No.
He sail for his father, Erik the Red.
In the year 982.
Erik "The Red" Thorvaldson sailed form Iceland to Greenland and established the first European Settlement in North America
In the year 982.
No one. Just himself.
The year 982.
His father, Erik the Red.
To America--------------No, Erik the Red founded a viking colony in Greenland. It was Leif Eriksson (son of Erik the Red) who discovered America.
Leif Erikson, a Norse explorer, likely learned how to sail from his father, Erik the Red, who was also an experienced sailor and explorer. Erik the Red is credited with establishing the first Norse settlements in Greenland, and it is likely that he passed down his knowledge and skills to Leif Erikson.
He sailed from Iceland in 982 and led a group of colonists to Greenland in 986.
Erik the Red's eldest child is Leif Eriksson. He discovered North America not Christopher Columbus.
I Don't Know What The Exact Day Was, But It Was Either Between June And August.