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From the earliest days, humans have used nature and ingenuity to stretch the limits of the known world. We have never been content to gaze upon the ocean, wondering what was over the horizon. Innate curiosity has encouraged us to go see for ourselves.
All it took was a series of sticks lashed together with twine to teach the sailors of the Marshall Islands how to navigate to unseen lands. Their stick charts representing waves, swells and currents taught them how to read the sea surface; combining those charts with an understanding of what distant cloud formations could mean, they ventured out in search of new islands.
Adventurous boaters today are kindred spirits. Those who dare to go beyond the reef replace fear with knowledge—including from GPS satellites circling overhead—and the confidence of being aboard capable motor cruisers. Advancements
