As mentioned in the first part of this story, the Cozumel real estate region is located in an area with a long standing reputation of peace and safety For this reason, Cozumel has been chosen as the host of a project namedSea, Child and Peace. The project consists of sending a ship on journey to various parts of the world to deliver a message of peace
The Zamn , the ship which is representing the program, was in the construction process for about a year. Late in July, the ship s construction was completed and at 2:00 pm on Saturday, July 25th, the 400 ton vessel was set in the sea an fairly difficult task which was carried out by the builders themselves Spectators came to see the event, and watched calmly and patiently although definitely excitedly during the 5 hour long process The captain of the boat, Vital Alsar, said that the ship floats extremely well He added that not a single drop of water entered the vessel which confirms the quality and skill with which the builders, working under Oscar Camarero, constructed the ship.
At the moment that the ship entered the sea, it was baptized with coconut milk rather than the traditional bottle of wine Regina Diaz Gutierrez, the niece of Manuel Diaz Rubio, the businessman who has organized the project, was made thegodmother of the project and the coconut milk baptism took place in her name.
According the ship s captain, a tugboat operator saw the ship and was so surprised at the sight, that while the boat was going under the bridge in Alvarado, it caught some wires and caused a blackout in the village, which was repaired within 4 hours.
Now that the ship is in the water, the next step is to add 30 tons of weights to stabilize it This having been completed, the port inspector will inspect the ship and verify that it is seaworthy and that everything is in good working order, giving authorization for the ship to set sail This is expected to take place on Saturday, August 1st.
The ship is currently at its building location in Alvarado, Veracruz; from there it will head towards Cozumel The boat is expected to arrive on the Yucatan peninsula s shores between August 2nd and 6th. After setting sail from Cozumel, scheduled for August 25th, the boat will be heading for Miami, Florida, and numerous other destinations on its way to Greece.
On the first stretch of its journey, from Veracruz to Cozumel, the Zamn will make stops in Coatzacoalcos and Dos Bocas in the state of Tabasco, where a celebration of recognition has been planned During the ships visit in Yucatan, the organizers of the projectChild, Sea and Peace have planned a courtesy visit to the city Izamal where a modest event will be carried out, with the participation of local authorities, mostly to evoke Zamn , the Mayan god of Knowledge, for whom the ship was named.
The ship is expected to spend about a week in Cozumel, where Cozumel real estate residents will enjoy the presence of the ship which is delivering their message, before it sets out on August 25th for Miami, Florida From there, the ship will head to New York, where it is scheduled to be on September 11th to bring its message of peace in commemoration of the anniversary of the 2001 terrorist attacks Rotary International has chosen to be involved in the project because the vision of peace and call for humanity to avoid war and violent confrontations between different peoples and societies.
Another interesting fact about the ship s journey is that Captain Alsar has requested King Juan Carlos of Spain to serve as captain of the ship during its arrival to Asturias, the first harbor where the ship will arrive in that country. Alsar has also requested Queen Sofia of Spain to welcome Zamn in Greece, the ship s final destination before heading back to Cozumel The captain had made a similar request to King Juan Carlos when he sailed the Marigalante in commemoration of 500th anniversary of the discovery of America (The idea of the Marigalante was originally conceived in 1980 for a project namedSea, Man and Peace)
The ship s crew is made up of Mexicans, Canadians and Spaniards Their crew members are Vital Alsar Ram rez (the captain), Francisco Enrique Bernal Venegas, Greg Blomqvist, Daniel Ch vez Modena, Pedro Corcuera Wenzel, Diego Ed n-Wynter Blanco, Jos Antonio Gonz lez Pereira, Shayne Holden, Rub n Bernardo Morante L pez, Mart n Gilberto Moreno Carranza, Jorge Luis Riveros Gilardi and Santiago Villaverde Pacheco.
Ruben Morante is an anthropologist, who specializes in Mayan culture, and will be offering presentations about this civilization at each city where the ship stops Santiago Villaverde is a child psychologist, who will be accompanying the journey to support the child or children who are on the ship; at least one child from Cozumel s fishing families will be present at all points of the voyage.
The Zamn will take 5 months in its journey from Cozumel, visiting various cities in North America, Europe and Africa on its way to Greece. (See Part 1 of this story in our Mexico real estate blog for a list of the ports where it will stop.) The return to Cozumel is planned for the end of December, where it will be received by city officials.
The ship will cover a total of 15,768 nautical miles On its journey, 52 days will be spent in ports, and 105 days at sea, making for an average of 150 miles per day, or seven knots Zamn will use both sails and a motor The ship was constructed by the experienced building master Oscar Camarero with a team of 36 carpenters They built the ship on a temporary shipyard in the port of Alvarado, Veracruz The building process began in July 2008.
The ship is a trimaran because it has three hulls one main hull, and two outrigger hulls, attached to the main one by struts The main hull is almost 36 meters long and 13 meters wide, including the two accessory boats at the sides of the ship.
The design of the keel and the rudder are unique The ship contains more than 110,000 cubic feet of wood and has a total weight of 400 tons The metal base which is placed under the main deck of the ship alone weighs 2 tons The ship will be powered mostly by wind, but also includes a motor a Volvo diesel, which will require the ship to carry 27,000 liters of fuel In addition, the ship will carry 4,000 liters of water for the crew.
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