Baret en anzuelo plateado | Upcycled flúor The ballestrinque is a knot

The ballestrinque is a knot widely used to secure a line quickly to a post or ring

since women were not allowed in the French Royal Navy

The direction the wind chooses

For this reason it is normally used to secure the fenders to the ship's handrail or the rudder to the track

The Sirocco wind usually carries red dust from the Sahara and its name may be related to the star Sirius

Baret en anzuelo plateado | Upcycled flúor The ballestrinque is a knotInspiration Botanist Jeanne Baret was the first woman to circumnavigate the world. As assistant to botanist Philibert Comemrson, she sailed in 1766 disguised as a man, since women were not allowed in the French Royal Navy. After a two year voyage she was discovered and forced to land on Mauritius Island alone and without resources. In 1774 she married the French naval officer Jean Dubernat and returned to France completing the round the world trip. In