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Sarasota News Leader April 12, 2013 Page 70 de Leon and Alamenos found Florida in the gineer worked on the Space Shuttles and now spring of 1513. is second in command of a "time machine." When the Santa Maria foundered on Christmas Eve 1492 off Cape Haitien, Haiti, it was the Niña that sailed Columbus home. And after a hurricane in 1495, Niña was the sole survivor. Columbus (and 120 passengers) went home to Spain aboard the (extremely crowded) 65-foot caravel. "She is authentic as could be made," added Bickel. "There are modern materials used, for sure. Safety is important. But this is as close [to authentic] as we know how to make it." The sails are no longer linen, which is so easy to tear and hard to repair. The lines are no longer hemp, prone to rot and decay. And down "She was built with no power tools," said First below is a Perkins six-cylinder diesel engine Mate Vic Bickel. He came aboard five years you could eat off of. Considering the degree of ago as a volunteer. The retired aerospace en- maintenance required on any wooden sea-go- The Pinta: Every line and block has a purpose only a sailor could understand.