<P> Vasco da Gama left Calicut on 29 August 1498 . Eager to set sail for home , he ignored the local knowledge of monsoon wind patterns that were still blowing onshore . The fleet initially inched north along the Indian coast , and then anchored in at Anjediva island for a spell . They finally struck out for their Indian Ocean crossing on 3 October 1498 . But with the winter monsoon yet to set in , it was a harrowing journey . On the outgoing journey , sailing with the summer monsoon wind , da Gama 's fleet crossed the Indian Ocean in only 23 days ; now , on the return trip , sailing against the wind , it took 132 days . </P>
<P> Vasco da Gama left Calicut on 29 August 1498 . Eager to set sail for home , he ignored the local knowledge of monsoon wind patterns that were still blowing onshore . The fleet initially inched north along the Indian coast , and then anchored in at Anjediva island for a spell . They finally struck out for their Indian Ocean crossing on 3 October 1498 . But with the winter monsoon yet to set in , it was a harrowing journey . On the outgoing journey , sailing with the summer monsoon wind , da Gama 's fleet crossed the Indian Ocean in only 23 days ; now , on the return trip , sailing against the wind , it took 132 days . </P>
who reached the west coast of india at calicut port
who reached the west coast of india at calicut port
Vasco da Gama
Vasco da Gama