You’d want to head south first and then cross over from the Canary Islands to the Caribbean- November to December is the best time for the trade winds apparently
TL;DW Typically from Europe you go south to the canary Islands in September and cross in the end of November/December. You'll then turn west land in the Carribbean after 2-3 weeks.
The return trip window is significantly smaller (July/August) and much harder but basically it's to head up the US coast to Nova Scotia and Newfoundland or the harder and more dangerous trip is Bermuda and then to the Azores.
To be clear, you could go anytime, but the trip may take dramatically longer because different, safer routes were taken. Plus the risk was higher at certain times in certain places.
They were limited to specific times of year usually, they sailed more WITH the storm than against them, they had smaller boats so they could "ride the waves" more, and of course..... they died. Like a LOT
I mean, the seas can still be perilous today when weather really cranks up, but most sea going vessels these days are far, far more capable. Ships going down purely from weather action is rare these days.
500 years ago you were on a relatively small, wooden boat, using wind power. You were at the mercy of the waves. Many boats never made it to their destination. It was a normal hazard of the job.
No radio back then, so no ability to call for help. And even if you could, those around you, if any, would be literally in the same boat as you: struggling in the weather.
Yeah I think even today surely some people on board in those conditions will be wondering what they've chosen the job for. Looks pretty hairy.. I wonder what it's actually like for the people inside and the consequences of the waves. How do you go about cooking and setting the table in those conditions?
All y'all in here going on about "they died a lot more" and the rest of that yada yada, are COMPLETELY OVERLOOKING the fact that FIVE HUNDRED years ago was the VERY HEIGHT of the Trans-Alantic Slave Trade AND the era of shipping trade REALLY gaining a foothold on world economy.
So while yeah, it was MUCH more treacherous, OBVIOUSLY a WHOLE LOT of boats were SUCCESSFULLY navigating the seas, getting their "product" to their destination.
They died when this type of stuff happened
Yeah ships could only travel at certain times of year and if they broke that rule they all died.
Can you elavlborate please? Like if I want to cross Atlantic from Europe to USA, which time of year?
You’d want to head south first and then cross over from the Canary Islands to the Caribbean- November to December is the best time for the trade winds apparently
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TL;DW Typically from Europe you go south to the canary Islands in September and cross in the end of November/December. You'll then turn west land in the Carribbean after 2-3 weeks.
The return trip window is significantly smaller (July/August) and much harder but basically it's to head up the US coast to Nova Scotia and Newfoundland or the harder and more dangerous trip is Bermuda and then to the Azores.
To be clear, you could go anytime, but the trip may take dramatically longer because different, safer routes were taken. Plus the risk was higher at certain times in certain places.
They were limited to specific times of year usually, they sailed more WITH the storm than against them, they had smaller boats so they could "ride the waves" more, and of course..... they died. Like a LOT
They didn't have vertical video stretching back then
Fellas, it’s too rough to feed ya.
A main hatchway gave in, he said fellas it’s been good to know ya
7pm is a hell of time.
Boats. But wooden.
I think the Irish sailed in leather boats sealed with grease. I suspect they were often unsuccessful.
Prayers to Poseidon
Perilously
I mean, the seas can still be perilous today when weather really cranks up, but most sea going vessels these days are far, far more capable. Ships going down purely from weather action is rare these days.
500 years ago you were on a relatively small, wooden boat, using wind power. You were at the mercy of the waves. Many boats never made it to their destination. It was a normal hazard of the job.
No radio back then, so no ability to call for help. And even if you could, those around you, if any, would be literally in the same boat as you: struggling in the weather.
Full of regret.
Yeah I think even today surely some people on board in those conditions will be wondering what they've chosen the job for. Looks pretty hairy.. I wonder what it's actually like for the people inside and the consequences of the waves. How do you go about cooking and setting the table in those conditions?
With balls big enough to float on water!
Easy, they become part of Ariel’s collections
They died
To be fair, there are a high number of ship wrecks at the bottom of the seas.
We know only about who could. The others are just numbers.
In fear and agony I guess
With much ass-clenching and screaming, I presume
Why did this make me laugh so much 🤣😆 thank you, skeletons asshole
They didn’t get far. Back then they probably thought Moses and God were out there and had something to do with it. So they prayed and perished.
Smaller boats rode the waves and they went with the storm not against it
They would see the ocean do this and go “sweet neptune” then drown
Vikings did it 1200years ago.
In little wooden coffins.
Traveling??? What are you talking about??? This is a Rollercoaster ride. Hope they got handles around the toilet.....
A big dollop of derring-do
I heard that one year 17 viking ships attempted to travel to iceland and 16 of them never made it (were never heard of again)
They got shipwrecked and many died
Smashed like a bowl of eggs...God damn them all...
Balls
Not well
In a boat probably, I don't think they could swim that.
Drunkenly
with great difficulty
With a boat
They didn't, that's why 1000s lay at the bottom of the seas. Bad weather = death
That's why we have shipwrecks bro.
They drowned
I would shit myself....twice.
With a lot more fatalities.
History is written by those who survived.
Trial and error, A LOT of them never made it
A lot of them didn't make it.
PEOPLE!
All y'all in here going on about "they died a lot more" and the rest of that yada yada, are COMPLETELY OVERLOOKING the fact that FIVE HUNDRED years ago was the VERY HEIGHT of the Trans-Alantic Slave Trade AND the era of shipping trade REALLY gaining a foothold on world economy.
So while yeah, it was MUCH more treacherous, OBVIOUSLY a WHOLE LOT of boats were SUCCESSFULLY navigating the seas, getting their "product" to their destination.
By boat
They didn't know it's hard and they were fearless!
Have you Google shipwrecks before?