Yes, this is how many Irish immigrants reached America duiring the famine, actually for a breif period until the invention of trans-Atlantic flight it was the only way for many people to get across the Atlantic ocean to America.
It took 2 months for the mayflower to sail to America. See related link.
The noun 'sail' is 'seol'.
How long did it take for sir Walter Raleigh to sail across the world
Forever, blbe
66 days
Sailing ships during the gold rush to California in 1849; steamships from the 1860's onward.
It depends on the type of boat that you are using.
In the 18th century about 6 months
Some time long ago
about 4 months
The stereotypically crooked walking stick is the shillelagh (from the Irish sail éille).