2007-04-23 10:50:54 · 4 answers · asked by Project_99 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Boats & Boating
I may be going out on a limb here, but my best guess would be that it would be any air current that is flowing over the sails of that person's sailboat, and in addition, is originating in an area close on to Savannah and travelling in the general direction of Londan, England.
2007-04-23 10:55:50 · answer #1 · answered by tallcowboy0614 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I suspect the air currents in the 19th century were the same as they are now. The only possible difference I can think of is that in the 1800's they were sepia toned air currents and now of course they're in living colour.
Of course, the day the Gulf Stream turns turtle (which David Suzuki assures us it will quite soon) all bets are off and it's every sloop for itself!
2007-04-23 20:57:54 · answer #2 · answered by jackmccann2 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yup, the prevailing westerlies which kick in about the latitude of New York.......you'd sail north east, using the Gulf Stream to help you along, pick up the westerlies around Cape Cod and its downwind to England.......
2007-04-27 15:24:52 · answer #3 · answered by yankee_sailor 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm going to say the "WESTERLIES".
2007-04-24 03:21:00 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