Sailing in the Wake of Columbus

A Seafaring Scholar From Florida Helped Rewrite History

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.)

Some of the most profound insights…