Voyage Of Discovery

Headline: 1942 The Voyage Of Discovery

Author: Lorenzo Camusso

Date: 1991

Source: The Voyages Of Columbus

Vocab Words And Definitions

Moorings - A place where a boat or ship is moored

Helmsman - A person who steers a ship or boat

Governor - The head of a public institution

Summary:

On August 3rd, 1942, Christopher Columbus and his crew started to sail across the ocean on three boats, the Pinta, Niña, and Santa Maria, to get to India a faster way then going around Africa. They started in Palos, and made their way to the Canary Islands. Soon, the rope for steering the ship on the Niña mysteriously broke, and Christopher suspected sabotage. However, they fixed the rope and carried on with their journey.