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Fine, he may/or may not have been gifted but like all sailors of the time he used a compass, navigated using the stars and noted the co-ordinates. Thats how he got back to where he started also. He didnt just blindly sail. Not a mystery.  
 
Fine, he may/or may not have been gifted but like all sailors of the time he used a compass, navigated using the stars and noted the co-ordinates. Thats how he got back to where he started also. He didnt just blindly sail. Not a mystery.  
 
[[User:PeterSK|PeterSK]] 23:13, 13 August 2008 (EDT)
 
[[User:PeterSK|PeterSK]] 23:13, 13 August 2008 (EDT)
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I retract the celestial navigation. He used a system called dead reckoning see [http://www.columbusnavigation.com/dr.shtml here]. [[User:PeterSK|PeterSK]] 23:18, 13 August 2008 (EDT)
    
==Pearl Harbour==
 
==Pearl Harbour==
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