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La Acequia Lagoon in Boca de Río, Macanao Península, Margarita Island.

Following in our project “Exploring the 12 Lagoons Coastal of the State of Nueva Esparta” we now registered “Laguna la Acequia”. Follow this link to the Video of Laguna La Acequia Hugely grateful for Jemimah Rivera @bio_zoe’s invitation to the fantastic @Ave_Zona workshop led by the expert Josmar Esteban Márquez @birdnaturalart aimed at developing the […]

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The Piragua maintenance ready

We changed several bad boards, sanded, patched, caulked and painted everything, the underwater body with anti fouling, the wood with varnish. We also lowered the mast, patched up some cracks with epomon and varnished. It is already anchored again and looking beautiful on the pier of the Concorde marina in Porlamar. Now we only need

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The Orejeta coming along

We are underway with the recuperation of the Orejeta, its a slow process replacing one by one all of its pieces of wood to maintain its original shapes with one exception, we are bringing her side edges up 10 cm for a bit safer navigation due to the fact that we will be sailing her

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Barloventeo 2022

Paddling & Sailing day in honor of or Virgen del VAlle During the traditional yearly parade on September the 8th 2022 in honor of The “Virgin of the Valley” Margarita Island “patrona” on mariners Almost a 100 fisherman gather in Pampatar in their boats to pay tribute to the Virgen del Valle and cruise together

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Restoration of the “Orejeta”

“La Orejeta”, the smallest of the fishermans boats in Margarita Island, this one in particular was the last one that sailed and was meant to be used for fire wood before we where able to rescue her and plan for its restoration. Here pictured in the village of “Espin” in Cariaco, where our allies from

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