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There are not many contemporary evidences on the two caravels, except for the few oblique references that can be found in a resume of Columbus Journal. Nevertheless two things are pretty sure: both ships belonged to the Pinzon family and at the very beginning both of them hat lateen sails. Then during the first stop at the Canary Island the Pinta replaced its lateen sails with square sails. This operation, together with the substitution of the mast delayed the departure of four weeks. Columbus always referred to Niña and Pinta as the Caravels.Length: 37 cm On October 12th 1492 Cristopher Columbus, in the service of Spain, set the Spanish flag on an island of unknown world to Europe. This extraordinary adventure was due to the strong perseverance of a foreign man haunted by the conviction that the Atlantic Ocean was but a sea, narrow enough to be sailed in a few days.Both kits include all wooden and metal accessories, laser cut wooden keel, frames and decks, sails and flags, wooden planking, masts and riggings, construction plans and instructions.