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Sailing in the Wake of Columbus

Sailing in the Wake of Columbus

A Seafaring Scholar From Florida Helped Rewrite History

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Oct 05, 2024
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Florida sailor Douglas T. Peck sailed Columbus’s route across the Atlantic Ocean and wrote the book about techniques employed by “The Great Navigator.” Peck sailed a 33-foot Southern Cross cutter.

“Columbus’ dead reckoning from his log was within an accuracy tolerance of 0.01 percentile.” —Lt. Col. Douglas T. Peck (ret.)

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