How Did Christopher Columbus Use In Modern Day

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The sailing and carrying out the planning process of Christopher Columbus’s voyages from 1476-1502, better known as the (sixteenth and seventeenth century). Have changed greatly to benefit sailors and sailing now days using the more advanced technology over the years up to modern day time (twenty-sixteen). However, If Christopher Columbus would have used these technologies such as a engine boat for higher speed instead of his cargo ship known as the Santa Maria and the two other ships (Pinta and Nina) that sailed at that time, a computerized navigation system for better tracking of his destination , and a clock instead of a sandglass and quadrant to tell the time of night and hour of day. With these modern day technologies Christopher Columbus would have successfully completed his voyages. Also making it to his right destination as well. Therefore, these modern day technology advantages would have changed and benefited his procedures and carrying out of his voyages. …show more content…
If Christopher had the modern day engine boat as used in modern day time. He would have reached the destination (San Salvador)he sailed to as fast as seven days compared to his destination time using the Santa Maria. The boat size for sailing now is weighing a lot less than the Cargo ship he used in 1492 on his voyage of the New World , but due to lack of well developed technology Christopher sailed to the wrong

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