▁Thomas ▁Har ri ot ▁and ▁John ▁White ▁may ▁have ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁voyage , ▁but ▁no ▁records ▁surv ive ▁which ▁directly ▁confirm ▁their ▁invol vement . ▁ ▁The ▁expedition ▁employed ▁a ▁standard ▁route ▁for ▁trans at l antic ▁voy ages , ▁sail ing ▁south ▁to ▁catch ▁trade ▁wind s , ▁which ▁carried ▁them ▁west ward ▁to ▁the ▁West ▁Ind ies , ▁where ▁they ▁collected ▁fresh ▁water . ▁ ▁The ▁two ▁ships ▁then ▁sa iled ▁north ▁until ▁July ▁ 4 , ▁when ▁they ▁sight ed ▁land ▁at ▁what ▁is ▁now ▁called ▁Cape ▁F ear . ▁ ▁The ▁fleet ▁made ▁land fall ▁on ▁July ▁ 1 3 ▁at ▁an ▁in let ▁north ▁of ▁H ator ask ▁Island , ▁which ▁was ▁named ▁" Port ▁Ferd in ando " ▁after ▁Fern and es , ▁who ▁discovered ▁it . ▁ ▁The ▁Native ▁Americans ▁in ▁the ▁region ▁had ▁likely ▁encountered , ▁or ▁at ▁least ▁observed , ▁Europe ans ▁from ▁previous ▁exped itions . ▁ ▁The ▁ ▁Sec ot an , ▁who ▁controlled ▁Ro ano ke ▁Island ▁and ▁the ▁main land ▁between ▁Alb em ar le ▁Sound ▁and ▁the ▁Pam lic o ▁River , ▁soon ▁made ▁contact ▁with ▁the ▁English ▁and ▁established ▁friendly ▁relations . ▁ ▁The ▁Sec ot an ▁ch ie ft ain , ▁Wing ina , ▁had ▁recently ▁been ▁injured ▁in ▁a ▁war ▁with ▁the ▁Pam lic o , ▁so ▁his ▁brother ▁Gr ang an ime o ▁represented ▁the ▁tribe ▁in ▁his ▁place . ▁ ▁Upon ▁their ▁return ▁to ▁England ▁in ▁Aut umn , ▁Am adas ▁and ▁Bar