If only we could afford sailboats for sale in the Philippines, we can have the grand adventure of our lives.
Sailboats or any watercraft in general, have been part of history from the ancient to the modern generation. It was used to fortify and destroy nations. Boats of all sizes were able to connect several cultures all over the world. Although we can travel by air, our seas and oceans remain the busiest trading route among other means of transportation. Without the efforts of early explorers, we will be forever ignorant of how beautiful and rich the other side of our planet is.
Here is the list of the famous marine vessels of all time:
The Queen Anne’s Revenge
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Commons
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She was captured by pirate captain Benjamin Hornigold from French merchants on November 1717. Hornigold later gave it to his first mate at the time, the infamous pirate captain Blackbeard. Originally named the Concord, it has 26 guns and weighs 300 tons. When Blackbeard became captain himself, he upgraded the frigate to 40 guns and renamed it as “The Queen Anne’s Revenge.”
The Red Flag Fleet
We are not talking about one ship only. This one consists of 1700-1800 ships and ruled by Ching Shih, the Pirate Queen of China. The Red Flag Fleet, a formidable pirate armada, plundered towns and ships across Chinese coastline. It was no match even for Chinese, Portuguese and British naval ships.
The Golden Hind
This pirate ship was not famous because of its loots. She successfully circumnavigated the globe under the captaincy of Sir Francis Drake. It took 2 years, 10 months and 18 days to accomplish such undertaking. Her main purpose is to rein terror over Spanish ports in the 1570s. She was also the first one to navigate the Straits of Magellan. And aboard this ship, Sir Drake was knighted by Queen Elizabeth because of his successful mission.
The Santa Maria, the Pinta and the Nina
These three were commissioned by the Spanish government to help the Italian explorer Christopher Columbus. His mission is to find the Indies or Asia which he believed were rich of gold and spices. During his voyage, he accidentally discovered the New World though his original plan is to pursue Asia.
The Spray
Joshua Slocum sailed with the Spray with one goal in mind: to be the first man to circumnavigate the world single-handedly. He sailed off Boston on April 24, 1895 and was able to complete it for more than three years. Slocum docked at Newport, Rhode Island on June 27, 1898 that ended his expedition.
His female counterpart is Krystyna Chojnowska- Liskiewicz. She navigated the world using a sailing yacht named Mazurek. Krystyna started her voyage on February 28, 1976 and concluded it on April 21, 1978.
USS Missouri (BB-63)
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Also known as “Mighty Mo” or “Big Mo”, she participated in the World War 2, the Korean War and the Gulf War. Aboard this warship, the surrender ceremony of the Empire of Japan took place on September 2, 1945 that ended the WW2. Today, she operates as a floating museum at Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, Hawaii.
IJN Yamato
This was the most powerful battleship ever built and served as the flagship of Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto during WW2. Yamato broke the norm and the rule of 35,000 tons per new warship as dictated by international treaties. She weighed more than 65,000 tons earning also the title of being the heaviest battleship. She was sunk by the American forces on April 7, 1945 with 13 torpedoes and six direct bomb hits.
The Titanic
It was commissioned by the White Star Line on 1909, and during its time, it was the largest, fastest and most luxurious liner, according to BBC. In 1912, it was ready for its maiden voyage from Southampton to New York. But, as we all know, the British luxury liner met its tragic (iceberg!) end on April 14, 1912. She was starred and featured in many films, museums and books.
The Father’s Day
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Krystyna’s Mazurek is not the smallest water vessel on this list. In 1993, the Father’s Day, the world’s tiniest sailboat (5 ft. 4 in.), was sailed across the Atlantic for 105 days by Hugo Vihlen. She was made from fiberglass-enclosed AIrex foam and equipped with GPS, water maker, VHF radio, and SSB/Ham radio. She was able to survive being capsized by whales and hurricanes during their voyage.
The Phoenicians
Of course, we will never forget one of the pioneers of maritime expeditions. This ancient civilization is a maritime community and, even built an empire on the seas. They’re also experts in sea trade and commerce. They constructed merchant ships and warships which were propelled by oars and sails. It is worth-mentioning that one of their greatest contributions to mankind is the Phoenician alphabet which served as the basis for the Greek alphabet.
Now, where we can find sailboats for sale in the Philippines? Because if The Father’s Day can do it, maybe we all can, too!
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