Hello, I have started building a new version of the caravel La Niña.
Named "Santa Clara" but called “La Niña” by its owner, Juan Niño, a resident of Moguer. It was commanded by Vicente Yáñez Pinzón, brother of the captain of the “La Pinta”. The ship was built in Palos, and in the Canaries, its lateen rigging was changed to square rigging, as stated by Fernando Colón. The new rigging gave it a similar appearance to that of the caravel La Pinta, except that it lacked a crow's nest on its main mast, it had no topmast or topgallant mast, and it lacked a topsail. It turned out to be Christopher Columbus's preferred caravel. According to the Diario, it was the fastest, and its maneuverability and stability must have been excellent, as it endured very harsh weather conditions. Columbus chose La Niña as the flagship for his return journey, despite being smaller than the La Pinta, which confirms the quality of this vessel. The initial blueprints used for its construction were acquired from the Maritime Museum of Barcelona, I have scaled the blueprints to 1/50.
Named "Santa Clara" but called “La Niña” by its owner, Juan Niño, a resident of Moguer. It was commanded by Vicente Yáñez Pinzón, brother of the captain of the “La Pinta”. The ship was built in Palos, and in the Canaries, its lateen rigging was changed to square rigging, as stated by Fernando Colón. The new rigging gave it a similar appearance to that of the caravel La Pinta, except that it lacked a crow's nest on its main mast, it had no topmast or topgallant mast, and it lacked a topsail. It turned out to be Christopher Columbus's preferred caravel. According to the Diario, it was the fastest, and its maneuverability and stability must have been excellent, as it endured very harsh weather conditions. Columbus chose La Niña as the flagship for his return journey, despite being smaller than the La Pinta, which confirms the quality of this vessel. The initial blueprints used for its construction were acquired from the Maritime Museum of Barcelona, I have scaled the blueprints to 1/50.