{"id":470,"date":"2015-08-01T23:43:59","date_gmt":"2015-08-02T03:43:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pirates.blkline.com\/?page_id=470"},"modified":"2021-09-24T22:06:55","modified_gmt":"2021-09-25T02:06:55","slug":"travel-time-and-distances-by-sea","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pirates.missiledine.com\/index.php\/travel-time-and-distances-by-sea\/","title":{"rendered":"Travel Time and Distances by sea"},"content":{"rendered":"

Travel by sail in the 18th century is an uncertain thing indeed.  Pirates, storms, reefs, all can add to or drastically shorten the trip.  These events aside, a bigger impact comes from prevailing, adverse, contrary or absent winds  and the effect of currents.
\nTravel between two points in one direction can be drastically different when going in the other.  Winds in the Caribbean are predominantly from the South east, making trips against that wind a time consuming business.<\/p>\n

Caribbean travel in miles<\/big><\/big><\/div>\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n\n

Destination<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

<\/td>\nBarbados<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nCartagena<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nHavanna<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nNassau<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nOld Providence<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nPort Royal<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nPortobello<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nSan Juan<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nTortuga<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nVera Cruz<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n

Depart<\/b>
\nFrom<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

Barbados<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\n

—<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cartagena<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\n

1,100<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

—<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Havanna<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\n

2,000<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

1,170<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

—<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nassau<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\n

1,400<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

1,120<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

380<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

—<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Old Providence<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\n

1,420<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

420<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

800<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

1,250<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

—<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Port Royal<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\n

1,200<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

540<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

800<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

680<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

450<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

—<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Portobello<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\n

1,440<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

320<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

1,100<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

1,250<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

290<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

620<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

—<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
San Juan<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\n

600<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

880<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

1,150<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

850<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

1,150<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

700<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

1,200<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

—<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tortuga<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\n

1,000<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

780<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

650<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

460<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

790<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

350<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

870<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

470<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

—<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vera Cruz<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\n

2,500<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

1,770<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

1,000<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

1,300<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

1,350<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

1,350<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

1,620<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

2,070<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

1,600<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

—<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

.<\/p>\n

Caribbean travel in days<\/big><\/big><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n\n

Destination<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

<\/td>\nBarbados<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nCartagena<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nHavanna<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nNassau<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nOld Providence<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nPort Royal<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nPortobello<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nSan Juan<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nTortuga<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nVera Cruz<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n

Depart<\/b>
\nFrom<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

Barbados<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\n

—<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

7<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

12<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

8<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

9<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

7<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

9<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

4<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

6<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

15<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Cartagena<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\n

7<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

—<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

7<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

7<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

3<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

3<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

2<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

5<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

5<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

11<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Havanna<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\n

36<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

21<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

—<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

2<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

13<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

15<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

20<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

20<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

12<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

6<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Nassau<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\n

20<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

21<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

2<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

—<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

10<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

6<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

14<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

15<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

9<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

8<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Old Providence<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\n

9<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

9<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

5<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

7<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

—<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

3<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

5<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

14<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

10<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

8<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Port Royal<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\n

10<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

8<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

5<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

4<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

3<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

—<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

10<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

6<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

3<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

8<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Portobello<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\n

9<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

2<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

7<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

7<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

2<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

4<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

—<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

7<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

5<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

10<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

San Juan<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\n

12<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

5<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

7<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

5<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

7<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

4<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

7<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

—<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

3<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

12<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Tortuga<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\n

18<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

7<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

4<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

3<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

5<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

2<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

7<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

9<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

—<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

10<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Vera Cruz<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\n

45<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

33<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

8<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

18<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

24<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

17<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

30<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

26<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

22<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

—<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

 <\/p>\n

Atlantic crossings can be every bit as uncertain.   Sailing west is faster, due to winds and currents, then sailing east.<\/p>\n

Atlantic travel in days<\/big><\/big><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n\n

Arrival<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

<\/td>\nBarbados<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nDahomey<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nBoston<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nCadiz<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nCapetown<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nNassau<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nNew York<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nSouthampton<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n

Depart<\/b>
\nFrom<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

Barbados<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\n

—<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

28<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

14<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

28<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

55<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

8<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

12<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

36<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Dahomey<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\n

35<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

—<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

49<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

27<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

27<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

43<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

47<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

53<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Boston<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\n

34<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

65<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

—<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

36<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

92<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

14<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

4<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

36<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Cadiz<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\n

36<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

12<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

52<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

—<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

39<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

44<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

50<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

26<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Capetown<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\n

45<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

10<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

59<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

37<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

—<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

80<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

84<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

63<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Nassau<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\n

20<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

48<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

6<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

39<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

75<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

—<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

4<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

42<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

New York<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\n

30<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

63<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

3<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

35<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

85<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

10<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

—<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

30<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Southampton<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\n

50<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

35<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

40<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

12<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

51<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

58<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

42<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

—<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

<\/center><\/div>\n


\n<\/big><\/big><\/big><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

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