Tres Hombres sailing cargo ship arrives, no room at the inn

'Tres Hombres sailed the Atlantic, but no berth on arrival'    . An engineless sailing ship with a charismatic cargo load of chocolates, rum, coffee, wine and cocoa beans has arrived in Portsmouth after a Transatlantic voyage seeking to make the point about sustainable transport, (See Sail-World story) but there was 'no room at the inn.' Eco-unfriendly MY Leander G grabs the berth ahead of Tres Hombres -  .. .   Tres Hombres was a couple of days late because of a lack of wind, but that didn't stop the ocean crossing of the 103ft brigantine being treated as a landmark event with a series of celebratory arrival events. These were thrown into a little disarray when, because of her late arrival, a superyacht - with no sustainability cred at all - was given Tres Hombres' berth. Leander G, the 60th largest yacht in the world, a 75 metre Peene Werft motor yacht built in 1992, left little room for the graceful old brigantine at the wharf. Tres Hombres - unloading more difficult because of loss of berth -  .. .   Such are the realities of a fast-paced world which leave little allowance for vessels subject to the fickleness of the winds. The ship, owned by the Sustainable Transport Company, was chartered by the Grenada Chocolate Company, and is skippered by Dutch sailor Jorne Langelaan and a dozen crew. Undaunted by the bleak welcome at the Portsmouth wharf, after a short (and more difficult) stay to unload their precious cargo they will sail on to Holland and Belgium to discharge the rest. by Sail-World Cruising - 4:01 AM Wed 23 May 2012 GMT Click here for printer friendly version Click here to send us feedback or comments about this story. If you want to send this story to a friend, please use link below http://www.sail-world.com/indexs.cfm?nid=97565 Based on your current download speed Sail-World has delivered large images (660 pixels long side.)  If you would like to see only small images (300 pixels long side) click here .  For medium sized images (500 pixels long side) click here .  If you would prefer to see text only (without pictures) click here Click for further information on Environment and the ocean Related News Stories: 09 Apr 2012  Royal Yacht Squadron leads the armada against windfarm plan 14 Jan 2012  Whale Wars - Australian protesters transferred from Japanese whaler 06 Nov 2011  SOS Ocean Racing setting up another Round Australia record attempt 18 Mar 2011  Dogs join Ocean Environment Action Group 15 Mar 2011  New Alliance to save whales AND sailors 17 Feb 2011  Extinction predictor 'will help protect coral reefs' 15 May 2010  SOS Ocean Racing Day 11 - Interesting would be an understatement 07 May 2010  Saves Our Seas Ocean Racing - Day 3 22 Mar 2010  60ft Plastiki sets sail from San Francisco 24 Jan 2010  Loggerhead Turtles return to Queensland in record numbers

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