No – The earth is round as evidenced by the many round the world sailors
There is only one explanation as to how a sailor can sail eastwards constantly and end up where he started…
The Earth must be Round
See below the route map for the Round the World Race.
Ahoy There
In days of old, ships would have a crow’s nest, so the lookout could see over the horizon. The man in the crows nest was always the one to shout “Land Hoe”, when land came in to sight, because he could see further than the helmsman at sea level.
Do I need to say more?