{"id":42684,"date":"2016-09-25T21:59:57","date_gmt":"2016-09-25T20:59:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cornellsailing.com\/de\/2016\/09\/busy-time-gran-canaria\/"},"modified":"2016-09-25T22:29:13","modified_gmt":"2016-09-25T21:29:13","slug":"busy-time-gran-canaria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cornellsailing.com\/de\/2016\/09\/busy-time-gran-canaria\/","title":{"rendered":"Busy time in Gran Canaria"},"content":{"rendered":"

A fast overnight passage from Lanzarote saw all Barbados 50<\/em> boats arrive almost all at the same time in Las Palmas\u00a0de Gran Canaria\u00a0Marina<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Las Palmas Marina had to call for additional docking staff to cope with the mass arrivals<\/p><\/div>

Dolojaime being shepherded into its berth by the marina tender<\/p><\/div>

Gary Leisfield of Takamoana in Lawrence of Arabia sun protection garb<\/p><\/div>

All together for the first time<\/p><\/div>

Birthday party on Oysterbar<\/p><\/div>

Holger and Karin Binz of Oysterbar<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n

The crews were soon invited by Holger Binz to a glass of champagne on Oysterbar<\/em> to celebrate his 50th birthday which he happily shares with the age of Barbados independence.<\/p>\n

In contrast to all other Canary Islands, the arrival of the Barbados 50<\/em> fleet in Gran Canaria was ignored by the tourism authorities for whom the only sailing event that seems to matter is the ARC<\/em>.<\/p>\n

A nostalgic visit from Pepe Ortega who was in charge of the ARC on behalf of the local tourism board in the good old days when visiting events still enjoyed its hospitality<\/p><\/div>\n

Undeterred, we hired a bus for a day-long tour of the main attractions of Gran Canaria in order to give our participants the opportunity to enjoy the beauty of the island.<\/p>\n

The stark interior of Gran Canaria with Tenerife’s Mount Teide in the background<\/p><\/div>

Gran Canaria’s summit with the distinctive Roque Nublo on the right<\/p><\/div>

Good friends on the bus: Mia from Jiyu<\/em> and Erell from Balanec<\/em><\/p><\/div><\/p>\n

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Puerto Mogan<\/p><\/div>\n

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Lunch break at Puerto Mogan<\/p><\/div>\n

The last stop on the itinerary was at Vegueta, the oldest part of Las Palmas.<\/p>\n

Outside Las Palmas Cathedral flanked by statues of the dogs that gave the islands their name<\/p><\/div>

The old chapel of San Antonio Abad that dates from the time of Columbus’s visit in August 1492 when his three ships were anchored a few hundred meters from this spot<\/p><\/div>

Casa de Colon Museum in Vegueta<\/p><\/div>

Casa de Colon – inner courtyard<\/p><\/div>

Reconstruction of Columbus’s cabin<\/p><\/div>

Map showing the route of Columbus’s first voyage<\/p><\/div>

Two colourful macaws – one of the most poular exhibits<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n

On Sunday morning, the 29 boats cast off their lines and headed out to sea\u2026 having to fight their way into the contrary wind for 2 miles to round Isleta Point before picking up the favourable NE wind to speed them on their way to Santa Cruz de Tenerife.<\/p>\n

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Barbados 50<\/strong> is sponsored by Barbados Tourism Marketing and Tenerife Port Authority.<\/p>\n

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A fast overnight passage from Lanzarote saw all Barbados 50 boats arrive almost all at the same time in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Marina.<\/p>\n

Las Palmas Marina had to call for additional docking …<\/p>\n

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