[Archived] UPDATE: Tall Ship “El Galeón” Delayed by Weather

UPDATE: Tall Ship “El Galeón” Delayed by Weather

For Immediate Release: October 22, 2016

Due to weather, El Galeón will not be able to arrive in Alexandria on the dates expected. Please check www.VisitAlexandriaVA.com/el-galeon for updates on the new schedule.

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City of Alexandria Welcomes Tall Ship “El Galeón”

The City of Alexandria Marina will be the scene of living history when “El Galeón,” an authentic replica of a 16^th-century Spanish Galleon, visits the city from Thursday, October 27, through Monday, October 31. Galleons, used by the Spanish Crown for maritime expeditions from the 16^th to 18^th centuries, were fabled merchant vessels and war ships that made up the early navies of Europe.

El Galeón, commissioned by the Nao Victoria Foundation, was launched in 2009. The 500-ton, 160-foot long vessel has a 32-foot beam and its four masts hold six sails that measure nearly 11,000 square feet. Converted into a floating museum, five of the vessel’s six decks are available for tours, including an exhibit on "San Pelayo," the Spanish galleon that was instrumental in the founding of St. Augustine, the first city established by European settlers in what is now the United States. The vessel carries an all-Spanish crew that lives and breathes the history of the ship and its travels from port to port and in the open sea.

For more information, visit www.VisitAlexandriaVA.com/el-galeon.