It’s probably one of the best understood methods of crossing oceans, just that all the knowledge has been forgotten. Recall how slaves were transported from A

It’s probably one of the best understood methods of crossing oceans, just that all the knowledge has been forgotten. Recall how slaves were transported from Africa to the Americas. How gold was transported from the South America to Europe and sugar from the Caribbean. And not forgetting how opium was transported to China by the Europeans from India. So transporting stuff by sail is definitely not “unresearched” rather it is a forgotten technology.