Correct me if I’m wrong, but I think if you sail westward from Wales, you end up in Ireland...
Sure, if your sober.
Not if the Welshman has a brain in his head...and wants to keep it there.
Paddle faster, Daffyd; paddle as if yer life depends upon it, because mine sure does!
when i was growing up in the UK many moons a go we had a joke,
Q: What is an Irishman?
A: A Welshman that can swim.
also
Q: Why is the grass so green in Ireland?
A: Because they are all over here walking on ours.
Ok let the irish flaming begin.
They discovered Ireland. LOL! There is no way anyone is going to sail in these little rowboats from Wales to North America. Out of curiousity - I wonder how many ships from Spain and other countries during Columbus and other explorers never made it.
Crossing the Atlantic in the early 20th century was no picnic - see the Titanic.