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ABORA III.'Prehistoric Reed Boat '----Update
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......................................................... ABORA III. 'Prehistoric Style Reed Boat '
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.................. UPDATE 10TH September 07 NEWS
....................... As the team arrived in Horta, The Azores on board the support vessel. Gorlitz talks leaving ABORA 3 to the waves, What he feels they have achieved & His pride in the international team.
................................................................................... Read LAST Diary Entry----->HERE
.................. UPDATE 06TH September 07 NEWS
..................................................... BREAKING NEWS
.................................................................................. The ABORA 3 Odyssey is Over
....................... I have just received news that Dominique Goerlitz has bowed to the inevitable and called the expedition off. The damage to ABORA 3 is just too severe to safely continue. More news will be posted as it arrives. 12.30hrs UCT
................................................................................. Read latest Diary Entry----->HERE
.................. UPDATE 30TH August 07 NEWS
.................................................................................. Severe Storms Batter ABORA III
....................... Dramatic events have overtaken the expedition. The crew battle for 3 days to save ABORA 3 and their lives as 2 severe storms lash ABORA 3. Whilst still afloat - ABORA 3 has been heavily damaged, The storm badly damaged the portside rudder & broke the stern end off the vessel in its entirety. ----
.......................................................... To view ALL the data -- DOWNLOAD the latest updated KML file -----> HERE
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Attached KML file shows ABORA 3 current location & will be Updated Daily throughout the attempted Atlantic crossing
Official ABORA III Website
......................................................... VIDEO---ABORA III 'The Mission'
......................................................... VIDEO NEWS
Background
ABORA III is the prehistoric style vessel intended to sail across the North-Atlantic from New York, USA to Pontevedra, Spain. Built entirely from reeds and rope, the hull is constructed by the Aymara-Indians on the shores of Lake Titicaca, Bolivia.
The German biologist leading the expedition, Dominique Goerlitz, argues that traces of cocaine and nicotine found a few years ago in the stomach of the ancient Egyptian pharaoh, Ramses II, were native to the Americas, so must have travelled to Africa by sea.
He says he is also hoping to overturn current thinking that says the prevailing Atlantic winds would have allowed ancient mariners to sail west to the Americas, but would have prevented them from returning home.
11/07/07 ----> The Journey Begins
ABORA III Preparing to Leave
Sea Trials on R Hudson. June 02nd, 2007
......................................................... VIDEO OF SEA TRIALS
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The maiden voyage for ABORA III occurred on June 18th 2007 in the shadow of the Statue of Liberty in New York harbor. The prehistoric reed boat sailed majestically with a full sail before the wind.
Launching of reed boat ABORA III.
Lake Titicaca, Bolivia. The Abora 3 is finally finished!
Source ......................................................... We wish them Fair Sailing & God Speed