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I don't think the tectonic plates of Europe and North America have drifted that much in the past 500 years, so it would be about the same as today.The distances have not changed.
The travel time has changed dramatically.
In the 1500's 6 months was not unusual.
In the 1600's 3 month's was typical eg Piligrim's Mayflower
In the 1700's 4-6 weeks
in the 1800's 3 weeks
by the turn of the century 10 days
Today a cruise without rushing on the Queen Elizabeth II is 4-6 days
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The distance has not changed, but of course powered boats are often faster than sail.They can also take shorter routes because they do not have to follow wind and current patterns so closely . I myself have crossed the Atlantic twice in a small sailboat. Both trips started in the Caribbean with the Azores as first European landfall. One trip took me 18 days, and the other 20. Note that I crossed as would the sailing vessels of earlier times, sailing NE until about the 38th parallel and then heading West after picking up the prevailing East Winds which typically begin at roughly that latitude. A contemporary powered vessel would take a much more direct route.More Questions & Answers ...
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