How long to "the new world'?

Question

I am writing a book about the colonies, and i need to know how long england to california is on a ship

Answer 1

Those voyages took several months - there was no Panama Canal then, of course, and they had to sail all the way around Cape Horn, the southern tip of South America.  For example James Cook left England sometime in 1768 (it would have been in the spring or summer most likely to avoid the fall and winter north Atlantic gales) and he arrived in Tahiti in April, 1769.  Here is one link that may help. If you search for "voyages of James Cook" you will find other helpful links.