ATLANTIC ADVENTURERS IN A LITTLE BOAT
A feat similar to those of the early Atlantic voyages was accomplished by a small party of Latvian refugees who recently arrived at Boston, U.SA., after crossing the Atlantic in a ketch 64 feet long, which they navigated by means of a sextant and wristwatch, their only instruments. Their voyage took them 42 days. Christopher Columbus crossed the Atlantic, from the Canary Islands in 36 days, and his ship, the Santa Maria, was 128 feet long. The Latvian party hope to be allowed to settle ,in America.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 13, Issue 39, 10 January 1949, Page 7
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93ATLANTIC ADVENTURERS IN A LITTLE BOAT Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 13, Issue 39, 10 January 1949, Page 7
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