Andalucía visits Poole

The replica Spanish galleon Andalucía visits Poole, berths at Poole Quay
Photos by Andy Ross, 2024-08-02 to 2024-08-04
 

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Drone view of Andalucía in Poole Harbour, cruising toward the quayside under her own power
 

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Andalucía moored at the quayside, opposite a row of Sunseeker yachts and beside a raised platform
 

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Closer view, emphasising the rotund hull with authentic timbering above and within a fibreglass lower hull
 

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The sturdy oceangoing lines, from the beaked stem to the pooped stern, are evident here
 

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View from an elevated platform highlights the crowded main deck where visitors step aboard from the gangplank
 

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View into the rigging shows an impressive web of ropes and tackle above the forecastle
 

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The web of ropes and tackle around the massive mainmast is no less impressive
 

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Note the "Poole bid" banner indicating that a local BCP Council team is sponsoring the visit
 

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Sunday morning and I'm in the queue to enjoy an unguided tour above decks and below decks
 

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On the main deck, admiring the ship's bell hung on the rear of the forecastle
 

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Looking toward the raised quarterdeck over the entrance to the officers' quarters
 

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Another look up at the mainmast towering over the Old Town in the background
 

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The mainmast is 37 m tall and made of authentic timber, rising from a vessel 50 m long
 

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Another view down to the main deck from the forecastle, showing some well belayed hanks of hemp rope
 

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The helm on the quarterdeck, with helmet and swords to add historical authenticity
 

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In the starboard corner beside the wheel is some more historical armour and an axe on a pike
 

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View up at the poop deck, with its big beacon lantern and the Spanish flag flying at the stern
 

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Another view down at the forest of lines and pulley blocks around the mainmast
 

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Another view of the forest of rigging around the mainsail and beyond to the crows nest on the foremast
 

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The dining table in the officers' quarters, with reproduction woodwork dating from about 2009, looking sternward
 

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Coffee corner on the port side of the officers' quarters, still well appointed for the modern volunteer crew
 

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An eminently civilised outlook for the officers, with ship's logs in the cases below the diamond-paned windows
 

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On the gun deck, one of the cannons mounted ready to defend the ship against pirate attacks
 

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One of many framed photographs of Andalucía, at sea and under sail, displayed on the gun deck
 

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Another framed photograph, this one of Andalucía coming to berth in a tropical bay
 

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And another, this one close up, showing the crew enjoying some fine weather up in the rigging
 

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And another, with a broadside view of Andalucía on a calm sea under full sail
 

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The gun deck educational show tells us a galleon like this made the first voyage around the world in 1522