This morning the pailebote was presented to the press paschal flowers that will be moored in the Sports and Tourist Port Marina Dénia, until next Sunday April 23. "We are on the deck of the paschal flowers and we welcome you to our port and our city. This ship has an anecdote, since its first voyage, after its reconstruction, went to our port. Her maiden voyage from Torrevieja made it to Dénia, so for us she has a special flavor », commented Gabriel Martínez, captain-director of Marina Dénia.
«What Gabriel has told is very curious, since this year we also started the tour here in the port of Dénia, to continue through Spain and some European countries, participating in important cultural events and Maritime Festivals, as a floating museum of its history and the wealth of our maritime heritage and Torrevejense shipbuilding," said Rodrigo Boj, captain of the paschal flowers. The ship can be visited free of charge, from 10:30 a.m. to 13:00 p.m. In addition, sea baptisms are taking place on board, from 17:30 p.m. to 20:30 p.m. and on the morning of Sunday, April 23.
the pailebote paschal flowers It is a historic ship, with a length of 34,15 meters and a height of the mainmast above deck of 26 meters. She represents the last Mediterranean sailboats built in Torrevieja in a1917 and has been recently restored, thanks to the agreement signed between the Torrevieja City Council and the Nao Victoria Foundation.
«Today, these ships fulfill a very important function. Our country has 8.000 kilometers of coastline and the great function of these ships is the diffusion they carry out so that the great maritime and naval power that we were is known. For this reason, the Nao Victoria Foundation must be congratulated for the work they do in the conservation and enhancement of these sailboats”, said Gabriel Martínez.
