>
> Bear in mind that those who were going west to fish the various banks of
> North America were taking on the same perils in just as small, or smaller,
> or craft than Columbus did. It's a matter of whether one is a seafaring man
> or not.
>
I think it is more a matter of whether one were going to use the North or South route across - different advantages and disadvantages.
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