The Kamal, or the Rapalagai
Curiosity, adventure, and profits were always the lure for exploration. While travel across land masses was recorded from the oldest times, sailing the seas proved to be less costly and usually faster. However, it was virtually impossible to shelter in place when the weather turned foul, and shipwrecks and losses continued to grow. Nevertheless, human enterprise, inventions, and refinements with aids to assist navigation across vast stretches of sea or ocean allowed sailors to discover lands and conduct trade with faraway shores. The spice trade became a prime motivation for medieval sailing and proved to be very profitable over time.