Columbus's Boats

Replicas of two out of three of Christopher Columbus's ships were docked here recently. We decided it would be interesting to go check them out.

The Niña

The Pinta

and The Margarita

(not a replica)

"In fourteen hundred ninety-two, Columbus sailed the ocean blue." We all know he and his crew crossed the Atlantic on the Niña, Pinta and Santa Maria. The Santa Maria ran aground and sank, which apparently was fine by Columbus, he never liked the ship. The Pinta returned home and disappeared from history without a trace. The Niña went on to log at least 25,000 miles under Columbus's command.

The boats were surprisingly small. I can't imagine crossing Lake Ontario on a stormy day on one of these babies, let alone the Atlantic Ocean.