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Transatlantic - East to West

By sailthec • Aug 7th, 2007 • Category: All Stories and Articles, Video Stories

Download Las Canarias to St. Lucia
The rhumb line from the Canary Islands to St. Lucia is about 2600 miles but in sailing, a straight line between two points is rarely the quickest. Ever since the Spanish began plying this route in search of plunder among the Americas, seafaring wisdom has dictated sailing southward on the [...]