Ship´s Log & Curious Photo
Foto - Les Gallagher
A passagem do Maltese Falcon pela Horta, justifica mais um post, com uma excelente e curiosa fotografia do Capt. Les Gallagher e também com a transcrição de algumas frases do diário de bordo.
"The Maltese Falcon arrived in the famous port of Horta on the 27th of May after sailing from St George’s, Bermuda. The island of Faial is one of the nine islands in the Azores group which is normally the first port of call for boats when sailing back from the Caribbean or the east coast of the US. Most of the famous sailors and boats, past and present have been through Horta as it is the first landfall you will come to when doing a west to east trans-Atlantic crossing. Once in Horta most sailors will stop in the very famous Café Sport for a cocktail after a long crossing and to paint their ships emblem on the breakwater in the port! The crew of the Maltese Falcon was not any different; they painted the emblem on the wall and managed to have a night out at Peter’s Café Sport where they had a chance to have a few drinks with fellow sailors and other visitors on the island. Needless to say, it was a great night! "
"The next day we had a great surprise when Captain Charlie Wroe and his crew sailed the beautiful schooner Mariette of 1915 into Horta, a boat Tom owned for 10 years and I Captained for him for 7 years. Both boats saluted one another with cannon fire, to say HELLO, it was great to see them again!"
"All in all our stay in Horta was a perfect stop over prior to our next leg of this passage."
Captain Chris Gartner
