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middle sailing
The Color Magic, sailing for Color Line between Oslo and Kiel.
that you could get to the orient faster by sailing west than by sailing around Africa
Yes it is.
You would be sailing on a boat or ship.
Sailing distance between San Diego and Ensenada is around 73 nautical miles.
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872 miles, 757.3 nautical miles.
The distance is about 107 miles. How fast do you think your boat will go?
The purpose of sailing from one point to another by way of the great circle is that it's the shortest distance between them, and therefore takes the least time.
Sailing is an ancient innovation. The year of its invention is impossible to determine. However, small ships were using sails as long as 5,000 years ago.
Some recent innovations in sailing are the use of carbon fibre in sailboat constuction. Another innvation was putting roach in mainsails. Another innovation was the use of hydrofoils.
sailing distance Miami, fl to Galveston tx
2800 Miles
Mercator Sailing refers to technique used to deal with the problem of course and distance in the maritime world.
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If the shortest distance between two points is a straight line, you would sail generally north west to Japan.