The Tenacious: The sailboat that promotes the integration of disabled people

With Barbara Campbell as captain in command of the entire crew, the Tenacious has been the scene for 18 years, giving disabled people the opportunity to learn to sail and enjoy the sea in all its splendor.

And it is that the ship has everything necessary so that these can move with total normality, and what is still better, participate in the navigation and activities of the ship.

The Tenacious is equipped with elevators, signs in Braille, security measures that guarantee the stability of wheelchairs, adapted bathrooms and cabins, sound scoreboard of the course and even a rudder that guarantees to be navigated by anyone thanks to its lever that allows rule it with just one finger.

It usually takes about 20 people with physical or mental disabilities on board, but the fact that this trip is so long, reduces the number of the current crew.

After touring the world and navigating the waters of Panama, Australia and New Zealand among others for the past three years, the big sailing vessel plans to return to the UK this summer.

In the Traslatio Foundation we want to give visibility to this type of boats, so together with the Port of Vigo, we have managed to get the sailboat open her doors to the public also this afternoon, from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm, free of charge; so we recommend to all those who find you in the olive city that you come to know a little more about the great history that surrounds the Tenacious.

Seville town hall supports the longest maritime pilgrimage ever organized

Always committed to supporting all projects in favor of cultural exchange, mutual enrichment and the revitalization of the city; the town hall of Seville also undertakes to participate and collaborate on the Traslatio 21 Route.

The Sevillian city, of secular Jacobean tradition as a fundamental milestone of the Santiago's Road through the Vía de la Plata; It also has a deep sea fishing tradition.

And so the only commercial port in Spain will host the longest maritime pilgrimage ever organized, being the first time a convoy of tall sailing ships goes up the river to reach Seville.

More and more municipalities and institutions are joining our project. An initiative totally different from the previous and that will mark a before and after in the pilgrim tradition.

Seville town hall 

The Shtandart: another maritime jewel in the Port of Vigo

For the fourth time in the last two years, the frigate Shtandart, replica of the first ship of the Baltic fleet, will visit the city of Vigo during the weekend of April 20 to 23.

The school ship, which is currently engaged in sailing around Europe instructing crewmembers of all ages, will arrive at the Port of Vigo on the 20th at six in the afternoon.

The captain of the boat encourages the people of Vigo to visit it and learn about her history, so it will be open to the public for free on Saturday and Sunday, from three to seven in the afternoon on the transatlantic wharf.

In the Foundation we continue working so that the inhabitants of the olive city can enjoy, with more and more frequency, the marine jewels that like the Shtandart sail the ocean.

The Foundation continues adding support: The town hall of València

Sandra Gómez López, First Deputy Mayor of the Valencian Mediterranean city, showed through a letter of support her willingness to collaborate with the Foundation in our project of the Traslatio 21 Route.

The municipality of Valencia is open and committed to all kinds of initiatives that encourage cultural exchange and mutual enrichment; so he will participate in a cultural event such as the Route, which will be the meeting point for students and lovers of the sea.

In the Traslatio Foundation we continue working so that, like the Valencian, important Spanish ports are part of what will be the great event of 2021. A Route that will not leave anyone indifferent to those who immerse themselves in the adventure of participating in the maritime pilgrimage longest ever organized.

Puerto de València, where the sailboats of Traslatio 21 will dock.

More than 5000 people and a new tradition for the Port of Vigo

Tras convertirse en el plan escogido por más de 5000 personas durante este fin de semana, el Kruzenshtern se despedía ayer a las seis de la tarde del puerto vigués.

Fueron dos días intensos y cargados de la curiosidad de quienes disfrutan del mar y de todo lo que éste nos ofrece. El famoso buque escuela mantuvo abiertas al público la cubierta y la Capilla Ortodoxa, que se convirtieron en el escenario perfecto para miles de fotos y videos. 

La visita del velero ruso supuso además un momento a recordar para el Puerto de Vigo, que durante la entrega de metopas entregó también al Capitán una camiseta del Celta, iniciando una tradición que se continuará en futuras entregas de metopas.

