In the history of the world, which countries or nations were the first to sail in the ocean?

The first country in the world to sail on a large scale was China, and Zheng He of the Ming Dynasty made three voyages to the West.

Spain was the first European country to sail. Columbus was the first navigator. As early as 1484, Columbus proposed to the Portuguese king to organize an expedition to sail west to India, but turned to Spain after being rejected. Under the sponsorship of the King of Spain, he led three ships to sail from the port of Pass to the Atlantic Ocean in August 1492, but none of them reached India. They arrived at an island in the Bahai Islands. ......................