Thursday, November 20, 2008

Using the Winds - Sailing Trip

1st
Trip Itinerary and approximate latitude: Havana
20' N to London 50' N, 5 days
Travel time: 9 days
Direction traveling:Northeast
Were you successful? yes
How many attempts? 2
How were you successful? by following the direction of the winds; I took a fairly straight path
What winds did you take advantage of or compete with during your travel? prevailing westerlies
2nd

Trip Itinerary and approximate latitude: San Fransisco 45' N to Sydney 20' S, 13 days
Travel time: 13 days
Direction traveling: Southwest
Were you successful? yes
How many attempts? 1
How were you successful? followed the direction of the winds; I took a fairly straight path
What winds did you take advantage of or compete with during your travel? trade winds
3rd

Trip Itinerary and approximate latitude: Lima, Peru 10' S to Cape Town, South Africa 35' S, 15 days
Travel time: 15 days
Direction traveling: South than East
Were you successful? Yes
How many attempts? 5
How were you successful? I followed the winds and traveled around Africa in order to travel to Cape Town
What winds did you take advantage of or compete with during your travel? Prevailing winds


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