LIFE ONBOARD SHIP 2ND YR
Fears From legends and rumours Monsters Losing sight of land Water boil at equator Shipwrecks
Ships jobs Captain – in charge Captain kept a log (diary) First mate – 2nd in command Cook, carpenter, cooper (made barrels) Doctor
Ships New caravels Lateen sails Square sails Clinker built hulls Rudder
New instruments Compass Astrolabe Log and line Swinging the lead
Food Water crucial at start, then went off Drank wine, rum or beer Hardtack – biscuits tat didn’t go off – had to be soaked in water Cheese, onions Turtles often brought onboard – why? No fruit of veg
DISEASE Lack of fruit or veg – scurvy Biggest killer Lack of vitamin C Bleeding gums, teeth fell out Dysentery – from dirty water