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Intrigued by this tale, Erik's eldest son Leif, sometime between 997 and 1003, decided to sail westward to find the new land. First, say the sagas, the crew came to a forbidding land of rocks and glaciers. Then they sailed on to a wooded bay, where they dropped anchor for a while. Eventually they continued south to a place he called Vinland ("wineland," probably for the wild grapes that grew there). Leif and his party made camp for the winter, then sailed home. Members of his family returned in later years, but Leif never did. Erik died shortly after...
...sail with Boston Harbor Cruises. For between $8 and $28 a person, head out on a whale watch or ferry over to the Boston Harbor Islands. Try the sunset whale watch, but dress warmly—or plan on close cuddling with your date. Never the same experience twice, cruising around Boston Harbor or down to the Cape will get you points for creativity. Beware seasickness, a definite turnoff. And remember, once the boat leaves the dock you two are committed for at least a few hours, so your date can’t get away...
light and extremely foggy, but we managed to sail well." Yu said...
...scientists are willing to go so far. "I think people did have the capacity to sail across the Atlantic," says Adovasio, "but I still think 99.9% of the peopling of the Americas occurred through the interior or along the coast from the Bering Sea." Still, he leaves a tantalizing 0.1% to begin some new mythmaking...
Robert Forward, an engineer who used to work for Hughes Aircraft and now works independently, has designed a space probe that might reach the stars, not within this century but a little later. It avoids the problem of cooling the engine by not having an engine. It is a sailing ship, not a steamship. He calls it Starwisp. It is a fishnet made of very fine wires and weighing less than an ounce. The net acts as a sail and is driven by the pressure of radio waves generated by a huge radio transmitter. The transmitter stays put, with...