Last sunday arrived to Marina Viana harbour  two sailing boats proceeding from the port of Póvoa de Varzim, integrated in a maritime route that started in Figueira da Foz and will be finished in Vila Garcia de Arosa.

This route is one of the "way to Santiago", not yet explored, and in this first time included two sailing vessels - NAUJA and ZORBA.

Monday 2007-07-23, Zorba leaving Viana for Baiona

It was about 09:30 and I'm at the end of the North breakwater, making my matinal jogging and I don't resist at this spectacular view.

Was a small boat used in hidrographic operations in and out of the Portuguese harbours entrances.

Normaly she was based in Viana harbour astricted to the 1st. Hidrographic Brigade but when is necessary she went out to other harbours included on this service.

I knew very well  the people that work there on the last two decades of the last century, principaly the master of TABU José Rocha. 

I show this pictures here to pay homage to this man that spend the most part of her life manouvering small boats like this. This is one of them who he dedicated her enthusiasm, knowledge  and affection.

She was deposited over the pear, near the berthing place, waiting for the unriging to scrap, under the view of Santa Luzia mountain.