[paranoid marvin]

Originally Posted by The Judge

Thanks, Marvin. It's actually a bay, so the tide will be a factor -- but I figured if it helps one way, it'll hinder the other so it would even out in the end. I'm trying to avoid sails, though -- at least till I get to the caravels.



You don't faze me with those -- I've read Patrick O'Brian, too! All of them, and at least twice. Couldn't define any of the boats, though. I'm at Maturin's level of sea-knowledge!

I'm not an expert , but I would have thought that most boats that usually sailed in a bay would have a sail of some sort? Boats which transported people from a large ship to the shore may be oars only though.