Saveiros were predominant in the Recôncavo (coastal region of the state of Bahia).
Disappointingly, there were only 18 still operating. When I returned to Bahia again, I had a good camera and I wanted exclusively to take pictures of those historical boats.
There were over a hundred boats of different types and sizes ranging from the feather type with one and two masts and the sails that remind us of a bird’s feather, to the heaving sail type, which are heavier. At that time I saw a famous saveiro race, João das Botas regatta, which takes place every year in January. I came to Salvador to participate in a regatta in 1986. It is amazing how fast the Saveiro disappeared. On the scheduled day we will be standing here in position to record this fantastic traditional boat which is part of Bahia’s history and was immortalized in Jorge Amado’s novels. We were told that one of these boats still comes every week on Thursday evening to unload goods on Friday morning. In addition to shooting the hullabaloo made by hundreds of stands selling different types of handicraft with tourists peering every square centimeter, we talked to several people in order to have more information on the last saveiros (a type of lighter) which still navigate in All Saints Bay. We left the boat in the morning to shoot the Modelo Market.
We also talked a lot to our friend Alonso Góes who was expecting us on board.
We satisfied our yearning for the sailboat and our adventures. It is very good to know that we can always count on the boat, even after the long marathon from Oiapoque to Bahia, after having left more than three thousand miles behind. My sailboat is brand new after the hull and the broadside were painted and some work was done. We just had time to unpack our luggage and arrange it on board the Endless Sea anchored at Bahia Marina.
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