Queremos agradecer junto con el Capitán del Kruzenshtern, al Puerto de Vigo y demás empresas implicadas su gran colaboración. Éste último elogió también la cálida acogida en la ciudad gallega y mostró su intención de volver el año que viene.

Por nuestra parte, seguiremos trabajando para que el Puerto de Vigo se convierta en escala obligada de grandes veleros que como el Kruzenshtern fomenten el interés de los vigueses por el mundo marítimo. 

The Vatican formally supports the Traslatio Foundation project

In order to know the answer of the Vatican on the project “Route Traslatio 2021”, this morning took place the meeting between Bishop D. Luis Quinteiro, Celso González and Mario Cardama -director and president of the Foundation-.

The fact that the project counted on the support of the Church was fundamental, since the Route is aimed at recreating the Traslatio of the remains of Saint James the Apostle to Compostela hundreds of years ago.

Traslatio Foundation also works to make it a cultural event. The Tall Ship´s largest maritime route ever organized. Through it, young people from different countries will participate in an unforgettable experience in which in addition to training on maritime culture, they will be able to visit some of the ports of the countries visited in the Traslatio, such as Genoa, Sète, Porto or Vigo.  

The procedures with the ecclesiastical sector began some time ago, counting from the very beginning with the support of D. Luis, Bishop of Tui-Vigo and also the Spanish Episcopal Conference Promoter of the Apostleship of the Sea - dedicated to the seamen and their families-.

He put all the necessary means to get the initiative to the Holy See. To do this, he contacted one of the FAO representatives in the Vatican and, after having arranged a meeting with him and the Foundation's management, they both managed to present the project to the Dicastery for the Integral Human Development Service.

With the positive answer of the Dicastery, Bishop D. Luís delivered today to the president of the Foundation the letter by which the Vatican formally shows its support for the Route Traslatio 2021.

The Bishop D. Luís, Celso González and Mario Cardama in a meeting. 

The third largest school ship in the world in the port of Vigo

Almost seven years after its last visit, on 16th March, the third largest school ship in the world, the great Kruzenshtern, will return to Vigo harbor, thanks to the work of the Traslatio Foundation, one of whose objectives is making Vigo a must-attend stopover for large sailboats, given its excellent geographical location, the safety of the estuary, and the good location of the port in the center of the city, which makes it easier for all those who wish to admire and visit a part of the history of navigation.

Being the last of a series of four fast sailing boats destined to dangerous and long journeys crossing the South Atlantic, it is the only one of these who continues sailing after ninety two years in operation; two of the others were turned into floating museums -in New York and Germany-, and the third one had a much more fateful ending, after sinking in the Atlantic Ocean dozens of years ago.

The fact is that the famous ship went through many and very diverse functions that make up its great history. Starting from its beginnings covering the wheat race in the line of Australia, and happening to be delivered to the USSR in compensation for the damages of war only twenty years later; the sailboat continued its long life as a school ship for its future officers of the fishing fleet of the USSR, to later become part of the fleet of the National Academy of Fisheries of the Baltic.

During its last years, the ship served as a stage for the filming of several films and documentaries; it went around the world in commemoration of the trip made by the explorer who gives it its name and to whom it pays homage; it left his mark on numerous scales around the world and currently serves as a school ship for the Russian Navy.

The city of Vigo is lucky to have the ship for a couple of days again. The school ship already docked in its waters in 1998 participating in the Cutty Sark Regatta; in 2009, on the occasion of the departure of the Tall Ships Atlantic Challenge; and in 2011, making a stop in one of his trainign trips. Without a doubt, its origin, construction and history make the Kruzenshtern a sailboat that leaves no one indifferent; and from the 17th to the 18th of March, a fantastic opportunity for all those Galicians who want to get closer and enjoy its beauty.

The ship Kruzenshtern during its last visit to Vigo, in 2011