162 ft Schooner Sinks – Tarragona's Red Peril Puts Paid To The Elegant Eleanora

10th June 2022

The classic 162ft schooner Eleanora, one of the most beautiful boats afloat - until this morning

Until this morning, the 162ft (49.5m) classic schooner was one of the most beautiful boats afloat. But in Tarragona Marina in Spain today, some manoeuvring by a large red work-ship didn't quite go according to plan, and Eleanora floats no longer. Howth sailor Luke Malcolm couldn't believe what he was seeing but stayed cool enough to record the scene.

The photos speak for themselves.

Eleanora hit - Moment of impact - and this was no nightmare, this was real Moment of impact - and this was no nightmare, this was real

Eleanora sunk - How do you even begin to sort out something like this? How do you even begin to sort out something like this?

Published in Historic Boats, Superyachts

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WM Nixon

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William M Nixon has been writing about sailing in Ireland for many years in print and online, and his work has appeared internationally in magazines and books. His own experience ranges from club sailing to international offshore events, and he has cruised extensively under sail, often in his own boats which have ranged in size from an 11ft dinghy to a 35ft cruiser-racer. He has also been involved in the administration of several sailing organisations.

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