ship.
NAO Santa Maria Moors In St Katherines Docks
NAO Santa Maria, a replica of Christopher Columbus’ sailing ship, sailed into London, passing up and downstream through Tower Bridge before entering St Katherine Docks where it was to be based for a few days.
The pictures were taken around 05:30 in the morning which explains why there are no people in the pictures. I was hoping for the sun to not be hidden buy cloud, but that was not to be. SunCalc showed the sun would light up the starboard (right) side of the Santa Maria through a gap in the trees, but the sun was obscured by cloud at the vital (for this picture) time.
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Colne Thames Barge Match (Race) 2022
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Watching The 2025 Fastnet Race From Shieldhall
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ARC Gloria and Juan Sebastián de Elcano
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Sailing Vessel Tenacious
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