Replica of first ship to sail around world docks
BBCA full-scale replica of the first ever ship to sail around the world has docked in Guernsey.
The original Nao Victoria completed its journey from the Spanish city of Seville between 1519 and 1522 under the command of Juan Sebastian Elcano and his crew of 18 men.
A model of that vessel was built in the south of Spain back in 1992 before it too completed its own circumnavigation of the globe between 2004 and 2006.
The Nao Victoria Foundation, a non-profit company which builds copies of historic ships, said the replica would be docked in the water by Albert Pier until 20 September and visitors were invited to come on board.
In the beginning, five ships and 265 crew originally set off from Muelle de las Muelas, the river port of Seville.
But the Nao Victoria, which is Spanish for victory, was the only one to complete the journey.
"I'm so impressed with our history and our past," said Sophia Anna Manke, from the Nao Victoria Foundation.
"Spain has done amazing things with some of the best chiefs, engineers, and that we travelled around the world has made us proud.
"That feeling of pride I think is what led to the start of this foundation."
Inside the ship were "authentic" rooms depicting what life was like on board, as well as props such as bottles, the crew said.
The ship will spend two weeks in Guernsey before sailing again.
"We are going to France next, and then back to Spain because of the winter weather," Anna Manke told BBC Radio Guernsey.
"But we are so glad and grateful about this summer.
"We sailed around the UK and have been received by all the beautiful people with love and good feelings."
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