▁that ▁the ▁col ony ▁included ▁sail ors ▁qualified ▁to ▁attempt ▁the ▁return ▁voyage . ▁ ▁Little ▁is ▁known ▁about ▁the ▁p inn ace , ▁but ▁ships ▁of ▁its ▁size ▁were ▁capable ▁of ▁making ▁the ▁trip , ▁although ▁they ▁typically ▁did ▁so ▁alongside ▁other ▁vessels . ▁ ▁The ▁colon ists ▁may ▁have ▁fe ared ▁that ▁a ▁standard ▁route ▁across ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁Ocean , ▁with ▁a ▁stop ▁in ▁the ▁Car ib bean , ▁would ▁risk ▁a ▁Spanish ▁attack . ▁ ▁Nevertheless , ▁it ▁was ▁feas ible ▁for ▁the ▁colon ists ▁to ▁attempt ▁a ▁direct ▁course ▁to ▁England . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 5 6 3 , ▁French ▁sett lers ▁at ▁the ▁failed ▁Charles fort ▁col ony ▁built ▁a ▁cru de ▁boat ▁and ▁successfully ▁( al beit ▁des per ately ) ▁returned ▁to ▁Europe . ▁ ▁Alternatively , ▁the ▁Ro ano ke ▁colon ists ▁could ▁have ▁sa iled ▁north ▁along ▁the ▁coast , ▁in ▁the ▁hopes ▁of ▁making ▁contact ▁with ▁English ▁fish ing ▁fle ets ▁in ▁the ▁G ulf ▁of ▁Maine . ▁ ▁The ▁p inn ace ▁would ▁not ▁have ▁been ▁large ▁enough ▁to ▁carry ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁colon ists . ▁ ▁Additionally , ▁the ▁prov isions ▁needed ▁for ▁a ▁trans at l antic ▁voyage ▁would ▁further ▁restrict ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁passengers . ▁ ▁The ▁colon ists ▁may ▁have ▁possessed ▁the ▁resources ▁to ▁construct ▁another ▁se aw orth y ▁vessel , ▁using ▁local ▁l umber ▁and ▁spare ▁parts ▁from ▁the ▁p inn ace . ▁ ▁Consider ing ▁the ▁ships ▁built ▁by ▁surv iv ors ▁of ▁the